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Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education
If you need a lesson plan, map, or demographic data about population growth, the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE) website contains links to curriculum and resources related to geography topics at the state, national and global levels. Read More
Adding Money
This CCRS Level C Math Lesson Plan focuses on helping students add decimals using concrete models. Read More
Smart Consuming
This CCRS Levels C & D Math Lesson Plan focuses on helping students learn tips and tricks for better managing money. Read More
Scientific Method
This CCRS Level D Math Lesson/Unit Plan focuses on students using their Scientific Method skills and graphing abilities in their future careers as they work to problem solve situations. Read More
Our School Garden
This project-based unit of instruction leads students through a process of writing, filming, editing, and showcasing their own videos about a community garden they have tended all summer. Read More
Memory Quilt Project
After learning about the history of quilts, students create their own family trees, discuss how stories and traditions are passed down in their cultures, write about a significant person or event they want to memorialize, and finally create related memory squares that are made into a quilt. Read More
Economics and Budget Creation
In this unit, students explore concepts and vocabulary that are important to the study of economics, think critically about wants versus needs, and engage in exercises to help them prioritize spending and make financial decisions. Students also begin to learn about credit and how credit scores are determined. Read More
Contextualized Food Manager Certificate Unit
This contextualized curriculum is designed for students to learn content to obtain the state-issued food safety manager certificate. The course focuses on the areas of basic food safety, personal hygiene, cross-contamination & allergens, time and temperature, and cleaning and sanitation. Read More
Academic Debate Unit
This project-based academic debate unit ends with a service field trip. Over several weeks, students effectively develop and refute arguments; analyze controversial issues; evaluate evidence; and recognize opportunities for leadership. Read More
Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling
30 scripted lesson plans and related materials for teaching intermediate-level adult students how to accurately decode and spell multi-syllable words. It begins by reviewing short vowel syllables, continues with the most common and useful spelling patterns of English, and always applies taught skills to repeated readings of short passages. Read More