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Break out the slide whistles, triangles, and tambourines. It's time for a punctuation lesson. This richly detailed plan is loaded with ideas and activities for using rhythm instruments to accent the punctuation in folk tales. A great way...

Second graders research number sense by participating in a graphing activity. Int his number line lesson, 2nd graders examine a group of numbers from 1 to 100 and practice placing them correctly on a number line. Students complete a...

Second graders investigate how to slow the spread of germs from coughing and sneezing. In this illness prevention lesson, 2nd graders talk about why people cough and sneeze before telling about ways to prevent the spread of germs. They...

Students use an old cereal box to decorate with construction paper or tissue paper. They then decorate the entire box with crafts. Thus, their Valentine Mailbox's have been created and ready for mail.

Second graders examine the history and art of music using the book "The First Music" by Dylan Pritchett. They define symphony, then listen to the book and answer story comprehension questions. Students then create a musical instrument...

Elmo and Abby discuss how to sneeze correctly, to keep from getting anyone else sick. This would be a great film to show before flu season. It could lead to a discussion of how germs are spread and importance of hand washing.

Students express and identify emotions and recall skills.

Students create a class alphabet book or "ABCDarium," a book that uses images of animals or objects to illustrate each letter of the alphabet.

Students create an illustration based upon a story. In this language arts lesson, students read the book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick and list the characteristics of the illustrations. Students develop their own version of...

Students create their own animal using construction paper and other media types after hearing and seeing the illustrations from the following books: Roosters Off to See the World by Eric Carle, Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Tortoise,...