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Where journalism meets art

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students pick out the different techniques in photographs taken. In this photographs lesson plan, students critique patterns, shadows, reflections, and more in the photographs.
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Gandhi's Autobiography and the Study of Memoir

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the life of Gandhi using his autobiography and memoir. For this Gandhi exploration lesson, 7th graders analyze Gandhi's literary voice by reading his autobiography. Students identify literary techniques in...
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Finan Lit.- Econ. Factors, Decision Making, Advertising

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are able to understand how supply and demand affects the economy and consumers. They introduced to how supply and demand affects the economy and consumers. Students use a rational decision-making process to set and implement...
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Overglaze Decoration on Tile

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore majolica.  In this art and history lesson, students glaze and decorate pottery using the decorative ceramic technique of Majolica.  Students discuss visual arts and make connections with history.
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Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology: Video Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design audio and video clips. They remove audio from a video tape and replace it with music from the Smart Sound Library. They combine video pieces and edit a video. They create an audio tract for a documentary that will be...
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Ready, Set, Action

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify propaganda techniques used in commercials created by their classmates. In this active listening lesson, students use the provided scoring guide to evaluate commercials that their classmates made that feature propaganda...
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Type To Learn: Lesson 2

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders demonstrate proper finger placement on the keyboard and beginning keyboard techniques (shift key for capitals and symbols, tab to indent, number/caps lock, identify home row keys, anchor fingers to home row, use two hands...
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Adding Details Using Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the rainbow technique to add details to their writing. In this writing lesson plan, students practice showing not telling to add visualization to their writing.
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Rainforest 3-D Art

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a three dimensional Rainforest scene which shows five aspects of the rainforest. They orally present the scene.
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Because of Winn Dixie: Water Management Practices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book Because of Winn Dixie and define the characters, setting, and plot. In this Winn Dixie lesson plan, 4th graders also identify quality water management techniques addressed in the story.
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Many Ways to Resolve Conflict

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine a number of possible conflict resolution techniques and the vocabulary associated with conflict resolution. They read a number examples of conflict and determine the best type of resolution for the situation.
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine virus transmission. In this health and nutrition lesson plan, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused by them
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Progressive Bowling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use proper bowling approach and rolling techniques to discover that in order to knock down all ten pins the head pin must be hit.
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Soccer Skill Assessment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn soccer skills and how to assess progress.
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Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's...
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A Cloe Reading of Shakespeare On Your Feet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars act outeach word in a Shakespearean speech.  In this reading technique lesson, students learn passages from Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew reading using their bodies to act out each word. ...
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Become an Expert

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice their researching techniques by preparing a presentation with little notice.  In this information research lesson, students utilize the Internet to research one of several subtopics concerning panthers....
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Turtle Hurdles

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore physical education by researching biology. In this survival techniques lesson, students discuss the methods turtles use to survive dangerous encounters and conduct a sea turtle role play exercise. Students identify the...
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Illumination - Crayon Resist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create a crayon resist technique work. They use wax and water based paint to resist each other and repel.
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Persuasive Tactics in Media

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students present a skit to the class and explain what persuasion tactic they used. In this persuasive tactics lesson, students discuss methods of persuasion used in various advertisements.  The teacher leads and gives examples of...
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Power to the People: Social Movements of the 1960s

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are...
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Drop Everything And Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of decoding strategies to read silently. Each student selects a book for silent reading, and observe the teacher modeling silent reading strategies. Students then demonstrate their silent...
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Friendship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify qualities of a friend and discover an acronym to help with problem solving.  In this friendship lesson, students use notecards to identify qualities of a friend and write a definition.   Students discuss...
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Separation of a Complex Mixture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop a method to separate different types of mixtures. In this chemistry lesson, students model the steps in the scientific method. They perform the experiment and analyze data.