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Dear Young Philanthropist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the lives of philanthropists from history and role-play as them. They write letters to students explaining their motivations for helping others. They prepare visual presentations of their chosen philanthropists.
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Wycinanki and Polish Folktales

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, with the use of the Internet among various other resources, research/locate Polish folktales and re-tell the Polish folktales in their own words. In addition, they examine the art of Wycinanki, Polish paper cutting.
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Creating a Literacy-Rich Learning Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in a teacher education program use a jigsaw method to identify the six areas of language arts to be taught in an early childhood classroom. They describe their vision of a literacy rich environment and practices uses a KWL...
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Which College is For Me?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet to research colleges. They explore basic college terms, room and board, tuition costs, and areas of study. Using computer software, students create a brochure about their chosen college. They create a visual...
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During Reading Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students employ strategies to increase comprehension while they are reading. In this language arts lesson, students must infer, predict and visualize in order to improve comprehension.
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The Odyssey Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and discuss part 1 of The Odyssey and create a mind map and visual images to represent vocabulary. In this reading lesson plan, 9th graders are introduced to poetry, and the Hero Cycle.
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Presenting Research with PowerPoint

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students organize information and prepare a visual interpretation that enhances an oral presentation using pictures, graphics and sound.
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Symbolism in Sculpture

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students use criteria developed in class to evaluate which of their own sketches would make the best symbolic sculpture. In this sculpture symbolism lesson, students work in pairs to create a sculpture and define its symbolic meaning....
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Personal Peace Symbols

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders produce a work of art that symbolizes peace and their experiences with it. In this peace symbolism lesson, 11th graders sketch symbols associated with peace view art examples of peace images. Students complete a...
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Writing Descriptions of "My Favorite Place"

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write a descriptive writing piece. In this writing activity, students use a visualization exercise to add more descriptions to their writing.
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Eggs of the World (World Egg Day)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students celebrate World Egg Day. In this egg-decorating lesson, students research egg traditions from other countries and then use their findings to decorate an egg in the tradition of the country they studied.
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Historical Heroes and Character Sketches

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils write a character sketch and present it in first person.  In this historical heroes and character sketches lesson plan, students "meet" Harriet Tubman (played by their teacher) and discuss her contributions.  Pupils read examples...
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Strategies Used During Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students try a variety of reading strategies. In this reading strategy lesson, students read a nonfiction passage and put Post -Its to mark the spots where they are using a reading strategy. They focus on inferring, predicting,...
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The Main Man

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore visualizing stories by completing a graphic organizer. In this reading strategy lesson, students read the story Pecos Bill by Steven Kellog and identify the setting, main characters and their interpretations. Students...
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GREEK MYTH IN PAINTING

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders look closely at a Renaissance painting depicting an ancient Greek myth, review the term renaissance, hear a Greek myth that tells how the peacock got its tail, sequence the story, and identify the actions of the myth in...
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Pirate Wanted Posters

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils will research and create "wanted" pirate posters. They will include researched information about a specific pirate, their ship and any other interesting information.
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Descriptive Character Analysis

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students visualize a character or event and personalize it through drawings.
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Landscape Photography

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners photograph the school landscape and create photographic displays from the pictures they take. They discuss the visual characteristics of the school grounds. Working in pairs the role-play as camera and photographer and write...
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Close Your Eyes and Imagine...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the techniques and strategies to become more fluent readers through visualization. They read and construct mental images from the reading of a text. The book, "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White is read in class and then...
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Fantasy Book Report

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders choose a fantasy genre to research and summarize information on in text. They utilize a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual as well as written/multimedia reports and then present information...
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Lesson Plan for Granny Will Your Dog Bite and Other Mountain Rhymes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice choral reading of poetry.  In this creative literature lesson, 6th graders incorporate elements of performing arts into their choral readings of various poems.  They discuss musical instruments, facial expressions,...
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Reading Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze words that derive meaning from Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. In this myth vocabulary instructional activity, 11th graders work in learning groups as visual learners, kinesthetic learners, and artistic learners...
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Language Tutorial

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. For this language lesson, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read chorally and...
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Thai Children's Trust

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students spell words in braille and learn how to use braille to punch out their names. For this braille lesson plan, students discuss what life would be like for a visually impaired person.

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