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Soaring Towers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students build towers from recycled materials. in this building instructional activity, students build the highest tower they can from varied materials. They focus on shapes and which items should go on the bottom to make a strong...
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Circles, Rectangles, Squares, Triangles

For Teachers K
Students identify, compare and classify the various shapes. For this shapes lesson, students listen to descriptions of shapes with words such as sides, angles, congruent, and parallel. Students then give the teacher examples of shapes...
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Jelly Belly: What a Wonderful "Bean"!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how jelly beans are produced. They discuss the origins of the jelly bean and view a video about how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped, finished, and shipped and estimate the amount of jelly beans in a jar and sort...
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Squanto's Science Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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Do Not Open Until May 2000!

For Teachers K
Students create a time capsule. For this time capsule lesson, students collect and record data about themselves to be stored in a time capsule that will be opened at the end of the year. 
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Calendar Communication

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars 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. Young scholars recall what they learned on specific days and record that...
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Calculator

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the calculator utility function on a Macintosh computer.  For this calculation lesson, students launch the calculator feature and complete a problem solving worksheet.
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Finding Sums to 6

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore the additive identity property where they add multiple numbers to get to the number 6. For this number 6 lesson plan, students also work on their addition charts.
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Counting Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the different types of coins. They practice buying objects in the classroom with their coins. They must use different combinations of coins in all situations.
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What's Inside a Pumpkin?

For Teachers K
Students made observations about the inside and outside of pumpkins. They determine that pumpkins are solids, use math vocabulary to describe the pumpkins measurements, write pumpkin booklets, and taste baked pumpkin seeds.
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The Three Bears: Comparing and Ordering

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore comparing and ordering volume of containers. They use the context of Goldilocks and the Three Bears to compare the volume of various containers by packing or pouring.
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Musical Genre Pie Charts

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this pie chart worksheet, young scholars transpose musical genre data to the charts and then answer questions about the results.
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The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about sorting and classifying objects by size while reading Eric Carle's "The Grouchy Ladybug". In this sorting and classifying lesson, students first listen to and interact with the story. They then look at cut-outs of...
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils document the weather. In this seasons lesson, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the pupils will be made into a book.
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Extending Pattern Understandings

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use shapes and manipulatives to demonstrate patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, students also break up patterns to identify a pattern unit.
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Estimating Weight: Kindergarten Activity

For Students K
In this weight worksheet, students choose the answer that is the closest to the actual weight of an object shown in a picture, writing the weight beside each. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Counting Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice counting, reading, and writing the numbers 0 through 5. In this basic counting lesson, students review a counting book, use macaroni as a manipulative, and learn a song as a means to learn and practice writing and...
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Look at Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research tree leaves. For this tree leaves lesson, students observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. Students examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree.
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BUGS-INSECTS

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a theme study while teaching primary students basic skills according to Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals in Reading, Math, and Writing. The lesson is concerned primarily with the concept of insects.
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Masses and Weights

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of weight and mass and the importance of units. Using a balance, they determine the weight of various objects in the unit of "pebbles" and in grams.
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Classic Storytelling with a Technology Twist

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use technology to improve their knowledge of literary terms, math, and technology skills. In this technology storytelling lesson, students learn about character, plot, and setting in various stories by using technology like...
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Miners

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete various activities related to mining and mining safety. They write an energy sentence, complete a word puzzle, cut and glue safety equipment on a mining character, solve a math code word puzzle, and complete a maze...
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Engineering: Introduction to Legos

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify and examine various Lego building materials. They discover how to measure Lego blocks and cut out and paste pictures of the Legos on the Engineer's Parts List sheet.
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Philanthropic Literature: Give a cookie

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a book to discover the importance of sharing. They predict what will happen in the story. Students use manipulatives to model the story problem. Students follow instructions, measure ingredients, and make cookies.

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