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Writing letters

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a teacher demonstration lesson of the five main parts of a friendly letter including the heading, the salutation, the body, the closing, and the signature. They write a friendly letter to their parents...
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Spelling Cow

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners practice their spelling words by completing the cow craft. In this spelling craft lesson, students cut out and create a cow. Learners print their spelling words on the cow.
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The Very Busy Spider Art Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students listen to the story The Very Busy Spider  and participate in an art activity related to the book. In this story inspired art activity, students use a Very Busy Spider printable and cut out the spider's body  and...
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A Cloe Reading of Shakespeare On Your Feet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act outeach word in a Shakespearean speech.  In this reading technique lesson, students learn passages from Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew reading using their bodies to act out each word.  Students...
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Butterfly Introduction

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a KWL chart about butterflies and then read a story about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, 1st graders then discuss the life cycle, body, habits, and facts about butterflies as they read.
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"-at" Turkeys

For Teachers K
Students practice spelling by creating a model turkey.  In this vocabulary lesson, students utilize fake feathers and foam letters to spell words on a fake turkey body,  Students read the book Ten Fat Turkeys, and identify the...
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Movement and Vocabulary Development

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars participate in various activities to use movement and body awareness to expand vocabulary and word meaning.
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Spelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find a strategy to help them remember spelling words.  In this spelling lesson, students use memory, mnemonic devices, singing and body spelling to remember words.
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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  For this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how...
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Dog Gone

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write friendly letters. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the parts of a friendly letter. Students compose a friendly letter. Students share their letters with small groups and draw a picture to go with the letter.
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Food: The Ojibwa and Voyageurs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners examine food eaten by the people of the Ojibwa and Voyageur tribes. In this healthy eating lesson, students analyze the food choices of those who lived here before us. Then, learners consider how our food choices are different...
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Research Paper: Writing the First Draft

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use their completed outlines, notecards, and opening paragraphs to create a first draft of their research paper.  In this research writing lesson, students focus on the body of their paper as they compile their information...
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Oral Interviews on Traditions and Celebrations

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice speaking in a target language through the use of oral interview techniques. They engage in conversations with peers using a certain theme of celebration and tradition. Students plan questions that they use in the...
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Science for Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss sign language and learn how to spell some words.  In this investigative instructional activity students work with a partner to write and perform sign language on a given topic. 
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study paintings and use their knowledge of story elements to analyze the art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students review a novel for its elements. Students study the image At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance and...
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Expression of Emotions-Dance

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils dance to the song by Kids in Motion called "Show Me What You Feel" and create their own individual style of creative expression at the given cues for the specific emotions using a colored scarf and body movements.
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Telling a Story Through Dance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how to tell a story through dance. In this dance instructional activity, students watch Swan Lake and choose a story of their own to show through dance.
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Who's the Fool in King Lear

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete close reading and character analysis for Shakespeare's King Lear. In this play analysis lesson, students reenact scene 1, Act 1 and pick only the lines that demonstrate action. Students act out the scene so their body...
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Contractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. In this contractions lesson plan, students hang the caterpillars around the room and practice the contractions for a few minutes each day.
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Preposition Man

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice using prepositions by writing on the tracing of a human.  In this parts of speech lesson, students create a giant poster using the tracing of a classmate's body and fill in the outline using prepositions in places...
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Reviewing Proper Writing Techniques

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars use proper writing techniques to write an effective description of the best or worst meal they have ever eaten.  In this proper writing techniques lesson plan, students review the parts of a composition and discuss...
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Water Tank Mural

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students evaluate visual arts by creating a mural on campus. In this symbolism lesson, students research famous artists on the Internet and examine the impact their work has had on society. Students create murals around their school...
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Sticks and Stones

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss bullying and list ways on how they can help reduce bullying amongst their peers. In this bullying lesson plan, 2nd graders also reflect on their own experiences and write journal entries about them.
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The Search for Identity: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God". While reading the novel, they identify and discuss the figurative language used and use a passage of interest to them and analyze it in a written paper. They also discuss events...