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Character Education

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this kindness worksheet, students have many sheets to fill out such as shopping lists, kindness web, kindness graph, and much more. Students complete 71 pages in the curriculum guide.
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Seasons

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a KWL chart about the four seasons. In this four seasons lesson plan, 1st graders continue the chart by watching videos and drawings.
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Readers Theater

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners perform a reader's theater based on the Civil War. In this dramatic arts history lesson, students review the purpose of reader's theater and are given a script to read. The script can be based on an important Civil War figure....
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Good Habits

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, learners use the given clues to help them complete the word search about healthy habits and hygiene.
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Hall/ Heal Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.
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George Washington Bush: A Settlement Journey

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners, in groups, examine the different aspects of George W. Bush's life that led him to settle in the Camas-Washougal area and eventually homestead in Tumwater, Washington. They write a class biography of George W. Bush.
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Tocobaga Indians of Tampa Bay

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify characteristics of the Tocobaga Indian tribe, compare and contrast this tribe to other Florida tribes, and explain why the Tocobaga tribe became extinct.
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Investigation of the Aral and Salton Seas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars become more environmentally conscious. They see that it may be too late to "save" the Aral Sea, but there is still hope to prevent the ecological collapse of the Salton Sea.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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Big Word

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students find small words in big words. Students then use letters to find 'big words'.
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Egyptian Inspiration Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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Sneaky Snake Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to letters of the alphabet, specifically the letter S. Students recognize the letter S and its phoneme /s/ and receive practice in recognizing the letter S, hearing and saying the phoneme /s/, and in writing the...
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Chart Trivia

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice addition and subtraction problems and answer questions using greater than and less than. They chart information to create a graph on the computer.
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Learning Steps in an Inquiry Process

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the steps in the inquiry process. Using this method, they locate and identify at least seven Native American tribes in Montana. In groups, they use the internet to research the culture of the tribes and...
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Where in the World is Cynthia San Francisco? A weather-related challenge

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate concepts of weather using a guided, essential question. They collect data from satellite weather images and create models to track the progress of weather changes.
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Community Helpers Wheel

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars play a game to reinforce the understanding that some community helpers are producers of goods, and some provide a service. Students identify community helpers and their jobs.
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What Difference Do Good and Bad Make?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discuss the characteristics of good citizenship, listen to the story, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and develop and present skits demonstrating examples of good and bad behaviors.
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Movers and Trackers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work in pairs to research the changes in Florida's minority populations over the last fifty years. They prepare an oral presentation showcasing the contributions these populations have made to Florida's culture.
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Mrs. Wishy Washy

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore the book, Mrs. Wishy Washy. They listen to the story, participate in a picture walk, identify the patterns of repeated words, role-play the motions, and retell the story using props.
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Life on a Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners take a field trip to a farm or observe pictures of farms and animals in the classroom. They paint a mural of a farm setting with animals. They practice phonetic skills with farm stories and songs. They explain how milk becomes...
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Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study and discuss various entrepreneurs from their home state and then prepare a proposal for a business they would like to own and operate in the future.
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Hometown Heroes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students interview various entrepreneurs in their town, asking what they considered in starting and then operating their business. They compose a short essay to report their findings.
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The Reservations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the concept of a reservation and how it effects the lives of Native American indian tribes. They conduct research with the help of guiding questions to find the correct type of information. Students take notes...
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Evaluating Information Quality: Identifying Useful Information

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine different types of information and evaluate its accuracy. In groups, they research tribal heroes from the present and past. As a class, they identify what they need to look for to determine if the information is...