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Core Book Guide for The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss
Pupils read and discuss The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss.
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Identifying a Message's Purpose
Students examine the character trait of perseverance and identify a message's purpose. They read a biography of Jackie Joyner Kersee, discuss the main message, and develop an action plan with goals and a message.
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The Seasonal Cycle
Students complete a unit of lessons on the four seasons. They examine the effect each season has on plants, animals, and people during the actual season, read magazine and newspaper articles, and create a calendar and poster about each...
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Diabetes - It's a Killer!
Learners survey, graph and chart their prior knowledge about diabetes. They read a handout and complete a K-W-L chart. They develop a rubric to assess their diet and exercise and develop a shopping list, menu and exercise plan to share.
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The Life and Work of Kahlil Gibran
Students research the Islam and Christianity through the use of newspapers or magazines. They discuss the life of Kahlil Gibran and his work in which he was an political activist .
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Nuclear Power Gets A Boost
Students examine nuclear plants and how they use fission reactions to generate electricity, compare fusion reactions to fission, and read about technology that may soon allow fusion to become practical for producing nuclear power...
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Remembering World War II
Students read about America's participation in World War II. They study images, timelines, and other primary source documents.
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The State of Mormonism
Learners investigate the history of Mormonism and how this religion has shaped Utah's identity. They explore various websites, answer discussion questions, take a virtual tour of the Mormon Trail, and read newspaper articles about...
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Latinos Spice Up Melting Pot
Students investigate the history of early Hispanic workers in the U.S. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, read about Latinos in the U.S. today, view a mural, and answer discussion questions.
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The Sights and Sounds of Orcas
Students investigate the orca whale. They participate in an online Webquest, listen to whale vocalizations online, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles on marine mammals and orca whales.
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Navajo Code Talkers
Students investigate the Navajo Code Talkers and their role in World War II. They complete a Webquest, explore various websites, encode a short message, analyze maps, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about secure...
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Local and Global Sustainability Unit
Students examine the characteristics that define a sustainable community at the local and global level. They create and prioritize a list of traits, read and discuss a magazine article, and create a poster.
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Documenting a Historic Climb of Mount Everest
Students create front pages of newspapers that document the historic attempt of a group of Sherpa women to summit Mount Everest.
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The More Things Change...
Learners participate in a mock town hall meeting after researching issues relating to fishing rights. After reading The Lorax, they discuss the importance of conserving natural resources. In partners, they write a story of their own...
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Current Events and Prices
Students read a recent article about the likelihood of a decrease or increase in prices of a specific consumer good. Using the Internet, they examine current events and make predictions about their effect on the economy. They write an...
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Using a Graphic Organizer to Critically Observe Televised News Broadcasts
Students compare two television news broadcasts. They discuss how to organize information when comparing two objects and read and discuss two books to create a Venn diagram to compare both books. After creating the diagram, they view...
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The Secret Garden
Young scholars research the culture and geography of India and England while reading "The Secret Garden". Using this information, they write at least three predictions about what they believe might happen in the story. Using the...
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Writers of the 19th Century
Students are introduced to women authors during the 19th century. In groups, they read about the criticism they faced during this time period by the public and literary community. Using the internet, they research one author to...
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Guy Fawkes Day
In this ESL worksheet, students read and listen to a brief history and celebration of Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. Students answer twelve questions related to the story. One worksheet has story and questions. Another worksheet has just...
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Holidays: New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
In this foreign language worksheet, students read nine sentences about New Year's traditions. They are given two choices for each of the 13 blanks.
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What Is the Weather Like Today?
In this word/picture association worksheet, students read 9 sentences that describe a weather condition. Students then match each statement with a picture of that kind of weather. This is intended for ESL use.
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Body
In this body parts worksheet, students read 10 words that name body parts and match them to the picture that illustrates each. This is intended for ESL students.
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Adjectives 1
In this adjectives worksheet, students read 9 adjective pairs such as: old/young, light/heavy. Students match the adjectives to pictures that illustrate their meaning.
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Body Parts
For this word and picture matching worksheet, students read the names of 9 body parts and match them to the correct picture that shows the meaning.