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Walk a day in my moccasins

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students create videos about students in their classroom. In this self-expression activity, students use videos to give voice to students who are reluctant or can't participate. Students listen to several books and generate questions...
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Chile's Trapped Miners

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read an article on trapped miners in Chile. In this social awareness ELL instructional activity, students read the details about how 33 miners had to be rescued in Chile when they got trapped underground.  Activities that...
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Myths and Legends on Natural Disasters: Making Sense of Our World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore different natural and manmade disasters through a webquest. In this earth science lesson, students explain their causes. They also discuss how disasters affect society. 
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Bringing Cultures Together

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research specific information for the United Nations and present them in a PowerPoint presentation. They connect with another student in in their country of research by emailing them. They create a blog of creative writing...
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Soup to Nuts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of idioms as they learn about philanthropy. In this literature and service learning lesson, students read Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen and examine negative idioms. Students reflect on hurtful language...
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"Holes" Activity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze a character from the book, Holes. In this character analysis lesson, 5th graders choose a character from the book to act out and another student interviews the assumed character. Students make a list of questions...
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The 50 States and its Holidays

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Though the format of this ELL activity is confusing (the standards listed are for plate tectonics, yet the objectives are for American geography and holidays), a teacher could glean some ideas from the main idea. Here, pupils complete a...
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Chapter One Review

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Designed to review chapter one of Allez, viens!, the French textbook, this resource simply presents a list of questions the teacher will ask the class to review vocabulary. If you do not have access to this textbook, this resource will...
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Isolated Children and their Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a case study. In this child development lesson, students read case studies on children who are isolated and their development. Students break into groups, read the case study, and summarize their thoughts. Students then...
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Build a Word

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore new words through letters or letter groups. In this lesson about words, students use index cards to build new words. Each index card contains one letter or letter group. Students utilize different strategies like...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students analyze different habitats. In this habitat lesson plan, students evaluate what animals need in their habitats. Students participate in the game Habitat Hopscotch.
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Pounds and Ounces: English Learners

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this pounds and ounces worksheet, students read about weighing items, and about the words "heavy" and "light." Students circle words that go with pictures of heavier/lighter things. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Book 1 - Listening Test 2

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this listening activity activity, students read and listen to book 1 for certain words and phrases. Students check off the words they hear in section one and the phrases they hear in section two.
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Choreographing Math

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Leaners investigate families of linear functions through dance. They choreograph dance moves to model nine unique linear functions of their choosing. Using their dance moves, teams create a video presentation complete with music and...
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What's the Point? A Lesson on Point of View

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing lesson, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with many other wordless picture books.
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Appreciating the Language and Interpreting the Meaning of Hamlet's Soliloquy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."  In this Hamlet lesson, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines.  Students then read the lines aloud and identify descriptive words....
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My "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K
Students create an "I Spy" book. In this book writing lesson plan, students work in groups to come up with a topic for their page. They create individual pages in the "I Spy" format. 
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Cause and Effect SDAIE Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read two Mexican folktales and discuss cause and effect. They draw a cause and effect relationship from one of the stories.
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Identifying Prepositions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore language arts by analyzing sentences written by their classmates. In this prepositions lesson, 7th graders read an assigned text and identify the prepositions used throughout the writing. Students listen to their...
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Comparing Fairy Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read and review common fairy tales and come up with a list of characteristics from them. The Teacher models filling out either a compare & contrast graphic organizer comparing two fairy tales.
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Total English - Leisure Activities

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ELL grammar activity, students match verbs that describe leisure activities. They write 6 sentences using each activity and an adverb of frequency or a day of the week. They describe each of the leisure activities using 6...
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Oral Language

For Teachers K
Students explore rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students discuss rhyming words, brainstorm words that end with 'at,' read poems with rhyming words and create their own rhyming books.
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Monsters

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the idea of 'monsters' in society. In this character lesson, students define what a monster is, what purpose they serve and why they are necessary. They will go on the read Beowulf and Grendel and design their own...
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Character and their Significance

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read short stories and write a response to the story about the character and their significance. In this character lesson plan, students also create a poster to represent their character.