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Distinguish Communities by Their Architecture
Learners distinguish between a rural community and a city community by observing the architecture in each one. They observe and discuss pictures of buildings. Students write a paragraph explaining the purpose of a particular building....
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Calendar Communication
Students identify days, dates, and month on a calendar. In this calendar lesson, students use a blank calendar page and fill in the days of the month. Students recall what they learned on specific days and record that information as well.
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Tornadoes
Students research tornadoes. For this weather lesson, students construct a KWL chart on tornadoes and view the video National Geographic-Tornadoes. Students discuss the facts they learned from the film and complete the KWL chart.
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The Letter Aa
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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Following Plans
Students learn to follow a specific plan in order to do something or get somewhere. In this following directions activity, students explore key vocabulary related to following plans, complete fun activities that require attention to...
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Compound Word Heart Match
Young scholars participate in a matching word parts activity. In this heart activity, students match two sides of a heart to make a compound word. Young scholars match the word the teacher puts on the board. Students complete...
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The Circus Train
Students study the safety message "Stay Back from tracks and trains!" students count animals and train cars, and repeat The Circus Train poem
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Ira Sleeps Over
Students read Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the ideas presented in the story. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Polar, The Titanic Bear
Students read Polar, The Titanic Bear by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding this true story of a toy bear that survived the sinking of the Titanic. Included are reading, art,...
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Guided Reading Lesson: Here Comes the Bus
Students discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy lesson, students discover basic high frequency words. Students make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.
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How Much Do We Save?
Students use coupons to save. For this saving lesson students practice their addition, multiplication and estimating skills with dollars and cents. They investigate grocery coupons and look for ways to save money.
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Balloon Rocket
Students observe a balloon rocket and how it relates to Newton's Third Law of Motion. In this balloon rocket lesson plan, students make a balloon rocket out of balloons, clothespins, straw, fishing line, and duct tape.
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Sled Kite
Pupils make and fly a sled kite out of plastic garbage bags, dowel rods, and more. In this kite lesson plan, students plan the kite to have symmetry and make adjustments as they test it.
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What's For Lunch? A Combination Sensation!
Students combine different foods to make possible lunches and determine the specific combinations of lunches that can be made from a finite set of foods.
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Let Us Be Sensible
Students describe the five senses. They perform an investigation using sensory organs associated with each of the senses. Students identify, describe and extend repeating relationship (pattern) found in common, objects, sounds and...
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The Way Animals Move: Fly, Crawl, or Swim?
Students use "Kid Pix" to stamp and sort animals in groups to show the way animals move: fly, walk-slither-slide-crawl, or swim. They need to have knowledge of a variety of animals and how they move from one place to another.
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Publishing With Photos!
Students create books with photographs as illustrations. In this book making lesson, students create books for different subjects to accompany what they are learning. They take photographs to match what they have written.
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Fall is All Around Us
Students develop and create a production company and produce a fall event that demonstrates what they have learned in various subject areas. STudents create stories, complete a venn diagram comparing fall and summer, graph and measure...
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Color My World
Pupils examine colors and describe how colors contribute to the way a person may feel after listening to several books. Students also survey class for favorite colors and graph results, as well as discover how different colors are made...
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Tree-mendous Trees
Students become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Students plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Students...
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Chucky Chickadee: Bird and Breakfast Meet the Winter Friends
Pupils compare and contrast the attributes of winter birds. In this winter bird lesson, students examine the physical attributes of Black-capped Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Flickers, Juncos, Nuthatches, and Tufted Titmouses as they...
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Animal Babies
For this animals worksheet, students play a matching game much like the game memory where they match the animals to their babies. Students match as many cards as they put out.
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Weather Report Chart
Students complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report lesson, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a month. Students...
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Introducing Temperature Measurement
Students read a thermometer, associate weather conditions and seasons with temperature changes and keep a record of daily temperature.