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Plyler v. Doe: Can States Deny Public Benefits to Illegal Immigrants?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Illegal immigration is an ever-changing source of consistent controversy. A reading passage about the rights of undocumented workers and illegal immigrants—and the lack thereof—guides high schoolers into a mock trial activity. Three...
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The Important Role of Biomes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Travel the world from the comfort of your classroom with this unit on the Earth's biomes.
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"Role" Call

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the positions of the members of the United Nations Security Council. They stage an enactment of a Council meeting by presenting findings to ambassadors who debate the best course of action.
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Typecasting Roles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss various news articles where an element of surprise was present about the criminal and the crime. They research a news story, present the information in the form of a newscast, and write an opinion piece.
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Reporting from Multiple Sources-The Role of Dogs in Three Societies

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars synthesize information from various resources. In this expository essay writing instructional activity, students view three video segments and take notes.  Young scholars analyze notes in peer groups and write an...
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Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the horrors of World War II by participating in a role-playing activity.  In this holocaust instructional activity, students read handouts describing the atrocities committed against the Jews in Germany during...
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Self-concept / Esteem

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students evaluate parenting roles and responsibilities. They examine the responsibility of parents to help promote good self-concept in their children and the importance of a child's self-esteem and ways to help a child feel good about...
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When Johnny Went Marching Off...

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore Civil War campaigns. In this Civil War instructional activity, 8th graders collaborate and conduct research to create presentations that focus on specific Union or Confederate generals and battles. Students...
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Habitat Breakdown

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the fragility of insects and organisms and their survival needs.  In this habitat lesson, students discuss what elements they need to survive day to day, then hypothesize what they would need to live as an...
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Problem-Solve Your School

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners explore the role of problem-solving engineers. In this engineering lesson, students discuss several real-life problems at their school and choose one to focus on. Learners come up with tests to design a solution to the specific...
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Introducing Elections Unit

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the political parties of our country by participating in a role playing activity.  In this U.S. Government lesson, students visit several different classrooms that each represent one of the political parties in the...
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Serfs and Lords

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners determine what the roles of serfs and lords were in feudal society. In this feudalism lesson, students examine what life was like for the different classes by looking at farm and manor life. They listen to Till Year's Good End,...
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Vocabulary Charades

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners explore new vocabulary words by participating in a group activity. In this vocabulary role-playing lesson plan, students collaborate in groups to play a game of charades with new vocabulary words. Learners are given points based...
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Class Store

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore economics by participating in a group activity. In this commerce instructional activity, 1st graders conduct a role-playing activity in which they utilize goods and services to re-enact a general store's daily...
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My Manners Matter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine behavior. In this polite manners lesson, students will determine appropriate responses to different situations they may experience at school. They will listen to the story My Manners Matter by Pat Thomas and contribute...
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Making Effective Decisions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine decision-making styles. In this self-awareness instructional activity, students work through 3 exercises examining the different styles of decision-making, how barriers effect decision-making. The instructional activity...
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To Declare Independence or Not??

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students debate and role play about whether the colonists should declare independence from England or not. In this American history and oral communication lesson, students read informational text about the colonists and their...
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Respect Wildlife and Farm Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this performing arts and wildlife lesson, students role play 4 scenarios in order to demonstrate how to act around wildlife and farm animals. Students discuss the proper ways of feeding animals, touching them, and respecting the...
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New Beginnings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Start the year off with a few role-play scenarios focused on positive classroom interactions, respect, and expressing feelings. These scenarios are very oddly worded but pose a good way to help learners build empathy and caring when...
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More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Put an end to wasted instructional time with this instructional activity on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities students will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the...
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Family Advice

For Students 5th - 8th
In this ESL activity worksheet, learners role play a family life situation with another classmate as they use the provided words and phrases.
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Mt Perfect Place

For Students 4th - 8th
In this ESL activity activity, students role play a conversation between an interviewer and another person as they use the questions provided on this activity.
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Making Up

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Is there a more important skill to learn at school then conflict resolution? It's never too soon to begin teaching youngsters how to work through the inevitable conflicts they will have during their school years. This resource combines...
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Family Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
How is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.

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