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You've Got Chocolate on my Peanut Butter
Students solve design problems. In this art and design lesson plan, students create a picture by analyzing two others, and make a prototype of a building. The small group activities call for creativity and ingenuity as well as the...
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Jose' Clemente Orozco
Students analyze the art of Mexican artist Jose' Clemente Orozco and complete analysis activities. In this Mexican art analysis lesson, students read about Orozco's Zapatistas and answer discussion questions.
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Attic Red-Figure Kylix
Students analyze floral and geometric design. In this art design lesson, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Students critique their designs as a group and read the background information...
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Sand Painting
Young scholars explore Navajo traditions and art. In this sand painting lesson, students discuss Navajo rituals and traditions prior to designing a sand painting that is representative of the Navajo ideal of the hozho.
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Soda Straw Weaving
Students investigate the loom and weaving process. In this weaving lesson, students use soda straws to make a bracelet or a bookmark. Students use the over-under pattern of weaving.
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What Comes Next?
In this patterns worksheets, students are given a pattern and determine which figure completes the pattern. This skills sheet contains both picture patterns and letter patterns.
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Suddenly!
Third graders explore the text "Suddenly." They create a new version of the story using the predictable patterns from the original story. Students share their stories with the rest of the class.
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Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game
In this grammar worksheet, students participate in a verb patterns pellmanism game where students put together a variety of thirty-six verb patterns in a variety of different ways.
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Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game (Advanced)
In this grammar worksheet, students participate in a
Verb Patterns Pellmanism Game (Advanced) in teams of four. Students match up as many verb patterns from the thirty-nine verbs listed as they can.
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The Five Senses
Your learners engage their five senses every day without knowing it. Help them identify their experiences and extend their understanding with a month full of lessons designed for the five senses. Kids focus on a different sense every...
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Everyday Heroes You Can Be One, Too
Students listen to a read aloud of Alan Baker's, White Rabbit's Color Book while identifying shapes and lines throughout the book. They use shapes and different types of lines to create a bunny of their own. They must use five shapes to...
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Practicing Sight words
Review sight words with readers. They will look over their sight words and come up with sentences for each of them. They also review the alphabet and identify unfamiliar words.
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Taste Test - Combining Sentences
Learners combine sentences to create compound sentences. They write about creating their own soda, then make their own soda, comparing and contrasting it with a national brand. They write a paragraph containing compound sentences.
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Patterns from Nature: Learning about Australia's Aborigines Through Contemporary Art
Learners examine various artworks by aborigines in Australia to discover their culture. Using the artwork, they create their own piece based on their interpretations about their culture. They answer discussion questions and share their...
K12 Reader
The Brown Cow in the Tower
Move toward mastery of -ow words with a quick worksheet. Learners read a poem that includes as many -ow words as possible and then respond to three included reading comprehension questions.
K12 Reader
Ride a Broom to the Moon
Your class can practice words that contain the long oo sound. Cool! Learners read a short poem that includes many examples of the oo digraph and then respond to three reading comprehension questions.
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Five Quick Games Build Reading Skills
Build reading skills with these five quick games! Whether you're hoping to build grammar, syllabication, or word recognition skills, this resource has options for you. Kids will love taking a break from the mundane to play these...
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Chain Together A Book Report
Individuals examine a book's components, including key events, characters, and vocabulary and develop "chain book reports" with their peers. Strips of paper containing the book's important events are staples together and hung.
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Sparkling Seasonal Symbols
Students recognize the sequence and pattern of seasonal changes in temperate climates. They associate familiar symbols with each season and use these symbols to create medallions that communicate their knowledge about the four seasons.
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The Silent "E"
Learners discover the silent "e". In this phonics instructional activity, students learn a song pertaining to the silent "e" sound and study pronouncing words that have the silent "e".
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Snuggle Up To Pattern Blocks
Young scholars view and discuss a video about the use of pattern block shapes to form pictures. They, in groups, form garden and quilt designs using pattern blocks and then decorate the room with their art.
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Rocket Patterns
Students create their own paper rockets. They identify different patterns and practice making their own. They also discover the concept of sequences.
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Route 66 And Population Patterns
Young scholars investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the...
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African Drumming - Repetition of Patterns
Students are introduced to basic patterns used in African drumming. They listen to examples of drumming by Kundidzora Azim, participate in chants and repeat demonstrated rhythms as a class.