Core Knowledge Foundation
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Young adventurers embark on a journey, setting sail along the blue ocean with Christopher Columbus. Teachers will find that this unit makes their lesson planning smooth sailing!
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Penguins
Students read books, learn about the letter p, and eat goldfish crackers all to learn about penguins. In this penguins lesson plan, students also color black and white pictures of penguins.
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Clowns
Students read books, learn about the letter c, and eat with clown noses on to learn about clowns. In this clowns lesson plan, students also have a parade where they dress like clowns.
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Rabbits
Students read books, learn about the letter r, and eat carrots all to learn about rabbits. In this rabbits lesson plan, students also do the bunny hop and make rabbits out of play dough.
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Ladybugs
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat bug crackers all to learn about ladybugs. In this goldfish lesson plan, students also color pages and decorate ladybug cookies.
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All About Me
Students answer short answer questions, state their likes and dislikes, say what roles they have, and more about themselves. For this all about me lesson plan, students read books about how we are all different and the same.
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Insects
Students read books, learn about the letter i, and eat raisins that represent ants all to learn about insects. In this insects lesson plan, students also observe an ant farm and play follow the leader.
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Frogs
Students read books, learn about the letter f, play with plastic toys, and more to do with frogs. In this frogs lesson plan, students also play a game of leap frog.
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Librarian
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat pudding all to learn about how to act in a library. In this library lesson plan, students also practice tip toeing around the room.
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Firefighters
Young scholars read books, learn about the letter f, and eat ice cream all to learn about firefighters. In this fire fighters lesson plan, students also string beads to look like fire hose and visit a fire house.
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Hamsters
Students read books, learn about the letter h, and eat apples all to learn about hamsters. In this hamsters lesson plan, students also use play dough to make hamsters.
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Pilots
Students read books, learn about the letter p, and have 'p' snacks all to learn about pilots. Students also pretend to fly and draw what they would see if they were flying up in the air.
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Raccoons
Students read books, learn about the letter r, and eat trail mix all to learn about raccoons. In this raccoons lesson plan, students also use construction paper to make raccoon tails.
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Machines 'R' Us
Students increase their vocabulary and knowledge base while learning about different types of machines. For this machine lesson, students glue pictures of the machines they like onto paper and share their collages with classmates.
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United States Flag
In this United States flag activity, learners read paragraph pertaining to the flag and then use their artistic skills to color the flag.
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Caterpillars To Butterflies
Students observe the life cycle of a butterfly. They read butterfly/caterpillar themed books. They sequence the lifecycle from eggs on a leaf to an adult butterfly. They release their butterflies into a natural habitat after singing and...
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Art for All
Students select objects and arrange them on a Plexiglas sheet and go into the darkroom in groups of two or three and create a photogram.
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The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
First graders, after listening to fictional and non-fictional literature about caterpillars, and observing caterpillars from egg to butterfly, write a "biography" of a caterpillar using appropriate vocabulary and time lines.
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Oceans
Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.
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Camping/Catching Fireflies
Students create glow in the dark simulated lightning bug jars after reading stories about fireflies.
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Juggling (Day 1)
Students demonstrate the juggling code, and 2 and 3scarf/ball juggling, utilizing the scoop underhand throw, Accurate Toss Zone and criss-cross pattern. They participate in an initiative task called group juggling, attempting to pass as...
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Mammals and Reptiles Cut and Paste
Adorable! Most children are really drawn to animals. With this worksheet, they cut out eight darling drawings of animals and then affix each to a page divided in half according to whether it is a mammal or a reptile. If you need it, an...
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Power Totem
Students investigate the important symbols to Native cultures by writing a poem. In this animal totem lesson, students discuss animal spirits and their relation to the Native American lifestyle. Students write a cinquain poem about...
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Insect Camouflage
Students investigate insect camouflage and mimicry. In this animal science lesson, students discuss how camouflage helps an insect survive. Additionally, students use the included template to color and cut illustrations of insects....