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Community Cartography

For Teachers K - 4th
Students use an inflatable globe which they wrap in plastic wrap. They use a permanent marker and outline the continents, and label major oceans and trace the equator. Students bring heir globes and use their projection for a discussion...
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Creating Animal Prints

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints.  In this animal life lesson, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet.  Learners utilize clay or Play-Doh to...
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Thirteen Moons Language Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders pronounce and define the Thirteen Moon Cycles in Oneida language. In this multicultural literacy and calendar lesson, 1st graders view a video clip in which Oneida elder speakers say the name of each moon and explain its...
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Asian-American History

For Teachers K - 7th
Students access web based resources in order to study the history of Asian-Americans as they immigrated and assimilated into live in America using grade level appropriate resources. Also, they examine journals, artifacts, and complete...
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Washington and the Quarter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the life of George Washington, his monument, and tributes to him through stories and poems. They study the attributes of a quarter.
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Chinese New Year: Paper Lanterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the celebrations of Chinese New Year. They practice measuring and cutting to make paper lanterns.
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Patty's Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore Halloween by examining pumpkins in class. In this pumpkin observation lesson, students discuss the method in which pumpkins are grown and the time line it takes a pumpkin to grow from a seed. Learners read a pumpkin poem...
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Potrait Detectives

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine a variety of portraits and distinguish them from other art forms such as landscapes and still lifes. They investigate why artists make portraits and why patrons wish to have portraits made.
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John Muir: Long Ago and Now

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore nature objects brought indoors such as rocks, seeds, leaves and shells to identify where the objects came from. They hear stories about John Muir's life and make booklets about nature areas they enjoy.
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Martin Luther King Jr.

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Puppets and Tolerance

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study tolerance in a puppet activity. In this tolerance lesson, students watch a puppet performance to learn about tolerance, diversity, and understanding.
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the skill of reasoned decision making. In this making decisions lesson, students read from the website 'Little Planet Times' and use the 'Making Good Decisions' E-Sheet to help with the article. Students divide into...
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This is for the Birds!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete activities to investigate wild birds. In this bird study lesson, students make a wild bird feeder to examine the proper ways to care for wild birds. Students explore organizations in their community that help wild birds...
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Layers of the Forest

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore rain forests.  In this rain forest ecosystems lesson, students identify and describe the layers of the rain forest. Students paint and decorate a large rain forest mural. Students write riddles about animals that live in...
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Ornaments for Nursing Home Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in an activity that will allow them to create a gift for a nursing home patient and give their gift to someone who needs a caring hand. In this community service lesson, students learn compassion, and also understand...
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Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 1st
Help first graders gain an understanding of the beginnings of our nation by learning more about Christopher Columbus. They begin by listening to a read aloud of Christopher Columbus and His Voyage to the New World (another title could be...
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Pets

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in an after school program that promotes making decisions, getting along with others, decision-making, and being responsible. A pet survey is administered along with a variety of pet riddles with the students. They...
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Freedom Summer

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners brainstorm and discuss what the concept of "fairness" is and how to identify examples of "fairness." They pull from historical fiction and the Civil Rights Movement to explain how individual are affected by, cope with, and...
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Designing a Web Page

For Teachers K - 1st
Students utilize educational software to create their own websites.  For this web design lesson, students collaborate in groups to create web page designs based on workers and figures from their community.  Students research other...
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Sharing Our Surplus Stash: A Trick-Or-Treat Twist

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students give the gift of candy to community members. In this citizenship and giving lesson, students read Franklin's Halloween and discuss why the main characters give away part of their Halloween candy. Students brainstorm who in their...
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Meet the People In Your Neighborhood

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize various occupations and their roles in the community. In this communities lesson, 1st graders read the story I Stink and view a Powerpoint presentation of "Community Helpers." Students create a costume to...
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Tools of the Trade

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate different jobs that require specific tools.  In this occupational lesson, students describe a tool one of their family members uses for their job and why it is necessary to have.  Students create computer pages using...
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A Visit From The Jolly Postman

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about the postal system and how mail is delivered.  In this mail delivery instructional activity, students read The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters and discuss the people and places the jolly postman would visit...
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Animal Migrations

For Teachers K - 3rd
Here is a fabulous set of activities for your young scientists. Each lesson contains map, hands-on, and game activities that will help the class understand why and how animals migrate from one place to another. First they'll examine the...

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