Philanthropy, Volunteering and Service: The Historical Connections | |
| Description | This unit will develop understanding of philanthropy through definition and actions. Activities for students to get to know themselves and their classmates, utilizing concepts of philanthropy, will provide learners with meaningful opportunities for later Service learning,Service-learning projects. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Prepositions | |
| Description | In this worksheet students choose the preposition from a multiple choice list of words. Following this activity, students write sentences using all of the words listed in each multiple choice question. |
| Medium | application/pdf |
| Type | Activity |
| Grade Level | 4, 5, 6 |
Mazes | |
| Description | In learning to write letters, children must draw straight, curved and diagonal lines. These simple mazes will help a child gain the control they need. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Activity |
| Grade Level | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, kindergarten |
An Online Language Laboratory - Canadian English, Single Vowel Sounds | |
| Description | Phonologically complete pronunciation guides to many languages, including seven varieties of English, two of German and two of French. The Spanish guide includes both Castilian Spanish and Latin American variations. There is also a 'suggestions for teachers' page with outline lesson plans, and a language-related resources page. Simply mouse over the sounds to hear them. |
| Medium | audio/wav, image/gif, text/HTML |
| Type | Activity |
| Grade Level | all |
Everybody Needs a Rock | |
| Description | This lesson can be done with any kind of objects (seeds, leaves, tools, junk, shells, etc), that you have available to complement your curriculum. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Sharing Our World | |
| Description | In this unit, using literature and scientific inquiry, students will explore the habitat of humans and wildlife and how they coexist. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 3, 4, 5 |
Don't Be Fooled by a Photograph | |
| Description | In this lesson, students will study images that we altered digitally, to create a desired effect. Students will discuss how a photograph conveys information, and how changing that photograph can change its message., In this lesson, students will study images that we altered digitally, to create a desired effect. Students will discuss how a photograph conveys information, and how changing that photograph can change its message. |
| Type | Lesson plan, Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8 |
Murder and Mayhem: The Great Gatsby: The Facts Behind the Fiction | |
| Description | Students create newspapers, recording significant events and attitudes of the 1920s related to The Great Gatsby, utilizing primary source materials from several American Memory collections. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | 11 |
Knock, Knock. Who's There? | |
| Description | Students will choose (be assigned) a person to research on the Internet. They will then write a report in the "5 paragraph" format using a wordprocessor. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Lesson plan |
| Grade Level | 7, 8, 9 |
Point of View - POV:Promises | |
| Description | The city of Jerusalem has been the center of controversy for centuries. Students will engage in research and interactive exercises (including a role-playing game) to acquire historical knowledge of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in the region, learn how to interpret a conflict from multiple perspectives, advocate for a point of view, and develop greater conflict resolution skills. This lesson will also allow teachers to promote greater tolerance and understanding of others. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Grade Level | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, higher education |





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