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Little Me in a Big World: Ants
First graders predict, observe and record strategies to overcome them using discussions, role play, and charts. Over a three or four day period, they examine obstacles that humans and insects encounter.
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Candy or Medicine
Students compare and contrast the appearance of medicine and candy to demonstrate the need for safety precautions with medicines, and adult supervision.
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Familiarizing Students with the Five Food Groups
Students identify an assortment of foods from all of the food groups, then discuss each type of foods' benefits and what happens to the body if it does not get these foods. They classify the foods according to the food groups.
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The Important Thing
First graders create time capsules with "The Important Thing About Me" picture and information.
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How Do I Measure Up?
Students measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.
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Name Fame
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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The Tattle Tail Tale
Students read the story by Tandy Braid to explain the concepts of tattling and reporting, then discussing the difference between them. They play a game to determine if something is a tattle or report.
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Pancake Express
Students participate in a variety of manipulative skills in cross-curricular activities (dramatic play, reading, problem solving) to improve creativity and health education.
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Sports and Fitness Festival
Young scholars explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.
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Card Suit Aerobics
First graders perform a variety of locomotor skills to enhance aerobic fitness and explain different movements that can be used to keep fit and active.
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Spiders and Flies
Students increase their ability to chase, flee, and dodge others in this activity. They move safely in a bound area.
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Four-Corner Cartoon Traveling
Pupils practice moving safely in a general space and travel using a variety of locomotor movements in this variation of the game Four Corners.
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Locomotor Hello's
Students play a musical movement game in order to explore self space and general space using a variety of locomotor movements.
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Tumbling Dice
Students participate in body weight transfer activities while playing a group game with dice that show the activities.
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Care for Teeth
Students study how to care for their teeth, and they study what happens if they don't clean their teeth.
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"It's the Great Pumpkin" Game
Students demonstrate the ability to perform a variety of locomotor movements and body shapes. The student book "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is used with this lesson.
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Defining and Discussing Death
Students participate in an imaginary scenarios that involves different ways to confront and talk about issues surrounding death. Students will write a letter expressing their emotions to a pet or person who has died.
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Food Group Craze
Students play a game to learn or reinforce prior learning of the food groups within the food guide pryamid.
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Basic Locomotor Movements Assessment
Students' basic locomotor skill movements are assessed using a paper and pencil rubric.
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Forming Groups
Students create groups (teams) the way a teacher hopes they -- various different ideas are presented.
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Getting to Know You: Meal Worms
Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms.