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Collecting and Pressing Plants
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the study of native plants and classifying them according to a kind. They press them into a journal while identifying them according to species. Students compile the...
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Reflecting On The Past, Looking Towaards The Future
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the formation of a multimedia presentation to create a documentary of a middle school. They take photographs with a digital camera and use computer software to create a school project.
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All About Me Museum
Young scholars investigate the concept of self-esteem and image with the creation of a personal display of items of significance. They put together a project composed of pictures and writings to describe themselves and are assessed...
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Kente Cloth
Students attempt to research the history of using the kente cloth for its cultural purposes. They comment in discussion about the highly visual appeal of the cloths while going through the process of creating their own. The importance of...
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Happy Birthday
Students engage in a creative project of making a birthday card for the school principal. The cards are to be presented to the principal as part of a celebration in the classroom with cake and ice cream. Students brainstorm in order to...
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Teamwork And Productivity
Students engage in a creative project of constructing different things using origami paper. The objective is for them to construct something that is identified and useful at the same time. They use guided questions to go through the...
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Making Rocks
Students use their imaginations in order to journey to the center of the earth to find different types of minerals. They create minerals using playdough and create scientific drawings of them. Finally, students create a map to locate the...
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Paper Bag Puppets
Students incorporate their hands into their own artwork. They practice cutting out shapes, gluing, and creating a specific design. Students will get an opportunity to work with more then just paper and glue, they will get the chance to...
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Christmas Play Dough Ornaments
Third graders investigate the basic ingredients that are involved in making play dough. They combine the ingredients in order to make their own play dough. Students use their hands and manipulate play dough to make an ornament.
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Making Kites
Students engage in the study of kites and focus upon the evaluation and designs invovled. They conduct research into the different types of designs and use the information in order to create unique project designs. The drawings are...
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Making A Felt Pouch
Students are engaged in the making of a felt pouch. They complete the project with the aid of the teacher because the lesson is meant for the Special Education population. Students answer the following focus question to set the context,...
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Signs Of The Times
Learners investigate the concepts of the artwork of the Ashanti and focus upon the Adinkra cloth. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use Crayola Ministampers to create patterned designs that are comparable to Ashanti...
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The Merci Train
Middle schoolers investigate the Merci Train and conduct research in order to write a summary about its origination and purposes. They make a boxcar that is designed and made from construction paper and glue and wrapped around cardboard.
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Holiday
Second graders engage in a lesson about holidays. They create a holiday windsock and decorate it with illustrations that symbolize different days. The information for the decorations is found through conducting research and discussing...
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Human Features of Our Community
Learners investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
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Animal Jumping Puppets
Students investigate the proportions of body parts and learn how to create moving parts. They cut shapes with detail and learn how to attach string and tie knots. Students practice the defining vocabulary related to puppets.
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Hats Throughout History
Students discuss the history of hats including uses and origins and discover there are many types of hats for many purposes. Students create their own hats from paper after looking at slides of various types of hats.
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Personal Collecting
Students attempt to form a collection of actual objects or research from a variety of sources. They write a formal proposal for the contents of the collection before beginning.
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How to Make a Net
Students practice putting together a net. The goal of the instructional activity is to prepare materials and assemble them into a net. The students enjoy this type of instructional activity because of the hands-on teaching style.
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The Lesson Plan Project
You and your associate teacher have decided to brainstorm ideas in an effort to keep your classroom lessons and activities fresh and creative. You have both made it your goal to teach the next subject using a fun and unique lesson and...
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Personalized Masts
Students will use modern International Marine Code Flags to create representations of their names. They will use the inspiration of the sailing vessels to name and create a coat of arms for their ship.
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Civil War Battle Cubes
Fourth graders research one of the major battles of the Civil War and display their research on a cube.