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Take a Plane or a Train

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus. Instead of a bus, students attempt to sing the song using a different mode of transportation.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

For Teachers K
Students explore transportation and transportation related jobs as they improve their vocabulary.
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Learn the Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and identify the similarities and differences of two-dimensional shapes. They play an I-Spy shape game, participate in a classroom Shape Search, and create illustrations of shapes for a shape collage.
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Let's Build

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen as the teacher differentiates between natural and people-made items. They go outside and make lists of natural and people-made things they see. Students complete the linked worksheet by cutting and pasting as suggested by...
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Literature Overview of African Folktales

For Teachers K
Students play a game of tug-of-war, participate in a discussion about the story, discuss the phrase "bigger doesn't mean better." , and illustrate a scene from the story.
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Using Art to Draw Us Together

For Teachers K - 6th
Students build their own bridges or make connections to other peers, teens, adults/parents, senior citizens and people from around the world through various art mediums. Through this type of instructional activity students attempt to...
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All About Me: My Senses

For Teachers K
Students explore the world around them and identify their five senses and the parts of their bodies that are associated with each sense.
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health lesson, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a picture of a...
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Class Book: My Favorite Valentine

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a class book for Valentine's Day. In this holiday lesson, students draw a picture and write a few sentences about their favorite valentine. Students put their pictures together to create a class book.
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The Letter Aa

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Aa. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....
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Poultry in Motion (The Little Red Hen Meets Chicken Little)

For Teachers K
Students read stories and use reading and writing skills to sequence, compare and contrast, predict, and identify parts of a story. Six lessons on one page.
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Art to Zoo: Celebration

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students research and develop a report on birthday rituals around the world. In this research lesson plan, students compare birthday rituals from other cultures to their own. Images and resources are included.
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Families

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of their families and discuss how each is different. In this families lesson plan, students discuss how each family is uniquely different and special in their own way.
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What is it? Sally Smells!

For Teachers K
Students explore the attributes of the human nose. In this 5 senses activity, students participate in a smell guessing game prior to discussing the anatomy of the nose and creating a sense of smell book page.
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A Chair for Mr. Bear

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and work collaboratively to create a chair for a small stuffed animal that will allow it to sit upright and withstand a short drop out of Legos. Students write about the engineering...
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify and label parts of a plant. They will construct a plant from art material and describe the purpose of each part for the plants survival. Students author a book with pictures and words or a story about a plant.
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Winter Animal Match

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a game. In this matching instructional activity, students learn about animals and their winter homes.  Students match cards of animals with the cards of winter homes.
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Electrical motors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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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. In 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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Gullah Activities

For Teachers K
Pupils study the Gullah culture by watching a video about Gullah, Gullah Island. They discuss the customs and crafts of the people such as basket weaving, food preparation, pottery, and quilt making. While working in centers, they make a...
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Build a Sturdy Wall

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners read a version of "The Three Little Pigs" and then work in small groups to design a wall. They use Legos to build the wall and subject their design to a strength test.
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Where Oh Where on the Playground, Do I Love To Be?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to poem, Where Oh Where On the Playground, Do I Love to Be?, and practice reading, interpreting, and making maps, charts, and graphs in surveying classmates and discussing their favorite places to play in school playground.
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Painted Story Quilt

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Emmulate some of Faith Ringgolds famous painted story quilts in your classroom. Have your class choose a story or you choose one for the whole class to portray. They will select their favorite scene to paint onto their story quilt. What...