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Surfing Warm Up
Students, when the drums are playing, imitate a drummer. When the music changes (drums stop), students imitate a surfer, bending at the knees and moving up and down.
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I Am Special and You Are Special Too
Students discover how everyone is special in his or her own way. In this character traits lesson, students demonstrate how they are special by drawing a picture or writing. Students listen orally to the book We Are All Alike...We Are All...
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Students complete various activities to investigate farm animals. For this farm animals lesson, students sing the song 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' and listen to sounds farm animals make. Students color pictures for farm animals and...
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Locomotor / Pathway Card Swap
Learners follow instructions on index card with a locomotor skill and pathway written on it, then students follow the cones which mark the boundaries. When music stops switch index cards with another student and go agian.
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The Freeze
Students perform a list of warm-up exercises, choosing from those they are already familiar with. They then choose one activity and exercise to music from Greg and Steve's The Freeze", until the song stops. Another student then selects...
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U Can Two Can Workout
Pupils spread out around the activity area, having enough space so they are not touching each other. They each hold two canned goods (10-16 oz). Students perform various exercises to the music. They do exercises such as: arm circles,...
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Arts of Asia in Reach
Students explore the traditions and celebrations of another culture and research a city or community in Japan. They then examine traditional Japanese music as well as practice several dance steps and discover their significance in...
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The Physical Setting
Ninth graders study the configuration of atoms in molecules to see that it determines the molecule's properties. In this chemistry lesson plan students divide into groups and complete their assigned task.
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Hear The Light?
Students investigate a circuit and build a flashlight transmitter. In this electricity lesson, students are introduced to the parts of the modulated laser and define the purpose of each part. As an assessment, students construct a...
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Winter Animal Match
Young scholars play a game. In this matching lesson, students learn about animals and their winter homes. Young scholars match cards of animals with the cards of winter homes.
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A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun
Students investigate creative writing by reading Leprechaun stories. In this Irish culture lesson, students listen as their teacher describes what a leprechaun is and where the idea for the creature came from. Students write a fictional...
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It's All Poetry to Me!
Fourth graders explore language arts by analyzing poetry styles. In this writing analysis lesson plan, 4th graders read several sample poems in class and identify similes, metaphors and other figurative language within them. Students...
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Box of Chocolate Adjectives
Students practice using descriptive words. In this adjectives lesson, students are given a piece of candy and write as many descriptive words as they can about the candy. Students make sure to use descriptions that include all five...
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State Your Mission
Students explore state history and geography that correspond with classroom lessons.
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Flora, Fauna, and the Passing Seasons
Students discover representations in art, religion and cultural practices of the flora and fauna of specific geographical regions in this early elementary lesson plan. The lesson ends with a mural project by the entire class.
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Christmas Fitness Adventure
Students complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness lesson, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Students research the American Revolution through the story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In this American Revolution lesson, students research folktale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Students view illustrations for the story....
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St. Patrick's Day Art Projects
Activities to make March 17th more than just a day for the wearing of the green!
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Shoe Fish
Fishy, fishy, fishy, fish! Kids take off their shoes and trace them to create fish for a large aquarium art project. Each traced shoe shape is decorated with gills, fins, scales, and eyes, then hug on an aquarium background. Three book...
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"Here Comes the Train"
Students read and explore the story, The Little Engine that Could, by Watter Piper.
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Rhythmic Pattern and Movement
Students practice repeating rhythmic patterns in unison. Next, students work in groups to practice an alternate rhythmic pattern to Row, Row, Row Your Boat. They create their own rhythmic patterns for the song.
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Rain Dance
Learners identify part of the Native American culture and perform a "rain dance".
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History of Aaron Copland
Third graders study the history of Aaron Copland, the famous American composer. They dance to the song Hoe-Down composed by Aaron Copland.
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Make a Collage!
Collage techniques give students another creative way to express themselves.