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Sound; Year 1
Pupils, on a listening walk around the school and its grounds, make notes/comments on the range and variety of sounds in each environment. They listen to recorded sounds and attempt to recognize them.
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A Dreamer's Cloak
Students listen to the teacher read "A Dreamer's Cloak." They examine the difference between squares and circles and create their own cloak by using a paper bag and different shapes.
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Being an Active Family
Students brainstorm ideas that will help them to be more active. In this activity lesson plan students select an indoor activity they can do as a family and other ways they can get moving.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds
Learners recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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A Message of Ancient Days
Students closely examine several of Hammurabi's laws and compare them to laws and/or values we use today. They consider how laws are made and enforced and complete several worksheets during their investigations.
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Measure Me!
Third graders use nonstandard concrete methods to estimate and record measurements of their body.
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Easy to Read
Students compare reading passages in paragraph form to book form. They determine that the reading passages on the state assessments are no more difficult than the books they choose to read. They turn their favorite books into reading...
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Cuisenaire Chefs
Students study the fractional values of Cuisenaire rods while working with favorite family recipes.
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Symme"tree"
Students practice drawing lines of symmetry after the teacher draws shapes on the board. They create a class symme"tree" using only symmetrical shapes to decorate it.
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Seed Travel
Students explore the four different ways that seeds travel. They separate students into different groups and they act out how seeds travel. The groups act out their different scenarios in front of the class.
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Can We Keep the Lake Clean?
Students are introduced to the water cycle. They help draw a picture of a lake ecosystem, adding human impacts that affect water quality. Students help fill in the components of a drawing of a water system. At the end of the lesson...
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Prairies
Students identify the basic characteristics of the prairie ecosystem, and several commonly known prairie species. They create a classroom mural of a prairie ecosystem; and create reports about what they have found out.
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Young scholars identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands...
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Puzzle Mystery
Pupils sketch and give a title to a painting which they are given a small detail of. In this painting lesson plan, students share their titles and try to determine the theme and subject of the full painting based on these clues. At the...
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Elements of Fiction
Students identify key story elements in a fiction text. In this literacy lesson, students are introduced to the various elements of fiction such as the setting, plot, and theme. Students read a short story of their choice and identify...
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The Energy of Life in Zebrafish
Students study the stages of development of an unknown organism. In this zebrafish lesson, students examine and collect data as they use microscopes to view a zebrafish embryo.
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Food + Activity = Weight and Health
In this nutrition worksheet, students evaluate the school lunch menu and answer 3 short answer questions about it. Students then create a nutritious meal that they would like to eat at school.
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Comparing Distances
Students practice estimating distances by analyzing a map. In this length measurement lesson plan, students view a map with a distance key and use their measurement skills to estimate the distance between two cities. Students utilize an...
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Grammar Knowledge
In this grammar worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct forms of the words by multiple choice and by fill in the blanks. Students complete 33 sentences total.
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First Year Test - Tenses
In this tenses worksheet, students complete a letter with words in different tenses, choose the correct words in sentences, and put sentences in the correct order. Students complete 3 activities.
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Rain Machine (Solar Still)
Young scholars experiment with a solar still. In this distillation lesson, students find a simple way to use evaporation to make salty water drinkable.
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Our Town Store
Students purchase items in their classroom store. In this money lesson plan students create a classroom store. The students have a given amount of money and have to decide if they have enough to purchase the items that they would like to.
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Make Sense of Nature
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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In the Kitchen
Students practice speaking and using vocabulary associated with the kitchen. In this speaking and vocabulary activity, students answer teacher questions about the kitchen and the items in the kitchen. Teacher evaluates student...