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Freckle Face

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners collect and record data. In this early data analysis instructional activity, students gather data about their partners face. As a class, the learners use tally marks and pictographs to record the data and answer question about...
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Native American Pebble and Pot Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students participate in a game using 12 manipulatives.  In this addition and subtraction lesson students play a game originated by the Native Americans and  look at a number of items and calculate how many are hidden....
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Teddy Bear Picnic

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars sit in a circle with their bears from home, each child introduces their bear, then students examine all the bears and think of one way that they can be sorted.
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Literacy Activity: Mouse Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the book Mouse Shapes and identify the shapes in the book as it is being read. In this shapes lesson, students identify the shapes in the book, and then play with cut out shapes that they can hold in their hands.
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Dolphins

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore sea life. For this cross curriculum fine arts, science, and P.E. "dolphins" lesson, students sing songs and play games about dolphins, perform water experiments, create mosaics, and use their five senses to explore sand...
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Learning about Infectious Diseases

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
All of the activities and worksheets in this unit relate to learning about how infectious diseases spread & how the body deals with them. There is a collection of problem-based learning activities, as well very useful at-home...
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Earth's Winds, Crust, and Atmosphere

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This site provides a variety of activities and worksheets about the problem-based learning activity about Earth and its atmosphere. The lessons can be used separately or together in a geology unit. The resources and charts are very...
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Hello My Name is . . . Helvetica

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students play various games to help create a classroom community. In this name recognition activity, students combine their name recognition skills with newly learned art and geometric vocabulary. First students discover vocabulary that...
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Shape Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Young scholars explore various polygons and examine how shapes can be manipulated in a variety of ways. In this shape tool instructional activity, students identify geometric shapes in two dimensions. Young scholars identify and...
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Pretzel Mania

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this lesson, learners enhance their number and letter recognition. Students make letters and numbers with pretzel dough. Learners prepare the pretzel dough, shape it, bake it, and eat it. In this lesson, students test their...
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Harry the Dirty Dog

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate the parts of a book by reading a story about a dog.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students utilize their memory to place pictures from the book Harry the Dirty Dog in order from start to finish....
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Dinosaurs Were Real!

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students investigate the history of dinosaurs, as real animals. In this dinosaur lesson plan, students examine basic concepts that help them understand the history of all life. Included in this article is information on the world of the...
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Get to Know Snow!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn about snow. In this snow themed lesson, students read a book, make a painting, and observe snow. A math activity timing how long it takes for snow to melt is included.
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Who Has Hair?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore similarities and differences. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Students learn that they share things in common while we are...
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Hamsters

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter h, and eat apples all to learn about hamsters. In this hamsters lesson plan, students also use play dough to make hamsters.
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Frogs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter f, play with plastic toys, and more to do with frogs. In this frogs lesson plan, students also play a game of leap frog.
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Rabbits

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter r, and eat carrots all to learn about rabbits. In this rabbits lesson plan, students also do the bunny hop and make rabbits out of play dough.
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Clowns

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter c, and eat with clown noses on to learn about clowns. In this clowns lesson plan, students also have a parade where they dress like clowns.
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Balancing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars use a balance to complete subtraction problems and weigh out the items they take away. In this subtraction lesson plan, students use a pan balance and record their equations.
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Finding Sums to 6

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the additive identity property where they add multiple numbers to get to the number 6. In this number 6 lesson plan, students also work on their addition charts.
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Springtime Flower Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study directional skills and participate in a scavenger hunt to find flowers. They compare, group and classify the flowers by their similarities and differences.
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Learning to Measure with Ladybug

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice measuring items with non standard units. For this units lesson plan, students measure shapes, lengths, and classroom objects.
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Balancing Discoveries

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars use a balance to help them with their addition facts. For this addition lesson plan, students also play the seven up game to memorize their facts.
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Shirts Full of Buttons

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners match sets of buttons to complete subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students answer the questions "how many more/less" and make bar graphs by counting up the buttons they are wearing.

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