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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Trees in Art and Nature

Students will: discuss paintings by Vincent van Gogh, independently develop a classification method for trees, create leaf rubbings, and learn about the ways to calculate the age of a tree.

Writing About The Holocaust, Connections

This site offers a selection of lessons that span several subjects.

Number the Stars

No matter which of the activities below you select or the equally good ones you come up with yourselves, the important thing is to enjoy the book and Lowry’s skill in creating such memorable characters.

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.

What Do You Know? (Creating a K-W-H-L Chart)

“Students will: research print and/or online resources, organize information, integrate and use information, learn about the Holocaust.