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Wigglers, Tumblers, & Bloodsuckers
Students explore the life stages of a mosquito. In this animal biology lesson, students read Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema and complete several activities including an experiment with mosquito larvae, an activity...
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Sharing the Work (Private-Religious)
Students understand the message of the book The Little Red Hen.In this helping lesson, students role play the parts of the animals in the story. Students understand the importance of helping others. Students understand the relationship...
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Men in Black: Activity Worksheets
For this set of activity worksheets for the story, Men In Black, students complete a total of 23 questions: short answer, word order, matching and true/false. Worksheets are followed by a 9 question assessment.
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Play Dough Number Sentences
First graders receive a can of play dough and form it into numbers to make addition problems. They also learn the proper format for an addition sentence from left to right. This is a great hands-on math activity for young learners.
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Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary practice learning exercise, students use context clues to determine words or phrases to complete sentences. Students complete fifteen sentences.
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Agriculture Counts
Students discuss the kinds of things they count and how to use tally marks. In this social science lesson, students count animal crackers by using tally marks for each kind of animal. The tally marks are changed into numbers and one...
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Phrase Card Reading
Fourth graders, after reading and discussing the book, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," by Judy Bloom, complete a vocabulary worksheet and read sections from the book fluently and accurately. They utilize dictionaries and thesauruses...
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Migrate, Adapt, or Hibernate
In this migration and hibernation instructional activity, students read a 2 page informational excerpt about animals who adapt to changing seasons by migrating or hibernating. They then use the information they learned to answer the 15...
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Looks Like Respect, Sounds Like Respect, Feels Like
Students explore philanthropy through art. In this service learning lesson plan, students discuss the diversity in their community and use their senses to create tolerance posters.
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Good Apples
Students choose an apple from a larger group of apples and examine it closely. They return their apples to the group and then attempt to identify their own. They discuss how this activity applies to human similarities and differences.
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Community Helpers
Students bring in a tool that represents the work their parents do. They present and discuss the tool and write a story about how the tool might be used. They discuss what they would like to do when they grow up.
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Carrying the Torch
Students consider how World War II impacted Holocaust survivors. In this Holocaust lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the concentration camps, their conditions, and how survivors...
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The Water Cycle
Students are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Tree Friends
Learners are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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"The War Prayer" by Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Students explore the story "The War Prayer" by Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. Students are introduced to the life of the author, read the story, and respond to prompting questions about the text. The story is included in this lesson.
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Problem and Solution Lesson
Students explore problems and solutions in literature. In this literature lesson, students identify problems and solutions in short guided and independent reading samples. Students also discuss characterization techniques used to develop...
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Truthfulness
Students investigate the concept of truthfulness. They practice the skill through seeing how truth is seen from other perspectives. Students are given a quotation to consider and spend time brainstorming with others about its meaning.
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Star Gazing: Understanding the night sky
Students observe star charts to understand the difference between a star and a planet. For this star lesson plan, students also explain why we see different stars at different times of the year.
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Seasons
First graders investigate the four seasons of the year. In this seasons lesson, 1st graders identify the correct order of seasons, discover different climates, and examine how to dress appropriately for each season.
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Summertime -- Camping Memory Game
Students discuss the items needed to camp outside. They identify objects in a backpack and tell what the item could be used for. They hide the objects throughout the room and they are to find them.
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Read Like Sonic the Hedgehog
Students investigate the benefits of rereading books to increase reading fluency and comprehension in this lesson. They practice saying site words orally as quickly as they can. They then work with a partner reading a story multiple...
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The Muskogees
Second graders read a story from their textbook about the Muskogee (Creek) Native American Indian tribe. They discuss various aspects of Native American culture--specifically that of the Muskogee tribe. They explore online resources,...
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Justifying Answers
Students demonstrate how to solve word problems. In this problem solving lesson plan, students use strategies such as drawing pictures, using counters, and making a table to justify how they solved the word problem.
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Stone Fox Plot Frame
Fifth graders recall the major plot points of a chapter book. After reading the chapter book "Stone Fox," they students describe the plot framework through use of a worksheet. Students are then divided into group to act out selected...