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Missing Toy Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems. In this listening and writing lesson, students listen to the story and create a poster for their favorite toy if it were to go missing. They work independently to...
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The Ladybug Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the traits of ladybugs. In this ladybug lesson, students read books, sing songs, and learn fingerplays about ladybugs. Students also create their own ladybugs.
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The World is a Village

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students observe Americans through the eyes of the world.  In this human population activity, students utilize the Internet to view the World Pop Clock and follow the world's population by the minute.  Students predict what the world's...
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Peace Calendar

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students discover ways to make the world a peaceful place.  In this humanity lesson plan, students read the book Peace Begins with You by Katerine Sholes, then discuss how they can have a peaceful impact on their society.  Students mark...
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St. Patrick's Day and Leprechauns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young learners are introduced to the history, and customs surrounding St. Patrick's Day. This colorful and enchanting instructional activity has the students hunt for leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and that lucky pot 'o gold.
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Florida Blue Crab

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore the extraordinary creatures of the ocean! Learners create Florida Blue Crabs (imitation of course) using blue paint and their hand prints. This is a cute supplementary project perfect for an ocean-themed unit or preschool...
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Non-Edible Recipes (art recipes)

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Oh your eyes are going to pop when they see this long list of are recipes! Each of the 29 links redirect you to an art supply recipe that will help you make a number of art supplies. Doughs, paints, clay, glue, paste, and chalk are a...
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Dental Care / Brushing Teeth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discuss teeth and how best to care for them. In this dental care lesson, students review pictures of teeth that have been taken care of poorly, construct a keepsake box for the "tooth fairy" and read books about dental care.
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Artist Mice Art Nice

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Students help create "Art picture frames" that display their own artwork throughout the year in this exciting instructional activity for the pre-Kindergarten classroom. The "frames" are then decorated with small mouse cutouts and...
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Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students experience the life a spider through several cross-curriculum activities that address multiple learning styles. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and toss string in a circle...
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Coaxing Flower Bulbs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete an experiment for coaxing flower bulbs into growth. In this flower growth activity, students research various types of flower bulbs that may be used to complete a coaxing experiment. Students then complete a flower...
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Teach Peace Now

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Help your learners discover empathy and understanding by investigating two sides of a situation. In this humanities instructional activity, pupils examine different pairs of shoes and hypothesize about who may have worn them. Discuss...
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Egg-sceptional

For Teachers K - 6th
Students design colored Easter eggs in this simple Art activity for the elementary classroom. The dye is created using almost boiling water and should be done by the teacher. This activity is ideal for the spring-time months and...
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Glue-On Pumpkin Faces

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make Jack-O-Lanterns --- without the carving ---in this Halloween lesson ideal for the early-elementary classroom (including pre-Kindergarten). If computers are available the lesson can be adapted so that the students create...
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Blessing Boxes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "Blessing Boxes" to show what they are thankful for in this Art lesson ideal for the Thanksgiving holiday. The materials needed include empty (and clean) milk cartons, brown construction paper, and magic markers.
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Handprint Ghosts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create handprint ghosts using construction paper, paints, crayons, paper plates, and paper towels in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. An ideal craft activity for the classroom before the Halloween holiday.
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My Community

For Teachers 1st
First graders design a Powerpoint presentation to reflect information about their community.  In this community lesson, 1st graders create slides to explain the weather, geography and other information about the city.
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Giving and Sharing Gifts From the Heart

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the value of sharing and giving. In this philanthropic lesson, students create a storybook, then present it to preschoolers or the elderly, and leave them with the book and other gifts.
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Veggie Chop and Data Analysis

For Teachers 1st
First graders chop vegetables into fractions. In this fractions lesson, 1st graders cut vegetables, collect data about favorite vegetables and create a bar graph using the information. Students make inferences about the data and  record...
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ABC, I Believe - Beware of the Dogs

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students discover the importance of NOT getting involved in someone else's fight and NOT to getting others involved in their fights. In this beware of the dogs lesson plan, students read the Bible verse: Proverbs 26:17 and participate in...
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Corn Cob Painting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore creativity and imagination. In this lesson about art, students experiment with different tools used for creating prints. Students use ears of corn with kernels and without kernels, tempera paint, paper plates for the...
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Polar Bear Literacy Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Students generate vocabulary words synonymous or related to "noise." In this literacy activity, students listen to the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle and discuss the meaning of vocabulary...
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn how other countries celebrate Christmas. In this Christmas lesson, students read a story about Christmas celebrations in other countries, discuss how they differ from U.S. celebrations, color pictures of traditional...
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The Meaning of Passover Story Through Songs and Traditions

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the meaning of Passover. For this holiday lesson, students participate in various learning centers that focus on the Passover holiday. The learning centers include simulating the feelings of slavery, listening to music...

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