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Mr. Bush in Washington

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study about George Washington Bush and write a biography about him in a small group. To gain a better understanding of him, they listen to a biography on a tape about him. They visit various sites about him to help them examine...
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Air Quality and Transportation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about air pollution and the effects it has on our Earth. Students tally cars on a sheet that has been categorized as follows: One person in car, two persons in car, or three or more persons in car. Students go to...
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Westward Expansion

For Teachers 2nd
Students examine how the events that took place during the time of the Westward Expansion affected the pioneers and Native Americans through the seven lessons of this unit. Enhancements in transportation over time are also a part of the...
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Unconditional Kindness

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, young scholars...
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Coin Shake-Up

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss problem and take turns in pairs, one tossing the coins while the other guesses whether the coins land with the same side up or different sides up. They record the results of each guess as same or different.
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Dance with Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a simple dance that illustrates the changes in rhythm in a song. They identify the form of the song. Ask volunteers to show movement or steps that could be used for each section
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Once Upon a Time...

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Model for emergent readers how to write a story by interpreting picture clues. For guided practice a second book is used, and then pupils work independently or with an adult to write their own stories based on illustrations.
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An Amazing Story

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils develop sequential stories to guide a partner through a computer-generated maze. In pairs they illustrate each place and character listed, build and print a maze, and write a class-generated story.
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Mud Fossils

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe real fossils. In this science lesson, students make their own mud fossils by pressing material into the mud and letting it dry in the sun for 3-4 days. Students then get the fossils out displaying their mud...
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Clock Diagram

For Students 1st - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.
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Increasing Vocabulary Using Internet Connections

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students retell the story, "The Mitten," by Jan Brett, as a group by using the computer program,
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Weather/Climate

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine traditional Native American weather/climate knowledge. They keep a weather journal and research cloud cover.
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The Very Busy Spider

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners read the story The Very Busy Spider and go on a spider hunt, complete a KWL chart, talk about the animals in the book, and more. In this guided reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Students may print out their work when finished.
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the cause and effect in the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. In this cause and effect lesson, students listen to the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and discuss what the cause and effect is. As a follow-up,...
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The Polar Express Writing Report

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grade 2 writing prompt worksheet, students are give a writing prompt from the book The Polar Express about using their senses to write about going on a trip around the world with Santa Claus. Pages include a rubric and teacher...
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Analyzing Key Ideas and Details in Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore nonfiction texts. In this language arts lesson, students read a nonfiction text and make predictions. Students identify facts and opinions in the text and draw conclusions as they read.
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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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Making Predictions by Analyzing Key Ideas and Details

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make predictions. In this language arts lesson, students read nonfiction texts and make predictions about what they are going to read. Students confirm and revise their predictions as they read the text.
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The Great Kapok Tree..

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict what each animal in the story read says and then compare them. They pretend that a tree was cut down and write a new ending for the story. Students explain why the story is not true and create a Venn Diagram comparing...
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Confucius Say... China Old

For Teachers 2nd
Students locate China on the map. In this Chinese geography, history and culture lesson, students read literature about China. Students participate in paper making, silk making and lantern making activities.
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"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
There are many creative activities that can be done to extend the learning after reading "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this reading worksheet, students read sentences from the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students put the sentences in order based on where they belong in the story.
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Steps to Freedom

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete discussion and reading comprehension activities for the novel Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheax Nelson. In this African American history instructional activity, students discuss the Underground Railroad and complete a...

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