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Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

This version of the classic game Hot Potato is a fun way for students to quiz one another on various topics. Students pass an object (the potato) and attempt to avoid holding it when the timer goes off.

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Hot Potato (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Book Design (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Book Design (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students look at and discuss art depicting food and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods and how to make them.

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Book Design (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

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Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students research college majors by identifying their own skill sets and personal attributes and exploring how their traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 9-12)

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students learn about the importance of oceans to the health of the planet. They work together to promote ideas that protect underwater plants and animals in oceans while also helping to reduce global poverty. This activity builds research and cooperative learning skills. It also develops empathy and global awareness.

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Helping Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • History and Society

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Escape Room (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Escape Room (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Teams work together to solve clues and puzzles to escape from a room. This activity builds collaboration, creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

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Escape Room (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1h 30m

Students explore the meaning of the word innovator, analyze two stories about Black American innovators from The 1619 Project, and conduct their own research on underreported stories about Black American innovators. This activity is designed for two 45-minute periods or one 90-minute period.

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Highlighting Underreported Stories About Black Innovators

History and Society • Literacy

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 12

Careers in Education

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Careers in Education

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students will learn about education as a career by speaking with a teacher who has been invited to discuss their career with the group. Then, students will view a website to compare education to other possible careers.

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Careers in Education

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

By OregonASK

6 - 8

Students learn about the water cycle, detailing the ways that water changes states as it supports life on earth.

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S.INQ Up Earth Sciences

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h•Grades 6 - 8

My Life: Highlights Reel

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

My Life: Highlights Reel

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Think of your life as an ongoing motion picture. There is so much to see, and every day is different. If you had to put together a highlights reel for your life, what would you include? In this activity, students decide just that as they make a slideshow "highlights reel" of their lives.

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My Life: Highlights Reel

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Who Could My Customers Be?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Who Could My Customers Be?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students work together to design an online marketing plan to reach international customers. This activity builds research and problem-solving skills while also developing speaking and listening skills.

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Who Could My Customers Be?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Make 3-D Paint

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make 3-D Paint

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, student pairs use flour and baking powder to make 3-D paint. Students paint words or pictures with the paint and then heat the paintings. The heat causes carbon dioxide to form, which makes the paint rise and get bubbly. This activity builds understanding of how heat promotes chemical reactions, and how flour and baking powder react to form carbon dioxide.

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Make 3-D Paint

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Exploring Primary Sources from 'The 1619 Project'

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Exploring Primary Sources from 'The 1619 Project'

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45m

Students examine primary sources on the history of enslavement, curated by Mary Elliott of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Exploring Primary Sources from 'The 1619 Project'

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students share details of their lives with one another, as well as stories, ideas, and plans for the future. Then they try to recall those details. This simple but effective activity builds speaking and listening skills while helping students learn more about their group.

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Speak and Listen (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Many Businesses, Many Models

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Many Businesses, Many Models

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

In this activity, students explore different business models and apply them to real-life examples. They begin by drawing a simple model of their own to understand the similarities and differences in business structures. They then break into teams to learn about a business started by a young entrepreneur. Using a worksheet describing the different types of business models, they match the appropriate model to the business they studied. Finally, they create a visual to explain the business model they studied and use it to share what they learned with the rest of the group.

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Many Businesses, Many Models

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Memory and Place-Making

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

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Grades K - 8

Memory and Place-Making

By Pulitzer Center

K - 8

In this activity, students explore how enslaved people worked to stay connected to their cultures and homelands. They will read a short text illustrating this idea from The 1619 Project and discuss the importance of commemorating one's own cultural background, as well as learning about other cultures.

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Memory and Place-Making

History and Society • Social and Emotional Awareness

1h•Grades K - 8

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

15m

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Grades 6 - 8

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

By OregonASK

6 - 8

15m

Students brainstorm the pros and cons of their inventions, and how they can fix them.

This activity is Part 2 of 6 in the Amazing Bodies! series, with activities designed to build upon each another:

Amazing Bodies! 1: Prototype Brainstorm

Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Amazing Bodies! 3: Prototype Build

Amazing Bodies! 4: Prototype Test & Modify

Amazing Bodies! 5: Prototype Naming

Amazing Bodies! 6: Prototype Presentations

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Amazing Bodies! 2: Prototype Selection

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

15m•Grades 6 - 8

Build a Business Logo

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Build a Business Logo

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Lemonade stands, lawn service, and dog walking. These are all business ideas that most of us had at one point. Students collaborate to develop their own age-appropriate small business, designing an attractive and memorable logo for their business.

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Build a Business Logo

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

What Is Pi?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

What Is Pi?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students will measure the diameters and circumferences of circles and then calculate their ratios, discovering that the ratio between the circumference and diameter is always the same.

The constant ratio is named after the Greek letter π, or pi. For most students, pi is their first example of an irrational number, or a number that is expressed as a non-repeating decimal. The value of pi is 3.1415926…and the digits continue without end.

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What Is Pi?

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Block B and the Weather

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m

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Grades 3 - 5

A News Show Structure: Block B and the Weather

By PBS

3 - 5

30m

Step into the shoes of a weatherperson in our exciting lesson! Students decode weather symbols, create a legendary forecast, and experience the thrill of delivering it using a teleprompter setup.

This activity can be completed as a standalone lesson. It is, however, best completed as part of SRL’s The News Show Structure. This series is also the second section of SRL’s First Module From Concept to Screen: Building Your News Hour. The module is broken into three sections. The first two contain lessons that can be completed as standalone activities or as part of a series. All three sections converge to provide a powerful and fun introduction to producing and hosting news shows. The module is followed by a second that deepens student knowledge and skills.

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A News Show Structure: Block B and the Weather

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

30m•Grades 3 - 5

Freedom, Resistance, and Genius in Black American Music

History and Society • Digital Media and Communications

1h 30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Freedom, Resistance, and Genius in Black American Music

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

1h 30m

Students learn how Black American music has helped to change and define American culture and history, and create a playlist of songs by Black American artists that they believe portray freedom, resistance, and genius. This activity is designed for two 45-minute periods or one 90-minute period.

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Freedom, Resistance, and Genius in Black American Music

History and Society • Digital Media and Communications

1h 30m•Grades 6 - 12

Labor Unions

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Labor Unions

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students explore the role of labor unions. They examine the purpose and methods of labor unions. Then, through case studies, they learn about the successes and challenges of labor unions over time and contrast right to work vs. right to organize ideologies. Finally, students will apply what they have learned to present arguments for and against the merits of labor unions.

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Labor Unions

History and Society • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m

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Grades 3 - 12

Video

I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

3 - 12

15m

Connect with other players by creating words from random letter tiles!

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VIDEO

I'd Like To Have A Word With You (Team Building) Game

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

15m•Grades 3 - 12

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • History and Society

50m

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Grades 3 - 5

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

50m

In this culminating activity, learners use their completed Innovator Trading Cards to play two connected games: first, trading cards to recognize shared themes, and second, applying their learning to identify which types of innovators are best suited to solve community challenges. This activity reinforces collaboration, evidence-based reasoning, and the understanding that communities benefit from many kinds of innovation working together.

This is the second of two activities in the Innovator Trading Card Collection:

Activity 1 focuses on the theme of the week, learning about the innovators and their influence, and designing the innovator trading cards.

Activity 2 focuses on facilitating the associated game to reinforce learning.

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Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork • History and Society

50m•Grades 3 - 5

Too Much Homework?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Too Much Homework?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students form groups to debate whether school gives too much homework and brainstorm reasons for both sides of the argument. Teams are awarded points for strong, valid reasoning and logical supporting evidence.

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Too Much Homework?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 8

All About Me: A Social Media Tale

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 8

All About Me: A Social Media Tale

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 8

45m

In this hands-on, crafty activity, students learn about different social media platforms, and create a social media autobiography.

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All About Me: A Social Media Tale

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 8

Investing in the Future of Transportation

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Investing in the Future of Transportation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students can earn millions by investing wisely! In this activity, students research the development of 5 new types of transportation and make investment decisions based on the most promising choices.

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Investing in the Future of Transportation

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Fact-sorting Challenge: Examining Common Myths About U.S. Slavery

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 6 - 12

Fact-sorting Challenge: Examining Common Myths About U.S. Slavery

By Pulitzer Center

6 - 12

45m

Students learn about common inaccuracies in how slavery is taught and then strengthen their own knowledge and media literacy skills by working together to distinguish myths from facts, using credible sources.

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Fact-sorting Challenge: Examining Common Myths About U.S. Slavery

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 6 - 12

Why do Companies Merge?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Why do Companies Merge?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students play a game to explore why companies merge. They explore who benefits and who might be harmed as a result of mergers.

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Why do Companies Merge?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

To Share or Not to Share?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

To Share or Not to Share?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Both adults and young people spend a lot of time online. Because of social media, web browsing, shopping, gaming, and email, information is constantly exchanged. Students learn about personal and private information and when they should and should not share it online.

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To Share or Not to Share?

Digital Media and Communications • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Inventor Trading Cards (Grades K-2)

Literacy • STEM

45m

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Grades K - 2

Inventor Trading Cards (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children learn about inventors by reading about them and then drawing and coloring pictures of their inventions on the provided cards. Then, they trade cards to form sets of the same color.

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Inventor Trading Cards (Grades K-2)

Literacy • STEM

45m•Grades K - 2

Where Do Doctors and Nurses Work?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Where Do Doctors and Nurses Work?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students explore less-traditional medical workplaces such as rural hospital facilities, the military medical corps, and mobile health clinics and learn about the types of experiences medical professionals may have there.

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Where Do Doctors and Nurses Work?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Jobs on the Move!

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m

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Grades K - 2

Jobs on the Move!

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children read and discuss picture books to learn about a variety of vehicles and the people who operate them.

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Jobs on the Move!

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

45m•Grades K - 2

Revolving Door Cardboard Art Technique

Arts • Literacy

25m

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Grades 3 - 8

Revolving Door Cardboard Art Technique

By Rediscover Center

3 - 8

25m

In this activity, makers will learn how to make artwork using the Revolving Door Tiny Technique. This technique uses a skewer as an axis and allows the cardboard to flip over while still being attached to the base cardboard.

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Revolving Door Cardboard Art Technique

Arts • Literacy

25m•Grades 3 - 8

Where Do I Stand? Leadership Exploration

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Where Do I Stand? Leadership Exploration

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

30m

In this interactive movement and discussion-based group activity, youth reflect on the personal traits that guide how they lead, build relationships, and make decisions.

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Where Do I Stand? Leadership Exploration

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m•Grades 6 - 12

Fossil Match

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Fossil Match

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students stamp, drag, or roll objects in or through clay. Other students try to match each clay fossil with the object imprinted in it. This activity builds scientific inquiry and collaboration skills.

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Fossil Match

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

They Really Failed?

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

They Really Failed?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Each student reads about a person who failed at first but later went on to achieve success. Students present 1 surprising fact about this person to the whole group, and the group tries to guess who the person is. This activity builds reading and summarizing skills as well as speaking and listening skills.

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They Really Failed?

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Thinking on Your Feet

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Thinking on Your Feet

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students practice the job interview skill of handling unusual, unexpected, or difficult questions that challenge the thinking process.

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Thinking on Your Feet

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

What’s the Favorite Square? A Chess and Statistics Problem

STEM

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

What’s the Favorite Square? A Chess and Statistics Problem

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Which square is visited most often in a chess game? Which is visited the least? Students will tabulate data to answer these questions as they enjoy a round of chess.

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What’s the Favorite Square? A Chess and Statistics Problem

STEM

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m

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Grades K - 8

Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 1

By Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40m

Start week 2 by learning the skill of the week: Running. In this activity, students boost their endurance by participating in running exercises. Then, define the characteristics of fruits.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection before getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 2: Day 1

Health and Wellness • Leadership and Teamwork

40m•Grades K - 8

The Cable Network Challenge

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

The Cable Network Challenge

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students explore the concept of intellectual property rights by simulating a competition among cable channels and discussing the importance of IP for businesses.

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The Cable Network Challenge

Career and Future Readiness • Leadership and Teamwork

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Farm to Table 6: Prototype Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

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Grades 6 - 8

Farm to Table 6: Prototype Presentation

By OregonASK

6 - 8

In this activity, students create presentations and showcase their hard work for their farming inventions.

This is part 6 of 6 in a series. Start with the previous activities: “Farm to Table 1: Prototype Brainstorm”, “Farm to Table 2: Prototype Selection”, “Farm to Table 3: Prototype Build,” “Farm to Table 4: Prototype Test & Modify,” and “Farm to Table 5: Prototype Naming.”

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Farm to Table 6: Prototype Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • Literacy

2h•Grades 6 - 8

Satisfying a Client: Logo Design

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Satisfying a Client: Logo Design

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Middle school students are familiar with a variety of experiences in completing school assignments. They may recognize that some assignments are easy to complete, others take an extra effort or revision to get right, and some involve many trials and failures before finally achieving success. In this activity, students discover that the same range of efforts are required in the business world, too. They model the job of designing logos for 3 businesses and discover how the opinions and feedback of clients affect each task.

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Satisfying a Client: Logo Design

Career and Future Readiness • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Discovering Rainforest Locations

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 10m

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Grades 3 - 8

Discovering Rainforest Locations

By California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

1h 10m

Students compare maps showing worldwide temperature, precipitation, biodiversity, and soil nutrient levels to predict where on our planet rainforests are located.

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Discovering Rainforest Locations

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

1h 10m•Grades 3 - 8

Invention Idea Jigsaw

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Invention Idea Jigsaw

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students claim 1 adjective card and 1 noun card from the card decks provided. Then they form groups of 2 or 3 and see whether the words they have selected spark an idea for a new invention. Volunteers present their ideas to the whole group, a process similar to the television show Shark Tank.

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Invention Idea Jigsaw

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 3: The NBA Math Hoops Draft

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m

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Grades 3 - 8

NBA Math Hoops Lesson 3: The NBA Math Hoops Draft

By Learn Fresh

3 - 8

1h 30m

In this activity, students apply their knowledge of percentages and decimals to the NBA Math Hoops player cards. Then, they form teams and draft their roster for the NBA Math Hoops season.

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NBA Math Hoops Lesson 3: The NBA Math Hoops Draft

STEM • Career and Future Readiness

1h 30m•Grades 3 - 8

Comic Books

Literacy • Arts

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Comic Books

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students analyze the features of comic books and report their findings to the group. This activity builds skills in visual arts and literary analysis.

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Comic Books

Literacy • Arts

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Visiting the Regions of the USA

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Visiting the Regions of the USA

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

The United States offers diverse geography, climates, and landmarks. In this activity, students explore the country by learning about a specific geographic region and creating a travel brochure to encourage others to visit.

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Visiting the Regions of the USA

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Rhythm and Language

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

Rhythm and Language

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students play with sounds to determine their ability to invoke imagery. They then create a soundscape poem using onomatopoeia.

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Rhythm and Language

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

World War I (Grades 9-12)

History and Society • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

World War I (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn about the causes and course of World War I and show their understanding by writing and performing a rap song. Students develop key critical-thinking, analytical, and collaboration skills while they analyze the impact of the war on the world.

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World War I (Grades 9-12)

History and Society • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Watch for the Warning Signs of Depression

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Watch for the Warning Signs of Depression

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Students learn the warning signs of depression. They create a drawing, a poster, a public service announcement (PSA), or other work to communicate information about depression.

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Watch for the Warning Signs of Depression

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

45m•Grades 9 - 12

A Visit to Ireland

Literacy • History and Society

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

A Visit to Ireland

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students explore Ireland’s landmarks, historic sites, geographic areas, and major cities and create a travel guide to attract visitors to the country.

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A Visit to Ireland

Literacy • History and Society

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Why Do Customers Stop Buying Certain Brands?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Why Do Customers Stop Buying Certain Brands?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

A well-known saying in business is “the customer is always right.” Unfortunately for many businesses and entrepreneurs, sometimes the customer decides that they no longer want to buy a product or items from a particular brand. Students will explore the history of certain brands that once were popular and successful but then declined or failed.

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Why Do Customers Stop Buying Certain Brands?

Career and Future Readiness • History and Society

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Creative Loops

Arts • STEM

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Grades 3 - 8

Creative Loops

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

Students experience the process of performance-feedback-revision through the construction of a sound-producing, Rube Goldberg machine. Students learn how the loop helps musicians improve their craft.

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Creative Loops

Arts • STEM

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Make an Animal Book (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make an Animal Book (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Each student makes an animal page for a group book. This activity builds research, cooperative learning, and organization skills.

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Make an Animal Book (Grades 3-5)

Nature and Wildlife • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Do You Have Too Much Homework?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Do You Have Too Much Homework?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Do schools give too much homework? Students form 2 teams to brainstorm reasons and evidence for both sides of the argument. Students then debate the issue by sharing their reasons and evidence. Teams are awarded points for strong, valid reasons and logical supporting evidence.

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Do You Have Too Much Homework?

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Design and Create an Invitation

Arts • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Design and Create an Invitation

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students will create invitations to a surprise birthday party for a family member. They will use the design elements of color, line, and shape, as well as design principles such as balance, variety, and pattern.

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Design and Create an Invitation

Arts • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Acting With Emotion

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Acting With Emotion

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students explore ways to portray mood and emotions in drama. As they stage readings of various scenes, they portray seriousness, humor, or a sense of excitement and adventure.

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Acting With Emotion

Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Students explore some of the problems of our planet and connect them to the United Nations Sustainable Development Global Goals. Then students design a poster that explains the problem and encourages others to work together to help solve it.

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Helping the Planet

History and Society • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

The Blues 1: Lyrics

Arts • Literacy

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Grades 3 - 8

The Blues 1: Lyrics

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

This activity is Part 1 of 2 in a series on The Blues. Take learning further with "The Blues 2: Chords" activity.

The blues are an accessible, poignant style of jazz that can act as a powerful tool for processing our experiences and emotions. By learning the basic lyrical structure of blues songs and writing their own lyrics, students share and reflect on an event, decision, or choice they made in their lives.

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The Blues 1: Lyrics

Arts • Literacy

1h•Grades 3 - 8

Navigating Using the Sun

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Navigating Using the Sun

By OregonASK

6 - 8

45m

Students track the sun’s path across the sky to determine north, south, east, and west.

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Navigating Using the Sun

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Telling Fact From Opinion

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Telling Fact From Opinion

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Telling apart fact from opinion is a vital skill in all kinds of reading, as well as in media literacy. In this activity, students practice identifying facts and opinions in an online article. They learn the clues and hints that show how a statement might appear to be factual but is actually the opinion of its author.

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Telling Fact From Opinion

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Spelling Survivor

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Spelling Survivor

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Spelling Survivor is a spelling bee with a twist. In this spelling bee students can use a lifeline to get a friend’s help and may be lucky and get a free pass on their round. Students will participate in a spelling bee to see who will be the last one standing, or the spelling survivor.

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Spelling Survivor

Literacy • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

In this activity, students create a setting and characters and then write a story or scene with those elements. First, they create a description of a room. Then, they switch descriptions with another student, creating characters who interact in that room. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group to read and discuss their work.

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Creating Setting (Grades 9-12)

Literacy • Career and Future Readiness

45m•Grades 9 - 12

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students research college majors by interviewing a partner and exploring how their skill sets and traits connect to a variety of college majors.

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How Can I Successfully Complete My College Major? (Grades 6-8)

Career and Future Readiness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

Video Games of Past and Present

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Video Games of Past and Present

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students play classic video games and compare them with today's video games.

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Video Games of Past and Present

Digital Media and Communications • STEM

45m•Grades 3 - 5

The Cold Call

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

The Cold Call

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Dialing into the world of news production! In this lesson, students explore a producer's critical role in securing interviews. They’ll learn the art of the "cold call" and craft scripts for persuasive communication.

This is lesson 8 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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The Cold Call

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

40m

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Grades 6 - 8

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

By After-School All-Stars

6 - 8

40m

This group presentation activity teaches students about Advanced Manufacturing and Automation career diversity, skills, educational requirements, average salaries, and how these jobs are important to and impact our everyday lives.

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Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

40m•Grades 6 - 8

What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Starting a business has proven to be a successful career option for many people, but many new businesses fail because they are poorly funded. In this activity, students experience the research, planning, and decision-making involved in launching and funding a new business.

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What Are the Costs of Starting a Business?

Career and Future Readiness • STEM

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 9 - 12

Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

Advertisers have developed a variety of techniques to reach potential customers, some of which are unrecognized by even the most sophisticated media users. In this activity, students compare promotional writing to the journalism it is intended to mimic. They also practice writing in this style.

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Promotional Writing and “Advertorials”

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 9 - 12

Make a Hovercraft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Make a Hovercraft

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

In this activity, students use simple materials to build a working hovercraft. This activity builds an understanding of engineering principles as well as physics concepts related to friction and gravity.

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Make a Hovercraft

STEM • Nature and Wildlife

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Launcher (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m

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Grades 6 - 12

Video

Launcher (Team Building) Game

By !Mpact Players

6 - 12

30m

Using a water balloon launcher, slingshot large, foam dice across a field for your teammates to catch!

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Launcher (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork • Social and Emotional Awareness

30m•Grades 6 - 12

Quiet on Set

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

Quiet on Set

By PBS

3 - 5

45m

Quiet on Set! It’s time to record the interviews.

This is lesson 35 of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs' second module, Building a News Hour.

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Quiet on Set

Digital Media and Communications • Literacy

45m•Grades 3 - 5

Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m

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Grades 6 - 8

Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

Students learn about and discuss situations in which the first two limbs of yoga philosophy, the yamas and the niyamas (or restraints and observances), can be useful in daily life.

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Stations of the Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga Philosophy

Health and Wellness • Social and Emotional Awareness

45m•Grades 6 - 8

A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

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Grades 3 - 5

A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

^{In pairs or groups, students practice writing and delivering “hooks” or engaging introductions to presentations.}

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A Good Hook (Grades 3-5)

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m•Grades 3 - 5