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Cultural Corner- "Mexico"
Students use print and electronic resources to gather information about Mexico. They present a mini-museum to share with students, parents, and other interested classes around the district. They present their information in a video...
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Plants
Students identify and label parts of a plant. They will construct a plant from art material and describe the purpose of each part for the plants survival. Students author a book with pictures and words or a story about a plant.
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Probably Pistachio
First graders practice making logical predictions from information they are given.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish.
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Vowel Catcher
Students reinforce their knowledge of different vowel sounds while playing a form of tag.
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Places in our School Yard - An "I Spy" Book
Pupils create a class big book using the "I Spy" game format and adding 3 clues to help readers guess the areas of a naturalization project.
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Seeing Shapes
Students study a variety of geometric shapes by taking pictures of items representing the shapes with a digital camera. They identify the shapes by using software to paint on the image.
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Seeing Shapes
Students discover different geometric shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle, and octagon. Students incorporate the use of technology by taking pictures of shapes around their school using a digital camera.
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The Crying Baby Sound
Students recognize the short vowel a in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ in words and sentences. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and read sentences...
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Beanbag Switch
Students walk around to music playing. They switch beanbags with other students. When the music stops they go to a P.E. station the same color as their beanbag.
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Stepping With The Opposite Foot
Students start to explain what foot they need to step with when throwing a ball.
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Story Quilts
Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.
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Cleanliness
Students identify ways that staying clean contribute to good health. They perform an experiment involving potatoes and washed and unwashed hands, observing the results. They complete a cleanliness chart, checking off each healthful habit...
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Empty chairs
Young scholars sit in the middle chair and describe (for a minute or so) the clothes they are wearing. Alternatively, or in addition, members of the group fire questions at the protagonist to get her to describe her clothes.
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Spongebob Squarepants Tag
Students role-play Spongebob Squarepants characters while participating in a P.E. tag game.
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Magic Ball
Using the magic ball, students identify the different directions. They follow the movements of the teacher with the magic ball.
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Shadow Chasing
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
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Courage
Students become familiar with dance vocabulary and, with their bodies, create shapes and transitional movements to depict emotions related to the theme of 'courage.' They coordinate their movements to music and critique each others'...
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Hands and Feet of Many Colors
Students perform activities that involve color and shape discrimination. They play games to practice memory skills. Students recognize body parts to participate in activities.
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Special Delivery
Students demonstrate locomotor skills for assessment. After receiving an envelope with a skill to be addressed, they perform that skill and receive a stamp for completion. Each student must complete all of the skills in order to...