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Around the world, a multicultural unit: The students will listen to stories from different cultures. They will participate in directed discussion, followed by a related art activity.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, Guidance, Healthful Living, and Social Studies); By Judy Cliver.

The big, bad, red wolf: Fact and fantasy: This lesson will explore the myths and legends surrounding wolves. We will also investigate factual information about the endangered red wolf.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science); By Steven Sather.

Comparing and contrasting careers: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.9; This lesson for grade six will help students understand comparing and contrasting. Students will conduct career surveys with adults and will use the results to create Venn diagrams.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Comparing/contrasting characters: A Taste of Blackberries: This lesson is designed to use with Chapter 1 of the novel A Taste of Blackberries. Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two main characters and then relate the material to their own lives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By Denise Caudle.

The Frog Prince: Compare and contrast: This lesson can be used with numerous pieces of literature, films, or sound material to develop viewing and listening skills and the students' ability to compare and contrast. One of the richest sources is in the area of fairy tales and folktales. This an especially good source if you can find a modernized version in recorded form to contrast with the more traditional written form. I have used the "Frog Prince" because of this factor and because it was part of the 4th grade language arts reading unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Barbara Waters.

Little and big houses: Using the book Little House on the Prairie and international keypals, students will learn about similarities and differences among children at different times and in different places.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Karen Ester.

Making “Oobleck”: The students will discuss what they think will happen when mixing specific ingredients to create an unknown substance labeled “Oobleck.” Next, the students will work together in small groups of four or five to create this substance. Finally, the students will individually illustrate and write one to three sentences describing the results.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Science); By Paige Hoffman.

Multicultural cross-grade level unit plan: This unit of study integrates reading, writing, math, and social studies. It is designed to help first and third grade students relate to other cultures of the world. They will understand and compare the similarities and differences of children, families, and communities in different times and places. They will analyze religious and other cultural traditions. They will apply basic geographic concepts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Shirley Young.

One, two, three... go Poe!: In this lesson, students will be able to compare and contrast three short stories they have read by Edgar Allan Poe. The assignment will be divided into three parts: (1) They will have read and discussed or completed other classroom activities on each of the three stories. (2) They will work in small groups to brainstorm and create comparison/contrast charts that will be shared with the class. (3) Students will create their own graphic organizers based on the ideas shared in step two and then create a draft and final paper.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts); By Janie Peak.

Pigs and wolf on a map!: The students will construct a Double Bubble Map to compare and contrast two versions of a familiar fairytale.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By Cherry Randall.

Postcards of the past: Students will participate in Heritage Day activities that will enhance students' awareness of their heritage. They will take digital pictures of activities to include on a web page and research and report on information gathered. Students will create a web page to present their information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Karol Leaptrott, Rebecca Watt, and Regina Welsted.

A renaissance of jazz and poetry: The Harlem Renaissance was the birth of a creative plethora in all fields of art for African Americans. The poetry and jazz composed during or inspired by this era naturally complemented each other. Furthermore, many of the themes from the musical and literary worlds are universal and provide a great lesson on how two different works can have a parallel theme.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts and Music Education); By Janet Fore.

Seeing two poems: This lesson will teach students how to actively read a poem and identify poetic devices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Karyn A. Gloden.

Turtles are terrific: This lesson will engage the students in the study of turtle attributes and their habitats. The lesson will integrate science, math, language arts and computer/technology curriculums.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)

Using Venn diagrams to compare and contrast: In order to be able to compare and contrast weather in other places around the country and the world, the students will learn how to use a graphic organizer (Venn diagram) to visualize likeness and differences between two things.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science); By Kelly Sharpe, Kathleen Hughes, Ruffin Priest, Sondra Walker, and Sandra McKee.

Who's Your Mama?: A Family Who's Who: This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies); By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

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