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		<title>SQUISH Lesson Plans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Squish" lesson plans vary depending on the context and can include art projects like Squish Mâché or color mixing with paper plates, sensory activities like creating squish bags with sand and hair gel, or STEM activities such as building light-up sculptures with Squishy Circuits. A physical education game called "Squish" also involves hitting a ball against a wall to keep it in play. 

To view our Top 10 Squish Lesson Plans, please click "READ MORE" below and if you have a "Squish" lessonplan you would like us to include, please send details via email to 

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		<title>Kwanzaa &#8211; Lesson plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To give intensive reading practice
To examine an aspect of the Christmas celebrations
To give pracice with working out meaning of lexis from context
To give freer speaking practice 


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		<title>Declaration of Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The student will be able to describe the events leading to the vote for independence.
Required Materials:
Laptops
Pencil and paper
Technology Integration:
Students will use their laptops to research information from a website to answer specific questions pertaining to the Declaration of Independence.
Procedures: Students will be instructed to visit the History Channel Web site&#8217;s exhibit about the Declaration of 


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		<title>Medical Minute with Dr. Madison Mills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the U.S.-Mexican War, more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds. Approximately 70% of deaths were due to disease. The lesson focuses on four health threats: 1) Poor drinking water, 2) Garbage, 3) Mosquitoes, and 4) Lack of personal hygiene.
Soldiers at Fort Brown got their drinking water from the Rio Grande. However, the 


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		<title>Protecting the Soldier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BACKGROUND: Information about the uniforms on the enclosed list.
For more information on U.S.-Mexican War uniforms, check out these websites:
o http://www.aztecclub.com/uniforms/uniform-a.htm
o http://www.dodgenet.com/~ghostgar/ggbook/GGbook.html
Uniforms were made out of wool because of the fabric’s properties. When soldiers sweat, wool would wick water away from the skin. If it rained, wool would absorb the water, keeping the soldier warm and 


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		<title>Juneteenth Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will present end results of their research on the end of slavery in the Western hemisphere at a Juneteenth end of school year celebration.


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		<title>Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lesson uses the book Meet Addy by Connie Porter to teach the characteristics of historical fiction, making inferences and using visualization, and Civil War history.


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		<title>Escaping Slavery: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using the picture book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, students create a problems/solutions/events chart to help them understand the relationships between Clara's problems and how she solves them.


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		<title>Stars and Stripes Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to:

    * Tell what a symbol is and give examples of a symbol, such as the American flag.


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		<title>Our Flag Throughout History</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students create a timeline of the history of the flag, which serves as a quick visual reference point for discussions of history as well as an interactive learning tool.


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