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Art and Science: Weather

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine how weather affects daily life. They draw pictures of themselves wearing clothing appropriate for four different weather conditions. They display their drawings each day according to the weather conditions.
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Shadows

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students measure shadows at different times of the day to determine when a shadow casts its longest and shortest shadows.
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Kwanzaa in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.
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The Skating Moose

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
What would you do if you saw an ice-skating moose? Kids read a short, entertaining passage and use a word bank to fill in the blanks using context clues.
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Rhythmic Movement Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore rhythmic movements. In this performing arts lesson, students create their own movements and then repeat the each others movement. Finally, students create movements to the Haiku generated by the entire class.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Environment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this close reading learning exercise, students read a report about large fires in the western United States. Students then answer several questions to determine their comprehension of the text.
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Metamorphosis Magic

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars make different motions for each stage in the butterfly life cycle and plant a garden. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students can take the mini gardens home and discuss how butterflies help gardens.
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Holiday Card Grammar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine variety of holiday cards to recognize and write basic parts of speech. They then write new greetings for the greeting cards.
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American Indians and Their Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create a storyboard of the three American Indian language groups showing the geography of where they lived and how they adapted to the environment. They compare European and American Indian views of nature and explain how these...
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Planets or Not, Here We Come!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...
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Poems Have Shapes, Too!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the world of geometric shapes by writing poetry. They use the Diamante Poetry worksheet. They select one geometric shape and, using the template, create their own poem.
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Lesson Five: Identifying Christmas Trees

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Stuudents distinguish between pines, spruces and firs they may see in their homes, by recognizing key characteristics such as shape, arrangement of needles and colouring. They recognize these same characteristics in trees growing outside.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Place: What Causes the Seasons?

For Students 3rd - 7th
A fun resource that teaches students the reasons why Earth's four seasons happen they way they do.