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Taking Care of a Baby

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the basics of human development and the critical role of parents in taking care of a newborn.
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Taking Care of a Baby

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the basics of human development and the critical role of parents in taking care of a newborn.
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Mystery Stars: Estimating Whole Numbers Using Fractions Shown on Sectors of a Circle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this set of fraction worksheets, students cut out 6 pages of circles that show fractions with stars covering different sections of circles. They show one section of the circle in order to estimate the whole number of stars by looking...
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Peanut Inventions From A-Z

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners create a PowerPoint presentation on peanut products. In this peanut lesson, students discuss the parts of a peanut and read the book The Life and Times of the Peanut by Charles Micucci. They create an ABC book on products...
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Parts of Speech: Verb

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students define and identify different types of verbs, demonstrate correct usage of different verbs, including past and present tense verbs and helping verbs.
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Creating a Title Page, Organizing, and Writing the Research Paper

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a title page, organize information, and write the introductory paragraph to a research paper.  In this research writing lesson, students discuss the elements of the title page and outline, then write one of their...
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Parts of a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a short fiction book and demostrate comprehension by identifying the main characters, setting, conflict, theme, and summarizing the main points. They organize the information in Inspiration and create a powerpoint to show...
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The Magic School bus Inside A Hurricane

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of a hurricane by using the cartoon series "The Magic Schoolbus" to simulate the fantasy of traveling through a hurricane. The lesson uses a KWL graphic organizer in order to guide student inquiry and as...
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Best Part of Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine a positive physical feature of themselves. They participate in an online writer's workshop and write descriptive poem about their favorite feature. They create a display of poetry and pictures.
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Class Book Awards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the criteria used to select notable book awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal. Then they develop their own Class Book Awards to bestow upon favorite books in the classroom library. They decide on...
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Tops and Bottoms

For Teachers 1st
First graders classify vegetables by which parts are edible.  In this plant biology lesson, 1st graders are read Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens, participate in a discussion of which plant parts are edible in the story, then sort...
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A House is a House for Me: Library Skills for Young Readers

For Teachers 1st
Read Mary Ann Hoberman's book A House is a House for Me to introduce the idea that a library is a house for shelves of books. Young readers practice alphabetizing in the picture book (easy fiction) section of the library. They learn how...
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Books on Trial

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders persuade classmates that their favorite book is the best book ever written. In this persuasive writing lesson, 6th graders create a written argument as to why their favorite book is the best. Students present their argument...
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Worm Family Needs A New Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine different types of soil. In this soil lesson, students research different types of soil. Students create a podcast about a worm family looking for a new home using storyboarding or graphic organizers.
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Presentation of Family Shield or Crest

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars present their family shield or crest that was created during the first part of this activity. In this historical arts activity, students present their family shield to their classmates and are graded based on the...
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Using Personal Pronouns Correctly

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Complete personal pronoun practice activities. Pupils use correct personal pronoun form in sentences the teacher writes on the board. They review the function of a pronoun and the various cases and practice placing personal pronouns by...
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Philanthropy in A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore philanthropy in literature. In this cross curriculum literacy and character development activity, students read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and note charitable acts described in the story. Middle...
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Activity Suggestions for When Everybody Wore a Hat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a number of activities as part of a study of When Everybody Wore a Hat. In this book study of When Everybody Wore a Hat, students interview relatives, make a hat and paper bag puppets, and create a family tree.
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Shakespeare Stealer: Design a Set

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In groups, learners design sets for the play, "Shakespeare Stealer." They sketch a scale model of a set and present it to the teacher, who will choose which group gets to design the entire set. 
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A Moon with a View

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the rotation of Earth and the moon. In this solar system instructional activity, 3rd graders participate in an Earth and moon simulation in which part of the class "becomes" the sun, while other children represent...
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Encountering Very Different Ways of Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of crossing cultures through reading the stories "Help! My Father is Coming!" and "The Visit to Vijay's." In this culture lesson, students predict what will happen next in the stories. Students discuss the...
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The Civil War Through a Child's Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners focus upon the Civil War era using research methods of drawing information from primary sources. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events. The lesson helps...
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Eyes On Me

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the human eye. In this biology activity, students read the book Look At Your Eyes and locate the various parts of their eye. Students play the game "I Spy."
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Shared Reading and Writing with La Casa Adormecida

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Write a book using Spanish vocabulary after listening to the book La Casa Adormecida. Learners identify known vocabulary, match vocabulary from the book with visuals, and unscramble syllables discover words. Students write a new version...

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