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School Days Calendar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work together to create a school days calendar. They insert pictures and text into their document. They share their calendars and templates with the class.
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How Many Days Are in a Year?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a calendar for an imaginary planet. In this earth science lesson, students analyze the errors on the different calendars used on Earth. They present their work in class.
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The Year of the Rabbit

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore a portion of the Chinese Zodiac with projects centered around the year of the rabbit. Students research types of rabbits, actual and fictional. Working in groups, they create a written or multimedia presentation.
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Making Moths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study the Gregorian Calendar and its historical significance.In this calendar lesson students create a calendar design for an imaginary planet.
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Writing Through Art

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Examine the works of visual and performing artists with upper graders. Using the works, they identify the comparisons among the techniques used. They will also review the six traits of effective writing and keep a writing journal...
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students document the weather. In this seasons instructional activity, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the students will be made...
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New Traditions in Our Family

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the importance of traditions in families. In groups, they share their traditions at certain times of the year. As a class, they read "When This Box is Full" and create a box representing the different seasons. ...
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We're Building Bridges to School Readiness!

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.
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The Seasonal Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Students complete a unit of lessons on the four seasons. They examine the effect each season has on plants, animals, and people during the actual season, read magazine and newspaper articles, and create a calendar and poster about each...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery...
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Sunset Silhouettes

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create "SUNSET SILHOUETTES" using primary colors, black construction paper, and glue in this elementary-level Art lesson. The lesson extension included with this lesson involves creating a nativity scene and might be...
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First Peoples Project

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students participate in this project to connect the indigenous groups of the world. They create a calendar with their artwork with the hope new ideas can be exchanged between groups.
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How much money can you earn?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders survey how to manage money and the importance of it. Students summarize that each day they have the opportunity to earn or lose money. Students provides many situations to present ways of paying bills and money management.
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The Japanese Way

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a two-week introductory unit on Japan and Japanese culture. They compare/contrast Japanese and American lifestyles, watch videos, design an original kimono, eat Japanese food using chopsticks, fold Origami shapes,...
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Festive Season

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research various cultural and religious festivals celebrated and observed by Australians, describing common elements and identifying adaptations that have been made for life in Australia.
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Flowers a la O'keefe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the artwork of Georgia O'keefe. The lesson presents the history and style of the artist. Then the learners are given the chance to create their own artwork. The goal of the lesson is to build art...
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Teaching Language Arts with Sayings and Phrases

For Teachers K
Students complete a unit to learn sayings and phrases that help them understand language art concepts. In this sayings and phrases lesson, students complete 11 lessons that use common sayings and phrases to teach language art concepts...
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Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to create mobiles with different polygons. They research the polygon and list its characteristics. They may present to the class if they chose to.
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the lesson plan. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Post Office Stamps

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and analyze how communication has changed over time. They chart communication developments on a timeline, and create commemorative stamps depicting forms of communication.