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Classroom Guide for The Birthday Swap

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activities with the book The Birthday Swap by Loretta Lopez. In this literature lesson plan, students answer pre-reading questions, locate new vocabulary, and read the story. They answer comprehension questions,...
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First Day in Grapes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read about a boy's first day in a new school. In this self-esteem lesson, students discuss the problems Chico has in his new school and how he faces them with courage and bravery. Learners discuss people who migrate from other...
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Beisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore Latin America by researching the favorite past time, baseball. In this Latin culture lesson, students identify the leaders in the Latin American baseball movement such as Felipe Alou, Jose Mendze, and the great Roberto...
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Clara Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the story Clara Caterpillar about the changes of a caterpillar and make butterflies. In this reading lesson plan, students make the butterflies out of colored coffee filters.
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Celebrate Our Favorite Authors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read and compare and contrast a variety of books by their favorite authors. They sort books from various authors and identify themes and patterns in writing and drawings. They also create their own book in the style of their...
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Ancient Ones

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read the story Ancient Ones about a forest that is connected to all the life around it. In this reading lesson plan, students also create a tall folding book about the forest.
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Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners read the book Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars about space. In this space lesson plan, students make their own poetry book about space.
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Officer Buckle and Gloria; How to Stay Safe

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to the teacher read a book about a police officer and his trained dog and make connections to their own personal safety habits. In this safety instructional activity, students create a classroom bulletin board of...
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The Missing Word

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars, after reading a short story, predict possible missing words by utilizing context clues and graphophonic clues. A picture book with several words covered up sets the scene for this lesson. They share their predictions in...
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The Importance of Teaching Text Structure Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Using text structure lesson plans can help students improve their understanding of what they read.
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More Than Anything Else

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the life of Booker T. Washington by reading a biography.  In this biographical lesson, 2nd graders read the story More Than Anything Else, and examine the geographical locations Washington once resided...
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An Eye on Science

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students investigate the human eye and its parts. They read and discuss various books about eyes and sight, draw a rough draft of an eye diagram, and create a final draft of their eye diagram including labeled parts using Kid Pix...
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That Reminds Me

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...
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Read and Write Numbers to 100

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, learners use their problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to add or subtract.
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Unit Lesson on The Gingerbread Man (Elementary, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sequence the main events of the story, The Gingerbread Man, into chronological order and rewrite the story changing characters and settings.
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Tall Tales: Read, Write, Draw and Sing

For Teachers 2nd
Students get to know the characters and events that shaped American folktales through writing, drawing and singing activities. Handouts and worksheets are included.
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Kid Maps: Reading and Creating Maps with Human Characteristics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students look at maps. In this map lesson, students listen to the book My Map Book by Sara Fanelli and they see the difference between human characteristics (buildings, etc.) and natural characteristics (rivers, etc.).  They...
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Sound Search (Elementary, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils learn initial sound recognition by walking through the school and its grounds looking for items that begin with the same sound as their first name.
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Math Testing Practice--Level 1

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this math testing practice instructional activity, students practice problem solving and calculating the answers to a variety of thirty mathematical word equations.
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Day Three: Reading menus; writing letters

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice English vocabulary in menus and food items. In this ELL lesson plan, students look at pictures of people eating and describe what they are doing.  They talk about the food that they like and dislike and describe...
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Creating and Reading a Pictograph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how data can be transferred into pictures on a pictograph. They analyze data on a graph about chewing gum, and create a pictograph that illustrates data about their preferences for the taste of bubble gum. ...
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Map Reading

For Teachers 1st - 4th
After examining a map from 1803 and 2003, they explore how to become map readers. They describe what they see on the map from 1803 and compare the information to the map from 2003. Students create their own map of the neighborhood that...
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Read a Bar Graph

For Students K - 2nd
In this bar graph activity, students use a bar graph of favorite zoo animals to solve 6 simple word problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Eric Carle Author Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learn all about Eric Carle, find out about his famous caterpillar, and try out related art, science, writing, math, and social studies activities. The resource comes with plenty of materials to support your instruction.

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