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Walk on the Wild Side

For Teachers 3rd
Have your class practice alliteration using this activity. Learners listen to stories with alliterative elements and create their own sentences illustrating this technique. The activity is incomplete, but could be enhanced to provide a...
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Democratic Process, Constitutional Issues, Local Government

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders engage in the decision making process so as to encourage them to become active citizens upon graduation from high school.
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President Who?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, through a question and answer game format, learn facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Vocabulary 1a: Life Science: Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Life science vocabulary comes alive through repeated exposure. With the instructor, words are defined and posted in the classroom. Learners repeat the definitions in their own words and review them often. Extension ideas and links are...
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A Model with Many Uses: Latin Soldiers

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars view a picture of Roman soldiers in battle and listen to a brief description of the picture in Latin. They participate in a question and answer session about the picture, listen to a mini-grammar lesson, retell the...
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We are the World - Writing about our Earth

For Teachers 1st
First graders write facts about the Earth. In this Earth lesson, 1st graders discuss natural resources, recycling, and how to keep the Earth clean. They work in groups to create a small book with 3-5 facts about the Earth's environment.
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Ancient Greece Research

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore ancient Greece. In this ancient civilizations instructional activity, 6th graders research how ancient Greece influenced modern societies. Students prepare PowerPoint presentations to share their findings with...
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Reader's Theater with a Twist

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a Reader's Theater script. In this reader's theater lesson, 2nd graders create their own script of a story in groups. They make props and act them out on FlipVideo and voice thread. 
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Lesson 1 Walk Through and Notes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take notes on a class discussion. In this economy lesson students discuss Indiana's economy over a span of history. The students use a map and a timeline.
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Introducing Poetry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore poetry. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the elements of poetry and students rewrite a lyric or poem.
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News in Spanish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write stories, take photographs, and put together two newspapers-?Que Tal? in Spanish for Spanish I and II students and ?Para Ninos? in English for first through fourth graders.
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Introducing Linear Terminology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders graph linear equations and inequalities in two variables and then, they write equations of lines and find and use the slope and y-intercept of lines. They use linear equations to model real data and define to define the...
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W. Atlee Burpee and the "Seeds" of Becoming an Entrepreneur

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the components of W. Atlee Burpee's mail-order business. For this Pennsylvanian history instructional activity, students analyze three business components for Burpee's mail-order business. Students create a plan...
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Tree Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the life cycle of a tree by researching the Internet.  In this plant life lesson, 4th graders observe The Life of a Tree website and discuss the life of a tree from sprout to death.  Students create a...
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Learning

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this learning worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete the sentences about learning. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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On the Move

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the muscular system of the human body.