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Farming: Raising Winter Wheat (Lesson 3)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify foods that are made from wheat. They use a line graph to explain measurement. They identify foods from the food groups and explain how temperature, prefcipitation and natural resources affect the growth of wheat.
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Thanksgiving Friends

For Teachers K
Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the decision-making process. In this citizenship lesson, students read the book, A Hill Too High to Climb and discuss the decisions the characters had to make in the story. Students discuss how the characters' actions...
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Christmas Handprint Wreath and Other Holiday Hand Crafts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students trace their hands and use the prints to create Christmas wreaths. They explore the history and development of the symbolism behind the Christmas wreath.
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Project School

For Teachers K
Students investigate different people, places and items throughout the school. They examine different places and discuss their uses. They collect the data and others can interpret it as they choose.
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Unconditional Kindness

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, learners are assessed...
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Bringing Illinois into the Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th
Students of all ages are introduced to the geography of Illinois. Depending on the grade level, they participate in different activities which allow them to discover Illinois in the past and present. They examine the animals and...
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand how to "read" a picture and put together a series of images in a way similar to that of putting together words to form a story and gain knowledge about the past.
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Romare Bearden

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine and discuss a collage by the artist Romare Bearden. They analyze the impact of jazz on art, listen to jazz, and create an original collage.
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Computer (Keyboarding)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a floor game to learn the keys on the keyboard. They use their feet to hit the correct letter on the floor.
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The American Flag

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity that teaches them what the stars and stripes on the American flag represent. They listen to the book, "The Story of the American Flag" read by the teacher. They complete an art project where they...
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Friendship Masks

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the concept of friendship and how it is developed and based upon some different emotions. They examine samples of masks that display emotional responses. Then students have class discussion about emotions and the...
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Let's Celebrate Our Land!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate Woody Guthrie's beliefs. In this citizenship instructional activity, students research and discuss the beliefs of Woody Guthrie and write down several facts that they learned.
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Merry Christmas Writing Centre

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a Christmas list and design a Christmas card.
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Thanksgiving Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are assessed in their abilities in three areas--in particular throwing using Fleece balls, Turkey targets (plastic door decorations with a hole cut into it), Stepping stones (Flaghouse catalog), Balloons, Lollipop paddles, and...
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Fifty States Field Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners complete a research project regarding a specific state in the United States. They use this information to create a presentation they share with other students. They choose an activity to go with their presentation.
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African Clothing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students correctly identify examples of everyday clothing and special occasion clothing worn in Africa. Students will classify clothing as that used for everyday or special occasion.
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A Common African Food: Fou-Fou

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify fou-fou as a common dish from Africa, and sample fou-fou using a traditional African form of eating.
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"Hand 'n Glove"

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify community helpers and learn about their jobs with this role-play game.
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Philanthropy is "Phun" Lesson 2: Reach Into the 'caring Container'

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in short discussions that encourage them to participate in philanthropic activities. They decide how they can include philanthropic behavior into their day by discussing ideas from the caring jar.
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Alphabody ABCs of Giving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. They develop a list of words about giving and kindness, alphabetize the words, and pantomime the words from the list.
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Eating Together as Good Citizens

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore their sense of community. They create a fruit salad, compare the salad to their community, read a book about diversity, share the salad with another class, and create a fruit floor graph.
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Using Senses in My Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use their senses to make observations about their community and the world. They sort and describe picture cards by senses, read a story, take a sensory walk around the school, and discuss common good.
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Wampanoag Indians

For Teachers K
Students read stories and listen to a brief lecture about the Wampanoag Indians, aspects of their culture and their role in the first Thanksgiving. They make a Wampanoag carrying pouch out of a paper bag and cook a corn cake as a class.

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