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Writing Descriptions of "My Favorite Place"
Students write a descriptive writing piece. In this writing activity, students use a visualization exercise to add more descriptions to their writing.
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Favorite Candy Bar Graph
Students decide on six different types of candy bars to include in a data collection activity. Working in small groups, they survey a target group in a set amount of time. They access a Internet based graphing tool to create a bar graph...
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Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving
Fourth graders study different types of graphs as a means of displaying information. They survey others to find their favorite Thanksgiving food and then graph the results using different types of graphs.
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Favorite Penguin
Students research their favorite penguin. In this science lesson, students research penguins and create a presentation of their findings.
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Mira: Activity 10
Students read the story, Mira and then draw a picture of their favorite weather using the story as a background. They post their pictures around the room and make a tally chart of the number of pictures that were drawn with various...
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My Favorite Place
Students identify important buildings in their community. They discuss the variety of places and services available in their local community. Indivually, students write a paragraph describing their favorite place(s) in the community....
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Silly Turkey
Scholars write a few sentences about their favorite book in this writing activity. Then, students can color the pictures of the turkey and trees at the top of the page.
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Graphing Favorite Holidays
Young scholars create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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Diwali - My Favorite Festival
Students investigate the Hindu festival of Diwali. They discuss Autumn festivals from around the world, read and match headings to paragraphs on a handout, develop a list of superstitions, and interview another student about their...
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Graphing Activity
In this graphing worksheet, students use data from a tally chart to complete a graph of favorite subjects and answer 4 related questions. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Graphing Activity #3
In this graph worksheet, students use information in a tally chart to complete a pictograph of favorite pizza toppings and answer 4 related questions. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Activities for Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Students celebrate Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy. In this Fancy Nancy lesson, students are invited to a party complete with invitations and decorations, then complete worksheets by finding missing objects, showing how to take care of a...
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Upper and Lower Case Pp Initial Sound Recognition Activity
In this upper and lower case Pp initial sound recognition worksheet, 1st graders follow directional arrows and trace the dotted lines to write one line of each letter. They write the letter p next to 7 pictures of items that begin with...
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Activity Plan 5-6: What's In a Name?
Students use family names to gather and analyze data. In this counting lesson plan, students use graph paper to help organize their data and then, in a staircase fashion, organize the names from longest to shortest so they can answer...
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Which is Your Favorite Dr. Seuss Book?
In this student survey worksheet, students gather information on classmates' favorite Dr. Seuss books. Students use a second worksheet to graph the results of their surveys.
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Language Practice Activities
In this language practice activity, students correct sentences, find rhyming words, answer questions, and find correctly spelled words. A web site reference for additional activities is given.
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What Lives in Water?
Students learn about a variety of sea creatures. They look at sea creatures pictures and identify the creatures by name and by their unique characteristics. Phonemic Awareness skills are reinforced using the beginning sounds of the...
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Beef
Addressing the intermediate skill of "Responsibility," this 4-H activity includes several activities to prepare your 4-H students. The activities include researching the Internet to find out the country where a list of beef cattle...
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Math Doodles
Discover the joy and excitement of improving your math fluency through four different puzzles. Combine those with 25 different ways to represent numbers and you have hours of enjoyment that can be fun outside of the classroom as well.
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Learners create and write mini books. In this Dr. Seuss lesson, students bring in their favorite Dr. Seuss book, share why it is their favorite with the class and write a paragraph explaining why they like it. Learners create...
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Classroom Builder
Learners explore music theory by discussing a classic song. In this musical notation lesson, students listen to the song "My Favorite Things" and discuss and share their personal tastes with the class. Learners practice writing notes on...
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A Reading Graph
Students construct and interpret a "favorite classroom books" graph. In this literacy and math graphing lesson, students choose a reduced size copy of the book cover that corresponds with the book(s) they chose to read during their...
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Family Heritage Cookbook
Students compare favorite family recipes. In this cultural diversity lesson, students interview family members and record favorite recipes. Students examine cultural diversity through favorite foods.
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The Fabulous Four
First graders examine the four seasons and identify appropriate attire for various seasonal activities. They listen to various books about each season, identify activities for each season, draw a picture of their favorite parts of the...