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World War I Project Menu – 9 Choice Activities teaching resource preview
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World War I Project Menu – 9 Choice Activities

A choice-board project menu offering 9 alternative project options (trading cards, letter writing, news article, comic strip, memorial design, timeline, mini-lesson, alphabet book, poem) for students to demonstrate knowledge of World War I.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–8
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The Closing Down Sale: Write A Story (9-13 years) teaching resource preview
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The Closing Down Sale: Write A Story (9-13 years)

A creative-writing teaching resource that first reviews fiction-writing techniques (audience, genre, structure, dialogue, sentence variety) and then guides students through planning and writing an original story using a given character/setting/plot outline about a boy named Frank at a computer-game sale.

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3–8
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Construction Interactive Games to Practice Vocabulary teaching resource preview
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Construction Interactive Games to Practice Vocabulary

An interactive PowerPoint game set ('Find the Missing Tool' and 'Figure Out the Riddle') that reviews construction-industry vocabulary (tools, machinery, safety gear, materials) as part of a CTE (career/technical education) curriculum.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–12
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Persuasive Writing about King Tut Project teaching resource preview
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Persuasive Writing about King Tut Project

A multi-day project-based learning unit in which student groups research whether King Tut was murdered, then conduct a web quest and mock trial, culminating in persuasive writing, to teach ancient history alongside persuasive writing and collaboration skills.

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PDF
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6–10
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Pi Paper Chain Activity teaching resource preview
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Pi Paper Chain Activity

A classroom-decoration math activity: 30 paper strips, each representing one digit's place value of pi and printed with a math/pi trivia fact, to be colored and linked into a paper chain.

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Level
6–8
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Fauvism Guide and Project teaching resource preview
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Fauvism Guide and Project

A guide and project introducing the Fauvism art movement; students read about its history and characteristics, answer comprehension questions, then create original art projects and research reports.

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6–12
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Industrial Revolution Newspaper Project teaching resource preview
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Industrial Revolution Newspaper Project

A group history project in which student partners produce a period-perspective newspaper about Industrial Revolution inventions, guided by role assignments and a grading rubric.

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Microsoft Word
Level
7–12
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Carbon Footprint Activity teaching resource preview
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Carbon Footprint Activity

A short STEM craft activity that prompts students to think of ways to reduce their carbon footprint and record those ideas on a lift-the-flap paper footprint.

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PDF
Level
3–10
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Juice Box Radio Activity teaching resource preview
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Juice Box Radio Activity

A simple STEM/craft activity where students build a pretend radio out of a recycled juice box and craft materials.

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PDF
Level
2–8
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Group Project: World War II Timeline teaching resource preview
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Group Project: World War II Timeline

A teacher-led small-group project instructing students to research and build a physical illustrated timeline of major World War II events, including comparative Allied/Axis statistics.

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Microsoft Word
Level
8–11
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A Wrinkle in Time: Exploring Literature Teaching Unit teaching resource preview
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A Wrinkle in Time: Exploring Literature Teaching Unit

A comprehensive 12-unit literature teaching guide for the novel 'A Wrinkle in Time', covering pre-reading discussion, chapter study guides, vocabulary, class discussion, tests, and writing projects.

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PDF
Level
4–9
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University Research Project teaching resource preview
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University Research Project

A research project where students investigate a specific U.S. university (assigned by state) covering costs, admissions requirements, degree/sport offerings, and student demographics, to build understanding of post-secondary options.

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7–10
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Interpreting Words + Phrases Digital Game teaching resource preview
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Interpreting Words + Phrases Digital Game

A self-checking digital game (hosted externally on Google Slides) that has students practice the 4 steps of citing evidence and interpreting words/phrases in a text, culminating in paragraph writing.

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PDF
Level
6–8
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The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act teaching resource preview
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The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act: An Engaging Classroom Resource "The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act" is a combinatory tool of game-play and learning designed for high school level teaching. Detailing the period between the French and Indian War and American Revolution, it can be…

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Level
8–11
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Project: Team Sports Research teaching resource preview
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Project: Team Sports Research

A partner research project where students investigate an assigned team sport's history, rules, and gameplay, then build a presentation to teach the class.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–8
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Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense Book Report teaching resource preview
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Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense Book Report

A teacher lesson-plan and student project package for a culminating (or stand-alone) book report on a mystery, thriller, horror, or suspense novel, analyzing elements of fiction, characterization, conflict, and literary devices.

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Microsoft Word
Level
6–9
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