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Jan Brett Encyclopedia Lesson

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop encyclopedia skills to locate information. In this Jan Brett library lesson plan, 3rd graders research animals in the encyclopedia and complete a worksheet on one animal. Students relate their work to the work of...
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Lesson Plan for Waiting to Waltz: A Childhood by Cynthia Rylant

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the elements of writing poetry. In this creative writing lesson plan, 6th graders discuss a book of poetry in the setting of Appalachia. Students incorporate childhood experiences into the development of visual and...
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Flavorful Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read a book about friends, talk about good friends, and make "flavorful friends" out of food. In this friends lesson plan, students make their "friends" out of cookies, raisins, m&m's, and more.
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Eight Stars in the Night Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the day and night sky. They complete a number 8 page for their counting books.
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Three Bears and Three Goats in the Morning Sun

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story Three Bears from the book, Three Tales of Three, focusing on the one-to-one correspondence while counting various items in the story. They create pages for the number 3 for their counting books.
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Story Quilts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create story quilts. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read a book and create a paper quilt square to display illustrations and events from the text.
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Agriculture Cares for the World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs and...
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Clowns

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter c, and eat with clown noses on to learn about clowns. For this clowns lesson plan, students also have a parade where they dress like clowns.
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Ladybugs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat bug crackers all to learn about ladybugs. In this goldfish lesson plan, students also color pages and decorate ladybug cookies.
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My Secret War: Lesson 12

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how the war affected American children. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders discuss how quotes made people feel about the war effort. Students write reflections on their reading.
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The Fastest Pig in the West in the Classroom: Rice in China

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore agriculture by reading a children's book in class. In this Chinese culture lesson, students read a chapter from the book The Fastest Pig in the West and identify the importance of rice in China's economy and culture....
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Introduce Vocabulary: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students develop new word knowledge by reading a children's book in class. In this vocabulary lesson, students read the book Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, and identify the use of three specific vocabulary words. Students define the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Night Shift Daddy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Night Shift Daddy and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Young scholars utilize the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the use of vocabulary terms. Students define the selected vocab words and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book The Itsy Bitsy Spider and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the...
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Social Studies: Countries and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a travel simulation and have just arrived in Canada. After choosing activities to research, they define their methods of exploration and development on plan sheets. Among the scenarios from which they choose...
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Deepening our Understanding and Topic Selection

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore writing techniques by reading a children's book with their classmates. In this topic selection lesson, students read the story Pancakes for Breakfast and identify the themes and topic by completing an anchor chart....
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"Children of Loneliness": Understanding the Immigrant Experience

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students research and enhance the Jewish immigrant experience to that of contemporary immigrants to sustain a connection to their personal family stories. A story is shared with the class and then a discussion follows on the possible...
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Helen Keller- Book Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn about the life of Helen Keller. In this cultural and disability awareness lesson, students read a biography about Helen Keller and discuss the differences in her life and theirs. Students discuss which sense they would...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a variety of activities related to the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. They create a comic strip based on the characters, setting, and plot of the story, and examine the author's writing process. In small groups...
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Until Then I Had Only Read About These Things in Books

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read assigned text about the World War II. In this Holocaust survival lesson, students identify the mass murders associated with Adolf Hitler's Nazi party and read stories of young men who narrowly avoided the death camps....
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Time Capsule - Jewish Children In Concentration Camps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore personal characteristics of Jewish students in concentration camps and the ghetto and make a time capsule of events and photographs following survivors from the ghetto and concentration camps to freedom.
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. For this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of caterpillars. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...

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