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Chinese Shadow Puppet Play

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...
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Reading Comprehension Activity

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read 3 different stories, then complete multiple choice questions about each.
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Puzzle Time: Counter Reflection

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this counters worksheet, students make one shape with counters into its reflection with only moving 3 out of 10 counters. Students make 1 reflection.
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Tips for National Test Papers

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students read four tips for writing national test papers. Students also complete two tables using the correct verb forms.
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Focus On Figurative Language in Prose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the use of literary prose in the story, "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed." In this literary prose instructional activity, students investigate the use of imagery, metaphor, and simile in the story. They tell how author's...
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Focus on Figurative Language in Prose and Poetry

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students place emphasis on the use of figurative language when analyzing prose and poetry. In this figurative language lesson, students explore the tone of a story and its imagery. Students read and discuss how the author uses imagery in...
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Media Literacy Unit - Part 4

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study how advertisers use techniques to sell their products. In this persuasive media instructional activity, 7th graders analyze media messages to find the advertiser's purpose. They examine different advertising...
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W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Theme

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils identify the theme of "The Monkey's Paw" and relate it to prior knowledge.  In this "The Monkey's Paw" lesson, students discuss fate and coincidence and debate which one controls destiny.  A test is chosen as the winner...
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Writing with Beans

For Teachers Pre-K
Students become familiar with the letters in a word by pasting beans on it.  For this Bean writing lesson, students make words using navy beans. Students color or paint the beans.
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Tudor Homes- The Still Room and Herb Garden

For Students 5th - 8th
For this Tudor homes worksheet, students read about the importance of the still room and the herb garden in Tudor life. They locate and identify herbs, sketch a plan of a herb garden at Blakesley Hall, draw an herb, and locate a recipe...
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Grammar: Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjective worksheet, students read about adjective and articles, then find adjectives in sentences, complete sentences with adjectives from a word box, and complete a short assessment, finding adjectives and articles.
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Using Conjunctions in Your Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this using conjunctions worksheet, students read about conjunctions in writing, then complete sentences, combine sentences, and use conjunctions when writing a report about school workers.
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Verb Tense: At a Restaurant

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verb tense worksheet, students complete ten sentences with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. All sentences are about eating in a restaurant. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
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A Day In My Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create an eleven page PowerPoint presentation called "A Day In My Life." They present their PowerPoint presentations first by showing it on their computer screen and then trading seats with a friend. Students organize...
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Communications Technologies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the examples of innovative technology found on the AT&T Labs Technology Showcase Demos website. They look at communciation patterns. They write in their science journal the problem it is intended to solve and a...
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Say It. Write It or Make Sentences: Long O Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long O instructional activity, students say the name of 6 pictures. Students write the word on the primary lines and use it in a sentence. All words have long O sound.
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Lights, Camera, Action!

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students add various types of multimedia to a website they have created about volcanoes. They review what would best enhance their website and determine what the value and cost be in adding that particular piece of multimedia.
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use multimedia to create presentations. The national technology standards are used to have a foundation for technology usage. The users of this lesson plan should be technology literate before attempting the preparation.
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Power Point Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation using photographs from a previous lesson. Using the program, they are introduced to how the software operates and discovers the things that it can do to help present information. They share their...
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NASA Glenn Research Center Mission : High-Speed Civil Transport (HSCT)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use World Wide Web resources to identify the problems and advantages of high-speed transportation. They download files and graphics and incorporate them into a word processed report.
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Toy Inventors Workshop

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the technology of designing toys by conducting interviews with preschool age children. Ideas are obtained for making new types of toys. They design the toys and then use computer technology to share the...
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Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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WWW, Part1: Hypertext

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the World Wide Web and its interconnecting threads providing data. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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My First PowerPoint Presentation

For Teachers K - 5th
Have your class explore the way to create a presentation using PowerPoint. This lesson provides a step-by-step explanation to describe how to explain this process to your class. The end product is a presentation on colors, but any topic...