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The ABCs of Citizenship
In this instructional activity, students read the book that focuses on the ascpects of citizenship/ Students imagine a scene in which each statement is actually happening. Students descirbe rights, repsonisbilities. Assess students by...
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Strega Nona Lesson Plan
Students explore story characters as well as cause and effect. In this Strega Nona lesson plan, students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United...
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Making Cranberry Bread
While the preparation for this lesson is extensive, the results are well worth the effort. Prior to the lesson, Xerox the pictures from Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin, collect the ingredients for Cranberry Bread, and...
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A VIEW FROM THE TOP
Students explore the idea of aerial photography through the story of Amelia the Pigeon. They view an actual aerial photograph of their school or home, and then write a story describing what Amelia would see if she flew over their school...
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Giving Generously
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read Runaway Rice Cake, identify the elements of the story, and make rice cakes to share with others.
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Improvisational Setting - "Where are You?"
Second graders explore setting through improvisations. For this theatre lesson, 2nd graders perform a variety of improvisations in different settings and chart how they established the setting in the different environments.
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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
Young scholars investigate different cultures' versions of the Cinderella tale in comparison to the Rossini opera synopsis. They experience dramatizing a Cinderella tale and study about the group and individual process required for...
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Peter and the Wolf - Sequencing
Learners listen to the story of Peter and the Wolf and answer comprehension questions. They then will name the beginning, middle, and end of the story using a graphic organizer. Students then individually illustrate each part of the...
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Too Many Tamales
Pupils investigate Mexican holiday celebrations and compare them to American Christmas holidays. They conduct a Mexican Christmas Scavenger Hunt. The activity uses a streaming video in order to engage students in the main objectives.
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Folktale Unit Ideas
Students read a variety of folktales and participate in writing, drawing, measurement, and time activities that relate to the stories. They graph the number of different versions of one folktale that the class finds and reads.
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Anansi Goes to Lunch
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. For this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and...
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Me, Plain and Tall
Second graders read and discuss Patricia MacLaclan's book Sarah, Plain and Tall. They write a narrative putting themselves in the setting of the story.
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The Lorax and Forest Park
Students read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss and identify situations where there is a risk to the community. During a class discussion, students predict types of liter they will find in a park. Students take a field trip to the park to collect...
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All About Me: Beginning of the Year
Learners retell important facts about themselves to others in the class by creating a booklet titled All About Me. They follow simple directions and present their finished booklets to their peers.
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Cause and Effect
Young scholars identify cause and effect relationships in a short story. After reading a short story, they participate in a discussion of how one event in a story can lead to several others. Students are then paired for a matching task...
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Valley Forge
Young scholars describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people live, including the effects on their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation. They also describe the lives of American heroes...
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Coming to America
Students read one book together about the immigrant experience. Teacher asks students to identify some of the themes around immigration contained in the book (example: prejudice).
SMART Technologies
Smart: Developing Characters and Settings
In this activity provided by SMART, students will give reasons why they feel characters are important in a story. Students will explore how to create effective characters and settings in their own writing by using a character web.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Free Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature & Reading
A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Character Webs, Responding to Literature Forms, Reading Analysis Organizers, Story Maps, Cognitive Bookmarks, Instructional Webs, and more.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Free Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature & Reading
A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Character Webs, Responding to Literature Forms, Reading Analysis Organizers, Story Maps, Cognitive Bookmarks, Instructional Webs, and more.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Free Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature & Reading
A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Character Webs, Responding to Literature Forms, Reading Analysis Organizers, Story Maps, Cognitive Bookmarks, Instructional Webs, and more.
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