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    Holiday Poems

    Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa," or "Hanukkah." This is…

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  • Jim Crow

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    Jim Crow

    Define segregation and explain what "Jim Crow" laws did.

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  • Widget Assembly

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    Widget Assembly

    Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of individual craftsmen in…

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    American History/U.S. History
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  • Matched Educator's Guide

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    Matched Educator's Guide

    This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions,…

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  • Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

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    Thirteen Reasons Why Educator's Guide

    This educator's guide to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher includes activity and discussion prompts plus classroom…

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  • Between Shades of Gray Educator's Guide

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    Between Shades of Gray Educator's Guide

    Use these activities, assignments, writing prompts, and discussion questions with Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys…

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  • Determine Mary Jo's Budget with Excel

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    Determine Mary Jo's Budget with Excel

    In order to determine whether Mary Jo has enough money to go camping, students create a budget spreadsheet that tracks…

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  • Cinquain Mosaics

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    Cinquain Mosaics

    In this word processing activity, students learn about cinquains and write their own cinquain. Then they illustrate…

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  • Order of Operations & Excel

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    Order of Operations & Excel

    Follow the step-by-step instructions in this lesson to make a spreadsheet that solves complex math problems according to…

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  • Create a Line Chart with Excel

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    Create a Line Chart with Excel

    Show students how to create a line graph in Microsoft Excel&#174 using the step-by-step instructions in this lesson…

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  • Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

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    Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 1: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds

    Use the handouts in this printable guide to explore myths and folk tales from around the world that share the themes…

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  • Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

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    Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

    Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

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    Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources
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  • Animal Speeds

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    Animal Speeds

    Hand out a printable computer activity that teaches the basics of a spreadsheet. Students research how fast different…

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  • How Far Is It?

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    How Far Is It?

    Hand out a printable computer activity that reinforces students' basic map skills, as they use the Internet to find the…

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  • REFERENCE

    Learning through The Duke

    Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of jazz, as well as some of…

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    Harmony of Tearin' Up My Heart

    Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart.

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    Music National Content Standard 1
    Music National Content Standard 5
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    Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    Students create a script for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, the story of Kit, who immigrates…

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    Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain

    Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who becomes involved with…

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    American Revolution (1775-1781)
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    Readers Theater Script: The House of Sixty Fathers

    Readers Theater script ideas for The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert DeJong. This is the story of Tien Pao and his…

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  • Life in Medieval Times Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

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    Life in Medieval Times Mini-Lesson — PowerPoint Slideshow

    Give students a big picture overview of some of the different roles people held in medieval society with these…

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  • Daily Lesson Plan Template

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    Daily Lesson Plan Template

    Lesson planning couldn’t be easier with this free printable daily lesson plan template, complete with sections for…

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  • Small Group Lesson Plan Template

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    Small Group Lesson Plan Template

    Lesson plan templates are great tools for planning small group instruction. This ready-to-use small group lesson plan…

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  • Black Lives Matter E-Book Cover

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    Black Lives Matter E-Book: A Movement for Racial Justice

    Black History Month is not just a great opportunity to teach students about the important figures from history who have…

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    Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 27

    Week 27: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.

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