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Design Diaries
Students consider their interest in interior design and comment on popular trends. They explore reactions to prolific design ideas that become mundane by reading and discussing the article "Flash in the Can: Designs Soon Forgotten." They...
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Sharing is Giving-The Drive
Students identify acts of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the term "hero" and read the book Stone Soup. Students discuss soup kitchens and complete a Venn diagram analyzing the differences between governmental...
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The Million Mile Journey
Students read quotes. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Historic Excerpts of The Europeans. Students work in pairs and pick one quote to illustrate.
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Lesson Plan XII
Seventh graders research the problem of homeless youth. In this homelessness lesson, 7th graders read the worksheet 'Kids Who Can't Go Home.' Students discuss the reading and the social services in place to help homeless youth. Students...
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Natural Inquirer Lesson Plan "Goldifinch and the Three Scales"
Students read articles in the Natural Inquirer on plants. In this plant lesson, students identify native and nonnative species. They find invasive species in their area and create a pamphlet for the community about it.
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Do They Rhyme?
Students pick out words that rhyme. In this lesson on rhyme, students listen to the teacher read the poem "My Robot Does My Homework" by Kenn Nesbitt and pick out words that rhyme.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Fact Or Opinion Activity
Students discuss the difference between fact and opinion, then read a brief biography of Martin Luther King Jr. They complete the Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion worksheet.
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The Little House
First graders read the story "The Little House" and discuss changing patterns and then create a seasonal mandala using a paper plate and crayons.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Slave's Dream"
Students examine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's contribution to the anti-slavery movement. They read and analyze a poem, identify the poem's techniques, and write a critique of the poem, "The Slave's Dream."
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Periodic Poetry
Young scholars review periodic table of elements, choose one element, and create piece of poetry about it using Cinquain, Haiku, or Acrostic format. Students then read aloud their poems to classmates.
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Literature Circles
Students respond aesthetically to a piece of text. They give book talks about a picture book their small group read and rate it. Each student has a different job in the literature cirlce during the discussions. Finally, the students...
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What Are Heritage Plants?
Pupils listen to a story, plant seeds, and study about heritage seeds. They read seed packages for plant needs and sizes, plant seeds. They read story "How Groundhog's Garden Grew" which covers many activities of planting, growing...
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What Is Haiku
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the study of poetry while focusing on Haiku as a format. They practice reading a variety of different pieces of literature in order to increase exposure. Students discuss...
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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
In this word and picture matching activity, students read the names of 9 body parts and match them to the correct picture that shows the meaning.
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Have Got
In this ESL conversation worksheet, learners read 8 questions to classmates and record their answers. Example: Have you got a dog?
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Did Was Were
In this verbs instructional activity, students read 7 sentences that have a missing word. Students examine the picture clue and from 4 choices, select the most correct word to finish the sentence.
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Clothes Jeopardy
In this ESL clothing worksheet, students will read 8 answers about specific types of clothing and write the question that corresponds to each answer.
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What Time Is It?
In this telling time in words worksheet, students examine 4 clocks and match them to words that describe them best. The choices are: o'clock, half past, quarter past and "a clock." Note: The last choice is confusing; there should...
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Present Continuous
In this verb worksheet, students will focus on the present continuous tense. Students will read 7 questions and answer each question with a positive or negative response according to the picture shown for each.
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Multiple Choice?
In this French worksheet, students will read 8 questions. Students will respond to each multiple choice questions the best completes the answer.
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Prepositions of Place
In this preposition worksheet, students will focus on words of location. Students will read eight questions, and respond according to the picture next to each question showing where an object is located.
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Have You Ever...?
In this ESL question worksheet, students will focus on positive and negative answers to questions. Students will read 5 questions and choose the correct answer according to the picture that is shown next to each.
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Seasons And Weather
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students will focus on vocabulary enhancement about the weather. Students will complete 8 multiple choice questions, by reading each sentence and choosing the best answer according to the picture that is...