Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flowering Philanthropy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hello Song

For Teachers K
Students sing song during meeting circle time to learn and practice their new school friends' names.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sesame Street Letter Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study the letters of the alphabet, explore different shapes, rhyme, and listen to the different sounds of the alphabet to help them sound out words and begin elementary level reading.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Homeschool, Kindergarten and Preschool Alphabet Lesson Plan for Letter H

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars participate in activities related to letter H. In this letter H lesson, students practice handwriting, and letter recognition through a letter search puzzle. Young scholars participate in activities related to letter H...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Four Corners Locomotion

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in warm-up activities before physical education class. They read the activities from card that are set up in the four corners of the room.
Lesson Plan
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Mmm, Mmm, Good

For Teachers K - 1st
Students 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 various...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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...
Worksheet
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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.
Lesson Plan
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Reintroduce /ea/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners are reintroduced to the letter combination "ea" and its sound. In this letter combination "ea" students review the sound for "ea" by recalling words with this letter combination. Learners then practice the pronunciation of the...
Lesson Plan
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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 instructional activity. Assessment is based upon in-class performances and individual work.
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WHO WE ARE

For Teachers K - 12th
Students work with Elders or a knowledgeable adult/expert to learn details of their culture which may include the language, dance, songs, art, and stories and create a play or poem which reflects aspects of their culture.
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Spicy, Hot Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate an understanding of colors. In this visual arts lesson, students read the text Hot, Spicy Colors and name their favorite colors. Students complete a bar graph to show the data. Students discuss how each color can...
Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Familiar Sounds

For Teachers K - 6th
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

I'm Thinking Of...

For Teachers K - 6th
Learning how to describe an object or a person is a great way to develop verbal and written expression. Learners with special needs improve their verbal expressive skills and concept development skills while playing a guessing game. The...
Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Learning to Identify Sounds Made by the Body

For Teachers K - 6th
Sneeze, snap, tap, and whistle; Did I do that? Explore the parts and sounds of the human body with your learners with visual impairments. First you'll name the parts of the body, make a sound with each part, and then have the class...
Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Put the Shoe on Your Foot

For Teachers K - 8th
Promote clothing identification, body part identification, and dressing skills acquisition with a fun and lively game. Each child takes turns grabbing a clothing item from the central clothing box. As he puts the item on, he sings,...
Lesson Plan
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The Blues . Writing . Biographies/Profiles . The Soul of a Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson, focused on profile writing and its unique characteristics, considers the profiles developed in the film The Soul of a Man while also asking students to consider other profiles they are familiar with and to write some of...
Lesson Plan
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The Westward Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students study the westward movement through examining stamps. In this westward movement lesson plan, students draw conclusions, determine cause and effect relationships and examine the westward movement of the United States by...
Lesson Plan
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Personal Homage

For Teachers K - 12th
Students research an African American person of interest to them. Once the research is complete, they share the information with the class. They also create a visual or written portrait of the person to show their character and...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Maya and Miguel, Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Interactive and fun activity to drill vocabulary related to sports, adventure and musical instruments. Children choose the language (English or Spanish). Engaging activity for ELL learners and students of Spanish.
Professional Doc
CPALMS

Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
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North Dakota Department Fo Public Instruction: Content Standards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The state displays its learning standards for the areas of dance, drama, music, visual, English/language arts, health, math,physical education, sciences, and social studies.