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Animals in Japan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and discuss still-life paintings and develop a definition for the genre. They paint their own still life paintings from direct observation.
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Set Design: Public Space on Stage

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a set that captures the essence or feeling of a public space.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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Pages Out of the Past

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine examples of rock art and the reasons why they were made. They translate the images into a creative writing piece that be attached to their own rock art.
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Growing With Compost

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the positives and negatives of composting. They plant their own plant using composting material and record results. They create a poster for the classroom.
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Japanese Warriors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare and contrast the warriors in Japanese history, folktales, and art to the kinds of soldiers American children learn about. This lesson includes possible lesson enrichments.
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The Fine Art of Paper-Cutting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create original examples of the ancient Chinese Folk Art technique of Paper-Cutting in this middle-level instructional activity highly adaptable for either the Art classroom or a Social Studies class.
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Flip Flop Flee

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the sound /f/ and practice making the sound and brainstorm a list of words that have the sound in them. They look at picture cards and say the words represented. They then try a fun tongue twister with lots of /f/.
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Tim the Turtle Takes Two Turns Today

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the way their mouths move when making the /t/ sound at the beginning and middle of a word. Next, they recite a tongue twister and write the letter. They listen to "A Cat Nap," discuss the story, and write a message...
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Doc Says Open Up

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short /o/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /o/ sound. They then listen the the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess, and identify the words they hear...
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Martin Luther King Internet Photo Timeline

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create a photographic timeline of the events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Working in small groups, they use internet research to find photos documenting the major events of his life. Their photos are printed and glued...
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Better Lesson: Flower Power Place Value Station

For Teachers K Standards
Students will compare sets of numbers using symbols for greater than, less than, and equal to.