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Venn diagram: Visual tool composed of two or more overlapping circles used to show relationships between items.
T chart: Graphic organizer, shaped like a "T," used to separate information into two categories. A T chart can be used to compare and contrast two things, to list advantages and disadvantages, to separate facts from opinions, etc.
KWL chart: Strategy in which students manage their learning by mapping out what they Know, Want to know, and Learned. KWL charts help students access prior knowledge and help teachers assess where students are in their learning.

Bouncing bubbles: Students will listen to Bubbles Bubbles by Mercer Mayer and a bubble poem before exploring the joys of bubble blowing. Students will observe bubbles, discuss their observations and create illustrations and stories to share.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Karen Rice.

Savvy soil: The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humus, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Karen Smith.

Getting to know spiders: This lesson is useful for helping students understand the differences between spiders and insects. They will also learn about a spider's particular body parts. Live spiders will be observed over the course of a few days to see how sound, light, and movement affect the spiders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Bree Welmaker.

From seed to plant: This lesson will give students an opportunity to learn about seed parts, how a plant grows, and to compare plants.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Gretchen Barkowitz.

Apples on parade: Children will discover the different varieties of apples after listening to a selected story by describing likenesses and differences of apples, sorting apples, graphing apples, eating apples, and creating apple star trees. This unit can be extended to allow children to cook with apples.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Nancy Haley.

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 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Shirley Young.

Children and families in North Carolina: In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ‘N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Getting down & dirty with soils: In this lesson, we will explore different kinds of soil (humus, sand, clay). The students will plant seeds in the different soils as part of further exploration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.

Equal inches: In this lesson, students will begin measuring with nonstandard units and discover the need for a standard unit of measure. Students will also learn to measure to the nearest inch using an inch ruler correctly and record their results.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); By Charlene Martin.

Higher order thinking with Venn diagrams: Graphic organizers are powerful ways to help students understand complex ideas. By adapting and building on basic Venn diagrams, you can move beyond comparison and diagram classification systems that encourage students to recognize complex relationships.; Format: article/best practice; By David Walbert.

To market we will go: In a market simulation, students will experience the roles of producers and consumers. The crafts in this market may be easily tied in with winter multicultural holidays (Christmas, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Hmong New Year, Las Posadas, etc.) Students can purchase gifts for their family members at the market.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.