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I Have Emotions

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils read books and discuss different emotions that they have. In this emotions lesson plan, students make different facial expressions to that express specific emotions and role play emotions.
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Raccoons

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils read books, learn about the letter r, and eat trail mix all to learn about raccoons. In this raccoons lesson plan, students also use construction paper to make raccoon tails.
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On-Level Small Group Phonics Lesson: ea /e/

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore /e/. In this phonics lesson, students decode words with "ea" representing the short e sound. Students read sentences and a short book that includes "ea" word practice.
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Viking Ships At Sunrise

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this book response crossword, students solve 8 clues and place their answers in the crossword. There is no word bank, but all words pertain to the book,Viking Ships at Sunrise.
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Reading Guide For Leo Lionni's, "Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading guide worksheet set, students complete short answer questions before, during, and after reading Leo Lionni's Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. They examine the parts of the book, make predictions, list new words, check...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 2 : Case Book: Catch That Hazard!!!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars explore toxic hazards. In this personal health lesson, students discover appropriate uses for household chemicals as they identify potentially harmful products in their homes.
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Making It Personal: Gender And Identity in Art

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the role of gender in art. They examine aspects of personal identity. They assess and utilize the properties of a variety of art media and their ability to convey messages and meaning.
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Classroom Fun with Flat Stanley

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Complete a series of activities based on the Flat Stanley books in this literature study instructional activity. Introduce the book with a discussion of supernatural qualities, then learnerscan create character webs, write news articles,...
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Storytime

For Teachers K - 2nd
By reading two books aloud, Ben and Becky in the Haunted House and The Ghost in the Classroom, youngsters learn new words and understand story events. They workin small groups to review the vocabulary in a game-like setting. 
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Pride and Prejudice: Biopoem

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Describe yourself or a character from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with a biopoem activity. Using the provided format, kids write their own characteristics or the character traits from the novel to create a poetic portrait.
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Oh Sew Easy:Sewing Duvet Covers and Curtains

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students, using the "Oh Sew Easy" book, create a duvet cover. Along with the duvet cover they create a a shower curtain. Students perform the hands on activity by using fabric and a sewing machine.
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Insect Book

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders select an insect and create a page for an Insect ABC book to display their research. They choose an insect from a given letter of the alphabet and use KidPix to illustrate. They write 2-3 sentences describing their insect...
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Making Sense

For Teachers K
Students use self-correcting strategies if they are stuck on a word in a simple sentence. In this reading lesson plan, students look at the covers of many books, and use the picture on the cover to help them figure out what the title...
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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover that the cover of printed material holds clues to its content.
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Animal Body Coverings

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast animals according to their various body coverings, (fur, scales, shells). Students discuss the different body coverings they have seen on animals. They conduct a sensory experiment in which they feel...
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Animal Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore habitats and the needs of living things. They research a selected animal. Students use KidPix and create a variety of animal riddles. They combine their riddles with those of classmates to create their animal books.
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Front Cover: My Hands

For Teachers K
In this fine motor practice worksheet, students will make the front cover to a mini book about things they can do with their hands. Inside pages not included built an example of what they should look like is included.
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Let's Make Lemonade Lesson 1: What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define the words philanthropists and philanthropy. They make flip books representing the story, The Lion and the Mouse and retell the story to a classmate.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars read Who's Who In My Family, relate the story to their own family relatives, traditions and heritage and compare with classmates. They make their own family trees and form a live action family tree.
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The Sign of the Beaver

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book "The Sign of the Beaver". As a class, they identify the problems in the story and predicting what they think is going to happen next. Individually, they examine the cause and effect relationships and...
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A Short Report on the Moon: Black and White Copy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this moon report worksheet, students use the cover sheet and 3 small lined pages to make a short report on the moon. Students do their research, write on the pages and then cut it apart and staple to make a mini book. The cover may be...
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A Short Report on the Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this moon report worksheet, students use the cover sheet and 3 lined pages to make a short mini-book about the moon. Students will do their own research and write the facts on the lines.
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It's An Eggstravaganza!

For Students K - 2nd
In this Dr. Seuss book craft activity, learners make a picture frame for their picture. Students cut out the pattern and attach their picture in an egg shape covered with green Saran wrap. The frame says "I Love Green Eggs and Ham" and...
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Wilma Unlimited: Ambition and Goal Setting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students listen as the teacher reads a book about an Olympic Gold Medal runner who made her big dream come true despite her hardships with polio.  In this Wilma Rudolph instructional activity, students think about and discuss what...