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Create Your Own Homophone Worksheets
Students develop their own homophone worksheet. They practice the spelling and using the different homophones. They participate in a homophone bee to end the lesson.
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Stain Glass
Students study the history of stain glass. For this stain glass lesson, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Students create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from their town....
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Movement of Air Diorama Activity
Students make a diorama to illustrate the process of mechanical airflow. In this movement of air lesson plan, students discuss ventilation and air movement indoors. Students discuss ventilation systems and study pictures of the systems....
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And the Moral of the Story is...
Young scholars discover the parts of a story through the retelling of a fable as well as characters, plot, and setting. This lesson is completed using the program Pixie to create an online storybook.
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Japanese Culture
First graders research information about Japanese people and culture. They read a Japanese story listening for rhyme schemes. They create their own rhyme schemes. They discuss Japanese food and sample rice cakes. They read Haiku and then...
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Teaching With the Power of Objects
Students define value of an object. For this value lesson plan, students identify reasons for collecting objects, compile a personal inventory of items they find valuable, and then define why those items are valuable to them. In step...
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A Map Mystery
First graders solve a mystery by following map clues. In this map clues lesson plan, 1st graders follow a computer program called Neighborhood Map Machine. In this program, it gives students directional and spatial clues in order to...
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Sharing Beauty Through Song
Students perform a song for their school community. In this music instructional activity, students sing the philanthropic song See Me Beautiful by Red Grammar and reflect upon the lyrics. Students perform the song for their school...
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Symbols of Culture
Learners discover artistic symbols from cultures around the world. In this cultural murals lesson, students observe different murals on-line, and select two to write about on their student blog. The learners investigate the murals and...
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Beyond The Earth Part I
Students explore the solar system. In this space science lesson, students take notes on the solar system provided by their instructors. Students then collaborate to design a computer-generated drawing of the solar system.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
In this short i activity, students circle the word in a pair that has the short i sound, then write the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Body Parts Vocabulary
Students identify the main parts of the human body. In this human body vocabulary lesson, students trace each other's body outline on butcher paper and label the parts of the body. Students define what each body part does. This lesson is...
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Contribution to the Beautification of Parma
First graders participate in beautification project in their local area. In this community service lesson, 1st graders plan and prepare a flower planting project for a low income area of their city. They practice arranging flowers in...
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Texture Adventure
First graders identify and explore items around the classroom. In this textures instructional activity, 1st graders discuss different kinds of textures. Students explore the classroom and find at least two different textures to...
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Skeleton
First graders put a skeleton together and draw the main bones in the body. In this skeleton lesson plan, 1st graders learn about the main bones, and draw 8 out of 10 of them correctly.
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Get the Turtle to the Pond
Students solve problems. In this math lesson, students write solutions using LOGO commands in order to help get the turtle to the pond.
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Shirts Full of Buttons
Students match sets of buttons to complete subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students answer the questions "how many more/less" and make bar graphs by counting up the buttons they are wearing.
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Using the Number Line to Compare
Young scholars determine differences using a number line. In this math lesson, students use the number line to solve subtraction problems. Young scholars solve puzzles using subtraction.
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The Very Busy Spider
Students describe what they believe a spider looks like and listen to a story about spiders. They make their own spider and spider web. They share their creation with the class to finish the activity.
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Special Delivery
Students are given an envelope with the name of a locomotor skill. As a class, they practice reading the name of the skill and practice doing the movement. To end the lesson, they complete the movement only when the music is playing.
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Walk your Dog
Students strike a ball with a long handled implement. In this dribbling lesson, students practice knee bends while they hold a long handed implement to dribble a ball. Students practice this activity with various size balls. Activity...
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Walk Your Dog
Students practice dribbling using a pillo polo stick. In this dribbling lesson, students demonstrate the proper grip and technique of dribbling with a polo stick. Students should have been introduced to prior concepts, such as striking.
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George Washington: Our First President
Young scholars explore the life of George Washington. In this George Washington lesson, students consider the leadership qualities of the first president as they listen to a description of his life and the create responsibility journals.
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Animal Explorations
Students discover compassion for animals. In this animal lesson, students go to a local animal welfare organization and help out. They reflect on compassion and how to make changes in the lives of animals.