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A Number a Day

For Teachers K
Students explore the calendar including sequence of the days of the week, and the numbers associated with each day. They conduct research about each number and share what they find with the class.
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Graph It

For Teachers 1st
First graders collect classroom data (such as mode of transportation used to get to school) and prepare a pictograph to interpret the information.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders respond to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett by illustrating a slide for a class slide show and writing a sentence to go with the illustration. Weather terminology are used in the sentences.
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Take a Spin Through the Solar System

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a variety of activities to explore the Solar System in this unit.
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Wish You Were Here! - Collaborative Literacy Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore videos, software and print resources to investigate the concept of community. Students write poems about their town and illustrate them for a collaborative literacy project.
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Post Office Stamps

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and analyze how communication has changed over time. They chart communication developments on a timeline, and create commemorative stamps depicting forms of communication.
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Let's Share Equal Parts

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice creating parts of a whole by using educational software to illustrate their learning.
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Juggling the Jargon (An Idiomatic Lesson)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine a list of idioms and pick one to focus on for this lesson. They use an illustration program to illustrate their idiom. They guess what other students idioms were based on their drawings.
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The Path of Water

For Teachers 3rd
This project is designed so students can learn about the sources of water, the path it takes to get to homes and businesses, and the ways we use water. Students will begin by expanding their awareness of the hydrosphere as they research...
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Family Gathering Collage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore collages. They observe collages created by a variety of artists. Student create both traditional and computer collages using "family gatherings" as the theme. They manipulate materials and work with various objects.
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The Path of Water

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the sources of water, the path it takes to get to homes and businesses, and the ways we use water. Students begin by expanding their awareness of the hydrosphere as they research the water cycle, the sources of our...
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Self-Portraits

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils use a software drawing program to produce self portraits. They draw using the available tools and matching their features such as eye color and shape. They print the portraits for a classroom display.
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Michigan Symbols

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the symbols of the state of Michigan. Using the symbols, they discuss how they represent the differences in Michigan's environment. They use various websites to collect their information and share it with...
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Math/Technology: Height Measurement

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, using technology tools, determine the total height of their classmates in both inches and centimeters. Once the measurements are taken, they enter the results in the Excel file. Once students have prepared a KidPix number...
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Math/Technology: Symmetry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, using KidPix, use stamps and pencil tools to illustrate which pictures have symmetry. They add text boxes to explain their answers in math terms. Students practice skills in rotation, reflection, and translation on an...
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Calendars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read books and discuss the names of the days of the week, months, and their holidays and seasons. They discover the concept of the days in order, practicing sequencing using a pocket chart and perform a matching activity...
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Writing Process

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a Mother's Day Writing Project in this lesson. They review the assignment's expectations, and develop their rough draft letters and illustrations. They then peer edit their rough drafts and write their final copies.
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ABC Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a class alphabet book. They correctly illustrate a letter with a picture using the corresponding sound. Students also read and discuss various alphabet books and decide on what theme their book will have, for example,...
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Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create an ABAB pattern with their name. In this early elementary math activity, 2nd graders first model their names in an ABAB pattern with unifix cubes. They then recreate the pattern using letter stamps on KidPix.
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Dream Houses

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore different types of homes and how the environment effects the types of houses people construct. In this houses lesson plan, students learn about environmental factors and cultural factors that play in to why people build...
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Postcards from the Net

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students take a closer examine the world just outside their doors and share their experiences with their classmates, near and far. They create postcards of their community and email them to pen pals in other school districts.
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Stick To The Topic

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the increase of writing conventions. The teacher models the writing process for the students. The students work with the teacher to create a shared writing piece before the work...
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The Voting Process

For Teachers K
Students discuss the subject of voting. They are introduced to the question "How do we get what we want?" Explain to students that their parents vote in elections for our leaders, such as our president, for example. Discuss what a...
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Famous Black Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize famous Black Americans and their roles in America's society. They create a database and slideshow presenting famous Black Americans and relevant facts of their lives.

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