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Animal Diversity
Students explore biology by completing science worksheets in class. For this animal anatomy lesson, students read the book The Adventures of Marco and Polo and identify the animals mentioned in it. Students examine a real life animal and...
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Snack Time
Students explore mathematics by participating in a snack eating activity. For this math problem solving lesson, students utilize different children's snacks as visual aides in a variety of math problems. Students receive snacks as they...
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The Battle to Save Bats
Students investigate the disease that is causing the global decline of bats. In this animal health lesson, students read an article which discusses white-nose syndrome, the number one killer of bats. Students discuss ways to keep bats...
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Favorite Foods
Students explore human health by completing food choice worksheets. In this world hunger instructional activity, students discuss the importance of eating three daily meals and how to feed the underprivileged through charities and soup...
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Look At Those Leaves!
Students explore botany by researching plants in class. In this tree identification activity, students examine a group of leaves and list the different characteristics before guessing what types of trees they came from. Students read...
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ELA Common Core Checklists for K-6
In the hustle and bustle of life in the classroom, it's easy for teachers to lose track of the standards they have taught, and those that still need to be addressed. This Common Core checklist provides educators with an easy-to-use...
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The Common Core Literacy Standards - Kindergarten Posters
Can we do it? Yes we can! Your class can become Common Core masters with a fine set of posters that state each of the kindergarten literacy standards in a friendly "we can" statement. Each of the posters contains two standards, a "we...
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Make a Word: Long U by Starfall
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. In this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...
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Letter Names
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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Speech and Language Samples
Young scholars tell a story, describe a picture, share about a favorite toy from home and are recorded using an iPod with a voice recorder. They create a playlist of their voice and reading samples to illustrate progression over time.
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Personal Information
"Hi, how are you? My name is___." Seems simple enough but it's not always that easy to recall and relate factual information about yourself. Learners with multiple disabilities practice memorizing and relaying personal information about...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Curious George Rides a Bike
Learners explore language arts by reading a classic book in class. For this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Curious George Rides a Bike and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Learners define the selected words...
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Autism Awareness
Have your class inquire about learning disabilities by identifying their own capabilities. They discuss their interests and hobbies and identify that not everyone has the same skill set now or anytime in the future. They listen as the...
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Identifying Family
A reading of Stella Blackstone’s, Bear’s Busy Family launches a genealogy writing project. Young researchers use key words from the story, daddy, sister, uncle, etc., to write stories to illustrate and combine into a family book. While...
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The Sentence Contest
Young writers complete work with sentence structure. Theys go over the definition of a sentence before deciding whether given groups of words are sentences. They view and identify the sentences on a teacher made chart.
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Lesson Plan fo The Magic Eyes of Little Crab
Interested in a "how and why" story to read with young students? In this storytelling lesson, readers will discuss sea creatures, focusing on practicing new terminology through retelling the story. This resource provides a list of...
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Student Mad Libs
Young scholars investigate the different parts of speech by participating in a fill in the blank activity. In this Mad Libs lesson, students define the different parts of speech and discuss how they are used appropriately in sentences....
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A Holiday Card in KidPix
Students create a holiday card using computer software. In this computer card making lesson plan, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools. Students navigate the software utilizing various tools.
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Water and Ice
Students explore water as it changes states of matter. In this physical property lesson, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Some Birthday
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Some Birthday and discuss the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define selected words and use them while...