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Classroom Guide for Grandfather Counts
Students explore Asian American culture. In this multicultural guided reading lesson, students brainstorm a list of communication tools and share languages they speak. Students read Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng, then discuss the...
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Pay It Forward
Ninth graders practice serial reciprocity. In this "Pay It Forward," lesson plan, 9th graders watch the film of the same name and discuss how it mirrors work by Martin Luther King, Jr. Students then discuss service projects they can...
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The Roman Record
Using Google Earth, Google Docs, and other Google Tools, collaborative groups of seventh graders research and then create and share online newspapers reporting on the early development, geographical features, political issues, and...
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The Plague by Albert Camus
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Albert Camus's The Plague. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Free Speech vs. Respect for Religion
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the First Amendment. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Ben Franklin's Cartoon Contribution
For this historical events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon by Ben Franklin. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Freedom is not Universal
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature caricatures of political leaders that have been challenged. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: B.D. Brings the War Home
In this current events worksheet, students analyze Doonesberry political cartoons and characters. Students respond to 6 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Nothing is More Patriotic Than Social Criticism
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature social criticism. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Drawn to Freedom
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze political cartoons that feature the free exchange of ideas and government criticism. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing the Line
In this current events worksheet, students read about the attributes of political and editorial cartoonists. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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So How were the Noughties for You?
Students survey the first decade in 2000. In this lesson, students read an article that highlights the beginning of the 2000 time era, then complete numerous activities that reinforce the reading, such as a vocabulary assignment, class...
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Breaking News: Bin Laden Photo To Be Released
Students explore current events by completing worksheet activities in class. In this Osama Bin Laden lesson, students read the news article of Bin Laden's death and subsequent photo while discussing the event with classmates. Students...
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Gold Fever
Students read the story Gold Fever about the Gold Rush and write journal entries as if they were miners. In this Gold Rush lesson plan, students also pull out rocks from a back, and if they pick a gold one, they have struck it rich!
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Utah's Harvest
Fourth graders recognize the importance of the physical geography on a community. In this commodities lesson, 4th graders graph the five most important commodities of Utah. Students understand why these commodities are so...
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First Things First: Using the Newspaper to Teach the Freedoms of the First Amendment
Students use the newspaper as a tool to make connections about what the five freedoms guarantee in the First Amendment. In this first amendment lesson plan, students analyze events in the newspaper to form conclusions about the freedoms...
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Importance of Friendship
Learners identify child psychology by completing a worksheet regarding friends. In this human relationship lesson, students discuss the characteristics that make a good friend and how to handle conflicts. Learners answer study questions...
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Make Your Own Newspaper Plant Pots
Young scholars make plant pots out of newspaper as part of a recycle, reuse, and reduce activity. In this recycling activity, students fold a piece of newspaper to make a pot in which to start plants. They fill it with compost and plant...
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Lesson Exchange: Design and make Cents (Elementary, Mathematics)
Sixth graders work in teams to design the perfect bedroom. The teams must create a room that is functional, original, and stays within a budget of $650.
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Jackie Steals Home
Students read articles relating to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the racial barrier in professional baseball. This leads to a deeper exploration of racism in the United States. They use a variety of worksheets imbedded in this plan to...
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Make That Shot!
Students figure out basic percentages by shooting paper balls into a basket, recording results, and calculating individual and team percentages for ten shots.
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Pollution Prevention
Students examine pollution and what causes it. They discover ways to reduce pollution and how to prevent it in the future.
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Hopping For Candy
Middle schoolers explore recipes online for different types of candy, and simulate process of making candy to explain how candy makers rely on varied temperatures and basic chemistry to produce perfect sweets.
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Soccer Fever Gets Hot
Students examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.