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Balancing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students use a balance to complete subtraction problems and weigh out the items they take away. In this subtraction lesson plan, students use a pan balance and record their equations.
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Order, Order

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use pictures to identify items as ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students use the words "before" and "after" to identify the pictures as well.
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W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Theme

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils identify the theme of "The Monkey's Paw" and relate it to prior knowledge.  In this "The Monkey's Paw" lesson, students discuss fate and coincidence and debate which one controls destiny.  A test is chosen as the winner...
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Picture Hunt: R Control O

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
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Shirts Full of Buttons

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students match sets of buttons to complete subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students answer the questions "how many more/less" and make bar graphs by counting up the buttons they are wearing.
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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students read the story The Day Jimmy's Boa At the Wash and put the event boxes in order from the beginning to end of the story. In this sequencing lesson plan, students do this on the computer.
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6 Traits: Organization

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. In this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.
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6 Traits: Voice

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students explore the trait of voice. In this language arts instructional activity, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Students view a video and practice writing.
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6 Traits: Word Choice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
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6 Traits: conventions

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students watch a video and write using conventions. In this conventions lesson plan, students edit their writing for the correct spelling, grammar, and paragraph usage.
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Word Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. In this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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Combining Foods

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore addition. For this math lesson, students discover how addition and subtraction are related. Students model related addition and subtraction facts.
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Counting Numbers: Four

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars practice counting to four. In this counting to four lesson, students access an e-book at "I Save A Tree.com" where they count items up to four. They examine the text and images which can be seen in both Spanish and English.
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Sheila Rae, the Brave

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read Sheila Rae, the Brave, and make predictions about the main character.
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Minnesota-China Connections: Writing Prompts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students write a short essay in response to a writing prompt related to a theme or issue raised within the Minnesota-China Connection Web site.
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Identifying Differences Between Fiction and Nonfiction Books

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the differences between fiction and non-fiction book. For this genre study lesson, students read examples of fiction and non-fiction and identify the characteristics of each genre. Students list the characteristics on a...
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Story Mapping

For Teachers K - 12th
Students prewrite a story using graphic organizers. In this prewriting lesson plan, students create a story map before they start their writing.
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Letter Names

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this word recognition lesson, students are shown a list of vocabulary terms which they practice reciting with their classmates. Students identify and...
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Reading in Preschool

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read along with their parents to promote their own reading and fluency. In this reading lesson plan, students look at picture books and follow along with their finger.
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Pictures and Print: What's the Difference?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students watch a PowerPoint presentation. In this early literacy lesson, students watch a PowerPoint presentation describing print from pictures and the difference between the two.
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Analyzing Literary Elements in Literary Nonfiction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the literary elements of a nonfiction text. In this literary elements lesson plan, 4th graders read the text Piano Starts Here--The Young Art Tatum and fill in a chart that includes the events from the book....
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Geoboards

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners describe shapes to their classmates using specific properties and practice making triangles on geoboards. In this geoboards lesson plan, students use string on the geoboards.
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Using A Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. For this dictionary lesson, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Young scholars complete a worksheet based upon word...