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Let's Celebrate Christmas!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast Christmas with a variety of other holidays. They listen to the books "The Light of Christmas" and "Christmas," and generate a list about Christmas using Kidspiration computer software. Students discuss...
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Introduction To The Orchestra

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners listen to a book, "Meet the Orchestra." They observe a PowerPoint presentation, listen to the sounds in "Peter and the Wolf" and then match illustrations of instruments to their specific sound. Students identify instrument...
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Alligator Craft Paper Bag Puppet

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make paper bag puppets. They use the puppets as a story teller and reader. Students use the puppets to ask questions during and after reading. They assemble their own puppet. Students use the puppets to introduce new themes,...
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Alligator Printable Puzzle

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of literacy based activities related to a Letter A Alligator puzzle. They listen to an alligator book, discuss basic animal facts about alligators, simulate the movements and sounds an alligator makes, and...
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Charlotte's Web

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students, after reading the book, Charlotte's Web, cut out, color and decorate the cover of a pig shape book.
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Ninja Puppets

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ninja craft worksheet, students follow the directions to cut out and color a ninja pattern to make a puppet. This is in response to the Magic Tree House book Night of the Ninjas.
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Get to Know Snow!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn about snow. In this snow themed lesson, students read a book, make a painting, and observe snow. A math activity timing how long it takes for snow to melt is included.
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Alphabet Letters Aa-Zz

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.
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Far and Near

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare and contrast their life to that of children in Africa. In this multicultural lesson, students read the book A Country Far Away and list ways that their life is similar to the children in Africa.
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Physical Differences

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine physical differences amongst themselves. In this diversity lesson, students read the book We're Different, We're the Same. Students name things about their appearance that is different from the person next to them.
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The ABC’s of Kindness

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice random acts of kindness. In this character education lesson plan, 1st graders consider acts of kindness they can carry out and then identify them as they create ABC books of kindness.
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Powerful Language

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study word choice by authors.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the book The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown and discuss with their classmates the importance of an author's words.  Learners...
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Under The Sea

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this resource lesson plan, students use non-fiction books to research ocean animals. Students discover the many features of non-fiction books and how to use these features to help them conduct research. Students then categorize...
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Literature Study Contracts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities with a leveled chapter book. In this literature lesson, students read a novel and complete several graphic organizers and activities as they read. They focus on characters, settings, vocabulary, and plot. 
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Kinder-Pictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create their own dictionary. In this spelling lesson, students make a dictionary with just words and pictures. They use these dictionaries when they are writing to remember how to spell words. 
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The Little Engine That Could

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students read the story The Little Engine That Could and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, and more. For this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.
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Post It!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create agricultural posters about an agricultural topic of their choice. In this agriculture lesson plan, students positively critique each other's posters.
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Exploring Zoo Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research topics related to zoos and zoo animals. They compare and contrast the size of animals, make a book of facts about bears, draw snakes, and write animal stories and poetry. They complete a series of writing and creative...
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Lilly's Big Day

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars read the story Lilly's Big Day and do language arts and math activities based on the book. For this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include matching activities,...
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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study plant and animal interdependence by studying bees and pollination. In this interdependence lesson, students discuss flower parts and dissect it to show its reproductive parts. Students then use tissue and pipe cleaners to...
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For Teachers K
Students comprehend written text by teaching them how to think about the events in a story as they read. They make storyboards of their own. They need to make sure they put the events on the storyboard in the proper order.
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Leaf Unit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a unit on leaves and their functions. They identify leaves and the trees they belong to, read various books, observe the process of photosynthesis on a flannel board, and create a leaf collage.
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore their culture in comparison to Japanese culture by reading the book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. They identify islands of Japan, create a Venn diagram comparing Japanese culture to American culture, and...
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Letter Jj: Printing and Words

For Students Pre-K - K
For this letter j worksheet, students learn to print upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter j. Students trace the examples and then practice on the lines. Students color letter j word pictures.