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More Folk Songs
First graders explain that texts of folk music are handed down by tradition. They sing two folk songs.
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Five Senses - Learning With The Senses
Students name the five senses, compare learning with and without the senses.
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What's the Weather Where You Are?
Students create a weather map while traveling across the country on the train. They study the names of the states, letter recognition and the vocabulary of weather terms.
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Feathered Feeders
Students investigate variation in bird beaks and the interrelationships of form and function by classifying birds with similar beak shapes, inferring about the possible bird foods based on beak shapes, and locating and identifying...
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A History Treasure Hunt: The Time Capsule
Students visit the MacArthur Memorial to find clues to a treasure hunt. They explore the history of Norfolk from 1830 to the present and view American, Japanese and Philippine art.
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The Five Food Groups
Students explore the five food groups as well as the specific foods found in each of these groups.
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Movement and Vocabulary Development
Learners participate in various activities to use movement and body awareness to expand vocabulary and word meaning.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan "Alphabet Letters"
Students recognize the capital letters of the alphabet.
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan "What's That Sound?"
Young scholars practice pronouncing the correct consonant sound.
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Introduction to Economics
Students demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of unlimited wants and limited resources. They participate in an activity using money to purchase goods and services. Students evaluate benefits and costs resulting from personal...
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My Getty Vacation Travel Log-A Set of 6 Activities
Students take an imaginary vacation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. They participate in six activities while writing, observing and sketching works of art.
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What Bees Eat
Students consider the concept that plants and animals are dependent on one another and role-play the interaction between bees and flowers. They identify crops that are dependent on pollination by bees.
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The Old Lady and Probability
First graders practice probability by playing various games associated with song There Was an Old Lady.
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Let's Find Out About Money
First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.
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How Big is a Foot?
First graders practice nonstandard measurement and estimating and measuring lengths of objects.
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Maori Stick Game
Students explore Maori culture in the New Zealand area and play the Maori Stick Game.
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Doing Our Jobs
First graders identify traits of good listeners and speakers and role-play these traits in pairs. They brainstorm acceptable and unacceptable behaviors for the classroom and identify what jobs are appropriate for first-graders to perform...
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Electoral Versus Popular Vote
Students gain an understanding of how the winner of the popular vote might not be the winner of the electoral vote by voting on a snack. They be divided into groups with a representative.
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"Hello's" Heard Around the World
Students demonstrate how to say hello in five different languages. They discover the many differences in the way students speak across the world.
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Forming Relationships Using Music & Rhythm
Students make connections to other cultures and traditions through music, dance, art, and poetry.
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Our Community Helpers
Students explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.
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"Orientation to Dance" Dance Lesson Plan
Students learn their rights and responsibilities within the context of the dance class.