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Munching on Mixtures
Third graders view the food Power Tower and discuss the food groups. In this food lesson, 3rd graders cut out favorite foods from magazines. Students read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and record the foods they would miss...
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Probability
Young scholars complete various activities for probability. In this probability lesson, students use coins, cubes, peanut butter and jelly, playing cards, number cubes, darts, and a Gauss Curve to study probability. Young scholars must...
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Scientific Thinking
Learners participate in four different activities which reinforce an understanding of they way scientists think about the world. They make careful observations of two different pennies, write the procedure for making a peanut butter and...
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Rooftop Sandwich
Students create books showing the main ingredients of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They get creative and see what other ingredients they may like to add to the original sandwich. A book is made and their sandwich is sent home....
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Digital Photography and Language Arts
First graders in groups develop a sense of story by making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. While one student makes the sandwich, the partner takes digital pictures of the five steps involved in the process. They switch roles. The...
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How Do You Like Your Sandwich? --class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students participate in a group bar graph activity. Students survey their classmates on favorite sandwich choices: peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese or meat. Results are plotted on a bar graph.
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The Need for Laws
Students consider the presence of authority in their lives. For this law lesson, students compare forgotten laws that function in their lives to forgotten instructions in making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Human Fax Machines
Fourth graders discover how to communicate effectively by giving oral directions to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They work with a partner and give oral directions for block building.
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Making Real-Life Connections and Introducing Expository Text
Third graders write directions. In this real-life connections activity, 3rd graders write the steps for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After writing, students share their papers and actually make the sandwiches...
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Food Allergies: Grades K-2
Students explore different types of food allergies. In this food allergy lesson plan, students look at what foods people with peanut, seafood, milk, egg, soy or wheat allergies have to avoid. They create a button for a student with an...
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Dov Rosenberg Education Portfolio
Students view several slides bulleted to explain what each author, theorist and model means. They draw similarities between all the models. The execution to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is then webbed out.
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SNACK TIME
Students explore writing sequential information by composing the simple recipe of peanut buttera and jelly sandwiches.
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Math Snack
Students practice math skills as they sort treats for snack. They prepare a table for snack. They count snack items. They complete a graph using the counted items.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Perfect for a middle school classroom, this two-page reference guide introduces subject-verb agreement and gives 10 specific explanations and examples. Then, independently, attempt the 15 sentences that follow. Learners must select the...
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The Need for Programming Languages
LEGO see if you can recreate my design. Individuals build an arrangement from LEGO blocks and write directions for someone else to follow in order to recreate the arrangement. Pairs then swap directions and try to...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Ingredients of a Relationship Recipe
An eye-catching hook makes a smart analogy between ingredients for a food recipe and ingredients for quality relationships. Scholars discuss and list qualities they feel contribute to positive interactions. Pupils create a recipe card...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Scientific Method Mania
Horrible science puns only happen periodically, but the scientific method is forever. Young scientists observe two presentations on the scientific method, complete independent practice worksheets, and integrate their knowledge through a...
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Discovering Pi
Students relate Pi to a circle. In this circles lesson, students identify the different properties of two dimensional objects. They relate Pi to the circumference, diameter and area of a circle .
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Topic Sentences
Here is a classic worksheet that allows learners to practice identifying topic sentences. They read five different paragraphs about various topics, and underline the topic sentence in each paragraph with a green crayon.
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Read and Make a Bar Graph
In this bar graph activity, students learn how to read bar graphs by using the information in each word problem and making bar graphs with the information to help solve the problems.
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Buying at the Beach
Let's go to the beach! Your second and third graders complete five word problems to determine whether or not Miguel, Donna, Sandy, Fernanda or Sam have enough money to buy what their heart desires.
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The Sweet Connection
Students use maps to find what crops are dominant in areas where honey bees are raised and discuss possible correlations. They mark the top ten honey- producing states on a US map.
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Problem Solving: Too Much or Too Little Information
In this problem solving strategy activity, students use a given table to solve 3 word problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Dynamic Fun!
Students explore musical dynamics. In this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics. Students sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students use...