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The Great Rock Sort
Students describe and sort rocks according to their physical properties. They listen to a story and discuss what they know about rocks, then work with a partner to discuss how their sample rocks differ from each other.
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Lewis and Clark
Students investigate the historic journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. They identify six discoveries made on the journey, participate in an online activity that traces their trail, write a journal in the first person...
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Global Trek
Students investigate people, places and environments. Using the internet, students gather information about the country and culture that they visit. Students use Classport technology to collaborate and communicate with students on a...
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Enriching Student Inquiry into Endangered Animals
Young scholars read aloud novel Hoot, by Carl Hiassen, choose endangered animal, complete individual research projects related to their interest, prepare persuasive writing piece, and compare and contrast two endangered animals.
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Logo Design Basics: Your Name Here
Young scholars become familiar with the fundamentals of graphic design to develop a logo. In this logo design lesson, students generate their own two logos using their own name and a personal hobby as inspiration. Young scholars select...
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Definition of Philanthropy
Learners discover philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read literature and discuss occurrences of people sharing their time, talent, and treasure. Learners respond, in writing, to the theme of philanthropy in a...
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What Can I Write About When I Can't Think of Anything To Write About?
Third graders write, illustrate, and publish a collaborative story. In this writing lesson, 3rd graders review story elements by reading stories written by professional authors and other students. They work in groups to write a...
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Pond Theme Unit
In this pond theme worksheet students research facts on pond life. Students complete comprehension questions, crosswords, word search, and math puzzles. Students write a short report.
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Keep Track of time by watching the clock
Young scholars answer questions about the clock. In this time lesson plan, students answer questions using intervals of five minutes. Young scholars solve problems about how long to the next activity, how much longer, and whether...
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Beatrix Potter's Naughty Animal Tales
Learners gain insight into the unusual, solitary world of Beatrix Potter's Victorian childhood and can compare/contrast it with their own world to explain why Potter wrote such simple stories and why she wrote about animals rather than...
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Money Management
Students role play buying and selling items. In this economics activity, students are given play money with which to purchase items, as well as value their own items for others to buy. Each student in the group works together to decide...
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Snack Attack
Students design charts, tables, graphs, and pictographs to analyse the types of snacks in a bag.
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United States Pride
Third graders learn the responsibility of citizenship and learn facts about a state they choose to research.
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Respect for Authority
Students examine the country of Mongolia and how it is trying to form a democracy. As a class, they participate in a class meeting about a new class rule and they voice their opinions. They read excerpts of a letter of a Peace Corps...
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Science and Technology Timeline
Learners develop a time line of discoveries that have occurred in their lifetime. In this time line lesson plan, students research scientifically or technologically related events of interest to them, write a brief description on a 4x6"...
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Our Changing Community
Young scholars investigate how communities grow and change. In this communities lesson, students discuss how their community has changed and construct a model of a community.
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Maps
Maps, globes, and computer software aid young explorers as they locate state capitols, major cities, geographic features, and attractions for states they are researching. They then use desktop publishing software to create a map to share...
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Non-Fiction Texts
Third graders examine different types of non-fiction texts. In this non fiction instructional activity, 3rd graders use different types of texts to gather information. Students work in groups to analyze the texts for author's...
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Color
Students color in one of Keith Haring's design 3 different ways to compare how color effects a drawing. In this color lesson plan, students display their paintings and compare them as a class.
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The Consequences of Our Consumer Behavior - Toys And Games
Learners examine how consumer information can protect consumers from unsafe products. They identify popular games and toys, discuss labelling, role-play sharing and playing safely with toys, and plan and design their own safety...
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Walk on the Wild Side
Have your class practice alliteration using this activity. Learners listen to stories with alliterative elements and create their own sentences illustrating this technique. The activity is incomplete, but could be enhanced to provide a...
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A Sip of Aesop From the Web
Third graders answer specific questions by conducting an Internet scavenger hunt. They write their own fable after reading many different fables on the Internet. They questions that they answer are included in this lesson.
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21 Game (Self Esteem)
Here's a simple math game that two people can play together. The first player says the number one or two. Then, the other player says the next one or two consecutive numbers. The goal of the game is to be the player who says "twenty-one"...
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A Holiday Tradition: Which Christmas Tree Will You Choose?
Different varieties of Christmas trees provide an interesting way to combine social studies, science, math, and technology. Class members not only research the history of the Christmas tree holiday tradition, they compare and...