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Arthur's Nose

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story and complete a story map.  In this diversity and acceptance instructional activity, students read Arthur's Nose, make a story map, research Aardvarks, complete a Venn Diagram comparing Arthur's nose to other...
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Pigs: Facts And Fun

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a unit on pigs. They take a field trip to the fair and zoo, watch the video of "Charlotte's Web," create a poster, read and analyze "The Three Little Pigs," write a storybook, participate in a reader's theater, and make...
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Dictionary Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use a dictionary to review their spelling words. They discover how to use guide words in the dicotionary to find the words. They must write their spelling word and the page and guide words found on the page where the word is found.
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Alliteration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore alliteration and tongue twisters. They read and discuss alliteration examples, select and illustrate ten tongue twisters, and write original tongue twisters.
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Focused little scientists will flitter their arms back and forth across the room with excitement as they learn the life cycle of a butterfly and how living things grow and change over time.
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Get Out of the Box

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders think outside the box with this lesson in organization through webbing. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating a writing web.
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Classroom Supplies

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Challenge young mathematicians to buy classroom supplies by staying within the means of a $1,000 budget. The mathematical activity provides learners with the opportunity to decide what items from the supply list would benefit a class of...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...
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An Exciting New Year

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students look back on last year, so that they are able to plan ahead for a new year. In this early childhood language arts lesson, students use verbal and cognitive skills to discuss what they did the previous year and what their...
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Our Day Out- Speaking and Listening Exercises

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this speaking and listening worksheet, students interview two teachers with twenty given questions and answer ten questions relating to the interview in a group. Students then take different roles in order to put the teachers on a...
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Big Cat Classification

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the different names and classifications of big cats by using word processing applications.  In this animal life lesson, 1st graders investigate one big cat and create a database of facts about it using an word...
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Cotton Ball Lamb

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are encouraged to recognize animal and the sounds they make. They create a hands-on craft, story-telling and song. Students share each creation with their classmates.
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Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activity sheets that coordinate with the story, "Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express." In this post-reading activity, students complete reproducibles including a maze, a naming activity, and a story prompt.
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Third Grade Language Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this grade three language worksheet, learners read several short passages, completing a multiple choice question for each, 25 total.