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Winter
Students explore the concept of hibernation. In this winter lesson, students read Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming and discuss the content of the story. Students participate in classroom activities that require them to develop their...
Jordan School District
Who is Worth More Than Gold?
Young writers compose an opinion piece that details who they feel is worth more than gold.
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Water and Ice
Students explore what happens to water as it goes from solid to liquid and back. In this state of matter lesson, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state.
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One Square Foot
Learners identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Nurturing Green Thumbs at School
Incorporating a school garden into the curriculum cultivates many benefits.
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Valentine's Day Poems
Roses are red, violets are blue, poems are sweet, and educational too.
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Publishing an Alphabet Book
Students research, write and publish an A,B,C book based on research of their own.
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Affecting Transportation Choices-Walk, Don't Ride!
Students discuss methods of transportation they use and create a trip tally to determine which methods they use the most.
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Gardens Under the Sea: Coral Reefs
Students, with dive partners, explore coral reefs through scuba diving. They also explore radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry.
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Why Celebrate Black History Month
Second graders study about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations. This is a very meaningful instructional activity on an...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Text Structure Sort [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to structure: cause and effect, problem and solution, question and answer, compare and contrast, description, and sequence. Materials are included.