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Kazan, Miller, and the McCarthy Era

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read The Crucible in order to investigate the McCarthy era and the Hollywood Blacklist. Students watch video clips of the McCarthy witch hunts and investigate the time period through online research. Students recreate sections...
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Radical Reads

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students recreate an "American Idol" contest in which they present their favorite books to their classmates using arguments for and excerpts from the books. Following the presentation, students will be polled and the least popular books...
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Short Story Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read and discuss the short story, "The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm," by Mark Twain. They assume the role of the main characters in the story and write a humorous letter of complaint using a business letter format. They...
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Drawing an Elephant-- Grid System

For Students 4th - 5th
In this art instructional activity, students learn to draw a detailed picture of an elephant by using a grid system. Students use a grid to position each body part as they recreate the picture on their own grid paper.
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Henry's Freedom Box

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. In this measuring lesson plan, 3rd graders read the book Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the main idea. In the story a slave ships himself to freedom and the students measure...
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Discovering National Parks

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students work to preserve American National Parks. In this environmental activism lesson, students research the history of the national parks and determine why they were created. Students then focus on protecting the land, using it for...
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Ecological Impact of River Dams

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate their environment by completing an in-class experiment.  In this ecological lesson, students define the roles of dams and how electricity is created by them.  Students utilize plastic jugs, sand and tap water to...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners investigate world history by creating a diorama in class. For this dinosaur extinction lesson, students read assigned text discussing the time frame of the dinosaurs residence on Earth and their eventual demise. Learners...
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Ancient Music Recreated in Scotland

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about ancient musical tunes that have been found in a church in Scotland. They assess key vocabulary terms found within the article and compose lyrics for a song after...
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July 25th Writing Prompt

For Students 5th - 8th
In this daily writing prompt activity, learners learn that July is National Recreation Month. Students look up the recreation in the dictionary and then describe their favorite recreational activity.
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Fairy Tales, Past and Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the different elements of a fairy tale. They discover why setting, characters, problems and solutions are important in a fairy tale. They recreate the fairy tale in modern times and create a storybook to accompany their...
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Legends in a local region

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students locate information about a legendary person or place, locate legends in their locale, create a description and drawing of their legendary person or place, exchange their description with another student, and recreate the other...
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Continents

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars investigate World Geography by researching the different continents. In this Asian Geography lesson, students discuss the continent of Pangaea and color a worksheet of the continents. Young scholars locate China on the map...
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An Exciting New Year

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students look back on last year, so that they are able to plan ahead for a new year. In this early childhood language arts lesson, students use verbal and cognitive skills to discuss what they did the previous year and what their...
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A Small Book of Small Things

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore size relationships as they collect pictures of the small things in their world. In this early childhood math and literacy lesson, students gain an understanding of size differences and develop fine-motor and...
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Every Puppet Tells a Story

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make homemade puppet characters that have faces that tell it all. In this early childhood dramatic play lesson, students create stick puppet characters that encourage language and story development, creative-thinking and...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Book-Character Homes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars use their creativity to build character homes. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop creative-thinking, social, language, math, and motor skills as they work together to create buildings for characters from...
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Recreating a Masterpiece

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze and critique various artists and their work. They write research papers on artists and create reproductions of their works, reflecting their earlier critiques of the works.
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Let it Snow

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
After reading an informational text detailing the ins and outs of snowflakes, scholars draw their own special design then work cooperatively to role play a snowman building scenario. 
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Learning about Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
There's something about the classic volcano demonstration that can grab any learners' attention. Scholars begin with a reading and grand conversation about volcanoes, construct an erupting volcano using vinegar and baking soda, then show...
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The Great Spider Debate

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Poor, misunderstood spiders! They are feared, disrespected, and detested by many people, yet they do so many positive things. A great addition to any insect unit, learn about some of the more common spiders, while hopefully dispelling...
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Literature Terms Activity

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Designed to be used with an independent reading book, this activity provides practice with identifying and explaining literary terms. While they read, individuals find instances of literary devices and elements in use in their books....
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PreKinders

Five Green Speckled Frogs Pocket Chart

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A cute set of pocket chart pieces can help you sing about "Five Green Speckled Frogs." The resource includes lyric strips for the song, as well as five frogs (one is eating a most delicious bug), a log, and numbers one through five.
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Brick Breaker: Initial Consonant Blends

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Practice initial consonant blends with a fun, interactive game! Choose the sounds you'd like to practice, and then have kids place the appropriate pictures for their brick breaker boards. Spin the spinner to select a blended sound, and...

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