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Getting in Shape Again

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create rocket shapes out of pattern blocks. They draw a picture of a rocket, build a pattern block rocket following simple directions, and complete a graph of the shapes used.
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Dot to Dot

For Students 2nd
In this dot to dot patterns worksheet, 2nd graders continue to connect the dots in 4 patterns to continue each pattern. Students create their own pattern on the last dot to dot section of the worksheet.
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. In this shapes and patterns geometry lesson, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Students describe the attributes of their shape and their partner...
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Following in the Footsteps

For Students 3rd
In this dot patterns worksheet, 3rd graders continue and follow the dots to 5 patterns to form 5 different shapes and shade in each part to match each pattern.
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What Comes Next?

For Students 2nd
In this patterns instructional activity, 2nd graders look over 4 different rows of pictures, look for a pattern and then draw what comes next on the lines provided. Students create their own pattern on the 5th line.
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The Díne (Navajo) Native American Tribe

For Teachers K
Students participate in a variety of activities to become familiar with the Navajo Indians. In this Díne (Navajo) Native American tribe lesson, students understand where the Navajo tribe lived and find them on a map. Students discuss the...
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Cardboard Weaving

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe artworks of cardboard weaving for their art elements and principles of organization.  In this cardboard weaving lesson, student create their own and compare artworks of the past and present. Students self...
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Quilting - A Pioneer Craft

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore quilting in pioneer families. In this quilting lesson, 5th graders review the history of quilts, the role of women, and quilting patterns. They create their own pattern and quilt square.  
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Analyzing and Describing Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze instrumental music.  In this instrumental music instructional activity, students investigate musical works of art.  Students describe the instruments they hear and discover the relationship between music and...
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Finding Rhyming Words in a French Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...
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Who Took the Cookies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students find the missing cookies. In this language arts lesson plan, students solve the mystery of who is taking the cookies from the cookie jar. Students are read several books with the same mystery of cookies being taken from the jar.
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African Mask

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make masks. In this African art lesson, students review background information about African art and the use of masks. Students use geometric shapes and other designs to create their masks.
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Gyotaku Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners study the Japanese art of fish painting called Gyotaku while examining the lifestyle of Japanese fishermen at the end of the Edo period. They make a Gyotaku fish print and write a haiku poem using the proper number of syllables...
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Our Illuminated Alphabet

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine artwork and create their own.  In this writing and illustrating instructional activity, students view illuminated letters from the Getty Museum's collection and discuss art vocabulary.  Students examine the...
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Word Patterns: Forming Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word pattern worksheet, learners add beginning letters to a series of the same ending letters to form words that have the same word endings.
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Apple Pattern

For Students K - 1st
In this pattern worksheet, students can color or label a large, blank apple. This can be used for an apple writing or artwork project.
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C-V-C Pattern

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this consonant-vowel-consonant worksheet, students read sentences and write the words with the c-v-c patterns. Students write eight consonant-vowel-consonant words.
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Spelling List 9: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ure pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 11: Sight Words, Sher Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, sher pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 12: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ure pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 10: Sight Words, "cher" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, cher pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 8: Sight Words, "le" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, le pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Spelling List 13: Sight Words, "ure" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include sight words, ure pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words.
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Spelling List 16: Sight Words, "it" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this spelling list learning exercise, students practice spelling words that are sight words, it pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.