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Ten Little Black Dots

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use black and red construction paper to symbolize different one digit numbers that add up to 10. In this sums to 10 lesson plan, 2nd graders discover different combinations and patterns that can lead them to the number 10.
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Crayon Resist Fall Leaves

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create examples of fall leaves using crayons, paints, and white paper in this fall Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon a class lecture/discussion about why leaves change color prior to...
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in various activities which address Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In this holiday lesson, students are exposed to Hebrew songs and construct Haiku poems about Yom Kippur.
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Sole People

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars create "sole people" using tempera paint, drawing paper, and shoe prints in this multi-level art lesson plan. The lesson plan can be combined with a brief history of the African-American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger, who...
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Wild, Wild Weather: Severe Storms

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research dangerous weather and how they can stay safe. In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders view video clips and research the Internet to identify the different types of severe weather storms. Students...
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One Hundred Hungry Ants

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Primaries read the book One Hundred Hungry Ants and solve word problems based on the book. In this word problems lesson plan, students will be able to find the factors of a number by organizing counters into equal rows.
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Cute and Easy Christmas Tree Ornaments (Elementary, Art)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create Christmas tree ornaments.
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Seascapes

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover the watercolor techniques used by Monet and create their own "seascapes" in this Visual Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on using various brushstrokes and paint application methods.
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Thomas Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
What would change in your daily life due to a power outage? Here, learners explore the inventions brought to us by the one and only, Thomas Edison, and imagine a day without them. Scholars take part in a grand conversation and write a...
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A Dreamer's Cloak

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen to the teacher read "A Dreamer's Cloak." They examine the difference between squares and circles and create their own cloak by using a paper bag and different shapes.
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Past Tense Verbs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read Hilburt The Halibut, and discuss the verbs in the story. Using the overhead projector, and a copy of the story on a transparency, the class examine the verbs and identify all the past tense verbs within the story.
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Clap Syllable

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners identify the number of syllables in a word. They count the beats in a word and realize that one beat -words are shorter than three beat words.
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Patterns and Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create their own patterns. They discuss the reasons why Easter eggs are used in Easter celebrations. They also identify the elements of literature.
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The Dancing Flute

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars use a cardboard tubes as props as they create their own dance steps to express the emotions invoked in a portion of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.
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Delicious Descriptive Adjectives

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write out recipes with different adjectives then share them with the class.
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Rhyming With Pancakes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils listen to the book The Great Pancake Escape as an introduction to rhyming and its use in storytelling. Provide examples of simple words that rhyme with other simple words and come up with rhymes with an end word from an earlier...
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Sound; Year 1

For Teachers K - 6th
Students, on a listening walk around the school and its grounds, make notes/comments on the range and variety of sounds in each environment. They listen to recorded sounds and attempt to recognize them.
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"K" Letter Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.
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Folk Tales Thematic Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read different folk tales and discuss them. They are given a template of a letter and they are to write a friendly letter. Special education students are paired with advanced students to help them.
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Learning New Definitions

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary. Then they are to guess what the words mean without using a dictionary. They organize words into a graphic organizer.
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Rhythmic Pattern and Movement

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice repeating rhythmic patterns in unison. Next, students work in groups to practice an alternate rhythmic pattern to Row, Row, Row Your Boat. They create their own rhythmic patterns for the song.
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AB Form Through Movement

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners listen to music by Ludwig Van Beethoven and figure out the form of the piece. They create binary forms for additional songs, and then practice the rhythms with eurythmic movement.
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Past Tense Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students demonstrate that verbs can tell about actions that happened in the past, as well as name past tense verbs when given present verbs. They practice sentence construction and apply their new knowledge through creative writing.
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Listening/Reading Transfer - Guided Reading

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are read "Danny the Dinosaur" and explore alternate endings. They answer questions about the story to answer as they go.

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