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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students consider the concept that much can be learned from the natural world by observation. They observe the incubation and hatching of chicken eggs in the classroom and discuss the needs of living things. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students are introduced to the story, The Little Yellow Chicken by Joy Cowley. They discuss the title and cover of the book and then make predictions about the story. They complete a language experience story of a new invention of the story. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explain the importance of carefully observing and caring for eggs and chickens in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students use the Internet to discover informatoin about chickens. They examine their diet, behavior and life cycle. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the mummification process used by the early Egyptians to preserve the bodies of their dead. Chickens are mummified, a sarcophagus designed and decorated with hieroglyphic designs in this lesson. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students practice their reading comprehension skills by reading about chickens. They state the characteristics of chickens and examine how growing up on a farm and being in the wild is different for the chickens. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students explore chickens their life cycle, and their common traits. Using a plastic cup and string, students create a pretend chicken that mimics a real clucking sound. After students make a water xylophone, they use their "cluckers" to play rhythm as they sing chicken songs and demonstrate how a chicken walks. In groups, students play "Pass the Bone." Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate the six stage life cycle of chickens while working in small groups. They relate their own life cycle with that of a chicken. They observe chicken eggs as they hatch in the classroom. They illustrate the life cycle by making posters for the whole school to see. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the role of eggs in the life cycle of chickens. They observe each egg part individually and compare their findings to how the egg works as a whole. Students classify the parts of a chicken and compare and contrast them to human anatomy. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a game called Chickens To The Rescue which is based on the story "Chicken to the Rescue," by Joh Himmelman. They build a chicken coop outside the playing area and place a couple of rubber chickens in it and then quickly read the story and begin the game with music. Full Review »