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Patterned Leaf Cloths

For Teachers K
Students identify and reproduce simple patterns (e.g., red blocks alternating with blue blocks; clap-clap-stamp) and create and extend simple patterns using a variety of materials or actions (e.g., popsicle sticks, pebbles, stickers,...
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Introduction to Korea

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the culture of Korea. In this Korean culture lesson, students examine visual and textual works regarding Korea. Students also examine dance, architecture, and food of the country.
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The ABC's of Breakfast

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify the food group of various culturally diverse breakfast foods and discuss the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast every morning. They then try different foods that begin with the letter A, B and C and...
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Differentiating Vocal Types

For Teachers K
Students sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. State competency at the kindergarten level is stressed for this lesson plan. Assessment is based upon in-class performances and individual work.
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Drumming from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service activity, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum from...
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The Ogre Bully

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the book, The Ogre Bully, and discuss the problems the farmer and his family had during the story.  In this garden themed instructional activity, students examine different fruit and vegetables and plant them...
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The Letter Qq

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities to examine the uses for the letter Q. In this letter theme lesson, students complete arts and crafts, language arts, math, physical education, music, science, home economics, social studies, and...
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers K
Students identify high and low sounds in the "Three Little Pigs" song, sing a song that includes vocal sound effects and identify ways that music relates to language arts. Before singing the song, they have listened to the teacher read...
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Baga Drum

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. For this art history lesson, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design and...
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Reinforcing Alphabet Names/Sounds

For Teachers K - 1st
Students reinforce knowledge of the alphabet essential to beginning reading by pulling random letters out of a hat and identifying the letter's sound.
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I Am A Musician- Interview A Musician

For Teachers K - 8th
Students, as a class, interview musician to find out more about him/her as an individual. Students then write thank you notes and include, by naming or drawing, one fact learned about the musician.
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Hickory Dickory Dock Webquest

For Teachers K
Students listen to and read nursery rhymes. They discuss rhyming words. Students play a variety of computer games with rhymes, numbers and telling time. They retell the story through dramatic play, speech, and comprehension questions.
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete an getting to know each other activity. In this personal names instructional activity, students play a name game, read a book about names, and then discuss why names are important. Students design a name card on oak tag...
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Here We Go Round the Apple Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
The students sing the melody Here We Go Round the Apple Tree in the English language and the Oneida language. The students then discuss how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.
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Flowering Philanthropy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Hungry Monster

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book One Hungry Monster and identify the use of three vocabulary words. Young scholars define the...
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Hello Song

For Teachers K
Students sing song during meeting circle time to learn and practice their new school friends' names.
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Sing a Song of Coinage

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Tennessee state quarter. They discuss Tennessee's musical heritage, examine all of the coins and as a group, create a song about coins or money. They also complete worksheets pertaining to the lesson.
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Who Hid the Milk Products?

For Teachers K
Students study milk products and learn their health benefits. In this milk products lesson, students discuss dairy products. Students participate in a game of milk product identification. Students also discuss categorizing milk by their...
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Adam's Apples

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the /a/ phoneme in both written and spoken words. They practice finding the /a/ in words, watch how their mouths move when making the sound, and write the letter. Next, they differentiate the sound in words, listen to a...
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Alphabet Review

For Students K - 1st
In this alphabet worksheet, students name letters, say the sounds for sets of letters, and practice reading simple sentences.
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Letter Dance

For Teachers K
Students identify the shape of the letter their name begins with, then use their arms to trace the shape of the letters with their hands. They do this to the movement of music.
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Mmm, Mmm, Good

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the phoneme /m/. Through listening and matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /m/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /m/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in...
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Today is Monday Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students read a book and recite the days of the week in a story. In this lesson about the days of the week, students which become familiar with the parts of the day. Students read Today is Monday, and situate the days of the week on 8...