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The Big City

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore structures in a big city.  In this big city lesson plan, students become familiar with vocabulary about big cities through songs graphs, and hands-on art. Students practice phonic sound /M/.
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Read Martin's Big Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson, students read and discuss  the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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What Makes Us Special?

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this philosophy worksheet, students discuss Humanism. Students cite one thing that is special about humans and tell why this one thing is special.
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First Black US Congresswoman Dies

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English worksheet, students discuss Shirley Chisholm. Students debate and discuss American politics, focusing on Shirley Chisholm. Students discuss the differences compared to their own country of origin.
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Hide the Hearts Treasure Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the themes of Valentines Day by participating in a treasure hunt.  In this holiday lesson, students discover clues written on pink paper hearts which give directions to the location of a gift.  Students locate their...
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Valentine Colors

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students celebrate Valentines day by creating an art project.  In this holiday lesson, students discuss Valentine's Day and it's meaning, then create a Valentine colored painting using red tissue paper and paint.
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Fun at Pick up Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students discuss how to sort objects. In this classification lesson, students sort toys, or objects, by color, noise, or whatever they decide upon.
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Flour Germs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discuss germs and the way germs are spread. In this current events lesson, students investigate the importance of hand washing.
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Zodiac Bookmarks

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students explore the Chinese culture.  In this cultural lesson, students create bookmarks using the Chinese Zodiac.  Each students uses the zodiac animal from their birth year to make a bookmark. 
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Winter Holiday Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students celebrate winter holidays. In this winter holidays lesson, students have a Hanukkah party and make latkas, celebrate Christmas by making Christmas tree cones, and observe Kwanzaa with a special activity. A game, a song, a...
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This I Believe

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students create a list of 100 beliefs they have. In this Civil War lesson students listen to the podcast 'This I Believe' on NPR about a little boy who was asked to bring 100 items to class to celebrate 100 days of school. Students then...
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Humpty Dumpty

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty by experimenting with an egg.  In this problem solving lesson plan, students break an actual egg similar to the story of Humpty Dumpty.  Students identify the problems with...
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International Women's Day

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students complete activities to learn about International Women's Day. In this women's importance lesson, students discuss the roles women play in students' lives. Students create a collage of special women in their lives and give a...
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Food and Languages of the World

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars examine Japanese culture. In this multicultural lesson plan, students taste rice crackers and create Japanese fans from paper and paint.
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Physical Differences

For Teachers Pre-K
Students recognize that everyone is different. In this physical differences lesson, students participate in three activities highlighting differences among people. In activity one, students discover differently "abled" dolls and...
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Who is Robert M. Glass? - Black History Month

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research the role of African Americans during the each of the United States' wars. In this African American history lesson, students research information and statistics about the role of African Americans in the following wars:...
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Having Beary Much Fun with Core Knowledge

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in a teddy bear themed unit to improve their social and reading skills along with other core knowledge subjects. In this social and reading skills lesson, students complete 8 units of activities to learn about social...
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Favorite Toys

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this toys worksheet, students pretend that the drawing on this page is their toy shelf. Students draw pictures of their favorite toys on the shelf.
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Kwanzaa Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to a book about Kwanzaa and discuss the holiday and its importance. In this Kwanzaa lesson, students make crafts after they read and discuss the story.
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Thanksgiving Travel Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, students make a large graph showing whether they would like to travel by plane, train or car. They discuss holiday travel and sing an associated song.
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Make Your own Treasure Hunt!

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students participate in a variety of treasure hunts to promote critical thinking skills. In these problem solving lessons, students go on a photo hunt, scavenger hunt, clue hunt, and map hunt, looking for specific treasures.
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Sometimes I Feel Love

For Students Pre-K - K
In this love emotion instructional activity, students represent when they feel love by drawing a picture of something the love. Students then check the box for the feeling they like best of all. Their choices are happy, sad, anger, love,...
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Emotion Illustration

For Students Pre-K - K
In this feelings and emotions worksheet, students read three sentences about emotions. Student then finish an emotion sentence with one of their own feelings. Students then draw a picture that shows that emotion.
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I Have Feelings

For Students Pre-K - K
In this emotions worksheet, students finish two sentences by filling the blank about when they feel happy and when they feel sad. Then students draw a picture to illustrate them feeling these emotions.