Judicial Branch of California
A “Commemorative” Bill of Rights
It's 1943, and Jewish people in Denmark are in hiding from the Nazis. What protection can the United States offer them? By examining the Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights, scholars consider the protections afforded to those...
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The Early Cold War: 1947-1970
With a combination of images, maps, and valuable information, this presentation is a strong resource for a history class that is coming out of a WWII unit and into a Cold War unit. Some points are outlined for students, while others are...
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Something is Rotten in Denmark!
Students identify a key line from a Shakespearean play and create a poem based on the imagery evoked by the dialogue.
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Number The Stars: Character Sketch
In this literacy activity, students create a graphic organizer for the character of Anne Marie from Number The Stars. Then they write a description of her.
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The Participial Phrase
Need a review practice exercise for participial phrases? The assumption here is that young grammarians are already familiar with the grammar principles and terms and are ready to show their understanding of participial phrases, and for...
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Birthdays
Students recognize that there are different birthday customs unique to many countries.
ESL HQ
Answer the Questions (Danish)
In this foreign language instructional activity, learners will work toward mastery of a foreign language. Students will respond to 8 short answer questions.
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The Magic of Algebra: Original Lesson Plan
Students participate in a teacher led math "trick." The teacher "reads the mind of the students. The answer to the problem is always 4, and by following the directions, the teacher can guess that students are thinking of Denmark, and...
Global Oneness Project
The Nature of Happiness
The U.S. Constitution states that the pursuit of happiness is an inalienable right. The United Nations' Global Happiness Index ranks countries according to the happiness of its citizens. As part of a discussion of the nature of...
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Shakespeare Had Vampires?!
Contrary to the title, William Shakespeare did not include vampires in his plays, but this quiz covers the untimely deaths that many characters do meet. Match characters to their dying words in a multiple-choice format.
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Verb "Be", Write Questions, Word Order, Dialogue
In this verb tense, questioning, word order, dialogue worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the proper verb, write questions for the given answers, put word into the correct order, and complete dialogue using the present tense of...
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The Vikings of Scandinavia
Students become familiar with who the Vikings were and what they accomplished. In this Vikings lesson, students locate the Scandinavian countries. Students will record information about the Vikings in a Viking notebook. Students will...
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Enter Players: Constructing Character Connections in Hamlet
Students research the characters of Hamlet. In this Shakespearean literature lesson, students complete a pre-reading activity designed to improve their familiarity with the characters in the story. In small groups, students...
Small Planet Communications
Planet Book Club: Number the Stars
Planning a novel study of Lois Lowry's Number the Stars? Then look no further. A 16-lesson unit guides students through a reading of this awarding-winning novel. Complete with a synopsis of the novel, analysis of its literary themes,...
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Work And Resistance In America
Students investigate the history and events that surround the industrial revolution. They conduct research using secondary sources. They look reflectively at the history in order to build an idea of how the arts could have influenced the...
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Ict Activity 9
Fourth graders experience and study electronic conferencing as a means of communicating with other European schools. They assess various ways of communicating with other students to compare similarities and differences between...
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Breaking News English: Site for Beautiful People Only
In this English worksheet, students read "Site for Beautiful People Only," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Channel 4 Learning
We Are From: Denmark
Here you can learn all about the country of Denmark! Content includes a look at Denmark's history, the famous toys called "LEGOs," the life and stories of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish food and sports, and some amazing facts.