Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach Lesson Plan: Graphing Constellations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, young scholars practice their graphing skills by following directions to recreate constellations.
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Can Teach

Can Teach Student Activity: A Variety of Bug Catchers

For Students 3rd - 6th
This web site presents four different sets of directions for how to make bug catchers. Teachers could use these to direct students, or students can follow the directions on their own.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: An Exploration of Direct Variation and Linear Regression

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use this activity for the following Algebra concepts: Review of Direct Variation; Properties of direct variations; Finding the constant of variations from data sets; Find missing values in data sets both numerically and...
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Starfall

Starfall: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video is a song about Teddy Bear following directions such as touch your feet.
Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Animal House Hunt

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cleverly animated matching game asks players to match animals to their homes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for young children and English language learners who need practice in...
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Make a Magician

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Fun magician-related activities for early readers learning to follow directions. Dress a magician, then label all the articles of clothing before performing some magic tricks. All the activities combine audio and basic words to assist...
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Dinos Rock Print Out Activity: Dinosaur Book

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students print out pictures of dinosaurs, color them, and follow the directions to make a dinosaur book.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: The Riddle Quest Print Out Activity: Who's Hat

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this activity, students match types of hats to the people who would wear them.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: The Mammal Marathon Print Out Activity: License Plates Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 4th
This activity asks students to read, decipher, and write the meaning of vanity license plates.
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prairie Ecology Questions and Activities [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
"Prairie Ecology Questions and Activities" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about prairie ecology the interdependence of its plants and animals. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the...
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Other

Teaching heart.net: Down on the Teaching Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this comprehensive teaching resource for farms. Students and teachers will benefit from the activities and book found within this site.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you like to build and create new things? Check out this collection of 48 different engineering activities providing opportunities for creative building using things around the house. These include activities like spinning, rubber band...
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Where's Quack?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Hide-and-seek game instructs players to find Quack, a purple duck, in a series of different landscapes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need...
Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Trash Stash

For Students K - 1st Standards
Cleverly animated sorting game introduces young learners to the mathematical concepts of comparing, sorting, and grouping. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language...
Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
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PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Fish Wish [Count 1, 2, or 2 Fish]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Players click buttons to tell how many fish they see: 1, 2, or 3. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need practice in listening to and understanding...
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: The Golden Ball Print Out Activity: What's Different

For Students 1st - 4th
In this activity students look for differences in two detailed pictures. How many can you find?
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Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Edgar's Easter Eggs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read the Easter egg story about sharing and then play all the games. Follow directions to decorate eggs, find the hidden eggs, match the egg with the bird, and more.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Stand Up Crocodile

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This activity offers a template and directions for students to make a stand-up crocodile.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Understanding Communication With a Robot

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Student pairs first act out the instructions a robot is given with one person providing instructions and the other person following the instructions. This activity helps students understand how a robot is programmed and with what type of...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Bob the Builder: Games: Stack to the Sky

For Students 1st - 4th
Help the builders build a tower as tall as possible; be sure to keep it stable.
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Understanding Maps and Directions

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teaching Spanish speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is the directions - An "e-mail" is presented, giving directions to a house party - Interactive exercise follows, asking comprehension questions - A guided writing...
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Other

Imagin on Fun and Games: Create a Crane [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these simple directions for making a three-dimensional crane out of paper.