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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
Create a cross-curricular learning experience based on the children's book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat with this collection of learning activities. Starting with a class reading of the story, children go on to learn about the...
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Adaptive Sports and Recreational Games

For Teachers 5th - 12th
It's truly amazing how people with physical disabilities are able to find ways to overcome their impairments. Their tremendous perseverance is evident in this handout that describes the ways different sports, ranging from...
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Immigration Unit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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Digital Storytelling Lesson Plans Bring Stories to Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students can use technology to enhance and improve their stories using digital storytelling lesson plans.
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Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete a vocabulary assignment based on terms in the unit. They complete appropriate worksheets as each section of the unit is completed. They participate in classroom discussions. They construct a model of a DNA molecule.
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Space Geometry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore points, lines and planes as it relates to geometry. In this geometry lesson, students analyze space and explain wy it is 3-D and not flat or 2-D. They solve problems involving volume and 3-D shapes.
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Solids of Revolution - Disks

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians solve the volume using the disk method in this calculus lesson. They revolve a graph around the x-axis and calculate the volume. They use the TI to see the revolving around the x-axis and create a virtual cross...
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Grammarcise

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars conceptualized, planned story sequences, shot slides, and recorded narration for a slide/tape presentation on the eight parts of speech. They demonstrate the grammatical element and then include it in a sentence in each...
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Creating Rose Windows

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view a multimedia presentation to recognize rose windows and quilting patterns. In this rose window perimeter lesson plan, students design rose window from paper. Students review prior knowledge of lines and how they create shapes.
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Indianapolis 500 Unit -- Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a narrative from a race car driver's point of view. In this narratives instructional activity students use the narrative writing format to write about a race car driver's experiences in the Indianapolis 500. The...
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson C: Freedom of Speech

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the following questions: What is it? What is it like? What is an example?
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Shadow Puppets

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the role of shadow puppets. They create their own puppet and put on a play.
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The French in Texas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use Internet to examine early French exploration and settlement in Texas, and write journal entries from point of view of 17th Century French settler, French or Spanish explorer, or Native American whose land was taken.
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Confusable Letter Pairs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. They distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs by reading and listening to a story that highlights...
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Design for Social Justice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a solution to a social justice problem within their community. In this urban planning lesson, students read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Students then complete a research...
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Making and Using a Gel Person to Teach Human Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate organs, anatomical planes and transverse sections of the human body using gel people. In this human anatomy lesson plan, students use gel molds, gel and food items to make models of the human body. They create a...
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Comparing Cultural Holidays

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover facts about the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. In this compare and contrast lesson, students explore Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Students create an alter to memorialize a family member or friend that has...
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News Interviews of Historical Figures During the Indian Wars

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the lives of important historical figures. Using primary source documents, they develop a list of questions to ask the figure if they were still alive. In groups, they discover information about the other...
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Political Cartoons Illustrating Progressivism and the Election of 1912

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study a current political cartoon to introduce the ideas of symbolism, humor, exaggeration, and caricature in editorial cartoons. They study cartoons from the past to gain an understanding of the culture of 1912.
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Give a Hoot About Owls

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research basic information about owls. They complete a class KWL chart, and conduct research on owls using the Internet and a variety of resource books. Next, they write an owl acrostic poem and a report using their research...
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Wildcat Dumping

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and print an educative pamphlet addressing Wildcat Dumping in their community by conducting research. They conduct a survey by investigating local occurrences of Wildcat Dumping and collecting data to share with the...
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Weathering Agent 007

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of weathering. In groups, they use the internet to research the various types of weathering agents and their effect on different materials. Using photographs, they discuss the role humans play in...
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Invention Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this lesson, students Create a timeline of historical events, Identify patterns of change, Interpret data in a timeline.In this lesson, students use Inspiration to view progress over time as they develop timelines highlighting...
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Endangered Animals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research different endangered animals in media center as part of unit on Earth Day, animals, and environment, create project based around multiple intelligence related to an endangered animal, and produce Powerpoint...

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