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Plants, Animals and Our Environment

For Teachers K
Students draw and label the basic needs of animals. They draw and label the basic needs of plants. Students understand the basic needs of plants and animals are not only the same, but are interrelated. They know that the environment...
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M & M Madness

For Teachers K
Students work with the mathematics unit of collection, organization, and presentation of data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students use Valentine M & M’s and The Graph Club to sort and graph the various colored M & M’s.
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A Web Of Workers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate different occupations and how they rely on each other.  In this community lesson, students create a job web, linking occupations to other occupations that rely on each other.  Students create their own...
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Yummy Apples!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss apples and how they are grown. They listen as the teacher reads "Apples," by Gail Gibbons. Students discuss the story. They view several different types of apples and compare their characteristics. Students taste several...
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The World is a Village

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students observe Americans through the eyes of the world.  For this human population lesson, students utilize the Internet to view the World Pop Clock and follow the world's population by the minute.  Students predict what the...
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Comparing and Contrasting Heroes

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the characteristics that make someone a hero. They also examine the values of all heroes.
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An Alphabet Book

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate beginning reading strategies. For this letter recognition lesson plan, students produce sounds associated with given letters and identify pictures that begin with given letters using "Kid's Pix Deluxe 3".
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People and Places -- Olvera Street and Fire Station #30

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the architectural landmarks and cultural history of El Pueblo de Los Angeles historical monument and the Fire Station. A reading of the text, A Visit to Olvera Street prefaces the research on the landmarks.
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The ABC'S of Anything

For Teachers K - 8th
Students practice using reference and other materials to identify and define related to a selected topic. They practice keyboarding skills while preparing definitions and senteces. Students participate in the use of FIRN to send and...
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My "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K
Students create an "I Spy" book. In this book writing lesson, students work in groups to come up with a topic for their page. They create individual pages in the "I Spy" format. 
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Global Diversity Through Literature

For Teachers K
Students investigate Southwest Indian Reservations. In this Native American instructional activity, students research Southwest Indian tribes on the Internet and by reading the book, Arrow to the Sun.
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Muppet Math Patterning

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils participate in determining the completion of patterns and discovering which part of the pattern doesn?????™t belong.
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Look into Your Future

For Teachers K
Students take a examine Community Helpers and the jobs they perform in order to help students explain the responsibilities the job entails. They recognize the community helpers, describe the jobs each performs and how technology is used.
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Discovering the World Virtually

For Teachers K - 12th
Students experience world adventures through the internet. In this technology lesson, students use a suggested internet site and explore each expedition. Students can virtually travel such lands as China.
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Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern England

For Teachers K - 4th
Students compare and contrast maps of New Haven, Connecticut from today and the past. After taking a field trip, they draw sketches of the types of architecture and discuss how the buildings have changed over time. They read journal...
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Small Group Counseling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of self-esteem and discuss how it is important in friendships. In groups, they counsel one another to determine how one's personal behavior affects the others in their group. They discover the...
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How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Internet resources to explore information associated with owning a dog. They participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to expand their knowledge of pet ownership.
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Seasonal Notepad Gift

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars use technology to create a notepad gift. They practice following directions and helping each other. They share their notepad with the class before giving it to a relative as a gift.
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Knead Dough?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students make bread and understand that bread gives us energy. For this bread lesson plan, students read the story A Trip to the Market, and learn about the importance of bread. Then they make the bread!
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Animal Encyclopedia Search

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners use an online encyclopedia to gather information about animals. They identify habits of ten animals they find interesting. They share their information with the class.
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Animal Homes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how an animal's relationship to its habitat affect the animal's survival. They discuss animal habitats and the animal's relationship to that habitat through the food chain, life cycle, community, and balance of nature....
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Sports Safety Posters

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create posters highlighting sports safety tips. Discuss some general safety guidelines students must follow when playing sports in the gym or the schoolyard. Write students' responses on the board.
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Graphing Our Favorite Candy Bars

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use ClarisWorks to graph class' favorite candy bars on a bar graph.
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Arts & Humanities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a mural showing famous people regarded as heroes.