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Uen: Cinderella: A Character With Culture

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will engage in a Reader's Theater adaptation of Cinderella after reading several different versions that come from various cultures. Students will complete a graphic organizer with story elements that apply to the story Cinderella.
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Uen: Cloud, Rain, and Fog

For Teachers 2nd
During these three days of lessons, 2nd graders will learn about weather from the nonfiction text by asking questions, and focusing on the text features of the book.
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Uen: Tonight's Homework Watch Cartoons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students will make observations about different types of advertisements. Students will watch distinguish the types of advertisements shown during commercial breaks associated with their cartoons and the news.
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Uen: K Act. 01: Kindergarten Exploration Tubs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Early childhood students will develop their understanding of language, letters, numbers, sequencing, print concepts, and phonics. Students will investigate assorted tubs that are filled with items and picture books associated with names,...
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Uen: Healthy, Happy Teeth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
During this lesson, young scholars will enjoy multisensory activities related to the importance of practicing good oral hygiene. Students will listen to a shared text, learn songs, participate in a liquids lab, and participate in four...
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Uen: Science Vocabulary Game

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders will play a review memory game with Utah's Grade 4 Science Standard V vocabulary words during this lesson. Words associated with living things and classifications of living things are included in this lesson.
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Uen: K Act. 02: Name Games

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This lesson engages students in many word play activities associated with students' names. Students will participate in songs, games, and other phonemic awareness activities associated with names of students.
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Uen: A Quilt of Many Colors

For Teachers 1st
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Valerie Flournoy's "The Patchwork Quilt". Students will participate in making making a class quilt to signify a sense of community.
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Uen: Reader's Theater

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
To improve oral reading and listening skills, groups students will alternate performing reader's theater plays.
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Uen: Share "The Fight" Oral Fluency Practice

For Teachers 2nd Standards
This module provides a reading fluency lesson plan. To help second grade students improve their reading fluency, teachers will use Helen Moore's poem "The Fight" during the lesson plan.
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Uen: Adaptation of the Boy Who Cried "Wolf"

For Teachers K
After sharing the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," students will be introduced to the story of "Leo the Longhorn." Students will act out the nattive of "Leo the Longhorn" by paying close attention to the skill of sequencing.
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Uen: Feel the Music

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will learn about words used to desribe music. Students will listen to music, move to music, and paint to express themselves.
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Uen: Third Grade Writing Lesson #1/ Descriptive Prompt

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Given a descriptive writing prompt, 3rd graders will include precise word choices and sensory language in a piece of writing about their favorite place.
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Uen: Cinderella Stories From Around the World

For Teachers 5th Standards
In this lesson plan, 5th graders will compare and contrast different versions of the fairy tale "Cinderella." Students will use a compare and contrast chart chart. After the shared readings, students will use all the elements of a fairy...
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Uen: Africa, a Look Through the Eyes of a Child

For Teachers 2nd
As an introduction to the seven continents unit, 2nd graders will read and explore assorted informational texts about Africa. Students will answer the following questions to acquire knowledge about the continent: Who? What? Where? Why?...
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Uen: Box It Up

For Teachers 5th
This instructional activity engages students in reading comprehension and measurement activities related to Rod Clements's book, Counting on Frank. Students will write a summary about what the character found to measure. Students will...
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Uen: Reading Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This lesson engages students in reading fluency practice. Teachers will modeling auditorily, use timed self-assessments, and ensure partners give feedback to motivate the students.
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Uen: Independent Learners

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, young scholars will learn about the skills of visualizing and verbalizing. Both skills will be used to help the students become independent learners.
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Uen: Healthy, Happy Me

For Teachers K - 1st
For this health lesson plan, students will learn about germs and how they are spread. The importance of handwashing is emphasized in this lesson.
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Uen: Hinges Are a Part of You

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this lesson, students will learn about the joints in their bodies. Pipe cleaners will be used to simulate how joints work.
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Uen: 1st Grade Act. 02: How Do You Feel Today?

For Teachers 1st
This lesson engages students in self-assessing their feelings. Students will make a graph about their feelings and then listen to Dr. Seuss' book, My Many Colored Days. Students will reflect on the book, make a similar graph, and then...
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Uen: Human Rights and Discrimination

For Students 5th
This unit plan from the Utah Education Network engages students in understanding how authors backgrounds often impact their writing choices. "Human rights" and "discrimination" are the featured topics in the five texts incorporated in...
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Uen: Familiarizing Students With the 5 Food Groups

For Teachers 1st
This module provides a multiple-day unit about the five food groups. Teachers of the unit will explicitly teach students about analyzing charts. Then students will gain exposure with written and visual resources to help apply the...
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Uen: Counting on Good Health

For Teachers 1st
This multi-day lesson engages students in exploring healthy habits and components of the food pyramid. Students will describe their favorite foods that will be part of a class tasting party at the end of the days.