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Twisting Versions of Little Red Riding Hood

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read orally two versions of Little Red Riding Hood (Classic and Cajun) They compare and contrast the two Little Red Riding Hood versions. Students create a concept map to demonstrate the comparisons/contrasts. They could also...
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Subtract Using a Hundred Chart

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this subtraction practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use a hundred chart to complete.
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Teddy Bears Everywhere

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the history of teddy bears. In this comprehension lesson, students bring a bear of their own to compare and contrast with their classmates. Students read book and discuss the events and draw pictures of the scenes.
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Using R&R to Teach Mathematics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a shape garden. In this polygons lesson, 2nd graders practice making shapes using a geoboard and read the book The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns.  Students also design a shape garden using construction...
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Blanket the Plains

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students discuss vivid imagery in a story.  In this figurative language lesson, students read samples of sensory language and then discuss the meaning of a piece of figurative language.  Students provide examples.
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Good Readers Visualize

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore reading. For this visualization lesson, students practice, creating images in their minds while listening to the story The Vegetables Go To Bed, by Christopher King. They listen to the story and then draw what they...
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Subtract with 2 Regroupings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this subtraction practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to subtract with 2 regroupings.
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Gold Fever

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story Gold Fever about the Gold Rush and write journal entries as if they were miners. In this Gold Rush lesson plan, students also pull out rocks from a back, and if they pick a gold one, they have struck it rich!
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Ahimsa in the Real World: Truth, Love, and Nonviolence

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create an abstract painting that conveys feelings of nonviolence.  In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders read "The First Step of Jainism" and discuss honesty, watch a digital story, discuss feelings after watching...
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Animals You Can See at the Zoo

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this zoo animal instructional activity, students read facts about different zoo animals then answer questions regarding the different animals.
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A View from the Ground

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students look at a park from ground perspective. In this map skills lesson, students are introduced to a story about a girl at a park and make observations about the park based on a picture. This prepares students for the next lesson in...
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Add Three 2-Digit Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this adding practice learning exercise, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to add three 2-digit numbers.
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Kindness Counts Book

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students make a book about kindness.  In this character lesson, students read a story about kindness and discuss how it applies to life.  Students complete a kindness counts page and then assemble them into a book. ...
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Less Than Zero

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students keep track of money. In this money management lesson, students read Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy and manipulate a number line to keep track of spending and borrowing in the story.
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Our Illuminated Alphabet

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine artwork and create their own.  In this writing and illustrating lesson, students view illuminated letters from the Getty Museum's collection and discuss art vocabulary.  Students examine the visual elements in...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects.  In this geometry lesson, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a chart...
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We're All In This Together

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discover what a coral reef is and the animals that live there. In this ecosystem lesson, students act out a story with ocean organisms. They answer questions that show the interdependency of the sea animals. 
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My Manners Matter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine behavior. In this polite manners lesson, students will determine appropriate responses to different situations they may experience at school. They will listen to the story My Manners Matter by Pat Thomas and contribute...
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Seashell Homes

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Turtle Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify ways that they can help protect turtles. In this wildlife awareness lesson plan, students read the story Turtle World and construct a T-chart on the board. Students create a list of problems facing turtles and possible...
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Amelia Earhart: A Biography

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the accomplishments of Amelia Earhart. They read and discuss a biography of Amelia Earhart, complete a Venn diagram, and conduct an interview with a classmate and write and publish a biography of their classmate.
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Estimate Sums and Differences

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this estimating sums and differences practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Speech and Language Samples

For Teachers K - 12th
Students tell a story, describe a picture, share about a favorite toy from home and are recorded using an iPod with a voice recorder. They create a playlist of their voice and reading samples to illustrate progression over time.
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"Money In My Pocket"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders assess a brief history of money, the use of money, working with money as well as adding and subtracting with money and how to spend money wisely with responsibility. In addition, they discuss how everything belongs to God...