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Scooter Pathways

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students travel different pathways on scooters - with a partner. The partner is evaluating whether or not the person on the scooter is moving in the correct pathway.
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The Launch Board Catch

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils develop catching skills using a launch board and a small ball, beanbag, or Koosh ball.
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Sensational Seasons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how seasonal weather patterns affect temperature and their lives.
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Cell-a-bration

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the structures of a plant cell and animal cell. They create a graphic organizer and a food model. Finally, they write an essay comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells.
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Wrapped Up In A Kiss!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the wrapper of a Hershey's Kiss to practice estimating, predicting and measuring. They measure with centimeter rulers.
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Out of the Dust 4

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read the novel, "Out of the Dust," and create a free-verse poem about a treasure of their own. They use the attached checklist to evaluate their own poem.
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Jingle Shapes!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a movement and freeze activity to jingle bells.
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Follow the Leader Throw and Catch

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students perform various throwing and catching activities to music with a partner, with one partner as the leader, and the other copying the movements.
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Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the definition of a descriptive paragraph with the class. They read an example of a descriptive paragraph and then write one of their own using one of the included ideas.
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Fun with Patterns

For Teachers K
Students identify, extend and create patterns using various types of manipulatives and then work a pattern game in the computer lab to reinforce what was learned.
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Pretzel Math

For Teachers K
Pupils demonstrate grouping pretzels into twos, fives and tens, then eat their groups of pretzels! After a lecture/demo, students work in groups practicing the proper grouping.
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Name Fame

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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Cheerios- Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure surface area and perimeter using estimation. They complete a variety of measurement activities using Cheerios breakfast cereal.
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Shoeless Math

For Teachers 1st
First graders sort and classify, and complete a T-chart using Students' shoes.
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Attractive Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in a foreign language class, identify and use adjectives in sentences.
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Frictionally Speaking

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate friction by pulling a cup of marbles across a variety of surfaces, without the marbles spilling out.
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Measuring Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an accelerometer and take measurements of acceleration in a moving car. They study the car speeding up in a straight line, slowing in a straight line and curving at constant speed. They prepare a lab report showing...
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Yummy Division

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders watch as volunteers divide large paper M&Ms on the board. They divide M&Ms into groups and write division sentences to show understanding of division concept. They eat M&Ms.
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Turkey Round-up

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students perform this game as a warm-up for their bodies and a review of game strategies. It is designed to be used around Thanksgiving.
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Photo-Documenting Earth Art

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils study Earth Art Sculpture and its historic perspectives. They study important Earth Art sculptors, notably Andy Goldsworthy and view works of important Earth Artists. They explore the basic use of digital cameras and journal their...
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A Matter of Fact

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design their own Science experiment. In this science experiment lesson plan students create a hypothesis related to matter and test it. They displayed their data in a graph.
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Math All Around Us!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners find math concepts in every day items. In this math concept lesson, students take ten photographs of things they find interesting. They analyze the photographs to find hidden math concepts such as counting, lines, angles,...
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new...
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Fleece, Feathers, and Fur

For Teachers K
Pupils improve vocabulary and explore predicting and categorizing after reading the book, Is Your Mama a Llama?