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Groundhog's Day Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed lesson in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second. 
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Captain Planet Foundation

Square Foot Fall Garden

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders learn the basic needs of plants and identify geometric shapes while planting a fall garden. Combining math and science in one lesson, the resource guides kids through starting their class garden as they discover the...
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Lesson 1: Identifying Information in Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st Standards
If you are in need of a lesson plan on identifying information in a non-fiction text, look no further. The class learns how to use a KWL chart to identify explicit information in the book, Frogs by Gail Gibbons. They fill out the KWL...
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Treasured Stories by Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Explore the works of Eric Carle with a set of four lessons focused around the stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Young readers develop a storyboard,...
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Pesticide Watch Card

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides which...
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Bugs

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners explore the wonders of bugs. In this bug lesson, students examine various types of bugs. Learners make crafts, sing songs, discuss nutrition, and investigate different types of insects.
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Lesson 3: Vary Your Veggies and Focus on Fruits

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fruits and vegetables.  In this nutrition instructional activity, students generate a list of all known fruits and vegetables.  Students cut out and compile pages for a weekly fruits and vegetable journal.  Students...
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Bursting Blooms Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students study images and specimens of flowers before labeling the sepals, petals, carpels/pistils, and the stamens. They determine the function of each part. Using colored pencils, they design a drawing the different flower parts using...
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Phone Number Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their phone number. In this phone number lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the importance of memorizing one's phone number. They practice memorizing their own phone number and recite it for the teacher. 
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Solar Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete sunlight and solar effects activities to learn about light and its power. In this solar activity lesson, 1st graders complete a sunscreen test activity, a light test, a black light test, a cloudy test, a sunglasses...
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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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Where Is Away?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore garbage. In this landfill lesson, students investigate how much garbage is collected in landfills on average each day. Students discover hazardous materials that are disposed of improperly and the effects of these...
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My Body

For Teachers K - 1st
First Graders practice using the names of body parts by finding pictures and placing them in the correct position on a life-size outline of a human body. These type of hands-on lessons are one of the best ways for young learners to truly...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the Native Americans of the Muscogee Creek and their use of the land. In this U.S. history lesson, students investigate the importance of the deer for the Muscogee Creek peoples' way of life and the many uses they...
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Rain

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice oral and silent reading using beginning  comprehension and decoding strategies. In this guided reading lesson, 1st graders take a picture walk and make plot predictions prior to reading the book Rain by Robert...
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From One Seed Grow Many Seeds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying plants by singing a song.  In this plant life lesson, 1st graders sing the song "Parts of a Plant" which is based on the anatomy of sunflowers.  Students discover agriculture techniques while viewing a...
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Characteristics of Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
The second lesson in a series from ReadWorks.org, this lesson continues to explore the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts. The lesson opens with the teacher reviewing a class Venn diagram started in the last lesson....
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Form and Observation

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Use a familiar song and adorable baby animal pictures to teach youngsters about genetic variation. Begin by listening to "Twelve Variations on 'Ah vous dirai-je Maman,'" which you will need to find online (there are several versions...
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Life With Energy

For Teachers K - 4th
Students consider different forms of energy. In this energy lesson, students investigate different forms of energy. Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of these forms of energy.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars analyze rocks. In this geology lesson, students collect rocks from the schoolyard and sort them according to various characteristics, such as color, size, and weight.
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ABC and 1-2-3 Farming

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate how to alphabetize animal names. In this word study lesson, students identify animals that live on the farm and conduct a favorite farm animal survey. Students order animal pictures in alphabetical order.
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The Solar System - A Review

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students analyze their knowledge about the solar system. In this solar system review lesson, students look at a picture of the solar system on the SMART Board, name them in order, and are able to identify the sun as the center. They...
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BBC

Sound and Hearing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders recognize that sound is generated in a variety of ways, and that it comes from many different sources. They explore tone and volume, realizing that there are different ways to describe sound. Some musical...
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Space Jeopardy Game

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore space. In this space lesson, students analyze the sky and what causes its changes. Students describe the moon patterns and use a model to show changes in its shape. Students also describe the first trip to the moon....

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