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Analogy Lesson Plans That Make Connections

For Teachers 4th - 8th

With the right analogy lesson plans students can get a handle on this important, and sometimes difficult, concept.

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Honoring Memories: Memorial Day Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 6th

Memorial Day lesson plans can help students understand the history of this holiday which honors those who died serving their country.

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"Romeo and Juliet" English Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th

English lesson plans focusing on "Romeo and Juliet" can be a great way to introduce students to Shakespeare's plays.

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Sobering Plans

For Teachers 6th - 12th

Students explore the rights they give up while in school and then learn about plans to use breath analyzer tests during school hours. They then debate the issues surrounding this topic and write letters to the principal advocating or...

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Skippyjon Jones Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd

Learners meet an imaginative Siamese kitten pretends to be a Chihuahua when he is in time-out. In this Skippyjon Jones lesson plan, students develop an understanding of different cultures. They understand different dialects and...

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Polar Express Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd

Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.

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Mitten Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd

Students compare The Mitten by Jan Brett to other versions of the same story, then create their own version. In this early childhood lesson plan, students create their own version of The Mitten, then use software to record a podcast. ...

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Starfish: The Stars of the Sea Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd

Students discover many characteristics of the starfish. For this early childhood lesson plan, students identify characteristics of starfish. Students develop a language experience chart and record their new-found information, and...

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Long Train: 101 Cars on the Track Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd

Students practice counting, measuring, and predicting. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify numbers 1-101, rhyming words, and repetitive words using Long Train by Sam Williams. Students build their recall skills by...

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Magic School Bus: The Wild Whale Watch Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd

Learners research information about whales. In this early childhood lesson plan, students create an illustration of a whale to display in a sea scene in the classroom. Learners then use the library and internet to research a whale of...

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Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Students explore the concept of copying one another. In this early childhood lesson plan, students discuss what a copycat is and why people copy one another. Students then discuss the story Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish, recording...

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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Do the Animal Dance!

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Students create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The lesson includes a take-home activity and a math...

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Activity Plan 5-6: S.O.S. - Save Our Species!

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Learners create a banner or flag about an endangered animal to teach others about their plight for survival. In this environmental science lesson plan, the class will work to create a list of endangered animals, then create a class...

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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Body Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Students explore the shape of things as they bend, twist, and turn. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop social, creative-thinking, and language skills and spatial awareness as they use their bodies to create geometric...

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Activity Plan 5-6: Shape Transformers

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Students expand their thinking while investigating shape and design. In this early childhood lesson plan, students transform a geometric shape into another shape or design to develop math and creative-thinking skills.

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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Pineapple Investigations

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Students use all of their senses to explore a fresh, delicious pineapple. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in activities that encourage sensory exploration, problem solving, creative-thinking, language skills, and the...

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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: A Funny Hat Show

For Teachers Pre-K - K

Learners create unique hats. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in a group celebration to foster social skills, creativity, and fine- and gross-motor development as they put on a funny fashion show with the hats they...

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Meal Planning

For Teachers 7th - 12th

Young scholars study the nutrients found in foods and the food pyramid. In this investigative instructional activity students will plan a seven day menu built around the food pyramid.

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