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Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain - Kenya

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils accompany music to the story Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain - Kenya to show how sound and music can accompany story description. In this music lesson, students learn how to show sound during a story.
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Songs of Fela Kuti – Nigeria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the music of Fela Kuti. In this music instructional activity, students listen to the fusion protest music of Fela Kuti of Nigeria. Students reflect on Kuti's music and message.
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Dancing in the Desert: The Genie

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study nuclear destruction using visual literacy. In this nuclear destruction lesson, 5th graders work in groups to examine a group of pictures that show the destruction of a home by a nuclear blast. They discuss the type of...
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Writing Thank You Notes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write to a veteran. In this letter writing activity, 6th graders identify the five parts of a letter and discuss the importance of sending thank you notes. Students write a thank you note to a veteran.
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Ride the Wild Leaf Cycle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. In this life cycle instructional activity, 4th graders learn about the leaf cycle and complete a worksheet where they put the leaf cycle steps in the correct order.
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Place Value Worksheets - Comparing Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Six problems consisting of sets of tens and ones cubes are arranged for aspiring mathematicians to analyze. For each problem, pupils write down the total numbers of cubes and then use < or > to identify which set is the least and...
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Place Value Worksheets - What Number Am I?

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Practice place value with this resource. The 12 questions consist of riddles. For example, "I have 4 tens and 2 ones. What number am I?" This is a creative approach to thinking about double-digit numbers. Answers are available so...
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Polygon Jigsaw Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this polygons worksheet, learners put a polygon jigsaw puzzle back together to form the planet Earth. Students put 10 polygons together.
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  In this hands on instructional activity students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as,...
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The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore dome shape construction. For this dome shape construction lesson, students explore the history, strength, and endurance of the dome shape design.
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Combining Technology with Literature

For Teachers K
Students develop a picture using the computer with an education computer program. In this technology lesson plan, students draw a picture on the computer based on a book that they have read.
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Learning with Technology and Literature

For Teachers K
Students practice their reading comprehension by utilizing computers. In this education technology lesson, students utilize a drawing program such as Microsoft Paint to draw pictures based upon the story they read, The Very Quiet...
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Different Ways to Travel

For Teachers Pre-K
Students use concentration and imagination to show different ways to move. In this body awareness lesson, students show different ways to move to music.  While the music is played students move around the room changing their...
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Human Impact on the Environment

For Students 7th - 9th
In this environmental science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 26 questions about human impact on the environment.
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ESL-Passive Voice

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students read a set of 10 sentences, checking those that are written in the passive voice, check sentences in which the agent is necessary, and fill in blanks with correct verb forms.
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Trees In Nature And Art

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars study the use of trees in art.  In this investigative instructional activity students create art using leaf rubbings and develop a classification method for trees. 
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, learners read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...
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Declaration of Complaints

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this protest and petition worksheet, students respond to 6 framework questions to help them outline and write their own Declarations of Complaints.
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Composition of Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners solve composition of functions. For this algebra lesson, students find the sum, difference and product of functions. They find the inverse of a function.
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Carla Bruni

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Carla Bruni and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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The Seed Match

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study seeds and plants. In this science lesson plan, students explore seeds from various types of plants and complete a worksheet about seeds. Students discuss plants that are fruits and vegetables and where they grow.
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Rocks Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the characteristics of rocks and use them to sort.  In this rocks lesson, students view a video, then try to identify various rock samples.
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How Will We Get There?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss and make a T chart of how to travel in Hawaii and understand that it is a group of islands that you cannot drive to. In this Hawaii lesson plan, students also discuss the kinds of transportation we use on the main land.
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Techno Movie

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making instructional activity, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine...