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Famous People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the instructional activity. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are...
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Stay in the Mix for Valentine's Day

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students understand the origins of Valentine's Day. In this injustices activity, students read a story and recognize the injustices done on Valentine's Day. Students write about grade appropriate topics regarding injustices.
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-s word accuracy

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice reading words with s endings. In this word accuracy lesson, 1st graders view index cards containing various words that end in the letter s. Students practice saying these words and how adding any s makes...
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What We Need

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic needs of plants. In this plant growth lesson, 1st graders observe types of plants and review the parts of a plant as well as the development of a seed. Students review related vocabulary and read The...
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Meat Pies: Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Amelia's Road. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
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Water, Glorious Water

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify the various uses of water. In this water conservation lesson, students read the book, The Drop In My Drink: The Story of Water On Our Planet and write down their favorite uses of water. Young scholars illustrate...
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Learning to Give

Deliver Gratitude Day

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Gratitude is the focus of a discussion that sets the stage for pupils to take part in a service-learning project in which they deliver notes of kindness by way of social media or mail. A reflection closes the learning experience.
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Why Do We All Have to Stay Home?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners, especially young ones, might be confused about why or frustrated that we have to stay at home. Help answer questions and calm emotions with a nine-page resource that details topics regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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Introduce /ph/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice using /ph/ as it makes the /f/ sound. In this /ph/ lesson, students examine the /ph/ combination when it is written on the board. They identify items and words that contain the /f/ sound that is spelled using the /ph/...
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Chocolate Choo Choo Chicken

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the digraph /ch/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the digraph /ch/. They discuss the sound created by the digraph. Students identify words that contain the /ch/ digraph.
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete an online alphabet activity. In this alphabetical order instructional activity, students identify the list of words in alphabetical order. Students discuss ordering using the alphabet and practice with the second set of...
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"Jessica" by Kevin Henkes

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listed to the story Jessica by Kevin Henkes. They make their own imaginary friend using craft supplies. They then participate in an individual story theater in which they retell the story. Finally, they dictate stories about an...
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Making Words

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create a list of words from a list of letters in a longer word or a collection of given letters. After completing the list, students recognize word families, words that rhyme, words that have the same base word, and words that...
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'P' Is for Poetry

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...
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Spelling Centers

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice their weekly spelling words in a variety of ways: finding them in a word search, writing them on paper three times each in different colors, writing them on a white board and using letter magnets to create the words.
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Let's Make "at" Words

For Teachers K - 1st
In this recognizing words with a and t spellings, students view the pictures and add the beginning letter to make the three letter words. Students write 6 answers.
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Musical Alphabet-Skipping Up

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars will read a study sheet about skipping up from one note to another, and complete a worksheet, filling in blanks and writing a skip up from given letters. A grading rubric is included.
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Musical Alphabet- Stepping Down

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students complete a worksheet where they learn about the musical alphabet and stepping down. In this music lesson, students learn the definitions of down and step. Students will demonstrate their knowledge by writing a step down from the...
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Valentine's Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars create a flower, poem, and mailbox for someone to open on Valentine's Day. In this Valentine's Day lesson plan, students also write Valentine letters.
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Internet Pen Pals

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students write letters to e-mail pals and respond to letters received. Students describe the geography of their community to their pals.
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BUGS-INSECTS

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a theme study while teaching primary students basic skills according to Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals in Reading, Math, and Writing. The lesson is concerned primarily with the concept of insects.
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Weekend With Wendell

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discuss prior knowledge about mice, and read a mouse poem. They listen to the teacher read "A Weekend With Wendell" and discuss Wendell's possible reaction when coming to visit the school media center. Students compose a...
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A Penny for Your Thoughts

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars collect pennies to donate to Kiwanis International for their international effort to buy salt for children's bone development. They calculate the amount of money donated, calculate how many children will receive salt, and...
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Literal Meaning of Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Students answer questions...

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