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Spooky Words
Students create "spooky word" sheets using white construction paper, orange and black paint, eyedroppers, and thin coffee straws. The lesson is ideal for a pre-Halloween activity. Finished artwork can be displayed around the classroom.
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Teensy Weensy Scary Spiders
Students create "teensy weensy scary spiders" using foam balls, tissue paper, yarn, pipecleaner, scissors and glue in this Halloween art lesson for the early elementary classroom. It is suggested to begin the activity as a science...
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Turkey Centerpieces
Students create "turkey centerpieces" in this easy elementary art lesson using apples, toothpicks, construction paper, and gumdrops. The lesson includes a materials list and a step-by-step list of instructions to create the turkey...
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Animals and Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay
Students work in small groups to discover the various habitats present in Chesapeake Bay and the animals that live in them. After investigating the habits and lives of the animals they will draw conclusions about other habitats the...
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Prepare for a Field Trip
Students write a journal exercise that relates to preparing for a trip. They make a visual map to generate ideas about things to see, do and learn during the field trip. They assign roles for different tasks that need to be performed...
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Microsoft Publisher Assignment One ITB
Students talk about how easy you found it to use Microsoft Publisher. They apply logic to the following scenario and question: You are in business. Tell me what you do. Give five (5) ways you could use Publisher software to help increase...
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Phil's First Day 1
In this Phil's first day of school worksheet, learners describe what a friend is by listing adjectives, adverbs or phrases that begin with each of the letters in friends.
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Vitamin C
Learners learn and sing a song about vitamins and how important vitamin C is in a healthy diet.
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B is for Banana
Learners learn and practice the song "B is for Banana" and examine how eating bananas is important for good nutrition and health.
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Fiber
Students learn and practice the song "Fiber," and explore the importance of fiber in a healthy diet.
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Salad Sisters
Students learn and practice the song "Salad Sisters" and determine how salads are part of a healthy diet.
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Yes I Can!
Students learn and practice the song "Yes I Can Eat 5 a Day" and determine how fruits and vegetables play an integral part in their health.
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Public Schools and Prayer - Do They Mix?
Students discuss and research different Supreme Court cases and examine religious freedom and prayer in public schools.
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Warm-Up Exercise with Hula Hoop
To improve mobility, social skill development, and the concept of position, learners with physical disabilities work together to raise and lower a hula hoop over their heads. The activity is short and intended to be used as a warm-up.
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Reporters at Gettysburg A WebQuest
Students create newsletters about the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Civil War lesson, students create a webquest based on the battle. Students use the information and sources to create a Gettysburg newsletter.
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We Are the World
Students produce a newsletter bringing awareness to the work of the Global Action Improvement network. In this energy awareness writing lesson plan, students write a newsletter that highlights the goal of increasing awareness of the...
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Coming to America: A Look at Colonization in the 1600s
High schoolers analyze the European colonization of America. In this colonial America lesson, students use provided Internet resources to research colonization and representative government. High schoolers use...
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Science Nascar Race
Students build wind driven model cars which they will race while working in racing teams. They write a newsletter about their pit crew, describing the construction of their car, and how their car is most beneficial to the environment....
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Literary Scavenger Hunt
Students explore literature in a new way. They search the Web in a scavenger hunt for information about books and authors. They publish their answers in a newsletter using MS Word.
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Presidential Trading Cards
Students use the internet to gather information about Presidents of the United States and create a trading card for one of them. They create a brochure with the president's information and accomplishments.
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Heart to Heart Interviews
Students interview veterans at a local homeless shelter. They publish their interviews in a class newspaper. They also present their information in different forums.
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AIDS/HIV Awareness
Students begin the lesson by examining newspaper articles about HIV/AIDS. Individually, they read a newsletter and compare it with the newspaper articles they read earlier. They work together to create a poster to make people aware of...
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Hurricanes-Disasters In the Making
Sixth graders discover the proper methods for plotting hurricanes while developing their understanding of hurricanes by researching and gathering tracking data from technological sources. Students develop a newsletter about hurricanes,...
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Bridge to Terabithia
Students read Katherine Paterson's book, A Bridge to Terabithia, and select small groups to complete a project based on a chapter of the book. They create a story web for the chapter, summarize it, design a brochure or advertisement,...