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The Temptation of Jesus

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Temptation is the focus of this lesson plan, which was designed for the first week of Lent as an introduction to the tradition of Lenten fast. It includes reading of biblical scripture, hands-on activities where learners design cards...
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A Cold Bear

For Students 1st Standards
Who is the main character and how does this character prepare for winter? As learners read a short passage, they think about how the bear is preparing for hibernation and respond to five questions about what they read.
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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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Predictable Powers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use prior knowledge, the title, cover, and illustrations to make predictions about a story. They record their predictions on a Story Impression Worksheet, listen to the story, and check their predictions.
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Just Me and My Mom

For Teachers 1st
First graders create predictions for the story, Just Me and My Mom. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders read and discuss the story. Additionally, students draw pictures of the events of the story to show who, what, where, and...
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Why Koala Has A Stumpy Tail

For Teachers K
Students examine Australian folktales. In this folktales lesson, students read the Australian folktale, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tale. Students list characteristics of the characters from the book. Students act out these characteristics...
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Froggy Gets Dressed Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading instructional activity, students respond to the book Froggy Gets Dressed by completing an activity at home with parents. Students cut out 3 articles of clothing depicted in the book and paste them in the chart by the...
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TLC--Lesson Plans

For Teachers K
Students in the grades kindergarten and 2nd grade interact with each other. They (2nd graders) faciliate one on one tutoring in the areas of reading and writing with the kindergartens. Students in the 2nd grade promote mentoring skills.
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Cool Cats Counting

For Teachers K
Students practice number sense with the book Cool Cats Counting by Sherry Shahan.  In this number lesson, students listen to the book and count from 1-10 in English and Spanish. They practice their alphabet, rhyming words, and...
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The Archer and The Sun

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore Chinese folktales. In this Chinese folktale lesson ,students read Chinese folktales, locate China on a map, and color the Chinese flag. Students are given sentence strips to hold and must arrange themselves in...
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Create A Question

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore mathematical problem solving. Given a case problem, students write a rule to solve problems involving decimal multiplication and division. They invent problems, share them with the class, and solve other student's...
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The Journey to Civil Rights

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore Civil Rights. In this Civil Rights lesson plan, students read about Ruby Bridges and define the words segregation and supremacy. Students make a timeline of important events in Civil Rights and write a paragraph about...
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Bears Wear Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice counting sets of objects and numerals.  In this numerical identification lesson, students listen to the story, Bears Wears Buttons, and participate in a flash card activity where students must place buttons on...
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Oh! The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers K
Students investigate the games that children used to play to nursery rhymes. They explore the role of illustrators and illustrate their own book of rhymes in this unit.
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Up From the Ground

For Teachers 1st
First graders sequence the development of a plant. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders listen to a story about how a plant grows, students view a PowerPoint presentation and learn new vocabulary. Finally, students sequence the stages...
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Who's Inside the Mitten?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.
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?Que ser de nosotros? (What Will Become of Us?)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss uses of a pumpkin. They fill out graphic organizers. Students listen as the teacher reads a story, and participate by repeating sounds the objects make as the story progresses. One student narrates the story while others...
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Macaroni Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice using quotation marks. In this writing skills lesson, students listen to a story, read quotations aloud, and use macaroni as quotation marks where they are needed in the provided sentences.
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a fairy tales characteristics chart after listening to varoius fairy tales. Individually, they listen to three different versions of "The Three Little Pigs" and complete a separate chart comparing them as well....
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A Visit to the Rain Forest

For Teachers 1st
First graders preview "The Great Kapok Tree" by discussing the cover and the tree. They read the book and acknowledge the animals. They play a sequencing game in groups to identify the order the animals appeared in the book.
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The Little Star: Learning About Christmas

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story, discuss how Christmas is celebrated, and construct a nativity scene.  In The Little Star lesson, students hear the story showing Christmas as a religious festival.  Students act out the story and...
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Language Arts: Retelling Leo the Longhorn

For Teachers K
Students reinforce sequencing skills by retelling stories. After being assigned roles in the production, they create dialog, props, and costumes for retelling the story "Leo the Longhorn." Working in cooperative groups, students may also...
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Character Education-Perseverance

For Teachers K
Students learn what it means to stick to a task through the re-telling of the story, "The Little Engine That Could." Personal application is made to their own experiences with the completion of, "I think I can..." endings.
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Going West

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the lives of early pioneers who traveled west for better opportunities. They listen to story "Josafina and the Story Quilt", and discuss hardships encountered by traveling families. Students then complete research and...

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