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  • LESSON PLANS

    Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"

    This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for the history of lynching in…

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    Poetry
    African-American History
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    Mexico's Day of the Dead

    By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that various cultures have…

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
    Multicultural Music
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    Survey About Conflict and Me

    A survey for students concerning their responses to conflict.

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    Social and Emotional Development
    Social Skills
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    Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan

    Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of Hogwarts School.

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    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Teaching Harry Potter
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    Gravity and Weight on Other Planets

    How much would you weigh on Pluto (if it was still a planet)? Students learn about gravity, mass, and weight by…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Planets
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    Write a Letter to the President

    Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met during his/her…

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    Reading and Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
    Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips
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  • All About Me Mini-Unit

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    All About Me Mini-Unit

    This is the perfect starter unit for the beginning of the year as it meets the needs of all learners and allows for…

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    Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom: Write Your Own (Gr. 4-6)

    Teach your students how to create their own Mad Libs© selections by using a family story, fairy tale, script, dialog,…

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    Writing
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  • Letter to My Favorite Author

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    Letter to My Favorite Author

    After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to the author. Use this activity to celebrate…

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    Fiction
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  • A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

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    A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

    After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…

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    Reading and Literature
    Reading
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  • How Does Your Garden Grow?

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    How Does Your Garden Grow?

    By making their own miniature garden, students can observe first hand how plants grow.

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    Biology
    Plants and Botany
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    "The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…

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    Reading Comprehension
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Designing a Quilt Pattern

    Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This is a great arts & crafts…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonial America
    Folk Arts
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    Music and Interdisciplinary Connections

    Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.

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    Visual Arts
    Music National Content Standard 6
    Music National Content Standard 8
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    Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

    Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…

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    Historical Sites Project

    Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.

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    Speech
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. States
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    Self Portrait Class Book

    Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.

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    Visual Arts
    Art, Music and Drama
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    Counting Syllables in Words

    Students will count the number of syllables in words with this hands-on activity.

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    Phonics
    Reading
    Reading and Literature
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    Citing Internet Sources

    Students learn how to cite sources from the Internet for their essays and papers.

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    Writing Research Papers
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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    Smoking Lesson - Grade 4 and 5

    Use a lesson that explores the dangers of smoking, related vocabulary, and attitudes about smoking.

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    Health
    Smoking
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  • WORKSHEETS

    Exploring Comic Strips

    Comic strips are a great way to encourage reading and writing and reinforce key story elements.

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    Reading
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    Do Plants Sweat Like People Do?

    Pupils will learn about the similarities between human sweating and plant transpiration. In this hands-on science…

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    Biology
    Plants and Botany
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  • The "I Remember" Poem

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    The "I Remember" Poem

    Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…

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    Exploring Explorers Lesson Plan

    Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Map
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