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Top Secret Rule Reasons!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars read the book The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups and write their own story based on a rule that grown-ups put upon kids. For this writing lesson plan, students focus on the trait of voice.
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Millennium Santa!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders decide what would make Santa look modern and in style. They write a descriptive paragraph that another student then reads. They try to draw the image conveyed in the writing. They read the paragraphs and match them with the...
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Past and Present

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners identify George Washington on the obverse of the quarter and read about George Washingington. They compare Washington to the current president and practice distinguishing between events in the past and the present.
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Native Americans

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the lifestyles of several North American tribes. They investigate about the homes, food, transportation, and daily living habits of each tribe. Pupils use a map to locate several Native American tribes in North...
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Painting with Words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss words that are over used in their writing such as good, nice, happy, glad sad, etc. they complete a survey about word choice then hear a story and discuss descriptive phrases used in the story and how they help to...
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Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature: The Desert Alphabet Book

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the geography of the United States. In this social studies lesson, students identify the major deserts on a map of the United States.
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Making a Fantasy Line

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students distinguish events that occur in the fantasy and real world by drawing a fantasy line.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar - Tissue College

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create tissue collages using paints, tissue paper, and glue in this cross-curricular art/literature lesson based upon the artwork of Eric Carle. Emphasis is placed upon the term collage and practicing collaging techniques.
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Using Onomatopoeia to Tell the Story of an Imaginary Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore language arts by utilizing word choice to compose a paragraph. In this phonetics instructional activity, students discuss the importance of a "voice" in their writing as they read the book Rattletrap Car. Young...
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Solving an Original Character's Problem With Voice and Emotion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the story A Bad Case of the Stripes and then write their own story conveying a lot of emotion. In this writing lesson plan, students select a title, an emotion, brainstorm, and then start writing.
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We're Environmentally Friendly

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine written works dealing with environmental issues and resolutions during a 5 week unit. They create posters, poems, and rap songs demonstrating authorship and knowledge of the environment.
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A Penny for Abe

For Teachers K
Students explore Abraham Lincoln through stories and poems. They also explore him being on the penny.
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Poetry Immersion

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the genre of poetry through centers. They listen to the sound of poems being read aloud, visualize individual poems and observe and apply line breaks in poetry.
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The Writing Suitcase

For Students 1st - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students are given information to take home ot parents in order to offer scaffolding support for students to complete writing samples for sharing in class.
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The Well of Truth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and explore an Egyptian folktale. For this folktale lesson, students read the book The Well of Truth and discuss geographical facts about Egypt. Students complete several reading comprehension activities including a...
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Coming to America

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students present tableaus showing scenes from The Memory Coat,  a book about immigration. For this tableau lesson, students examine the cover of the book and make predictions about what is happening and who the people are. They...
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Design a Book Jacket

For Teachers K - 5th
Students analyze the book jackets of books and then design one based on the typical characteristics of book jackets.
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Communicating Through Pictures

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine photographs, paintings and drawings convey meaning and mood. The ability to 'read' a picture is an important literary skill. This activity gives students the opportunity to tell a story through pictures by creating a...
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How-To Books

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students apply their knowledge and create a how-to book of their own. In this early childhood language arts worksheet, students learn about non-fiction books and write their own procedural non-fiction booklets.
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Giving a Voice to Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore podcast design.  In this literacy and technology lesson, students read a novel during book club and design a promotional podcast to recommend the book to their peers.  Necessary technology expertise and an...
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Hoop Trip To The Planets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses: Science, Health

For Teachers K
Students explore their five senses using Ken Baker's "Brave Little Monster" as a springboard.
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The Great War?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore The Great War and create graphic organizers and a timeline illustrating their observations.
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Rain, Rain, Go Away

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars conduct a number of experiments involving evaporation and condensation. They view and discuss a video about the water cycle and then design posters about the rain based on the book "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs".

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