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Book Letters

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study language. In this writing lesson, students listen to a story and then compose a friendly letter, about the  book, to a friend. They work independently to compose their letter depicting what happened in the story,...
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Letter Writing Accuracy: Write it Big, Write it Small

For Teachers K
Students write the letters of the alphabet. In this language arts lesson, students listen as the teacher says a letter. Students write the letter spoken by the teacher. Students write capital or lowercase letters.
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Introduce -ar

For Teachers K
Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. For this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say words and identify...
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Enduring Legacies of the New Deal

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate U.S. history by listening to an economics lecture. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the "New Deal" which happened after the Great Depression. Students identify movies, books and music from the...
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Thanksgiving Holiday

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore American culture by participating in arts and crafts activities. In this Thanksgiving lesson, 1st graders listen to music based upon the Thanksgiving tradition and examine images of the first Thanksgiving. Students...
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After The End...

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners create a few different endings to stories they are familiar with. In this writing lesson plan, students listen to the story, "The Giant Jam Sandwich," and see how a different ending changes the whole story. Each student chooses...
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Comprehension: Understanding "sequence"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story The Broken Bed and then sequence the story in their own words. For this sequencing lesson plan, 2nd graders also write narrative with a specific beginning, middle, and end.
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The Vietnam War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the nature of protest. They comprehend that art can be a form of protest. Students analyze how music was used as a powerful tool for speaking out against the war. They listen to some protest music and discuss the meaning...
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Poetry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in reading and listening to poetry. They are exposed to a variety of poems and examine and identify basic elements of poetry. They write their own poems and recite a poem with enthusiasm, expression, and props.
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Water Music

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils explore music about water. They listen to various pieces of music, play instruments, and plan and create a piece of art that includes a water motif.
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Breaking News English: UN Appeals for More Pakistan Aid

For Students 5th - 7th
For this ESL comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a variety of warm up, before listening/reading, while reading/listening, listening, after reading, homework and discussion activities. 
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Sesame Street Letter Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study the letters of the alphabet, explore different shapes, rhyme, and listen to the different sounds of the alphabet to help them sound out words and begin elementary level reading.
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Look at Philanthropy in Children's Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to stories about different philanthropic acts. They work together in groups to create a list of the needs of their community. They chose a service project which could be completed by their class.
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Wolves and Loons

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders listen to the sounds of loons and wolves and write down words which come to mind. They compare and contrast factual information about wolves with that from fairy tales and legends.
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Music Drama & Richard Wagner: The Lord Of The Ring

For Teachers 7th
Students study Richard Wagner and his idea of "Music Drama". Students listen to his music, pantomime, and lead "music dramas" to discover Wagner's idea of the world of composition and drama.
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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 1) (Lesson 3)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze and write an evaluation on the song "Black Sabbath". They interview a person who grew up listening to heavy metal music and compare and contrast the interview with their evaluation on the song. They share them with the...
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Walk Around the Block

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in walking a route in a neighborhood with parent volunteers in order to stress the importance of looking and listening for moving cars. They take this "field trip
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Children's Realism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a leading question in order to create context for the lesson plan. The problem of paying attention to students is discussed in groups. An answer to the problem appears that adults should know the desire of children of being...
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Somewhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write their own version of the book "Somewhere" in this lesson plan. They listen to the book and locate the rhyming words within the text. They find the number of syllables per word in the text, and compare the number of...
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The B Beat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize letter b in print and respective phoneme /b/ in spoken words, such as tongue twisters. Students then listen for phoneme in spoken words, and practice writing letter b.
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No Title

For Teachers 1st
First graders are asked to listen up and come sit by the rocking chair and listen to the book, "Crickwing," read to them. They watch the teacher go through the story board and then answer a variety of questions about the book they just...
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Pen Pals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the sounds that different animals make. Then they play a listening game, using the animal sounds they've discussed.
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Music, Slavery, and the Civil War

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the role of the spiritual played during the period of slavery and the Civil War. They listen to and analyze various forms of spirituals They gain an awareness of how music reflects cultures and social issues.
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Surprise Box Descriptions

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students give oral definitions and descriptions. Each student takes a turn describing the contents of a plastic egg with a category plus attribute format. Other members have an opportunity to guess contents of the egg after listening to...