Agriculture in the Classroom
A Holiday Tradition: Which Christmas Tree Will You Choose?
Different varieties of Christmas trees provide an interesting way to combine social studies, science, math, and technology. Class members not only research the history of the Christmas tree holiday tradition, they compare and contrast...
Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
A Charlie Brown Christmas Study Guide
Bring A Charlie Brown Christmas to social studies, language arts, math, science, and art class! Learners ponder the meaning of Christmas trees, write about Christmas during the original release of the television special, research holiday...
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Celebrate Winter!
Students understand, and participate in, both the historical and scientific aspects of this year's celebrations by introducing them to a selection of activities.
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Lesson Five: Identifying Christmas Trees
Stuudents distinguish between pines, spruces and firs they may see in their homes, by recognizing key characteristics such as shape, arrangement of needles and colouring. They recognize these same characteristics in trees growing outside.
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Lesson Three: The History of Christmas Trees, Part Three
Students explore the influence of different beliefs and customs on seasonal celebrations by recognizing their historic development. They develop an awareness that traditions and customs are influenced by different environments.
Zippy Brain
Earth Day Carol
Learn about the environmental three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) in a modern day version of Dickens' Christmas Carol with an ecological twist. Discover where plastic comes from, where it collects, and one potential fate as Plastic Bottle...
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Tastes Like Christmas, Exploring Taste
Second graders explore the four familiar tastes and taste buds.
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Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- Hunt #33
In this Internet fact hunt worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to locate the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. They answer questions about US history, geography, literature, and science.
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Fall Lesson Plans
Fall lesson plans can combine science, history, and writing into an enticing combination.
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Time and Seasons
In this science instructional activity, students identify months and seasons. They complete the crossword puzzle by demonstrating their knowledge of days in a month, months in given seasons, and the amount of time in a given unit of...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth
In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year. Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery stores,...