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Butterfly Pavilion
Students learn about butterflies through books and observation in a butterfly pavilion. In this butterfly pavilion lesson, students use hand lenses to observe the metamorphosis of the butterfly and record in their journals. Students feed...
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Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World
Students complete poetry analysis activities. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students consider the use of imagery and sound devices in poetry. Students translate poetry into another art, read a diverse selection of...
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Let it Snow
After reading an informational text detailing the ins and outs of snowflakes, scholars draw their own special design then work cooperatively to role play a snowman building scenario.
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Investigating Fingerprints
Students observe that each individual possesses a unique set of fingerprints. The Magic School Bus series of books, "Inside the Human Body," is used in conjunction with this lesson.
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Sentence Structure
Students complete sentence structure activities. In this sentence structure lesson plan, students discuss ways to piece together a sentence using the given words from the teacher. Students may also participate in related activities that...
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JUDY DREWDY DETECTIVE KIT CHECKLIST
In this literature activity, 3rd graders work with the character Judy Drewdy. Students use the given activity to create their own detective kits and respond to 7 short answer questions including a puzzle with given clues.
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What is an Insect?
Students examine insects and identify physical characteristics of insects. They perform observations of insects, then use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to answer questions about them.
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Forest Ecosystem Field Trip
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. In this botany instructional activity, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice...
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Cycles of Life
Students begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...
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Punctuation Review
For this punctuation review worksheet, students rewrite 8 sentence using the proper punctuation as well as capital letters. Students then write their own original sentences.
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Transportation
Students read about various modes of transportation for people, plants, and animals. In this transportation lesson, students read information about the transportation modes for people plants, and animals using water and land. Students...
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Moving Objects
Learners discover the history of the United States by examining the Great Migration. In this U.S. History lesson, students research the immigration movement on the Internet and complete a worksheet about the large population shift. ...
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Rhetoric and War
Young scholars examine the relationship between rhetoric and war. In this history of war lesson plan, students analyze paintings, photographs, movies, and articles that paint an opinionated picture of war. Young scholars discuss their...
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Crossword: Book - "Snowflake Bentley"
In this crossword learning exercise, students use clues about the book Snowflake Bentley to complete a crossword puzzle. An answer key is provided.
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Kingdom Protista
For this kingdom protista worksheet, middle schoolers conduct an experiment by placing a handful of grass in to a jar and filling the jar with pond water. Then they place the jar in a dark place for 3 days and observe the contents....
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A CLOSER LOOK
Students group objects by their physical characteristics and various compositions using literature to stimulate recall.
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Have You Ever Wondered?
Students use their personal knowledge and the Internet to discover where and how spiders live. In groups, they discuss their experiences with spiders and how their lives differ from other insects. They use new vocabulary to discuss their...
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Vocabulary Practice-"Castle in the Attic"
In this vocabulary worksheet, students use a word box given to answer a set of 4 questions related to vocabulary from Castle in the Attic. An answer key is included at the bottom of the page.
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Phonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Sound Detective
Play letter sound detective with your class, and snoop out sounds, onsets, blends, and rhyme. In pairs, children take turns choosing a card from the pile; as they sound out part of the word, their partner attempts to figure out which...
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Signs of Change: Tree Rings
Students identify and experiment with dendrochronology (the study of tree rings to answer ecological questions about the recent past) and come up with conclusions as to what possible climatic conditions might affect tree growth in their...
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Forming Plural Nouns
Interactive SMART Board activities provide young grammarians with practice changing singular nouns to plural nouns. Learners then create collages on which they inscribe the singular and plural form of the noun label.
Growing Minds
Growing Minds: Cucumber Exploration
After reading a picture book about planting and harvesting cucumbers, learners get a chance to examine some cucumbers of their own. First, they see photographs of a cucumber on a vine, and learn that it is part of the gourd family. They...
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Human Fingerprints: No Two the Same
Sixth graders explore scientific observations by analyzing a group of data. In this fingerprint identification lesson, 6th graders identify the reasoning behind fingerprinting and create their own ink fingerprints. Students discuss the...