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Leader of the School
Students are read a book about the oceans and discuss the characterstics of the main character that makes him a leader. As a class, they use sponges and contruction paper to make their own ocean scene. To end the lesson, they add cut-out...
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Know Noses
Students use the internet to find out all they can about noses. As a class, they develop characteristics for a super nose. Individually, they take an existing human or animal nose and sketch a new design. To end the lesson, they mount it...
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Jingling Jester
Students read a story about the role of a jester. Using a piece of construction paper, they follow a set of directions to help them build their own jester. To end the lesson, they use paint brushes to create a happy face on the jester.
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Japanese Crane Fable
Students read a famous Japanese fable and discuss why the main character plucked its own feathers. Using construction paper, they cut them into feather shapes and color them using colored pencils. To end the lesson, they attach them to...
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Inuksuk Stone Statues
Students examine how people in the arctic communicate with one another with stones. Using the internet, they determine the meanings of the various stone sculptures. To end the lesson, they make their own saying out of recycled material.
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Intriguing Insects
Students record their observations when they examine bugs and beetles. Using the internet, they research the function of each of the parts of certain insects and identify the location of their organs. To end the instructional activity,...
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Glow-Fish Under The Sea
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of ecosystems. They focus upon conducting research to find information about the water ecosystem. The facts are used as influence to create a drawing of an underwater...
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Impressive Impressions
Students in a special education classroom examine the various types of molds made by natives. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the types of molds that are made today by different processes. They are given an amount of clay in which...
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If I Were An Animal
Pupils choose a favorite animal and identify its prominent characteristics. They draw their favorite animal adding their own heads to animal bodies. Then they write a creative, detailed short story about themselves as a nonsense creature.
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I'll Lend a Hand
Students explore and examine a vast amount of opportunities to share while assessing human differences and similarities. They study the variety of community and classroom diversity that is all around them and depict their skills within...
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How Time Flies!
Students explore and document how things change over time by creating a layered-tab book with illustrations. They assess how the passing of time affects them, their family and the area in which they live. Each student makes a list of the...
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How Does the Story begin...or End?
Students explore the importance of the opening and closing of a story. They assess that an exciting beginning gets readers attentions and strong introductions hook and lead readers into the book or story.Also, a good conclusion leaves...
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How Many Cherries?
Students practice working together as a class to solve simple word problems involving cherries. They make sketches to utilize as a tool for solving problems. With a partner, they select an addition or subtraction problem to illustrate...
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How Loud Is Loud?
Students, after approaching the concept of sound, brainstorm a list of as many objects and creatures that they can think of that make sounds and draw and illustrate each one. They research information about decibels and how levels of...
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Hooray For Healthy Foods
students share their favorite healthy food, prepare and share recipes. Using construction paper, they create a banner advertising their favorite healthy food. Afterward, they create a 3-D replica of their healthy food and write the...
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Homes for Native Nations
Students define native and research natives from their country. In groups, they choose four nations and study the homes in the area, the landscape, and types of buildings. After discussing the meaning of a family, students illustrate...
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Holiday Handprint Banner
Students create gifts for family member. After painting a background, students create foam figure stamps and press impressions of them onto the paper, creating a design. They paint their hand a contrasting color and then press the palm...
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Home Hieroglyphics
Students explore the Egyptian hieroglyphics from cartouches listed in books or on the internet. They design a cartouche-shaped door knob door sign that contains hieroglyphics, meaning "keep out." They press the words into their cartouche...
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High And Dry
Learners explore the similarities and differences between desert environments and their local environment. After examining desert scened painted by Georgia O'Keeffe, they discuss the elements of their desert landscapes. Students use...
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Hides That Reveal
Students explore the culture of Native American people, their homes, use of animal hides, history, and culture. They create a teepee and pelts to represent their researched tribe. Students share their researched information with their...
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Helping Hand
Students discover ways to help others. They share ways they help their family and friends. Afterward, students trace hand prints on paper and then draw pictures and words to explain how the hands can be used to help other people. They...
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Health Care Helpers
Learners explore rescue and medical careers and then discuss ways that emergency personnel help people on-the-job. They choose a health topic and write a list of basic health rules. Students design a poster depicting a scene in which...
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Hands Up Math
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of using all four operations in order to create numerical expressions. They practice creating various patterns of problems that could be solved. The expressions are works of...
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Harvest Food Garland
Students explore the celebration and traditions of various harvest celebrations such as Thanksgiving, Sukkot, and Kwanzaa. They design paper harvest decorations such as fruits, vegetables and wildflowers. Using these drawings, students...