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Carpentry: merit badge

For Students 5th - 12th
In this carpentry worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about carpentry in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 6 questions total.
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and...
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Classroom Guide for Grandfather Counts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore Asian American culture. In this multicultural guided reading instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of communication tools and share languages they speak. Learners read Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng,...
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Easter Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Whether you focus on the real meaning of Easter, or on the fun stuff, like egg dyeing, here are some great lessons.
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Pirate Lessons That Aren't Just History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pirate Lesson Plans provide a way for students to learn about Blackbeard and other historical pirates, as well as modern day incarnations.
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Homeschooling Chronicles: Making The Civil War Come Alive

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
The Civil War is a complex topic that students can study in a variety of ways, including watching a reenactment.
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Finding Fungi in the World Around Us

For Teachers 4th - 8th
These lesson ideas will help your students explore the diversity of Kingdom Fungi.
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Lord of the Flies - Jack Merridew: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Jack Merridew is a dark, enigmatic character from William Golding's Lord of the Flies. This quiz includes ten multiple choice and yes/no questions about Jack and the plot of the novel. This is not particularly academically challenging,...
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IB History of the Americas Historiography: Limits of the Historical Record

For Students 9th - 12th
For this historical record worksheet, students read about analyzing primary sources and then complete the 3 listed activities to create their own historical accounts.
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Beaver Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Living to Avoid The Criminal Justice System

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils brainstorm a list of negative stereotypes in the African-American society. In groups, they develop ways to decrease the chance of them living in poverty and being in trouble with the law. They develop ways to solve problems...
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George Washington Lives! On the Internet! - Thematic Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.
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Frogs and Toads Are Different

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the unique characteristics of frogs and toads. Through Internet research and reading the book Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, 2nd graders compare and contrast the two amphibians.
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Notable American Composers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students visit web sites for each of the composersand listen to selections of each composer's music and place important dates of the composers into a pre-printed time line.
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African-American Art and the Political Dissent during the Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the culture of African American art. Using the internet, they research the events surrounding the Harlem Renaissance and discover how it produced a wide variety of art and literature. To end the lesson, by...
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State of Mind: Inventing the American Identity

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students define national identity, explain importance of having national identity, describe America's national identity, work together and formulate class vision of what America's national identity is, identify United States symbols and...
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Then and Now

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain the differences and time relationships between the past simple, present perfect (continuous) and present simple tenses when speaking about the past and present. They use a graphic organizer before speaking.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 9

For Students 5th - 7th
In this English idioms worksheet, students determine meanings of idioms based on the human body, body parts, and bodily functions.  Students use the meanings to complete sentences.
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The Holocaust: Survival Stories

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use survival stories as the theme for written assignments and a photography presentation.
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Herstory: Women portrayed in film

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine various videos and books about Harriet Tub man, Annie Oakley, and Wilma Rudolph. They conduct research, participate in games, and write stories involving these three women.
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Dale Carnegie: Man of Influence

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars study about Dale Carnegie, who taught millions how to achieve self-confidence and interpersonal social skills.
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Rosa Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine the actions of Rosa Parks. They identify the reasons why philanthropy is good for the community and individuals. They write a letter to someone they admire because of their qualities.
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The Vision Quest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore lives of Chief Plenty Coups and Crow Indians, focusing specifically on tradition of Vision Quests. Students identify reasons for Vision Quests, and create presentation to share information found with classmates.
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LOOKING DEEPER

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study trauma, recognize episodes that can produce it, and behaviors it can elicit. They glean an example of a potentially traumatic event. They need to think who might be traumatized and why.