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Who Has Hair?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore similarities and differences. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Students learn that they share things in common while we are...
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Using Onomatopoeia to Tell the Story of an Imaginary Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore language arts by utilizing word choice to compose a paragraph. In this phonetics instructional activity, students discuss the importance of a "voice" in their writing as they read the book Rattletrap Car. Young...
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Night Sounds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils listen and discuss the sounds they heard at night. They write a class poem about those sounds at night. They keep a chart on their desk for ideas. The poem is read aloud to the class when it is finished.
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The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers K - 7th
Pupils read The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. After reading the story, they center on the controversy of destroying the rain forest or conserving it. Students have to make an informed decision about rain forest destruction.
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Physical Differences

For Teachers K
Students read the book We Can Do It! and discuss how we are all physically different. In this physically different lesson plan, students read the book, discuss their differences, and participate in a smelling and touching activity to see...
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Life Is a Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read, write, and identify different coin combinations and use this information in real-world situations.
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Give Me Five at Christmas Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study about senses by taking a walking field trip, creating a word bank, reading a story and singing a song.
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Leo the Library Mouse

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders share how they should take care of library media center books and display their ideas for others to see. They read the book, LEO THE LIBARY MOUSE and discuss book care rules and reflect on how they compare with the main...
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Election Day Lesson: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers K
Students read the story, The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs and discuss the voting process. In this public opinion lesson plan, students review the original story of the three little pigs and then read the wolf's version of the...
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Where Is Saturn in the Solar System? Where Am I in the Solar System?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils engage in a solar system activity, For this activity, students will read aloud as a class about the solar system. The pupils will then listen to the teacher read a solar system book prior to filling  out a worksheet about...
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Catch Her If You Can Catch Her If You Can! King Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners understand philanthropy through the study of Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the community center she built. In this biography study of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, students reflect on how she was an athlete and a philanthropist.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 8: Can You Please Give Me Directions?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in a guided reading experience by following directions to cut out tangrams. They listen to the directions and cut as the reading progresses.
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Write All about It (Cooperative Learning)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to a read aloud and while working with other students, write alternate ending to the story.
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Super Sellers

For Teachers 2nd
Practice listening skills with the novel Max Malone Makes a Million written by Charlotte Herman. Read a chapter a day and answer daily questions such as predicting how Max makes his money.
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Me, Plain and Tall

For Teachers 2nd
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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Phonics Instructional Routine: Blending Sounds in Short Words

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Young scholars strengthen their reading of new words with phonics and blending sounds in short words. They interact with word cards with short letter sounds like sit, mat, fit, etc. Each student also assesses magnetic letters to...
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Cloud Watchers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "The Cloud Book" by Tomie dePaola to jumpstart their cloud study. They offer examples of liquids, solids, and gases and chart them. They observe the making of a cloud in a demonstration. They discuss and draw...
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Morning Message

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars point to words in the morning message as it is read, then illustrate a printed copy of the message. Each page is added to a book of collected morning messages.
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Boo-ographies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read biographies of famous people and create a presentation where they become the characters they have read and researched. They create tombstones for the people they have researched.
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There's A Wasszoom in My Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read There's A Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss. They create a creature that rhymes with an item found in the classroom. They write a sentence about it and then illustrate it.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze descriptive writing. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders read a story with a villain, describe the villain in words, and create a Wanted Poster describing him on paper.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas: Chickens Aren't the Only Ones

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars read Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of animals that come from eggs. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Ira Sleeps Over

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the ideas presented in the story. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...

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