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Sand Table Fillers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play with different textures in the sand box or large bin. In this sand table lesson plan, students play with sand, corn soy beans, scoops, spoons, cars, and more.
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Kwanzaa Memory Book

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a Kwanzaa memory book. In this memory book lesson, students cut a cover from a brown paper bag and use ziplock bags as pages. In the ziplock bags they put construction paper with photos and drawings. 
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

For Teachers K
Students read a story.  In this alphabet lesson, students read the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, name the letters in the story, and discuss the differences between upper and lower case letters.
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"Safe vs. unsafe fires," "Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go", "Stop, Frop, Cover, Roll", Practice escape plan"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recall the procedure of Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go as well as Tell, Go, Get out, Stay out. They discuss what can catch on fire and burn. Students recall and practice the fire safety procedure of Stop, Drop, Cover and Roll.
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Editing Sentences

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this editing sentences worksheets, students cut out sets of cards that contain punctuation and capitalization mistakes and rewrite the sentences correctly. Students write twenty sentences on four cards.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

For Teachers K
Young readers write alphabet letters. They review the alphabet and examine the relationship between letters and sounds. A final activity has each child sequence the story together.
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Backwards Watercolors

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a watercolor picture. In this watercolor lesson, students cover the entire page with water. They color with a marker on top of the water and watch as the colors run and blend together. 
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Laundry Basket Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students entertain themselves in a laundry basket. In this performing arts lesson, students sit in a basket with small items and then throw the items out repeating the procss over an over again.
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Valentine Colors

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students celebrate Valentines day by creating an art project.  In this holiday lesson, students discuss Valentine's Day and it's meaning, then create a Valentine colored painting using red tissue paper and paint.
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Christmas Morning Surprise

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students "plant" mints for Christmas. In this Christmas lesson, students "plant" starlight mints in the ground. You switch the mints with candy canes, so when the students come out they think their mints have grown. 
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Vinegar Hearts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create paper hearts. In this art lesson, students brush vinegar on white paper and cover the paper with red heart tissue paper. When the vinegar dries red heart prints are left because the tissue paper falls off.
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Hide the Acorns

For Teachers Pre-K
Students search for acorns. In this art lesson students imagine they are squirrels finding and storing acorns. The students dig through a water table filled with sand or soil looking for acorns that have been buried.
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Mother's Day Bookmark

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a Mother's Day bookmark. In this Mother's Day gift lesson, students get a bookmark and copy a short poem about their mom. They glue a picture of themselves at the top and give it as a gift. 
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Child's Placemat

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students make a placemat. In this art lesson students make a unique placemat. The students decorate their placemat with photos of themselves, stickers, etc. The placemat is laminated or sealed with contact paper.
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Starry, Starry Night

For Teachers K
Students, using construction paper, and an empty black film canster with no lid, create their own night sky full of stars that can be seen in the middle of the day.
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Increase the Peace At Recess

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss activities that could further keep the peace at recess. Using vocabulary, they analyze recess from a different point of view. They discover how working together can make their school a safer and fun place. They...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Animal Antics

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students get moving in this activity. In this early childhood music and movement lesson plan, students develop their listening, gross motor, and language skills as they imitate animals.
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The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a simple melody using the Solfedge syllables. In this melody lesson, 7th graders watch the movie The Sound of Music and focus on the "Do Re Mi" clip. Students examine solfege syllables and create a melody using the...
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Ordering the Alphabet

For Teachers 1st
First graders copy words onto index cards. They glue the index cards onto a large sheet of paper in alphabetical order.
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T Letter Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter "T". They also expand their vocabulary.
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Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn where the food they eat comes from.
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"Shapes" Dance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create dances by manipulating shapes with their bodies.
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Six Plant Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a harvest burrito out of fruit, flowers, roots, stems, and more. In this plants lesson plan, students go out into the garden and identify the 6 plant parts.
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SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test 02

For Students 10th - 12th
This reading comprehension worksheet, modeled after the SAT, includes a passage written by a sociologist and 8 multiple choice questions. Ten minutes is allocated for this practice test.