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First-Day-of-School Activity: The Kissing Hand
Looking for an interactive back to school activity? Start by reading the book The Kissing Hand, and having your class discuss their feelings about the first day of school. They trace their hand onto paper, cut out the paper hand,...
California Department of Public Health
Walking on the Path to Better Health
Walk your way to health with this great resource! Walking is a valuable physical activity that can be done frequently and with ease by learners of all ages. "Warm up" by reviewing the benefits of physical activity with your class...
University of Kansas
Feelings - Thematic Unit
Boost language skills with a unit all about feelings. Scholars from all grade levels take part in several lessons that incorporate specific vocabulary terms and adjectives while discussing their feelings with their peers. Reading...
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What can I do?
Learners identify feelings and explore positive ways to handle conflict. In this mental health lesson students discuss feelings and how to constructively handle them.
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All Those Seeing Color, Say Eye!
Learners discuss feelings and explore how to recognize how they are feeling. In this exploratory lesson students discuss conflict and ways to resolve problems.
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What Can I Do?
Pupils identify their feelings and examine constructive ways of handling conflict. In this conflict lesson students discuss how to communicate their feelings and resolve conflicts.
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Immunization Month Lesson Plans
As a part of the back to school curriculum, students can learn about vaccines and their historical significance.
Baylor College
There's Something in the Air
Clever! In order to compare indoor and outdoor dispersal rates for the movement of gases and particles through air, collaborators will participate in a classroom experiment. Set up a circular grid and set students on lines that are...
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Litter From Lunchtime
Students explore environmental care by participating in a litter identification activity. In this food trash lesson, students discuss the destruction litter causes in our environment and ways we can avoid littering ourselves. Students...
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Mold
Students explore mold, the different types and the health risks that they pose. In this mycelium instructional activity students grow different molds and see which type of foods mold the fastest.
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Look At Those Leaves!
Students observe leaves and their attributes and group them accordingly. In this science observation lesson students gather leaves and use them to become more familiar with seasonal changes and the cycles of our environment.
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Gingerbread Baby v. Gingerbread Boy #7
Learners read two stories. In this comparison lesson, students read "The Gingerbread Baby," by Jan Brett and the original "Gingerbread Boy." Learners use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two stories.
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A Holiday Card in KidPix
Students create a holiday card using computer software. In this computer card making instructional activity, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools. Students navigate the software utilizing various...
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Know Your Computer Hardware #103
Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body. In this computer basics instructional activity, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge...
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Internet ABC's for Elementary Schoolers
Students develop basic Internet skills. In this lesson introducing the basics of the Internet, students discover how to use toolbars, address bars, how to save a website to revisit later, and how to use the back and forward buttons. This...
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Great Online Art Sites
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology instructional activity, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Create a Storybook in KidPix
Young scholars create a storybook by using KidPix software. In this technology lesson, students write creative short stories and publish them on KidPix. Young scholars illustrate the stories using Kid Pix tools.
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How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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How to Teach Geography with KidPix II
Young scholars use the computer program KidPix II to color a map of the world. In this world map lesson plan, students fill in different colors for different continents that are told to them on the program KidPix II.
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Energy Balance
Learners explore energy. For this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy. Learners complete a good nutrition worksheet.
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Magic Rope Curl-ups
Students imagine that they are pulling themselves up from the floor using a magic rope.