Build-A-Bird Lesson Plan: All About Bird Anatomy

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, features All About Birds Anatomy, a virtual bird interactive in which students build birds from the inside out. As they play, students discover the name an...

Copernicus Lesson Plan: Analyze a Primary Source

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about the astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus and his theories about Earth. They’ll discover h...

Jacques Cousteau Lesson Plan: Write an Obituary

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-10, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about how Jacques Cousteau applied his passion for undersea exploration, film making, innovating, and later...

Texas Revolution Lesson Plan: Write a Newspaper Article

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore BrainPOP features and resources to learn about the events that led up Texas declaring independence. Applying what they learn, students ...

Fill in the Sentence Implementation Strategies

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The Fill in the Sentence Challenge builds comprehension and strengthens vocabulary by having students use context clues and what they learned to drag and drop words and phrases to correctly complete s...

Alan Turing Lesson Plan: Crack a Secret Code

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about Alan Turing, an English mathematician who during World War II led a team in designing a computer that...

Fill in the Sentence ELL Modifications and More

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Fill in the Sentence Challenges offer an opportunity for ELLs and other students to apply their understanding of the new vocabulary. To support them, you can pre-teach or review the words in the word ...

Fill in the Sentence Learning Objectives

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What is Fill in the Sentence and Why is it Important?   Objective: Students will read with purpose, completing sentences by dragging and dropping correct phrases or vocabulary to blank spots.   Fi...

Text Highlight ELL Modifications and More

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To make the Text Highlight Challenge comprehensible and accessible to all students, pre-teach relevant vocabulary. Make sure your students understand the key language in both the question and the pass...

Text Highlight Implementation Strategies

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The Text Highlight Challenge task asks students to highlight specific information in a text, such as a main idea or supporting evidence. Here are some ideas for making the most of this activity: ...