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The Ugly Duckling: A Discussion of Human Rights
Students, after listening to The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Anderson, become more aware of their relationship to human rights in regards to equality, justice, fairness, civil rights, and social justice.
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April 2nd Writing Prompt
In this daily writing prompt worksheet, students learn that Hans Christian Anderson's birthday was on April 2nd. Students choose 2 of their favorite fairy tales and create a play that combines elements of both stories.
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Nightingale: Chinese Hand Scroll with Poem
After listening to the Hans Christian Anderson story, "The Nightingale," students research more information about the bird. They then write an "If" poem, using facts about a nightingale. Next, watercolors are used to illustrate the poe
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Storytime Quiz 1
For this novels worksheet, students answer short answer questions about famous novels and authors. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
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Ugly Duckling?
First graders identify unique personal characteristics. For this character education lesson, 1st graders listen to the story Ugly Duckling and discuss the changes the animal went through in the story. Students bring in baby photos and...
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Celebrate Comprehension with Classical Characters
Students listen to books and answer questions using reading skills. In this reading lesson, students develop reading strategies such as decoding, understanding characters, and comprehension. Students relate characters and events in the...
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Ballet and Dance Quiz
Ballet is the main focus of this short answer quiz, but a few questions cover dance in cinema and Scottish folk dance names. Trivia for dancers!
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Asian America: Heritage Experience
Learners of all ages read and discuss books about Asian America. In this Asian-America lesson plan, different books for every age group are listed and various teaching strategies are suggested. Great tips cover virtually every grade level!
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Bill Irwin: All in a Day's Work
Students perform for an audience. In this performing arts activity, students explore the work of actor Bill Irwin in a variety of roles. Students direct and perform a fairy tale in small groups .
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The Princess and the Pea
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 5th graders read the story 'The Princess and the Pea.' Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the passage.