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My Animal's Name Is:
How can others help when we're feeling strong emotions? Help your learners express how they feel by naming and drawing an animal who feels a certain emotion. They write in the emotion and then describe why the animal feels that way, as...
PBS
Reading Adventure Pack: Sleep
A reading adventure pack features two stories—Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming and Animals Don’t Wear Pajamas by Eve Feldman. In response to reading the fiction and nonfiction texts, scholars create a dreamcatcher, discuss hibernation,...
Curated OER
A Visit to the Vet
Students discover the important role veterinarians play in the lives of animals. In this animal safety instructional activity, students identify parts of veterinarian's job by completing a KWL chart and an online tutorial....
Curated OER
Home Living / Daily Living: Dressing for the Weather
What to wear? Help your special needs class make independent choices about what they should wear during various weather conditions. They'll discuss weather-appropriate clothing, dress dolls for the weather outside, and even put on a...
Scholasic
The Magic School Bus and the Missing Tooth
We chew with our teeth every day, but how much do we really know about them? Allow Ms. Frizzle to teach your kids a thing or two about teeth. Kids complete a prereading exercise, read the book, and respond to several prompts about the...
Curated OER
What's in it and Who Eats it?
First graders explore farming by illustrating images. In this livestock lesson, 1st graders discuss what types of plants are used to feed livestock animals and how pets and humans eat the livestock animals. Students draw images of what...
Curated OER
Physical Differences
Students read the story The Ugly Duckling and discuss how all people are physically different. In this physical differences lesson plan, students read the book and then use flashcards and a hands on activity in order to explore people...
Curated OER
Understanding Germs
Students investigate germs. For this health lesson, students use "glow lotion" on their hands and look at them under a black light. Students observe the cleanliness of their hands under the black light.
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No is No, Si is Yes
Third graders match the body part words in Spanish to a picture. They receive a picture of a human with lines coming from its feet, hands, and arms. Students use a word bank, to write the Spanish word that corresponds to the picture. ...
Curated OER
Native American Three Sisters Gardens
Students investigate companion planting. In this communtiy gardening lesson students explore the tradition of the Native American Three Sisters gardening approach. Students act as botanists, anthropologists, folklorists, and curators.
Curated OER
Forgiving
Students examine the idea of forgiveness through art. They discuss a situation in which someone who made them angry. They are read a book called "Snail Started It" and illustrate the scenes using a felt board.
Curated OER
Shared Reading: Wishy-Washy Day
Students experience two pieces of literature that discuss the importance of taking a bath.
Curated OER
Graph Those Stickers!
Young scholars graph fruit. In this graphing lesson plan students create a graph using fruit label stickers. Young scholars place a sticker on the graph when the fruit has been consumed.