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Contractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. In this contractions lesson plan, students hang the caterpillars around the room and practice the contractions for a few minutes each day.
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High Five Blend and Word Family Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Practice using word blends and learning about word families by participating in a class game. Learners will collaborate as teams in a game by throwing beanbags onto a shower curtain with word blends on it. They will say the sound their...
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The Scoop on Summer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a noun that names a place they spent their summer vacation, a verb telling one activity they did, and use those words to write a complete sentence. Finally, they use an ice cream cone graphic organizer as a guide to...
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Performing With Prepositions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write sentences that contain prepositional phrases in them. In this writing lesson, 5th graders trace prepositions in glue and glitter them in the sentences. A fun element of this lesson happens after the glitter has been...
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Writing as a group activity

For Teachers 1st - 5th
  Did you know that 50% of all Americans can trace a relative who traveled through Ellis Island? Relive these journeys with your class and then provide sentence strategy templates for them to use to compose their own informative...
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Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

For Teachers K - 2nd
The identification of various parts of the human body is the focus of this biology lesson. Young scientists sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," and trace the human body onto butcher paper. Additionally, they label the parts...
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HOW BODY SYSTEMS INTERACT

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study that the human body is made up of different systems whose functions are related. They draw and label their traced body outlines which include at least five body systems.
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Michigan History of Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate how philanthropy began in Michigan. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Michigan History of Philanthropy and read a timeline of several events. Learners create a picture with a sentence about a time when they...
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The Gam Saan Adventure- Are You Willing to Risk it?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power, tracing the transformation of the California economy and its development since the 1850's.
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Archaeological Study

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the difference between archaeology and anthropology while studying the evolution of different products. In this archaeology and anthropology lesson, students trace the progression of a certain tool or product and come up...
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Thanksgiving History

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode Thanksgiving vocabulary while learning about the history of this holiday.  In this Thanksgiving history lesson plan, 1st graders listen to a story, trace their hands to make turkey feathers and listen to a...
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Doing Our Share Lesson 1: Michigan History of Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the history of philanthropy in Michigan by looking at images and pictures while discussing the definition of philanthropy. They design a picture of the first time they saw a philanthropic act and write three sentences...
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Anty-Bodies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast likenesses and differences to others by creating a life-size picture of themselves. In this character building lesson, students dictate a sentence about comments on sharing and display them with their...
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They

For Teachers K
Students trace over their names with glue and then glue alphabet macaroni on top.
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Welcome to America, the land of liberty and freedom. Examine the ways in which the terms liberty and freedom have been used in the United States. After researching and analyzing quotations from the past and present, young scholars create...
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Cartography Project

For Teachers 1st - 8th
A lesson involving mapping, the use of a compass, writing and following directions, and exploring the first two themes of geography is here for you. Learners create original maps that show the routes they take through their own...
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If You Meet a Dinosaur Book

For Teachers K
Students utilize the facts presented in the story, " If You Meet a Dragon," by Joy Cowley to make a dinosaur following the features of a template, track the text of the story, and dramatize its main idea.
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Reaching to the Clouds for Equality

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of equality. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students read Martin's Big Words, discuss fairness, and create a cloud with their dream recorded on it.
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Transportation Unit

For Teachers K
Students maintain a journal and write about various types of transportation.  In this transportation lesson, students write using flash cards to describe vehicles. Students listen to stories and sing a song...
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Examining the Effects of Space Flight on the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Vessels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to identify the components of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to describe the way the heart works to pump the blood. Students are able to explain the function of the cardio-vascular system. They are...
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The Early Peoples

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after studying The Early Peoples, explain and give examples of how Native Americans and Europeans adapted to living in certain environments. They give examples of early cultures and settlements that existed in North America...
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Weather "Whys" Lesson 2 Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore seasons.  In this cross curriculum weather and seasons lesson, students identify characteristics of the four seasons and sequence related pictures. Students listen to poems and stories about trees in different...
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Time Line of Astronomy Events and Discoveries

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups to present a segment of a timeline of events and discoveries in astronomy. In this astronomy lesson plan, students teach their classmates about their section of the timeline.
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Mother's Day Activities

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create portraits, short stories, hugging hands, and more crafts for Mother's Day. In this Mother's Day lesson plan, students also create flower pots and answer short answer questions.