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Smells Like Christmas, Exploring the Nose

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover that the sense of smell helps us to enjoy life and explore unsafe conditions. They smell Christmas by making gingerbread ornaments.
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What Is A Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a lesson which introduces the definition of a community and challenges them to explore the characteristics of their own community. This lesson uses the true story of Humphrey the Lost Whale as an illustration of how...
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"A Pig is Big"

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of big, bigger, and biggest. They examine and classify items by size, listen to and discuss the book "A Pig is Big," complete a fill in the blank activity, and create a tri-fold that illustrates two items...
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Ten, Nine, Eight Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this math and literature instructional activity, students respond to the book Ten, Nine, Eight by completing an activity card at home. Students find the picture in the book that is presented on a chart and count the specified objects....
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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to a literature book called The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. Students complete an at-home comprehension activity with parents. Parents read each of 10...
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Noisy Nora Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to a literature book called Noisy Nora by completing an at-home activity. Students read the book and discus with parents about good ways to get attention. Parents write the ideas on a...
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Giving and Sharing Gifts From the Heart

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the value of sharing and giving. In this philanthropic lesson, students create a storybook, then present it to preschoolers or the elderly, and leave them with the book and other gifts.
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George Washington Carver and Sharing

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research George Washington Carver. In this science lesson, students discuss George Washington Carver's contribution to science. Students explain how peanut butter is produced.
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Speech Therapy Students Interact Between Schools

For Teachers K - 6th
Students use technology to improve their communication skills and have the ability to interact with other speech students attending other elementary schools. Through riddles, games, and other activities, students attain their speech...
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Character Education - Self Respect, Respect for Others

For Teachers K
Students respond the story of Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and discuss the ways in which she showed respect for herself and for others.
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Character Education-Perseverance

For Teachers K
Students learn what it means to stick to a task through the re-telling of the story, "The Little Engine That Could." Personal application is made to their own experiences with the completion of, "I think I can..." endings.
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Patriotic Symbols

For Teachers K
Pupils participate in a variety of activities such as reading related literature, identifying symbols, and examining flags in order to reinforce the importance of patriotic symbols and how they represent our country or states.
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Music in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st
Students in kindergarten are introduced to various forms of music. As a class, they listen to the differences between singing and speaking. They practice matching pitches and using a good singing posture. They sing a song to end the...
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Families and neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students create their house to add to a class "neighborhood". In this lesson plan on family and community, students read the book Family by Todd Parr and discuss how all families and houses are different. Then, students create their own...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify the different jobs of people in the community. In this careers activity, students read Helpers in My Community and have parents come into the classroom to do a short presentation on their jobs.
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Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln

For Teachers K
Students study four of the most influential and important presidents in United States history. In this United States presidents lesson, students learn the facts and histories to four of the most influential presidents in history - George...
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Where is Flat Stanley?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create a story map of the basic elements and significant events of the book Flat Stanley. Students brainstorm places they would like to visit if they had been flattened and then, write about an imagined experience. Young...
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What Is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine ways they can help in their communities. In this community involvement activity, students read a story that facilitates a discussion about neighborhoods and communities. Students name the communities they belong to...
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What is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the characteristics of their community. In this communities lesson, students read Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story and discuss how the community came together to solve a problem. Students identify services within...
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Charlie, the Caterpillar - An Integration of Lit. and Music (Elementary, Literature)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students sing, dance and play instruments that are integrated with the book, "Charlie the Caterpillar."
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze storytelling by reading a classic children's tale.  For this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Three Little Pigs, discuss their predictions and practice using the vocabulary from the story....
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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...
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Life on a Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students take a field trip to a farm or observe pictures of farms and animals in the classroom. They paint a mural of a farm setting with animals. They practice phonetic skills with farm stories and songs. They explain how milk becomes...
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Wild Things

For Teachers K
Students draw a literacy response picture demonstrating knowledge and appropriate use of computer hardware components (monitor, mouse) using KidPix and Kidspiration software with a minimum of two different pictorial details on their...

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