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Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office

For Teachers 1st
First graders label three major holidays on a February calendar. In this calendar lesson, 1st graders watch a video about and discuss Valentine's Day, President's Day and Arbor Day. Students label these three holidays on a February...
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Math-- "What Is the Day Today?"--Measurements of Time

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this measurement of time learning exercise, students read a one page information text about measuring time and the origin of the calendar. Students answer 20 questions in which the days and months are listed in order.
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Good Timing

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students investigate time, how people measure it, and how it influences our lives. They complete an online Webquest, analyze various calendars, answer discussion questions, and identify references to time in a newspaper article.
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Count Down the Days to a Special Event

For Teachers K - 6th
Students calculate time using a grade appropriate skill.  In this time lesson, students calculate the time to a special event. Students calculate days, months, weeks, hours, minutes or seconds depending on their skill level....
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Birthdays

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students collect data about the birth months of each classmate using a calendar. They make a table with the information before designing a pictograph using cupcake images. They answer questions using the graph.
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Measurement and Estimation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students gain an understanding of time. In this time lesson, students work together to recognize the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow, As well as months, hours, minutes, and seconds. Students brainstorm ideas of ways the...
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Jack and the Beanstalk: Plant a Bean and Watch It Grow

For Teachers K - 1st
Students plant bean seeds, watch them grow, and measure them with non-standard objects. They describe the bean's growth in a journal and record the growth on a calendar.
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Weather Report Chart

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report lesson, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a month. Students...
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SIMPLE FABARIC FOLDING FOR CHRISTMAS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore easy techniques for creating folded shapes with Christmas-colored fabrics to make quilts, stockings, table runners, placemats, pillows, or count-down calendars
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Spanish Days of the Week/Counting

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice using the Spanish words for the days of the week and numbers. They use a calendar to help them with the activity. They also demonstrate their ability to say "tomorrow will be" and "yesterday was".
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The State of the Family Timeline

For Teachers 1st
First graders study concepts of time and chronological history. In this early childhood history lesson plan, 1st graders create and interpret a timeline listing historical events and family celebrations using one calendar year.
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The Seasonal Round and The Cycle of Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars identify important dates in the life of the school and the community through reserach and interviewing. They identify important dates in the state and nation and research various holidays and special occasions. Students...
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How to Plan for the Homeschooling Year

For Teachers 1st - 6th
The new school year is approaching. Here are some ideas to organize your school calendar.
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Weather and Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students look through pictures to examine the seasons and seasonal activities which include the Salish months and traditional activities for each month. They also discover why certain activities are done at the same time each year and...
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Creating a Classroom Magazine

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine different types of magazine writing, and discuss how to develop topics into information that is suitable for short magazine articles. They write, edit, and compose a monthly classroom magazine.
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Creating Fitness Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a fitness goal to include one of the following: muscle building, cardiovascular development or healthful diet. They utilize a daily calendar to record progress. They utilize the Internet to research proper ways to reach...
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Adding and Subtracting for President's Day

For Students 3rd
In this adding and subtracting for President's Day worksheet, 3rd graders use the example to find a president's birthday on the calendar.
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery...
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The Vietnam Lotteries

For Students 10th - 12th
In this probability and statistics worksheet, students examine the “fairness” to the Vietnam draft lottery system by constructing box plots of each of the twelve months using data provided.  The three page worksheet contains one...
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Treetures

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the different forests of the world and some of the characteristics that differentiate them. They explore old magazines, calendars and photos and fill out a scavenger hunt worksheet.
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Pause for Thought

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover the customs of Ramadan. In this Muslim beliefs lesson plan, students research the listed Web sites about the history of Ramadan, the evolution of calendars, and the separation of church and state.
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Weather

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this weather instructional activity, students compare monthly calendars showing the weather for 3 different locations. Students calculate how many of the days of the month were cloudy, clear, rainy, snowy, or foggy. Students look at...
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Moon Phases

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a study looking for the differences found during the cycle of one lunar month. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Then the information is used to construct a lunar calendar to observe daily changes and...
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Moon Observation Chart

For Students 6th - 8th
In this space science worksheet, middle schoolers find the phases of the moon for each day throughout the days of the month. The information is recorded on the calendar.

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