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Earth Day - Grow A Seed Garden

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day lesson for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the "beans" begin...
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Worksheet
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A Cut and Paste Kite

For Students 1st
In this cut and paste worksheet, 1st graders color the various shapes and then cut each one out. Students paste the shapes on construction paper to make a kite.
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Activity
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Fabric Scrap Flower Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Crafting is fun, it increases eye-hand coordination, and it is a great way to accent any lesson. Celebrate Earth Day by creating scrap fabric flowers for a pop-stick flower garden. Children of all ages will love gluing, cutting, and...
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Tie Dye Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create "tie-dye" easter eggs in this easy elementary school activity. Materials needed include paper towels, food coloring, eggs, and rubber gloves. This Easter activity can be accomplished in 30 minutes with extra time needed...
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Emergency Preparedness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at emergency preparedness plans. In this writing skills lesson, students evaluate the severe weather, natural disaster, and threat plans in place at their school and then write their own improved emergency...
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The Beet Goes On

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...
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More Maracas

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create and decorate paper mache maracas.
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Worksheet
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Spelling 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling practice activity, students examine 10 sets of 3 words each. Students select the word in each set that is spelled correctly.
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Lesson Plan
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The Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a unit about ladybugs based on Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug. They complete comprehension questions, categorization activities, Venn diagrams, and choral readings of Susan M. Paprocki', Little Red Bug. As they...
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Tales of Changing Seasons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create original myths explaining why the seasons change.
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Raven' Beauties

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. In this philanthropy lesson, students research the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women, commemorate the memory of the women of the camp in a postage stamp, and present the stamp to...
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Making Nests

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the lives of birds by researching their natural habitats. For this nest building lesson, 2nd graders investigate the craft of making a bird nest and discuss their useful qualities for the animals. Students utilize...
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Let's Fly Our Kites

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice reading and writing using a short poem and information about kites. In this kite poem lesson plan, students read and write using a common poem. This lesson plan includes practice with reading, rhyming, handwriting,...
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Printables
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Picture Prompt: Birds and Kite

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A cute illustration of two birds looking at a kite from their nest helps students to think of a topic for their story, which they can title, begin, and end. A text box allows teachers to provide words from a spelling or vocabulary list...
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Ellsworth Kelly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine and discuss artwork by the artist Ellsworth Kelly. They create an abstract picture of two-dimensional geometric shapes using Kid Pix software based on a photograph taken by the student.
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Gulliver's Travels

For Teachers 4th
Students read and analyze the book, Gulliver's Travels. They develop a reading folder, identify the main story elements, compare/contrast Gulliver's adventures in Lilliput and Brobdingnag, and write a paragraph about the main characters.
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Interactive
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Prepositions of Time

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prepositions of time online worksheet, students insert the correct preposition of time in 55 examples. They use drop down menus to choose between in, on, or at. They use drop down menus to insert the proper preposition in 56...
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Worksheet
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President George Washington Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word scramble learning exercise, students use the words in the word bank to unscramble the letters and form vocabulary words associated with President George Washington. Students write 20 answers.
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Worksheet
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word scramble worksheet, students use words in the word bank associated with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to unscramble the list of words. Students spell 20 words correctly.
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Sneetches by Dr. Seuss:

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students enter the classroom, half of them are given die-cut stars. They are told to keep the star for later. At the start of the day, the students with stars a piece of candy. Students brainstorm how it feels to get/not get a piece...
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Farm Stories, Animal Webbing, Favorite Farm Animal Graph

For Teachers K
Students brainstorm animals they would expect to see on a farm. They save these on a Kidspiration web. Students watch or read a farm story. They discuss the characters. Students vote for their favorite farm animal and crate a graph using...
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Kindness Graffiti Wall

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss acts of kindness. In this character education lesson, students use a large sheet of poster paper, tempera paint, and markers to create a graffiti wall. Students write down their ideas of kindness and share their wall...
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Worksheet
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Volcanoes

For Students 5th - 6th
A thorough description of volcanoes appears in this Earth science worksheet. Learners read facts about volcanoes and answer 20 multiple choice comprehension questions. The answers appear at the end of the worksheet.
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Worksheet
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Native American Heritage Month Word Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word scramble about Native American tribes worksheet, students read the tribal names in the word bank and write them correctly on the lines next to their scrambled words. Students write 20 short answers.