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The Giving Tree

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore wants and needs. In this ecology and economics instructional activity, students listen to the story The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and compile a class list of what the boy got from the tree. Students categorize...
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Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
St that people have wants and must find ways to get them. In this philanthropy activity, students understand the ways people get things and arrange a penny drive to help others. Students arrange an artistic project to reflect on their...
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Our Global Community

For Teachers 1st
First graders experience literature which shows how communities live around the world. In this global community lesson, 1st graders read books such as Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox and create a work of art based on their feelings about the...
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Friendly Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars study the characteristics of flowers. In this art lesson, students study pictures of marigolds and identify the characteristics of flowers. Young scholars paint flowers using oil pastels. As an extension activity, students...