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Butterfly Addition: Color by Numbers

For Teachers K - 1st
Children learning to add numbers up to 11 develop the strategy of using the larger number as the first addend and counting on from there to find a sum. They define addition and review the meaning of the plus (+) symbol. To practice, they...
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Calico Watercolor Cats

For Teachers K - 2nd
A fun art project, this lesson incorporates math and listening skills as young artists play with a new painting technique. First the teacher models how to draw a cat using shapes, an oval for the body, triangles for the ears and so on,...
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Making Friends

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore how to choose and make friends through character cards that represent their favorite characters. They can drerss as their characters or use the cards as stick puppets to role play their friendly conversations.
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A Fun Alternate Way to Teach Children Keyboarding1

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use mnemonics rather than mindless repetition to help them remember keyboard locations. They examine the left side home row, backspace key, and space bar using large, teacher-made keyboard.
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Growing Gold

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, 1st graders read the tale, Growing Gold and discuss facts about India. Students construct the national flag of India from construction paper. Students also participate...
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Lots of Lines

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students see that artists make many different kinds of lines. They discuss how artists use line to show ideas such as motion, mood, or emphasis. They geet a "scribble" to transform into a picture using Colorific markers or erasable crayons.
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Peter The Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...
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What Sense Does It Make?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the five senses and their functions and explain what information each sense gives us. They collect information gained through observation and experiences. They practice identifying new vocabulary words from the word wall.
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Chisanbop (Korean Counting to 99)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice their counting skills. In this counting lesson, students discover the Chisanbop method of counting which allows them to quickly count to 99 using their hands.
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New Year Celebrations Around the Globe

For Teachers K - 6th
Students view art images of Norman Rockwell's family traditions and celebrations. They search the internet for information, and complete reflective and creative writing and sketch assignments. Students recognize and name emotions shown...
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Coming to America

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover their families' reasons for coming to America. They view the video "Molly's Pilgrim" and discuss the story. They interview family members as to why they came to America.
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Small Group Counseling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of self-esteem and discuss how it is important in friendships. In groups, they counsel one another to determine how one's personal behavior affects the others in their group. They discover the...
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The Big Green Monster

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Comparing Matter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Internet to research and discover states of matter and explain how molecules are arranged in each state, complete Comparing Matter Work Sheet, and identify objects around classroom that fit three states of matter definitions.
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Adaptable Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars examine the types of adaptations that animals use to survive. They research the animals and report their findings to the class.
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Code.org

Code Studio: Computer Science: Course 1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Early readers create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. Their ultimate end task is to create a custom game or story.
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Code.org

Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: End of Course Project

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson plan provides students with space to create a project of their own design, using a step-by-step process that requires planning but also allows for broad creativity.
Online Course
Code.org

Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: Course C

For Students 1st - 3rd
Create programs with sequencing, loops, and events. Translate your initials into binary, investigate different problem-solving techniques, and learn how to respond to cyberbullying. At the end of the course, create your very own game or...
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: A Computer

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this learning game, children click and drag pictures and words into boxes to create sentences, and then click on the computer to read or listen to sentences containing words and pictures.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Place Value Game

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This interactive math game lets you create the largest number possible as the computer gives you numbers.
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Code.org

Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: Course B

For Students K - 1st
Learn the basics of computer science and internet safety. At the end of the course, create your very own game or story you can share.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
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Carnegie Mellon University: Alice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy for students to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. This is a free teaching tool designed to be a student's...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Make a Pumpkin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click and drag the different shapes to make a pumpkin. Students learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. Students may also create faces depicting different emotions. Have fun with this...