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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: "On the Beach, No. 3"

For Students 9th - 10th
"On the Beach, No. 3, 1915" in an oil painting on canvas by Post-Impressionist Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924).
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: The Beach

For Students Pre-K - K
A book about going to the beach and the things you can see and do there. Book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
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Other

Selected Speeches of Winston Churchill: We Shall Fight on the Beaches

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the inspiring speech made by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, after the British were evacuated from Dunkirk.
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Read Works

Read Works: Going to the Beach!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about all the fun things people can do at the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Beach

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Jessica who enjoys the calm and quiet of the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Beach

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Jessica who enjoys the calm and quiet of the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Beach Boys

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest vocal bands of the 1960s, the Beach Boys are best known for their harmonies and unique California sound. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Nature Conservancy

Nature Works Everywhere: Where's the Beach? Protecting Coastlines From Erosion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Recognize resourceful and budget-friendly methods to help restore and protect coastlines. View the video and utilize the lesson plans.
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Starfall

Starfall: At the Beach

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses on what to see and do at the beach. Students can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Dinosaurs on the Beach Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Dinosaurs on the Beach, a novel written by Marilyn Helmer, looks at a child's search for fossils on a beach in Nova Scotia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the book.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Jacky Davis: Ladybug Girl at the Beach

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Ladybug Girl at the Beach", written by Jacky Davis, and illustrated by David Soman. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Helen Oxenbury: Tom and Pippo on the Beach

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "Tom And Pippo On The Beach", written by Helen Oxenbury. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Building Beaches

For Students 3rd - 5th
A day at the beach is a wonderful way to spend time with your family and friends. You can swim, play games, and build sand castles. But have you ever thought about how all of that sand got there and wondered why the shoreline weaves in...
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Read Works

Read Works: A Trip to the Beach

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional story shares a description of a child's first trip to the ocean. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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University of California

Ucmp: A Virtual Exploration of the Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the following questions:1. What are the divisions of a beach?2. How does energy vary along the beach area?3. How does grain size vary along the beach in response to wave energy?
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Day at the Beach Adventure 9

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the heating rates of wet sand and dry sand and study the effect of evaporation on heating rates. They create, interpret and analyze graphs of data. They also relate slope to rate of change.
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EL Education

El Education: If You Take a Dog to the Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Kindergarten students created this children's picture book. If You Take a Dog to the Beach was based on the commercial book series that includes If You Give a Moose a Muffin in which a sequence of events is kicked off by an initial...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Brian Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn many biographical facts about composer and singer, Brian Wilson. As a member of American band, The Beach Boys, he helped define California "surf" music.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Day at the Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
A Day at the Beach entices students to think about what makes a perfect day at the beach including something from all of their senses.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Pacific Ocean: What Can We Find on a Beach?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Josephine lives on the Marshall Islands. Follow her to the beach and find out what kinds of plants and animals live there.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Beach Bum Science: Compression of Wet Sand

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you ever notice the cool patterns around your footprints when you take a walk in the wet sand at the beach? The pressure of your feet has effects far outside your footprints. Here's a project that uses a simple experimental apparatus...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: On the Beach: Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will play multiple games to build knowledge of fractions.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Perfect Sandcastle

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about three girls who build sandcastles on the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Save the Whales

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jake who works with his family and others to rescue a whale stranded on the beach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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