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Christmas Wreath

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create Christmas wreaths using Christmas material or fabric and coat hangers in this holiday lesson for the elementary classroom. Modifications would need to be made to accommodate older or more advanced students. Emphasis is...
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Triangle Angel

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create triangular angels in this winter-time lesson for the early elementary classroom. Materials include poster paper, scissors, glue, markers, cotton balls, yarn, and glitter. A fun and simple way for younger children to...
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Block It: Using a Manipulative to Solve Math Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative instructional activity, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Young...
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Unique Monique: Building a Community of Unique Individuals

For Teachers K - 5th
Students recognize that each student is unique and has special talents. Students develop a puzzle piece that describes them and their particular talents. Students share their pieces and post on a bulletin board.
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Digital Photography

For Teachers K - 12th
Scholars learn to use digital cameras to take pictures of natural subjects. They will examine the use of digital cameras, how to download photos, and to develop a digital project. They take nature pictures and develop a Power Point or...
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Pay It Forward Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Create a list of random acts of kindness and have your class perform them during a designated week. Learners will also participate in a project centered around being kind to others. Each grade chooses their kindness project, and then...
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Winter Wonderland Activities

For Teachers K - 6th
Ideas to help keep the motivational fire in your classroom burning.
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Making Sense of Dollars and Cents

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Teaching the money system to youngsters through games, literature, and real-world simulations
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Bring Your Classroom to Life with Educational Songs

For Teachers K - 6th
Using music to get in tune with content has great benefits for learners!
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers

For Teachers K - 8th
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.
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Exploration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are engaged in a research project about the planet Saturn. The learners use research skills in books and on the internet to gather information for an imaginary trip to the planet. This lesson is highly engaging because of the...
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National Crime Prevention Council

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore appropriate lessons on crime prevention and safety. They encounter how to recognize bullying behavior and how to deal with it. Students access fair methods for settling conflicts. They identify trusted adults and access...
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Take a Trip on the Chandelier

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the lines, shapes, and patterns used to decorate a 19th-century chandelier that was made to look like a hot-air balloon. In this art lesson plan students discuss the chandelier and then create a papier-mâché sculpture of...
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Learning Sight Words with Picture Me Reading and the Document Camera

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify sight words. In this learning sight words lesson, 1st graders view flash cards to practice the words and identify them in a poem. 
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Autobiography: Storytelling

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate using computers to write an autobiography over an extended period of time. They use the Kidpix computer software to practice the writing process. As an extension to the lesson students can take digital pictures to be...
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Learning Rhymes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice reading and writing in this cross-curricular lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on daily practice, individual improvements, and positive reinforcements for jobs well done during the activity.
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Letter A Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their handwriting and word recognition. In this letter A lesson, students identify eight words with pictures as they use lowercase letters to complete an elementary word search.
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Aspects of Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils recognize and observe weather phenomena. In this four part weather lesson plan, students are introduced to weather symbols through a story, then use a thermometer to measure water temperature. Next, pupils observe the formation of...
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars complete various activities to investigate  farm animals. In this farm animals lesson, students sing the song 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' and listen to sounds farm animals make. Young scholars color pictures for farm...
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Creating a Cranimal

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students design their own mix and matched animals. They reinforce their literacy by working with pieces of animal names to invent a new animal. They use their drawing skill using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation.
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J. Paul Getty Museum Education Staff

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners will examine a manuscript page from a Flemish bestiary and discuss how it was used to teach ideas about Christianity. In this Christianity lesson plan students study the given manuscript and then compare the stories from the...
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Aquatic Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners study ponds and wetland ecosystems and examine the food chains and webs in them.  In this aquatic ecosystems activity students answer questions about the diversity of the flora and fauna in a pond. 
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Roll `Em!

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in using base ten blocks and dice for a fun engaging math lesson. They use a worksheet imbedded in this lesson as the game board to help them play this math game.
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Where Do Animals Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use library search engines to research an animal and its origin. In this animal research activity, students research their assigned animal using ProQuest. Students then find the country of origin of the animal using a library...

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