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The Schoolyard Safari

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students engage in a activity to find out more information about insects. They collect and observe different insects found on school property. They research the insects once they have been classified. Also a video is used to create a...
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The Kissing Hand

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, after listening to the Kissing Hand, trace around his/her hand and stamp a heart in the middle.
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Spiders

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students come to the conclusion, from various clues given, that the mysterious creature is a spider, and discover spiders come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students write spelling words for the week, or review words, in boxes that are large enough for students to cut out and manipulate with ease. After cutting them out students arrange them on their desk in alphabetical order.
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Phonics and Letter ID

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify at least 46 of the 54 upper and lower case letters of the alphabet by name, sound, or example of a word that letter starts.
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How Do You Do?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice the names of other students in the classroom.
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story The Hundred Dresses, and use adjectives to describe each character.
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There's A Wasszoom in My Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read There's A Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. They create a creature that rhymes with an item found in the classroom. They write a sentence about it and then illustrate it.
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The Peaceable Kingdom

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the life and works of Edward Hicks. Using his "Peaceable Kingdoms, they create what they believe to be their own peaceable kingdom. They compare and contrast the two kingdoms and practice layering colors with colored...
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"Afternoon on the Amazon" by Mary Pope Osborne

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars read and complete activities dealing with the book "Afternoon on the Amazon". They create webs of words used in the book and write about what they have read.
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Musical Chair Review

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners play a simple game designed to reinforce letter names, sounds or sight words. They walk in a circle as music plays, and stop in front of a chair when the music stops. Each chair has a letter or sight word that the child must...
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Amelia Bedelia (Persuasive Writing)

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and discuss the book "Amelia Bedelia". They brainstorm all of the options certain characters in the book could have done instead of what they chose to do. They decide if the decision was a good or bad. They write a...
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Jack-O-Lantern Glyph

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners create a jack-o-lantern glyph that accurately represents his or her answers to a series of questions. The completed jack-o-lanterns are displayed in the classroom and the class interprets the data.
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Emotions with Corduroy

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after reading Corduroy, relate Corduroy's emotions to their own emotions in a 'feelings chart'. They relate feelings of friendship, acceptance and belonging.
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Animals in the Almanac

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice using a World Almanac by completing the provided worksheet on animals.
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Telling Stories Through Creative Drama

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine fairy tales. As an introductory activity, students play the statue game. In groups, they write statements that tell the plot of the story. Using props, and without voices, students retell the story by creating...
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Learning About Honesty

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read a short story about honesty, a character skill. They then answer comprehension questions and discuss the story with their classmates as well as study about the consequences of not telling the truth.
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Guided Reading using Gail Gibbon's book Frogs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read to locate information about the stages of a frog's life and organize on a chart.
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Hats

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to a read aloud of "Hats, hats, hats," by Ann Morris focusing on the variety of hats. They play a file folder game categorizing hats from the book.
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The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare two versions of The 3 Little Pigs. They identify the main characters in the two stories, identify the plot of the two stories and explain the climax and the endings of the two stories. They use a Venn Diagram to...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, place the story in its correct order of sequence. They place any set of events (situation) in their correct order.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs": DRA

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in a directed reading of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," doing word work, comprehension activities, and presentations.
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Corduroy Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils use corduroy to make a creative name board. They are read to from a corduroy book and draw pictures based on what they heard.

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