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Next To A Mailbox

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Grover chases a mailbox in his attempt to demonstrate what the concept “next to” means. As part of a lesson on prepositional phrases, this video could be a great means of showing what this particular expression means. Children could even act out their own skit featuring a prepositional phrase.

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idioms, figures of speech, prepositions, parts of speech

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expressions, idioms, prepositions, next to, english language arts

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K - 1st English Language Arts
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Prepositional Relationship Dance

Curated OER
Students learn the meaning of prepositions through movement. In this dance activity, students choreograph a piece showing that they understand the meaning of various prepositions. 
K Visual & Performing Arts
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Florida Center for Reading Research
Scholars take to computers or devices to boost reading skills using educational software or websites.
672 hrs K - 1st English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
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What Comes Next?

Curated OER
Students use Kidspiration and on online activity to demonstrate comprehension of ordinal and temporal concepts of "first, next, last," and "before" and "after." They name temporal or ordinal positions using correct vocabulary.
K STEM
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Tell Me A Story -- Feelings

Curated OER
Practice using feelings as a way to reflect on past experiences. The poem The End and the text Tell Me a Story Mama are used to identify feeling words. As an extension, pupils participate in a service learning project and...
K - 2nd English Language Arts
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Growing Independence and Fluency Lesson: Ready, Set, Read Expressively!

Curated OER
Students practice becoming more fluent readers with fluency by assessing one minute reads and repeated readings. They also practice reading silently and then read the book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,"...
K - 2nd English Language Arts
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Summertime

Curated OER
Explore expressive reading through the read-aloud Summertime: From Porgy and Bess. Readers will make predictions about the text and listen to the song Summertime. They will also identify how the story relates to the song lyrics.
K - 2nd English Language Arts
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The Poetry in Non-Events

Denver Art Museum
The photograph, Nellie and her Italian Soda is viewed and discussed by the class. They are instructed to use the photograph as inspiration to write a poem about non-events, or things that are beautiful in every day life. Pupils use...
K - 5th Visual & Performing Arts
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PBS
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CCSS: Adaptable
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