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Trash or Treasure?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify things that can be reused. In this environmental lesson plan, students read the poem "Hector the Collector" and discuss the difference between junk and treasure. Students complete a reflection about what they read by...
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Comic and Film Strip Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a funny story and illustrate it in a comic strip. For this comic strip lesson, students study comic strips and determine the plot of each story. Students then write a short story and illustrate it using a comic strip...
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Make Your Own Constellation Myth

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine constellation myths. In this constellation myth lesson, students read "Orion, the Hunter", "Ursa Major, the Great Bear", and Taurus, the Bull". Students discuss similarities and differences in the 3 myths, create...
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Lesson Plan # 2: Forest Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read and write poetry.  In this poetry writing lesson, students read and discuss several poems with a "forest" theme, and then write their own forest haiku. Possible publication in the Natural Inquirer is described.
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Mark Twain, Volume 1

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read and answer questions about the life of Mark Twain. In this biography activity, students read about the life and work of Mark Twain. Students complete a worksheet about the reading.
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Eastern Screech Owl

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this screech owl instructional activity, students complete activities to learn about screech owls after reading Screech Owl at Midnight by C. Drew Lamm. Students learn how to attract owls, investigate owls in their community, and...
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The Bus Ride Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature lesson, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Students read the text based on Rosa Parks and answer 11...
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Zora Hurston Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore American culture by reading classic literature in class. In this African-American history lesson, students read the story Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree while identifying the work and contributions of the real life...
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Meet Kit: An American Girl

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students explore economics by participating in a role-play activity. For this consumerism lesson, students identify the Great Depression, the cause of the financial collapse and the devastation it caused people their own age. Students...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall Chapter 9

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners answer 5 essay questions that pertain to Chapter 9 of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan.
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Patty's Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore Halloween by examining pumpkins in class. In this pumpkin observation instructional activity, students discuss the method in which pumpkins are grown and the time line it takes a pumpkin to grow from a seed. Learners...
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Examining Ways to Organize Questions and Answers Within a Text

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners study questions and answers within a text to learn about writing structure and organization. In this writing structure instructional activity, students investigate books in class by asking questions for the text. Learners then...
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Writing in Threes

For Students 3rd
In this writing in threes worksheet, 3rd graders will read examples of descriptive writing made better by listing three things when writing about ideas or feelings. Students will find and record examples from books and write 4 of their...
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Finding the Titanic Comprehension- Chapter 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students answer 9 questions about Chapter 4 of Finding the Titanic. Students answer each question in a complete sentence.
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School-Home Links/Book Links: Predictions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this making predictions learning exercise, students learn how to make predictions when reading. Students study the book cover, pages, and predict the story's outcome. Students make another prediction halfway through and then assess...
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Biography

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this biography interactive worksheet, students learn about the genre of biography by reading 2 paragraphs. Students answer 7 questions about the text. This is an online interactive activity.
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A Weekend with Wendell

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars discuss the term prediction. In this language arts lesson, students predict what will happen next by using the turn & talk strategy. Young scholars chart the predictions each one makes.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read Dear Mr. Henshaw. For this language arts lesson, students answer Mr. Henshaw's ten questions using detailed paragraphs. Students create a lunch box alarm.
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Literature: "Harriet the Spy" By Louise Fitzhugh

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine websites about the book, "Harriet the Spy." There are suggested classroom activities, such as having students keep a journal of their observations. Also includes tips on how to teach students to use descriptive writing.
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students access web sites have classroom activity ideas for the book "Math Curse." They read what other students have written about their own math curses and try to solve word problems.
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Norse Mythology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read several selections of Norse mythology and compare this mythology to others studied in the past. They are introduced to runes. They read poetry and compile a class book of favorite poems. They define idioms and cite...
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Literature: "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils use the Internet to access information about the book "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown. They take an online quiz, complete a crossword puzzle and read interviews with Jeff Brown.
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Naya Nuki's Journey

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read "Naya Nuki Shoshoni Girl Who Ran" by Kenneth Thomasma. Students chart Naya Nuki's route on a map and identify the navigational signs she used to find her way home. Students also analyze the weather she encounters.
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Book Buddies

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read a book and share a book review with an e-mail book buddy once a month. They word process the review, copy and paste into the e-mail for sharing.

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