State of Michigan
Pre-K Mathematics
Kick-start children's education with this pre-school math unit. Offering 31 different hands-on learning activities that develop young mathematicians' pattern and shape recognition, basic number sense, and much more, this is a...
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Math with M&M's
First graders create number sentences. In this math lesson plan, 1st graders use M&M's to make number sentences. Students create charts using the color of the M&M's as data.
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Exploring Parts and Wholes
Students make accurate and interesting statments about how parts of something are related to the whole thing. To begin the lesson, students have to identify as many parts of a toy dumptruck as they can and find the part they find most...
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Exploring Gullah Culture...Through Language and Numbers
First graders examine the culture of the ancient Gullah people. As a class, they practice saying and writing the days of the week and numbers in Gullah. They are read a Gullah folktale and put the events of the story into the correct...
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Plant a Seed of Kindness
Learners perform acts of kindness. In this character lesson, students cut out seed shapes and write down their acts of kindness on them. Learners place the seeds on a bulletin board where they "plant" them below the grass line.
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Mother Nature Pattern Maker
Young scholars in a teacher education program enhance their awareness of patterns. They discover how to support their students in developing this skill in mathematical terms. They role play the role of a K-2 student and collect images...
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Water Works Wonders
Students examine where water is found in the world, how we use it, and the various forms it takes. They observe the refraction of light through a prism, record the day and night sky over a week's time, and create a topographic model of...
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Learning Disabilities 101
A quick overview of defining learning disabilities, where they stem from, and how they affect learning.
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Parts of a Plant
First graders discover the parts of a plant. In this science activity, 1st graders identify and label the parts of a plant and record their findings on a word processor.
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Tree-mendous Trees
Pupils become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Pupils plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Pupils...
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A Worm World
Young scholars maintain a compost bin and build a worm observatory. They design experiments relating to worms and record observations in a worm journal.