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Read Aloud- Literary Elements- Prediction

For Teachers 1st
First graders read two stories.  In this literary elements lesson, 1st graders read The Hat by Jan Brett, notice patterns of prediction, identify the setting, problem and solution and compare the story to the book The Mitten.
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Graphic Organizer Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate how to use graphic organizers. In this literary elements instructional activity, students are introduced to several types of graphic organizers and their purpose. Young scholars read a book of their choice and...
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Brace Yourself!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a list of dental problems and tactics that can be used to correct them. They then study about how the field of orthodontics is changing, and work in cooperative groups to research and build models of how various types of...
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The Editorial Revisited

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of editorials. They explain, using a graphic organizer, the elements that make an editorial powerful. They offer elements they came up with and the examples and list them on the board.
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My Family - Bookmaking for Social Studies

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create family histories. For this book making lesson, students take digital cameras home for the night and take family members' photographs. Students use the photographs and text they write about their families to create a...
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Place and Character in Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine how place in poetry helps give clues about character. In this poetry lesson, students read a poem while focusing on the descriptions of the room that is being described and predict what type of person would live...
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The Beaks of the Finches

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars become birds and are given "beak-types". After completing the simulation, students relate results to adaptations and natural selection. Extensions of the simulation allow for comparative results and include population...
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Write Picture Captions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students notice and investigate a large range of devices for presenting texts-captions. Students write original captions for several audiences. Students write a fictional news story based around a certain caption.
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Angles, Bearings and Maps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review what they comprehend about angles. They name the differnt types of angles and define them. Students use their protractors to answer questions, the teacher walks around to look at the positioning of the protractors. ...
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Reading: An Amazing Swimsuit

For Students 5th - 6th
In this inventions worksheet, students read a one page text about the new type of swimsuit used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics called the Speedo LZR Racer. Students answer 10 true or false questions about the passage.
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a chapter in a book.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete...
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Sarah Plain and Tall- Lesson 5

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read a chapter in a book.  In this character comparison lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Sarah Plain and Tall, learn new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5 and draw the first words...
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Capitalization

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of capitalization by reading relevant text and finding supporting details and facts.  In this capitalization activity, students read chapter seven in Working With Words and share predictions about...
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Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create different types of sentences. In this sentence writing lesson, students use various types of sentences to make writing interesting. Students play online games and use the interactive whiteboard to practice.
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Rocks and Rock Formation

For Students 4th - 5th
For this rock formation worksheet, students read a 2 page detailed text about rocks and their formation. Students then answer 15 essay, matching and multiple choice questions about the information.
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Weather: You Like It or Not

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the importance of and flaws in weather prediction, and prepare their own weather report on a specific type of storm.
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Life During the Civil War for Women and Civilians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students follow an overview of the American Civil War from a film, the text and/or teacher direct instruction. They create a timeline with a large map of the U.S. in the 1860's available for student reference as they do the spider activity.
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Brainstorming Job Ideas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm ideas for different kinds of jobs. From this list of ideas, each student chooses one job or career to research further. They use written resources, read a variety of texts in making their choice.
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WHALES: GIANTS OF THE DEEP

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study humpback whale migrations, feeding, social organization, population, scientific investigations and compare humpback whales , research to explore a specific type of whale, and create their own replica of a whale.
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Laurence Yep's, Dragonwings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss vocabulary words and compare definitions. They read chapters 6-9 of the novel, Dragonwings, and discuss point of view, and complete a plot diagram. Then they review the four types of conflict and identify the conflicts...
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Romeo and Juliet...Unfinished Business?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students act as characters from Romeo and Juliet to carry on a cross-fire type discussion using contemporary language.
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If You Meet a Dinosaur Book

For Teachers K
Students utilize the facts presented in the story, " If You Meet a Dragon," by Joy Cowley to make a dinosaur following the features of a template, track the text of the story, and dramatize its main idea.
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Nonpoint Source Pollution in Long Island Sound

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and identify the types of nonpoint pollution on Long Island Sound. In groups, they walk the shoreline, collect trash and identify its source. Using that information, they create a variety of graphs of the different...
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Calder Mobile

For Teachers K
Students investigate the sculptures of Alexander Calder. They view and analyze pictures of various types of sculptures, discuss how mobiles are a type of sculpture, listen to the book "Roarr: Calder's Circus," and create a class mobile...

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