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The Chinese New Year – a lesson plan

To give extensive & intensive reading practice – stages 2, 3, 4
To give freer speaking practice – stages 1, 4
To review & expand vocabulary connected to describing character – stage

Surviving AIDS

To help students understand the facts and issues surrounding HIV and AIDS by creating a newspaper supplement containing information gathered from research.

365 Days of African-American History

Students create a daily calendar of events in African American history.

Harvest Prints

Sliced fruits and vegetables make unusual stamps. Let students use produce to make realistic prints. After the prints dry, children will revisit the concept that fruits contain seeds.

Meet Our Presidents Bulletin Board

Use resources from the White House Web site and other library or Internet resources to create a “Meet Our Presidents” bulletin board.