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PreKinders

Winter Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Walk in a winter wonderland with a set of picture word cards. Kids work on their seasonal vocabulary with 18 cards, which include both pictures and names of winter items and animals that live in the cold.
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Winter Survival

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars create a list of the five most important things they need to survive a winter night. In this survival lesson, students work in groups to list things they would need to survive a night outside in winter. Young scholars...
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Winter vs. Summer

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the seasons. In this winter and summer instructional activity, students read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and Summer by Maria Ruis. Students compare the 2 seasons as they create t-charts, try on seasonal clothing,...
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Winter

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how animals adapt to the harsh New England winter. They discuss articles they have read on the subject.
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Animals of the Arctic

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the animals that make the Canadian Arctic their home. In this Arctic animals lesson, students research the animals that live in the region and create posters that feature their findings.
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Winter Habitats Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
You can culminate studies with winter wonderland creations.
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Strange Winter Weather Affects Nature, People

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars react to a series of statements about the weather, then read a news article about the affect of unusual winter weather on people and animals. In this meteorology and current events instructional activity, the teacher...
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Animal Anti-Freeze

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine possible sites where an animal could safely hibernate during the winter. In this winter hibernation lesson, students select a place for their imaginary animals (made of gelatin) to safely stay without freezing.
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Life in the Arctic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a model of an arctic animal. In this animal adaptation lesson plan, students research an arctic animal, create a 3-D model of their animal, and explain the physical characteristics animals in the arctic need to survive.
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Why Do Geese Fly South For the Winter?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine migration by tracing animal migration routes on a map.  In this animal life lesson, 5th graders observe a map of North America and read about the migration patterns of geese.  Students trace the path most geese take...
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Arctic Animals of Alaska

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the natural history of arctic Alaska through lecture and discussion. They write poems and complete research papers about Arctic animals.
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Plants / Animals Seen by Lewis & Clark

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct research to find references to plants or animals and their uses by Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery by using materials available such as journals, books, internet sources, library materials. Groups create a...
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St. Aidens Homeschool

Rejoice Christ is Born

For Students K - 3rd
Learn the story of the birth of Jesus Christ with a nativity lesson. The resource provides everything you need to create a file folder nativity scene, coloring book, mini book, and construction paper North Star.
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Antarctica: Yes or No

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An engaging PowerPoint gives multiple statements about Antarctica and asks students whether they are true or false. Most of the questions are about weather conditions and animals, and there are a couple of tricky questions about desert...
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The Messiah Is Born

For Teachers K - 3rd
Use this simple nativity lesson in pre-kindergarten through third grade to familiarize children with Bible verses by way of a hands-on learning activity and coloring page. 
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Curriculum Corner

Australian Christmas

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Where is Australia? How is an Australian Christmas from other Christmases around the world? Learners participate in a mini-research project where they discover what an Australian Christmas is like.
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These Maps are for the Birds

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and study New York State Breeding Bird Atlas maps to learn where different bird species nest and how their distributions have changed over time. They also identify how maps serve as representations of a geographic...
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A Day in the Life of a San Francisco Native Animal

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners write from an animal's perspective. In this writing lesson plan students explore the landscape of San Francisco prior to the arrival of the explorers. Learners research animals indigenous to the area.
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Hibernation-Migration-Fascination

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What's the difference between hibernation and a good nap? Find out with an engaging life science activity that compares the hibernation habits of grizzly bears and marmots. After learners read an informational passage about each mammal,...
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Explore the Arctic: A Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the Arctic region using the internet. They identify characteristics of animals that live in the Arctic and locate the Arctic region using a map of the United States.
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Lakota Signs & Symbols

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss and identify the signs, symbol, and sacred animals associated with traditional Lakota objects of the past. They then design and create a two-dimensional piece of art that incorporates one of these signs or symbols.
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A Sense of Location: The Mental Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students consider the ways a mental maps of geographic landmarks can help migrating animals stay on the correct course.
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Global Oneness Project

Exploring Cultural Sustainability

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Small groups learn about a present-day nomadic culture in Mongolia and the threats to its existence by exploring a photo essay. The resource includes thoughtful discussion and writing prompts about cultural sustainability, the...
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Scholastic

Groundhog Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
A simple activity for a simple, but special, holiday. Young learners read a brief history of Groundhog Day, practice reading aloud, and then discuss how shadows are formed.

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