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A House for Hermit Crab
Make predictions and recall details while reading A House For Hermit Crab. While you read the story, discuss aspects of the plot and encourage listeners to respond. Extension activities such as crafts, counting, puppets, and using your...
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A House for Hermit Crab
Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one during a...
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A House for Hermit Crab
Students are read A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle. For this vocabulary focused activity, students discover the meaning of at least three new words. They discuss the new vocabulary, as a class, before and after the story is read....
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Be an Artist: Hermit Crab
For this science worksheet, 3rd graders use visual clues in a grid to complete an exact image replica. Following the original line segments in each box, students create the image of a hermit crab.
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Homes for Hermit Crabs
Learners discover the differences between hermit crabs and mollusks and identify their parts. After reading a story about hermit crabs, they complete an anatomy worksheet. For another activity, students fold and cut a diagram of a hermit...
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Seashell Homes
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Pet Picture-Word Cards
Talk about the furry members of your family with pet word cards. Each card is a half page, and shows both the name and picture of a pet, including dogs, snakes, horses, and hermit crabs.
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Author Study: Eric Carle
Dive into an author study of one of the most beloved children’s book authors, Eric Carle. After reading some of his stories, including Papa Get me the Moon, A House for Hermit Crab, The Grouchy Ladybug, and The Very Busy Spider, readers...
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Henry Howls
Let's learn the letter h! Elementary learners will hear the sound, learn a catchy tongue twister, and identify the sound in different words the teacher says. After some writing practice, read A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle, to...
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Be an Artist: Hermit Crab
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a hermit crab in the boxes provided.
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Mazes
In this mazes worksheet, learners find the best way to help a hermit crab find a new home to move into through an interesting maze.
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Exploring Bloom's Taxonomy Through Eric Carle Collage Technique
Students participate in shared readings of Eric Carle's books and investigate the art and story elements. They create a collage and answer questions.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of caterpillars. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Kermit the Hermit
Students consider money management. In this personal finances lesson, students read Kermit the Hermit and discuss what was done with the unexpected money that Kermit received. Students examine methods of saving money and earning interest.
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"Kermit the Hermit," by Bill Peet
Students read a story about making decisions to spend and save. They fill in missing words in a poem about spending.
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Paper Collage With Eric Carle
Young scholars examine the illustrating work of Eric Carle. They discuss how the illustrations are made and then decorate their room by creating artwork in the same style.
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Having a Savings Plan
Students discover the importance of saving and spending. In this finance instructional activity, students read the book Kermit the Hermit and discuss the differences between needs and wants. The students complete worksheets concerning...
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Ecosystem Tumble
Students create visual representations of ecosystems. In this ecology lesson, students discuss the interdependence of plants and animals in various ecosystems. Students cut pictures from magazines and glue them on sturdy blocks. Using...
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Up, Up, Up The Banana Tree
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding, chunking and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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New Traditions in Our Family
First graders discuss the importance of traditions in families. In groups, they share their traditions at certain times of the year. As a class, they read "When This Box is Full" and create a box representing the different seasons. ...
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Graduation
Students learn to recite poems and songs that they will recite and sing at their graduation for kindergarten. In this graduation instructional activity, students memorize and practice 5 poems and songs.
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Shiloh Chapters 7 and 8
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 7 and 8 of Shiloh and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 10 questions.
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Remember Me Bag and Other Gift Ideas
Students make end of the year gift bags in the forms of a bag with different materials in it. In this crafts lesson plan, students put stationary, lollipops, stamps, bookmarks, pencils, and other materials into the bags.