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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

How are Leaves Alike and Different

TLW collect and compare different types of leaves. TLW discuss how leaves are alike and different.

My Tree Book

Students will “adopt” a tree and throughout the year will record and examine its characteristics and the changes that it goes through.

Arbor Day Across the United States — A Color-Key Map Activity

Use a color-key map to learn about planting times, then create your own Arbor Day color-key map.

Class Memorial

“Prepare and conduct a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.

Create Poetry from First-Person Testimony

Students turn diary and journal entries and the recorded testimony of people who witnessed the Holocaust into eloquent poetry. This is a lesson in the power of words.