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Body Parts Vocabulary

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the main parts of the human body. In this human body vocabulary lesson plan, students trace each other's body outline on butcher paper and label the parts of the body. Students define what each body part does. This...
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Understanding Fair Trade

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a ballad from a farmer's point of view on trade. In this farmer's lesson plan, students listen to a farmer speak about fair trade, have a dialogue about it, and write a ballad to interpret their point of view.
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Rebus Writing Using Nursery Rhymes and a Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners write nursery rhyme rebus songs. In this music lesson, students practice writing rebuses as a class. Learners then create their own rebus based upon "The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's".
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students demonstrate the concept of friendship. In this character education lesson, students read the book Best Friends and discuss what friendship means. Students create a picture book about their likes and dislikes.
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Tempo

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to 4 songs and describe the tempo of each song. In this tempo lesson plan, 1st graders describe each song's temp and identify the type of word described in each song.
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The Groundhog Came Out of His Hole

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars sing the song "The Groundhog Came Out of His Hole". In this music lesson, students sing a song and come up with matching hand motions. They use the same tune to make their own song. 
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My Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students explore repetition in music. In this music activity, students discover the lyrics of a folk song from Argentina about farm animals. Students read about farms and the animals found on farms prior to learning the song in high and...
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Pet Overpopulation: Spay or Neuter Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the importance of spaying animals through a song.  In this spaying and neutering lesson plan, students calculate how animal numbers get larger quickly.  Students recognize the importance of taking good care of home pets.
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Spanish: La Fiesta!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students sing a Spanish song to celebrate Latin American culture. In this fiesta lesson, students sing the words and do hand motions to the song "Que Linda Manito." They create paper bag maracas and enjoy a fiesta. 
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Billy Brown and The Belly Button Beastie

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read the book Billy Brown and The Belly Button Beastie and complete a variety of activities related to the book. In this reading lesson plan, students complete activities including discovering body parts, bubbles, retelling,...
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Alliteration Fun with Spiders

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice using vocabulary words to write alliterations.  In this language arts lesson, students collaborate with classmates to create ideas for fun alliterations as they create their own using a children's word processing...
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"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. In this poetry lesson, students read the poem on an overhead transparency and discuss what actions can be used to illustrate it. Learners come up with their own movements to...
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Powhatan Gender Roles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this Powhatan gender roles worksheet, students read a 4-page selection regarding the gender roles in Powhatan culture. Students discuss the selection.
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Dem Dry Bones Take Form

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover human anatomy by dancing with a song in class.  In this human body lesson, students listen to the song "Dem Dry Bones"  and identify the different parts of a paper human skeleton.  Students perform a dance that goes...
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Musical Mountain

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to low, middle, and high pitches of music and identify if they are low, middle, or high. In this musical pitch lesson plan, students visually see low, middle, and high pitches on a mountain.
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The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore First Amendment rights. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students examine the freedom of expression as they view a PowerPoint presentation and listen to the lecture that accompanies it.
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West Virginia State Museum Lesson Plan: West Virginia Music

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast music about West Virginia. In this West Virginia history lesson, students analyze popular music so that they may gain an understanding of the relationships between songs and history. Students then create...
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Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties lesson, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment in class. Students...
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"Be the Kiwi"- Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss examples of foreshadowing and find information about the Maori culture in Whale Rider.  In this Whale Rider instructional activity, students define foreshadowing and find examples.  Students evaluate whether or not they...
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Social Studies: Civil Rights Gets Stronger

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate segregation in the United States. In this American Civil Rights instructional activity, students read Oh Freedom and discuss the implications of segregation. Students then view images from the time period and take...
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Closing Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers reflect on their thoughts about the Vietnam War.  In this history lesson, students exhibit all they learned about the Vietnam War by sharing their knowledge through the creation of a portfolio that is shared with their...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the holidays by performing a song with their class.  In this Christmas lesson, 4th graders recite some of their favorite Christmas songs and read the lyrics to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Students...
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Lesson 56

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice Least Common Multiple in fractions. For this fraction lesson, 6th graders look at two different fractions and find a common denominator. They sing a song to memorize mean, median, and mode. 
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Groovin' with the cows

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create dance moves to a song. In this dance lesson, 3rd graders listen to the cow song and create dance moves that match the words they hear. They work in small groups and perform their dance and song. 

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