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Could a Tiny Home be the Home for You?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read an article about tiny homes and use the article as a springboard for discussion. In this current events lesson, students evaluate the merits of tiny homes, then create a chart comparing their needs with the things they...
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Pets are Popular with U.S. Presidents

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss their pets and read about pets that have lived in the White House. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a vocabulary activity and pet survey, then the students read the...
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Football a Big Success in Small Alaska City

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read about the creation of a football program at a small-town school in Alaska. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a map and vocabulary activity, then students read the news...
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Students Slide to School on Air-Powered Sled

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate the Great Lakes on a US map, then read a news article about a sled being used as a wintertime school bus in Wisconsin. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a map and vocabulary activity,...
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Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. For this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Stamps are Making News

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars analyze the cost of mailing a letter since 1917, then read a news article about the increasing stamp price and new Star Wars stamps that will be available. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article...
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Creative Can Sculptures Help Feed the Hungry

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of Canstruction sculptures, then read a news article about the construction of these canned food sculptures. In this current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with pictures of winning...
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Marc Brown's Author Study: Arthur's Nose

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Student's read Arthur's Nose and view the changes in Arthur's nose. In this Arthur lesson plan, students define difficult vocabulary, discuss choices and sing to the tune of Old MacDonald had a Farm. Students create a new nose for...
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More Spring Poems: Buttercups

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literature worksheet, students read and discuss the poem "Buttercups," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then write the rhyming words on pages two and three several times.
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The Farmer and the Cowman

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What is the difference between a ranch and a farm? After reading and discussing the provided background information, young agriculturalists will color, cut, and create neat little booklets that show the differences between ranches and...
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Beginning Blends "dr" and "fr"

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this consonant blends worksheet, students study and sound out the words for 12 pictures. Students choose the beginning consonant blend that correctly begins each word.
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Where I Live…

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore their community. In this social studies lesson plan, 2nd graders use Internet tools to locate their community on a map and then locate where they live.
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How the Cookie Crumbles?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a trust building activity. In this trust building lesson, students discuss the definition of the word "trust." Young scholars understand that by sharing time, talents, and treasures we learn to trust each...
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Your Land, My Land, Woody's Land, Too

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the folksinger, Woody Guthrie, and his legendary song This Land Is Your Land. After listening to the song, students engage in a discussion which emphasizes that Woody Guthrie wrote songs for everyone;...
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Photosynthesis

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this photosynthesis worksheet, students study the illustration provided and then use the 5 words listed to fill in the blanks in the sentences at the bottom of the worksheet. Students use the 5 words to label the arrows in the...
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Building Trust

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the qualities that make them trustworthy. In this philanthropy activity, students define the word "trust" and play a game that demonstrates trust between the players. Students discuss people they know who are trustworthy.
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My Body

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts/science worksheet, students study a diagram of a person. Students label the indicated body parts. There is no word bank, but the first letter of each part is given.
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Apostrophes and Contractions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Learners study the pairs of words and then their matching contraction. They study 23 words. A good resource to help children understand how to properly make and use contractions.
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Tic Tac Toe Valentine

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this Valentine activity worksheet, students complete a tic-tac-toe game by cutting out the Valentine block images and using them to play a game of tic-tac-toe.
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Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to Horton Hears a Who? and complete a study of word cooperation. They group the words into families to see chunking.
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Library Skills: Biography

For Teachers 2nd
Biographies deserve special attention when training youngsters how to use the library because they are alphabetized by subject rather than by author. Guide children through the process of finding biographies over a two-visit series. On...
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The Cultures of Africa

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the people of Africa, the animals of Africa, and the customs and traditions of the African people. Song and dance are a central part of the African culture, therefore the focus is primarily on those two aspects. They...
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Lihitraot Lot! Avraham and Lot Separate -1

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study Bereshit 13:5-11, in preparation for acting out the texts' events in the next activity.
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Los Angeles Tourist Brochures

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study the history of Los Angeles and make a tourist brochure for the city.