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Lessons From the Lorax
Young scholars read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
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Why We Communicate
Pupils identify the three common reasons for communication: information, persuasion, and entertainment. They create media messages for different purposes and develop a purpose of message shapes and how it helps shape the message.
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Bird Banter
Pupils listen to examples of common bird songs of birds found in Illinois. As a class, they discover the importance between the differences in songs and calls. They practice making their own bird calls and songs to end the lesson plan.
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Detectives in the Landscape
Fourth graders explore landscapes. In this landscape lesson, 4th graders investigate different elements of landscapes. Students design a visual presentation using photographs taken during a nature walk.
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Michael Jackson Lessons: A Cross-Curricular Experience
By learning about Michael Jackson through these lesson plans, students can explore history, science, math, etc . . .
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Children's March Teacher's Guide, Activity 1
Students study how political movements involve students as well as adults. They discover that students of all ages have the power to make a difference in the world.
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Mineral Scavenger Hunt
Students complete a scavenger hunt worksheet as they find examples in their classroom, at home, etc., of minerals. Excellent worksheet!
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History Trifold in Publisher
Students create a timeline of events happening around the world. In this timeline lesson plan, students use Microsoft Publisher to create a timeline of events happening around the world as they live their lives presently.
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Students explore the Star-Spangled Banner. In this civics lesson, students read the lyrics of the song as well as a handout that details its creation. Students respond to discussion questions from the handout.
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Activity Room
Come discover Madagascar--its geography, animals, music and language. Test your current knowledge and learn new things too.
Patsy Stevens
Garden of Praise: Musical Spelling Rules
Use these clever songs to help students learn basic spelling rules. Sheet music, as well as audio files, are available for each of 4 songs. Scroll down the page for interactive practice activity.
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music Inspires Writing [Pdf]
For this lesson, young scholars will learn how music can be the impetus for creating original poetry and music.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Inferences [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will learn that inference is also present in music. They will examine music from different soundtracks to see how music is used to set the stage for events. They will describe how music gets louder, softer,...
Kids' Wings
The Little Red Music Room
This site has curriculum based songs set to folk melodies. At this site teach language arts, science and math through songs.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...