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Keeping a Daily Weather Log
Students create their own daily log books for recording and keeping track of the weather.
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Vocabulary Logs
Ninth graders illustrate words from their vocabulary logs. For this vocabulary lesson, 9th graders illustrate their vocabulary words and use them in a sentence. Students are encouraged to read their sentences aloud to the class and use...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Happy Earth Day Coloring Book
From turning off lights when leaving a room, to biking or walking to school, there are many simple habits children can develop to help preserve the earth. Help raise environmental awareness in your class with this activity packet that...
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Student Reading Log
Fourth graders read on a daily basis to enhance their reading experiences, and record their reading activities in reading log database at least every two weeks to practice their keyboarding skills.
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Kindergarten Memories
Students create a monthly memory and compile it into a Kindergarten Memory Book. In this memory book lesson, students create a monthly memory page. Students create a graphic organizer in Kidspiration which is developed into a story...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 9: The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
A novel study examines The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller. Fifth graders participate in daily readings, discussions, and assignments following an "ask, explore, imagine, observe, and understand" routine. A final performance...
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2nd Grade - Act. 28: Calendar & Weather Book
Second graders will track the weather patterns throughout the school year. This project spans the school year and takes five minutes per day or less. Measuring, data collection, and predictions are all explored throughout this relevant...
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Eating the Rainbow: A Student's Guide to Healthy Foods That Grow
Third graders examine the nutritional value of different foods. In this health science activity, 3rd graders create a daily log of the foods they eat and categorize them. They plan a healthy menu for their family.
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The ABC's of Sunshine
Students produce an ABC book of photographs. For this alphabet book lesson, students think about items around their school that correspond with letters of the alphabet. They take pictures of those items, print them, and develop a...
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Daily Routines
In this grammar worksheet, students complete sentences about their daily routing by using the correct present simple verb tense. Next, students write the sentences in the order that they happen.
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National Craft Month
Incorporate National Craft Month into your daily lessons with these great ideas.
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Free Reading Chart
Pupils read library books daily for ten to fifteen minutes, log information on Free Reading Chart, giving a brief summary of what they just read, and write brief reactionary response to the reading.
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Calendar & Weather Book
Second graders track weather patterns through the school year. They take daily readings and record them in a weather book.
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Vocabulary Development
Learners utilize various vocabulary strategies. They use vocabulary logs to record strategies they have been taught, such as the Frayer Model (definition, picture, examples, non-examples), writing their own definitions, and using...
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Bird Interdisciplinary Possibilities
Learners explore birds, their territory, breeding, and seasonal movement. They research and collect information on birds through writing letters to ornithologists, reading in books, comparing web sites, and observing pictures. Students...
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Responding to Literature
Fifth graders examine how to respond to literature. In this literature response lesson, 5th graders discuss how to respond to literature. They write a response in a literature log each night based on their reading and the connections...
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Simulated Road Trip
Students read the book, DEAR MR. HENSHAW. They implement problem solving strategies and cooperative learning to complete a simulated road trip. Students will use the Internet as a guide to help them complete the road trip.
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How We Have Changed!
First graders practice using their writing skills. They create memory books through the use of daily journal writing questions of the day. Students respond to story prompts and write autobiographies of themselves and another classmate.
Me and My Shadow
Trace My Shadow
Which creates more digital traces: surfing the Internet in a coffee shop, or using an iPhone to send a text message? The answer may surprise you! An interactive resource prompts users to choose which devices, operating systems, and...
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I Went Walking
Young scholars take pictures. In this nature walk lesson plan, students read I Went Walking and brainstorm a list of things they might see on a nature trail. Young scholars take pictures of things they see on the nature trail, write a...
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Literacy: Each One Teach One
Students read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar
Students document the weather. In this seasons lesson plan, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the students will be made into a book.
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I Read On My Own!
Students examine how to choose books to read on their own and how to participate in reading discussions. They practice the two finger rule for choosing an independent reading book and how to look at the book's topic for personal...
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Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Students investigate the life cycle of butterflies. In this butterfly lesson, students record the life cycle of a butterfly using digital cameras. Students make digital books or slide shows at the end of the project.