Literacy, Languages, & the Arts
May 1-6, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Baseball & Social Change
Grade Range: 5-8
In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students learn about baseball legend Roberto Clemente, his early years in the United States during segregation, and changes in the 1960s that made the U.S. culture more open to Clemente's Latino culture.
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Using Poetry to Introduce Empathy
Grade Range: K-4
Find out how you can use poetry to introduce empathy to a child.
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Cake Designer
Grade Range: 3-9
A cake designer describes how she uses math with her recipes and designs.
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Artist Profile
Grade Range: K-12
Often dealing with issues of globalization and outsourcing, conceptual artist Stephanie Syjuco believes that politically engaged art can also be fun.
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Judy Garland: By Myself
Grade Range: 9-12
Students will explore an interactive timeline, create an Over the Rainbow fact collection, synthesize what they learn by writing a brief entertainment news skit, and develop a media campaign focusing on the role drugs and alcohol played in Garland's life.
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