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Doc Says Open Up

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short /o/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /o/ sound. They then listen the the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess, and identify the words they hear...
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Shiny Shoes

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Aaaa! The Baby is Crying!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils discover the correlation between graphemes and phonemes. They distinguish phonemes in verbal word contexts and match the letters to the phonemes. They focus on working to recognize the phoneme /a/ in its oral and written form.
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Pyro Innovations

Get into Shape

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Shapes are so fun! Little ones explore, identify, and create shapes using tangrams or pattern blocks. The activity is intended to stimulate critical thinking while engaging learners through play and shape identification. Each child will...
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Bio

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students define their goals, aspirations, and strategies for attaining based on the goals and aspirations of Keith Haring. In this goals lesson plan, students hypothesize goals and solutions on how to get there.
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Rocket Rhymes and Songs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use rhymes, chants, songs, and creative movement about rockets to demonstrate words that rhyme. They place sentence strips in order, and identify words that rhyme.
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Sketching Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry lesson, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
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Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply reading comprehension skills to poetry and synthesize the information to create a new piece of work.
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A Change of Scene

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own optical illusions by making something look big and then changing what's around it to make it look little.
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A Change of Scene

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are challenged to create optical illusions using using cut-outs. The activity provokes thoughtful discussion about scale.