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Famous People of Japan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students conduct research to follow several essential questions that guide the lesson. The concern of the student research is the finding of contributions of famous Japanese to the culture of the United States.
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When I Was Your Age...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss generational differences in life experiences, consider their future life paths based on their past and present, and write essays from perspectives of themselves 50 years from now.
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Heroism in Hispanic Countries

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate foreign newspapers written in Spanish. They pick an article to be read and summarized in English. This lesson develops the skill of word recognition and sentence structure.
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Alphabet Books

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils work with a partner from a different grade level to brainstorm, draft, edit, illustrate and publish alphabet-themed books. They take turns reading the books to each other and conference with a teacher to review their work.
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Pilgrims/Voyage to America

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are read the story "Tattered Sails". Using the text, they discover the reasons why the Pilgrims came to America. They identify the hardships they faced on the voyage and once they settled on land. Using a map, they locate...
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Quoting the Dalai Lama

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read and reflect on statements made by the Dalai Lama and discuss with cooperative group members what they believe is meant by the statement and how to report this information the rest of the class. They take turns presenting...
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Time Train

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are read a short book "Time Train" by Paul Fleischman. Using the text, they identify the clues to let them know the train is traveling back in time. They make a time line of the trip and make a cutout of meat-eating and...
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Jobs on a Ship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students facilitate each student's comprehension of the different jobs on a ship and the job's evolutions over time. They compare/contrast certain jobs on a ship from history to today. Students work together in cooperative groups to...
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Pausing to Breathe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and summarize the critical aspects of each of the four topics on air pollution. They present these critical components in an interesting and creative manner to class members.
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Stakeholder Grid

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars define new vocabulary associated with public opinions. As a class, they listen to various public perceptions and opinions on issues. They evaluate the input they receive and see an issue from another point of view.
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Art Changes You And the World

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore advertising as a way to change their world. They use the Internet to research an energy, an environmental, and a cultural issue and create three 'world changing' pieces of advertising/artwork to express their ideas.
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Arts have Emotional Impact

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore how various artists use color, line and composition to create a mood. In comparison, students explore various elements of specific art forms that affect the viewer's emotions in dance, theater music and the visual...
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Vietnam War Personalities Activity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research a famous personality from the Vietnam War era. Using the Internet, they gather only information from the sites available to them and three other print sources. They write a two-page report and a visual illustration to...
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Eeeee -- It's a Mouse!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the long "e" sound, and identify it in spoken words by learning letter symbols. Students participate in role playing and tongue twisters to learn the long "e" sound. By learning phenomes, students are taking the...
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Life Maps of the Seven Deai Students

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students inquire about the growing up and dreams for the future of the seven Deai students through photographs and Japanese text. They consider dreams for the future and deepen self-awareness and understanding of others.
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Air Quality: Everyone's Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and interpret the causes of air pollution in their local community. They collect and analyze data to identify pollutants in the air and seek solutions to eliminate the contaminants in the atmosphere. Finally, students...
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Spelling

For Students 6th - 8th
For this literacy worksheet students look up some common terms and find the answers by clicking the button found at the bottom of the page.
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Mathematics-Algebra II

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate relations and functions. In this algebra lesson, 10th graders perform or research real life situation involving functions. This assignment can be used as a year end project.  
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Creating Nonviolence: A Theatre of the Oppressed Approach to Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze Ahimsa and complete activities for nonviolence. In this nonviolence lesson, 11th graders define violence and relate it to their lives. Students adapt prose into a dialogue to act out and analyze the violence in...
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Everyone can explore architecture

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars draw like an architect. For this interdisciplinary lesson, students research and draw several examples of different forms of architecture through societies, cultures and times, then present them to the class.
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Save Our Past -- Act It Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and examine the importance of civic responsibility and the result of losing many archeological sites in Texas. In groups, they are given scenerio cards and act out each scene for the class. They also write a...
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Pbs Kids: In the Park With Skits

For Students K - 1st
Help Skits sniff out objects in a park and learn a ton of new vocabulary.
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Serc: Mn Step: Rock Cycle Skit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After learning about and researching the rock cycle, middle schoolers create a skit about it that must include relevant vocabulary words. The final skits are videotaped.
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Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks Skits Cooks: Help Skits Cook Pizza

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive children learn how to make pizza.

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