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Approaching Walden

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine their natural surroundings as a way to begin thinking about an abstract idea. They analyze and compare or contrast the rhetorical stategies of two essayists. Students interpret and evaluate images culled from...
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Where The Wild Things Are

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders brainstorm where they think wild things exist. Then using the same strategy they discuss natural surroundings from using prior life experience. This part of the lesson can also be done with using a nature hike. Students...
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The Malnourished Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students revise writing to improve style, word choice, sentence variety and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how questions of purpose, audience and genre have been addressed. They recognize the importance of details in writing.
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Witches Brew

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students reinforce AB patterns taught in the classroom and practice locomotor movements. They cut out and laminate 20 of each of the following Halloween items: bats, ghosts, Frankenstein faces, spiders, Jack-O¿¿¿-Lanterns, witches...
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Heritage: How did the pioneers impact Utah's environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore and refine the application of media, techniques, and artistic processes. They examine the environment of a landmark or place in Utah that was altered by the original settlers and determine how it was changed and...
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Energy Is Everywhere

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students determine the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources and identify the different forms of energy. They discuss life without energy and where energy comes from before reading an article about the different...
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Claymation Video

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students photograph important landmarks in town, write descriptive articles, and share them with other students through the school newspaper and web site. They also create a documentary-style video that speaks to an organization within...
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Service Learning Project-American Civil War

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the American Civil War. As part of a service learning project, they volunteer to help preserve or promote a local Civil War site. They conduct research and write letters or lobby legislatures on behalf of historic...
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Time

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students answer 16 questions about time. For example, "When do people in your country spend time together as a family?"
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'Tis the Season

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this holiday crossword puzzle worksheet, students fill in the crossword boxes with the answers to the 18 clues on the page.
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Medieval Law and Order (Lower)

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Medieval Law and Order activity, students read and see visuals of the different types of punishments given to people who committed crimes. Students then answer three questions about what they read.
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Multiply by Two-Digit Numbers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 13 problems in which dollars and cents or 3 digit numbers are multiplied by 2 digits. Students will need to rewrite some of the problems.
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Verb Tenses

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verb tenses activity, students fill in the blanks in 30 sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. It could be a positive or negative verb phrase.
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Phonics: Forming New Sounds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics worksheet, students practice 2 new sounds, "aw" and "au" by reading silly sentences. Students circle the two letters that make the sound and write a sentence using "aw" words. Worksheet is designed to be signed by...
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When You're Sick

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify symptoms of illness and how they can get better. In this health lesson, 2nd graders use Venn diagrams to categorize what the character of a story did to get well, and different types of symptoms.
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Reading to Elementary Children

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in a cross-age reading program. In this language arts lesson, students choose a class of younger children and read them the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Learners reflect upon their service project in a journal.
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Promoting the Common Good

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a service learning activity regarding universal human rights. In this service learning lesson, students craft posters that illustrate guaranteed rights that all people should possess.
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Celebration of Living History

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a living history book about themselves and read it to a senior friend. In this living history lesson plan, students complete a project about the living history of their lives by filling out venn diagrams and sharing it...
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Cindy and Linda Selling Lemonade

For Students 4th - 5th
In this graphing worksheet, students read a graph, complete a chart about the information, and answer questions. There are fifteen questions in all.
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Teens Buckle Each Other Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore teen driving habits. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Teens Buckle Each Other Up", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on the...
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BIOMIMICRY, Housing Naturally: Habitat as Model

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore natural animal habitats. In this lesson on biomimicry and habitation design, students will use classroom and field examples to examine animal habitats. Students will construct a model of a natural animal habitat. This...
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Cooperation and Team Building

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to build cooperation and teamwork while serving as a leader. For this team building lesson, students define cooperation and identify ways a leader builds cooperation. Students participate in activities that build...
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Roswell and the Civil War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars consider the impact of the American Civil War on Georgia. In this Georgia history lesson, students discover Roswell's contributions to the Confederate effort and then create children's books that illustrate the destruction...
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Classroom Guide for Coming to America

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the pre-reading focus questions. In this reading lesson, students discuss and explore the book cover and title. Students predict what they will learn from this book. Additionally, students read to find out what life is...