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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 4-6
Students learn folktale, folklore, and myth genres.Lesson Plan
Grades 4-6
Spice Up Your Poetry with Figurative Language
Expose students to the different elements and styles of poetry through appreciating differences in figurative language and rhythm.Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
2010 Census: It's About Us United States Lesson Plans Grades 7-8 Lesson 3: Why You Count
Teach about the United States census with these lessons from the 2010 Census: It's About Us program.Lesson Plan
Grades 7-8
Teacher Resource Books for Starting the School Year
This teacher created book list is an excellent resource for first year teachers. It includes interest inventories, bulletin boards, activities and tips that new teachers can use for starting the school year right.Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Stealing Freedom and Storm Warriors Lesson Plan
The historical setting and the strong sense of story make these novels by Carbone excellent choices for read-aloud or class novel study. Each...Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9
Students compare and contrast the different genres of folktales and myths.Lesson Plan
Grades 7-9
Women's Suffrage for Grades 6-8
Students read background information on the fight for women's suffrage and its eventual success. They also write a persuasive essay on why...Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Keep Gorillas on the Map (Grades 6-8)
Teach students about the characteristics of and threats to the mountain gorilla. Students identify the similarities between mountain gorillas and humans.Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
2010 Census: It's About Us United States Lesson Plans Grades 7-8 Lesson 4: Map Take a Census
Teach about the United States census with these lessons from the 2010 Census: It's About Us program.Lesson Plan
Grades 7-8
Dandy Doodles
What can you see in those squiggles?Lesson Plan
Grades 3-6
Weather Watch
Students observe weather, build an operational weather station, collect and compare data, create an "extreme" weather forecast and write first-person...Unit Plan
Grades K-8
It's Your Opinion
Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book Inkheart's characters. They will find supporting...Lesson Plan
Grades 4-8
World Wildlife in Danger (Grades 6-8)
Students develop environmental responsibility as they identify the great importance of saving endangered or threatened species, like the mountain gorilla, from extinction and preserving the variety of life on Earth.Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Squids Will be Squids Lesson Plan
With their trademark wacky humor and captivating art, award-winners Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have created a funny collection of moral tales....Lesson Plan
Grades K-6
Patterns and Pentominoes
Students learn about the role of pentominoes in the plot of Chasing Vermeer, then go on to solve their own pentominoe puzzles.Lesson Plan
Grades 3-8