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Marine Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson plan, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab...
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Aesop's Fables

For Teachers K
Students read a fable about a lion and a mouse. They discuss the differences between the two animals. As a class, they discover the lesson of the story. Then they make puppets and reenact the fable.
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Career Recruiter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners give a presentation explaining the career opportunities that exist within a hospital. They can present the information via a Powerpoint presentation, a puppet show, a one act play or a taped video. They focus on health-related...
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Tom Thumb Stories From Around the World

For Teachers 1st
Students read Tom Thumb story versions from around the world. They locate the country on a map. They compare and contrast the stories and analyze common elements found in fairytales. They create a finger puppet and write about being...
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The Slimy, Scaly, Slithering Snake

For Teachers K - 1st
Students, through modeling, explore how to make the /s/ sound. They identify /s/ words and practice saying an /s/ tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 's'. They listen carefully to a story and hold up a snake puppet when...
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Droopy Dog says....

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the /d/ sound by making the sound and determining where their tongue is when the make it. They repeat a tongue twister while emphasizing the /d/ sounds. Next, they identify the sound in words as the teacher uses a puppet...
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location

For Teachers K
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. For this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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"Let's Write a Song"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm ideas that answer the question, "What is a song?" They determine the parts of a song, read lyrics, and listen to a song while identifying the chorus. They repeat the procedure with a new song before working in...
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First Grade American Civilization: February

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine and discuss the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, Redcoats, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. They conduct an experiment done by Benjamin Franklin, solve a word puzzle written in code by Ben...
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That's Entertainment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine forms of entertainment in artwork by Robert Harris. They analyze toys and games from long ago by creating graphs, puppets, posters, and organizing a games fair.
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Turtles

For Teachers K
Students discuss turtles. They read books about turtles, make turtle puppets, research turtles on the Internet and then create a turtle fact booklet.
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Toys then and Now

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read poems by Paul Lawrence dunbar desling with toys and examine how they have changed. They make their own toys, using socks for puppets and drums from boxes.
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Foreign Language: Mira

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners complete a series of activities based on the book, Mira, culminating in the presentation of a play. Included in the 21 activities are puppeteering, drawing, and reciting poetry.
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Ethical Decision Making in Biology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore a model that illustrates the spread of HIV through an adolescent population. Acting in the role of epidemiologists, students explore the dilemmas of HIV infection presented by a simulation. Students produce a play, skit,...
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Polar Bear Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the adaptations that are made by polar bears. They discuss the color of polar bears as well as the dominant color that is found in the arctic. Students create a polar bear puppet.
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Where We Buy Food

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how to buy food by going to the store. They use pictures of farming and different types of food to engage in the activity. It includes key vocabulary that puppets use while telling a story to the students. They...
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
For this reading worksheet, students respond to the book The Three Billy Goats Gruff by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the 2 characters and staple them to a straw. Students act out the story with a parent...
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Rainforest

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a rainforest poster and move to music learning about the rainforest. For this rainforest lesson plan, students express themselves in a variety of ways using their knowledge of the rainforest. Activities include creating a...
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Learning About Animals' Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research different animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, fish) and create books, murals, dioramas, puppets, and sculptures to illustrate the necessity of various body parts for overall survival. In this animal...
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Melody

For Teachers K
Students identify what melody is and the different value and pitches in songs with similar notes previously sang in class. Then they apply this knowledge to a new song learned by echo singing. Students also listen for a starting pitch...
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This Little Piggy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these nursery rhyme worksheets, learners cut out the picture of the pig to use as they learn the nursery rhyme for 'This Little Piggy.'
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Digging Up The Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research environmental issues. In this environmental lesson, students use the Internet to research an environmental problem and list ten facts about it. Students write a summary of facts.
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Northwest Coast Indians: Spring and Summer Salmon

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a fabulous lesson about the cultures of the Northwest Indians. Through an exploration of a story about the Salmon People, learners study the practice of harvesting salmon and the cultural importance of salmon to the Northwest...
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers

For Teachers K - 8th
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.

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