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Know Your Computer Hardware #103
Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body.  In this computer basics lesson, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge through...
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Wedding Day Picture
In this coloring worksheet, students color a picture in a frame of people getting married. Students color 1 picture that takes up 2 pages total.
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Picture of Family at the Park
In this family learning exercise, students color a learning exercise, showing a family with 2 children and one in a stroller. Students use 2 pages to color the picture.
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Man and Women Looking at Pictures
For this man and woman worksheet, students color pictures of a man and a woman putting a picture on a table. Students color 2 pictures.
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Fighting Corrosion to Save an Ancient Greek Bronze
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
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I Am Special and You Are Special Too
Students discover how everyone is special in his or her own way. In this character traits lesson plan, students demonstrate how they are special by drawing a picture or writing. Students listen orally to the book We Are All Alike...We...
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Folklore; The Story Of The Milky Way
The students choose and read a Native American Folktale, analyze and sequence the story-line using a graphic organizer, then make a "woven" story blanket (from construction paper) depicting character, plot (including problem) and outcome.
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Basket Making
Students create a basket. In this basket making lesson, students explore the Ojibway culture and discover the history of basket making. Students design and construct a basket.
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Imagine This
Students write descriptive words about colorful pictures and then write about a character. In this writing lesson plan, students have a character worksheet to fill out.
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Using "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" to Teach Cause and Effect
Students discuss cause and effect relationships and the chain reaction involved before listening to the story "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears".  Students create flow charts to show the chain reactions of causes and effects in the...
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Word Wonders
Young scholars read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. For this reading lesson, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to...
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Seeing Eye "Buddies"
Third graders observe a variety of sights within their schoolyard habitat and sitting quietly back-to-back with a partner describe what they see. The partner sketches the observations, 3rd graders compare drawings with the object described.
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Third graders listen to "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".  Using the music, they identify the high and low parts in the orchestal composition.  They compare the elements of a story to the piece of music and respond to the music and state how...
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Hands That Touch The Heart
Learners create Valentine's Day hearts in this variation of a classic activity for the early-elementary classroom.  The "hands that touch the heart" is a great gift that can be given to family, friends, or fellow students.  A materials...
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Using Picture Mapping to Improve Student Comprehension
Students draw pictoral representations of a reading selection they read in order to recall information. For this picture mapping lesson plan, students use pictures to comprehend what they read and sequence the pictures as well.
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Flower Power
Young scholars create flowery napkin rings, paint umbrellas, paint flowers, and create "butter-flowers" in this four-day lesson all about Springtime.  The activities in this lesson could be accomplished over four days, used separately,...
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Who Ever Heard Of Red Shamrocks?
Students discover optical illusions in this instructional activity that uses a red shamrock and white construction paper.  Emphasis is placed upon inquiry, experiment, and then a short discussion on optical illusions and complimentary...
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Fun with Anagrams!
Students complete a worksheet. In this anagrams lesson plan, students are introduced to anagrams and look at examples. Students complete a worksheet where they answer questions with anagrams.
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Mosaic: Press-in Method
Students create individual press-in mosaics using a variety of bought and found objects.
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Readers Theatre using an Indonesian folktale
Students read a short play based on the Indonesian folktale Cicak and Kancil and complete related activities.
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Foil Tooled Masks
Students are introduced to the process of mask-making.  Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them.  They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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The Peaceable Kingdom
Students examine the life and works of Edward Hicks.  Using his "Peaceable Kingdoms, they create what they believe to be their own peaceable kingdom.  They compare and contrast the two kingdoms and practice layering colors with colored...
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Fictional Hereos
Students are introduced to the definition of a hero. As a class, they compare and contrast the difference between non-fictional and fictional hereos they have read about. They read a story, create a story map of one of the heroes and...
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What I Dream For:
Learners investigate about the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., watching video clips from unitedstreaming. They identify ways that they can help make Martin Luther's dream of peace a reality. Pupils identify contributions that...