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Pop Art |
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Arts,history |
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4,5,6 |
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Students will learn about the culture behind Pop Art and why Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein created such art works. They will then choose (or the teacher will choose to teach one type only) art form and mimic it, using their own design.... |
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Alphabiography |
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English Language Arts |
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5,6,7,8 |
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Students will create a book about themselves. Each page will be dedicated to one letter and something relevant about that letter and them. For example, "A" could be about apples, whether they like them or not, antelopes, or annoying brothers....whatever the author wants to write about, as long as it is referenced to themselves.... |
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Celebrate Pi Day March 14 |
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Mathematics,pi |
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4,5,6 |
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A powerpoint introduction to understanding the value of pi. Students will measure the circumference and diameter of many circular objects, add information to a googleforms spreadsheet, then obseve the relationship between circumference and diameter... |
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Test Taking as a Genre |
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Test Taking Strategies |
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2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
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Many educators have acknowledged test taking as a genre. Students should be taught test taking strategies and skills as standardized tests expect students to demonstrate knowledge in a very specific way. These series of lessons provide opportunities for teachers to work with students on test taking strategies, skills, and reading for a purpose.... |
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Black History Month - Resources for "Red Tails" |
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English Language Arts,History-Social Science,Humanities |
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5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 |
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This collection of primary sources will help provide students with the historical context for George Lucas's recent release: Red Tails. The resources and lessons span elementary through high school, but I've referenced 11th grade U.S. History standards.... |
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Title: |
Flying Solo Reading Journal |
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English Language Arts |
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Grade: |
4,5,6 |
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Description: |
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher is a story about a 6th grade class that accidently ends up without a sub for the day. The students handle the problem as a team, and in the end help each other through some difficult problems. This chapter book would make a great read aloud or literature cirlce. This chapter by chapter reading log has questions and vocabulary to reinforce a variety of language arts standards. ... |
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Title: |
Circle Graphs Percents and Degrees |
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Mathematics |
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Grade: |
5,6 |
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Description: |
Students start with a skewed circle graph and discover connections between percents and degrees using student driven data. (Teacher collects data ahead of time)
Taught to a sixth grade class as reinforcement of a fifth grade standard.... |
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Title: |
The Giving Tree |
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English Language Arts |
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Grade: |
3,4,5,6 |
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Students will express their understanding of the message in Th Giving Tree, and will give a heartfelt give to a person/people in need.... |
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