History takes on new dimensions in this interactive multimedia lesson that emphasizes the B-D-A approach to research as students investigate the experiences of people with disabilities since the early 1800s.
Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy
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Exploring Cross-Age Tutoring Activities With Lewis and Clark
9 - 12
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Interaction and adventure draws high school and elementary school students together as they analyze stories about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Using Personal Connections to Build an Understanding of Emotions
K - 2
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What makes you happy? What makes you sad? Connecting words to feelings enriches vocabulary and helps with concept development.
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Blogging in the Primary Grades? Yes, Indeed!
2 - 5
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Give students an authentic reason to read and write by researching blogs written by their peers around the world and then writing their own.
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Making Memories: An End-of-Year Digital Scrapbook
6 - 8
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Students reflect on their school year, creating a digital scrapbook consisting of images and text to present to their school community.
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Using Children's Literature to Develop Classroom Community
3 - 6
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Conversation and cooperation bring out the best in students when they hold dialogues about their individual strengths, abilities, and talents.
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The Pros and Cons of Discussion
9 - 12
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Students use a Discussion Web to engage in meaningful discussion of the question, "Are people equal?"
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And the Question Is... Evaluating the Validity of a Survey
9 - 12
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In this lesson, students learn to ask the right questions about the validity of surveys.
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Reading, Writing, Haiku Hiking! A Class Book of Picturesque Poems
3 - 5
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Students learn haiku
write descriptive poems
and share with the class.
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A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
6 - 8
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Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
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Reading and Writing About Pollution to Understand Cause and Effect
3 - 5
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Students get to write a whale of a tale when they complete a graphic organizer sequencing the journey of a mountain fish to a polluted waterway.
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Read a Song: Using Song Lyrics for Reading and Writing
K - 2
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This lesson will be music to the students' ears when they hear that they get to read song lyrics and compose original lyrics for a familiar song.
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Safety Tips With Officer Buckle and Gloria
K - 2
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Safety first! In this lesson, students take the lessons taught by Officer Buckle and Gloria to heart as they explore safety in everyday situations.
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E-pals Around the World
6 - 8
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With e-pals, students develop real-life writing and social experiences, learn the format of a friendly letter and parts of an e-mail message, and discover other cultures, languages, and geographic areas.
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Protecting Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day
K - 2
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Students discover that they can make a world of difference when they participate in the online Earth Day bag program.
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Getting to Know You: Developing Short Biographies to Build Community
3 - 5
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How well do your students know their peers? Students transform into investigative reporters as they interview a classmate, compile the biographical data into graphic form, and introduce the student to the class.
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Building a Learning Community: Crafting Rules for the Classroom
3 - 5
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Students will learn to mind their ps and qs in this lesson on etiquette and appropriate behavior in the classroom.
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Exploring Friendship With Bridge to Terabithia
4 - 6
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Students make predictions about Bridge to Terabithia and its characters, complete character studies, and relate the characters' experiences to their own as they identify ways to make and keep friends.
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Media Literacy: Examining the World of Television Teens
6 - 8
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Pop culture and the classroom collide in this lesson when students go behind the scenes to analyze a television series for characterization to use in an original television show proposal.
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My Life/Your Life: A Look at Your Parents' Past
6 - 8
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Past and present come together when students interview their parents and create a skit that compares their parents' experiences as middle schoolers with the students' own lives.