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The Largest Volcano on Earth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create time-lines of tow major eruptions and use this information to determine what happens during an eruption.  In this volcano lesson students read information about previous eruptions and create a time line. 
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High-Tech Heaven?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss, "Post-Christmas Comes a Geek's Gizmo-Rama" by David Pogue. They consider how technologies they use impact their lives.
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History Jeopady

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play a game of History Jeopardy.
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Give the Dog a Bone

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...
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The Real Dope on the International Olympic Committee

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate how the Olympic motto relates to the spirit of the Olympic games and to the purpose of the Olympics as an international sporting event.
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils compare the differences in insects and spiders and design a worksheet that teaches the differences. Students record on chart organizing the information about the pet, its food, habitat, exercise, and other ways to care for pets....
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Subway Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. For this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Subway Mouse and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Learners define the selected vocabulary...
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Making Points on Election Dilemma

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define a straight news article, and identify characteristics of an editorial news feature. They read a CNN article that examines the 2000 presidential election, and determine what is factual and what is opinion.
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King Henry's Meat Group

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders hear a story about King Henry the Egg, Little D and the meat group. They act out the parts as the story is read aloud and complete a worksheet. They pantomime activities that use and build muscle
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Who Grows Cabbage?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use logic to solve the puzzle about vegetable farming. In this logical thinking instructional activity, students use the game board of various vegetable categories to define which farmer grows cabbage. Students use the clues to...
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ESOL Career Advancement

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the importance of job evaluations for promotions and retention. Students play the game Round Robin to become familiar with the vocabulary, definitions, sentence structure and pronunciation.
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Why Walk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book Yummers. They use the food pyramid to evaluate what Emily Pig ate during her walk and find out why her walk made her sick. They participate in a walking game.
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Sing, Sing, What Shall I Sing?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view "Baby and I Were Baked in a Pie" and "Rain, Rain, Go Away" posters on the board. They also view "Sing, Sing, What Shall I sing?" poster, students are shown the cat playing with the ball of string. Students are asked if...
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Rhymes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete rhyming word activities. For this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
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Profiles in Progress

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an online article about the role of women in sports, particularly the Olympic games. They choose a female Olympian to research and write about.
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Revolutionary War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Using an inflatable ball, they toss the ball around the room and answer questions related to sayings on the ball. In groups, they play a game to reinforce topics...
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Words in the News: England Wins The Ashes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what they know about the game of cricket. In groups, they match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about England winning the Ashes and answer questions.
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BIRTH OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NATION

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the 2 paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and "Prayer at Valley Forge". Look for similarities, differences and information on the painters. Create a political game board using the events from 1776.
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Big Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the/i/ sound and letter recognition using Elkonin letterboxes and letter manipulatives. They work with tongue twister that contains words with many examples of the /i/ sound. Next they buddy read "Liz is Six" before...
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Tic-Tac-Place Value

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how to write, read, and identify three-digit numbers.
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Icky Sticky

For Teachers 1st
First graders the /i/ sound by practicing the way the mouth moves while making the sound while saying "icky, sticky." They write the letter "i" using both upper and lower case letters, make words using letterboxes, and write about a...
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Finding Common Ground

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write at least three descriptive qualities about themselves on a note card. The teacher then reads the qualities to the class, and the class members try to determine which student is being presented. They use the cards to...
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The Emperor's New Clothes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners read The Emperor's New Clothes. For this language arts lesson, students reconstruct the story. Learners play a game to recall words they heard in the story. Students discuss how the story might end.
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Conversations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the art of conversation. In this giving instructions lesson plan, 8th graders discuss and respond to rules, play a game, and practice giving instructions to one another. Students are preparing for communicating in...