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Swimmy
Students explore the themes of the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. In this literacy instructional activity, students dramatize a character from Swimmy and identify common themes such as cooperation and caring. Students create a new ending to...
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The Battle to Save Bats
Students investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats. In this animal health instructional activity, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats. Students discuss...
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The Gingerbread Person
Young scholars think about what it means to be intelligent and fast (able to run)/athletic. After listening to the story, 'The Gingerbread Boy,' students write their own stories about a gingerbread girl and a female fox.
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I Think I Forgot Something!
Young scholars examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Young scholars read the book I Think I Forgot...
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The Great American Fire Drill
Students read a story about fire safety and create their own ending to the story in order to learn about fire escape plans and to demonstrate their writing skills. In this fire safety lesson, students discuss the parts of a story, read...
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Time & Itineraries Two
Young scholars explore time management by participating in clock reading activities. In this itinerary activity, students define a list of time telling vocabulary terms and practice reading analog clocks with a partner. Young scholars...
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Arthur's Thanksgiving
Students investigate Thanksgiving by reading a children's book. In this holiday lesson plan, students read Arthur's Thanksgiving by Marc Brown and create a turkey fact book after reading an electronic encyclopedia. Students bring in...
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Intergenerational Friendships
Students interview senior citizens. In this communications lesson, students read the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and discuss how to be sensitive to people of a different generation. Students develop interview questions and...
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Worksheet 3/7 on Verbs
In this recognizing verb usage in sentences worksheet, students read groups of three sentences with the same subject and predicate but different verbs and identify the sentence that uses the verb correctly. Students write 7 answers.
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Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception
Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value instructional activity, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers....
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Computer/Grammar: Dinosaurs
First graders practice computer skills while visiting a dinosaur Website. They write sentences there beginning with assigned letters, circle the beginning capital letter, and underline the ending punctuation.
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Famous People
Students listen to short biographies of famous individuals and discuss what it means to be famous for something. They write a short autobiography stating why they are a famous first grader. They take turns being interviewed by the rest...
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It's Time to Get Organ-Wised
Students engage in a lesson which contains several ideas for a unit on the body and body organs. They solve riddles, color in shapes of organs, participate in games and read about the functions of the various organs. Worksheets are...
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Hairy Horse
In this letter h worksheet, students color the various letter h's and enhance their understanding of spatial terms by listening to the teacher's directions. Students then circle the yes of no for the pictures that have the 'huh' sound.
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Flat Hat
In this letter a worksheet, students color the various letter a's and learn spatial terms by listening to the teacher's directions. Students then circle yes or no for the words that begin with the 'ah' sound.
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Magic Monster
In this letter m sound worksheet, students color the various letter 'm's' and learn spatial terms by listening to the teacher's directions. Students then circle yes or no for the pictures that begin with the letter m.
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Lazy Lion
In this letter L sound worksheet, students color the various letter 'L's' and learn spatial terms by listening to their teacher's directions. Students then circle yes or no for the pictures that begin with the L sound.
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Animal Top Trumps
Students use adjectives to construct sentences. In this english lesson, students play a card game based on Top Trumps. They use superlatives and comparatives during the game.
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Community Helpers
The book, Doctor Ted is used to kick off this instructional activity on Community Helpers. Young learners make connections to their own life by dictating a story of their own, and inventing other jobs that Ted can do.
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Water Fun
Students examine uses for water. In this water lesson, students discuss how they use water. As a class students make a PowerPoint by naming one swimming safety rule. Students compare and contrast fishing for fun and fishing for survival.
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ELA Unit Planning Template Style One
Work with your department or on your own to create organized unit plans that connect to all parts of the Common Core standards. The three-page template includes space to summarize the unit, list standards for each category of the ELA...
Pyro Innovations
Get into Shape
Shapes are so fun! Little ones explore, identify, and create shapes using tangrams or pattern blocks. The activity is intended to stimulate critical thinking while engaging learners through play and shape identification. Each child will...
August House
Anansi and the Tug o' War
Combine art, math, language arts, drama, and delicious Jell-o with a instructional activity based on the African folktale Anansi and the Tug o' War. Kids make predictions and discuss plot points of the story before joining in...
Denver Art Museum
Descriptive Haiku
Even though this is technically an art instructional activity, haiku poetry is actually the main focus! Learners view photographs of Japanese tea caddies. They list five descriptive words for the caddies, then write haiku poems using the...