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Perkins School for the Blind

Please Call Me Names!

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Teaching students who are blind means teaching them skills a sighted person may take for granted. To practice calling people and objects by name, learners engage in a cueing activity. The child calls for an adult by name, and then uses a...
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How Many Under the Shell?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Children discover basic addition and subtraction facts. They play an online game in which they practice addition and subtraction facts. This could be a perfect computer lab activity for your students to engage in.
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Cops and Robbers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe the teacher model writing a letter to the author of the book, COPS AND ROBBERS. They then compare the story structure of the book to those of FUNNYBONES and identify the setting, characters and theme.
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Animal Coverings

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast the types of coverings found on animals. They identify a wide variety of animals in a museum room. They classify animals based on their coverings as well.
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Animal Kingdom Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Young scholars build their vocabulary and communication skills by describing animals found in nature. In this ESL lesson, students play a board game to compare and contrast animals. Young scholars respond to icons, pictures and words to...
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Say and Spell Consonant Digraph Board Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students download from a website to learn about digraphs. In this digraphs lesson, students download a digraphs game to practice digraphs. 
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the story, THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF and in pairs, discuss the theme of the book and two things that they liked about it. They then read the book OOPS and discuss the theme of the book identifying the things they...
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Shapes Around Us

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners use manipulatives to study shapes. They sort shapes and use correct geometric terminology to describe them. Young scholars find real-life examples of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, and classify figures in their classroom according...
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Minnesota Literacy Council

Adult Computer and Employment Skills

For Students 2nd - 8th
Whether you are an experienced computer user or a newcomer to technology, a packet full of computer vocabulary, tips, and guided practice is sure to enhance your technological knowledge. Learners can hone their word processing skills and...
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Children's Attitudes about Slavery and Women's Abolitionism as Seen through Antislavery Fairs

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine attitudes of children from the North growing up during the time of slavery. Using documents, they discover how abolitionists tried to change people's ideas of using slaves. They explore how women used antislavery fairs...
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Good Manners

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience using the concepts of being polite and appreciating good manners. They play role various scenarios. Students access how to greet people, saying please and thank you and opening the door for others. Personal hygiene is...
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Math: Matching Rods and Religion

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Math and religious studies are integrated together using using cuisenaire rods and Kid Pix for this problem-solving exercise. In pairs, they match different colored rods to represent various groups of people. Meanwhile, students at...
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What Can You Do With Money?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a Biz Kidz video about money, learn what they can do with money, and fill out worksheets on what they learn. Students learn about spending, saving, donating, and investing.
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Budgeting: You Can't Manage What You Don't Know

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss budgets. In this mathematics lesson, students watch an episode of Biz Kid$ about budgeting, participate in a guided group discussion, and create a pamphlet to teach others how to budget their money. Extension activities...
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Splish Splash

For Teachers K - 4th
Students study drinking water. In this environment lesson, students draw the path of drinking water from the place of precipitation to the tap after researching a map and information from the United States Geological Survey water...
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Rainforest Plant or Animal?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the major functions of plants and animals. In this rainforest lesson plan students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast animals in the rainforest.
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Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the parts of a tree, measure its circumference and the length and width of its longest branch. The data is compiled and placed into a bar graph.
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Growing a Seed

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Seeing how seeds grow into plants is such an enjoyable for students! They plant lima bean seeds and take pictures to record the growth of their plants. Students write in a journal to describe their daily observations of their plants, and...
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Birds, Birds, Birds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore one bird a day and eventually put together a book about each of the birds they learn.
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Stator limbatus Study

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a KWHL chart to begin to formulate questions about the Stator limbatus. A data sheet and a list of possible questions and hypotheses by Dr. Tim Craig are included.
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Technology In The Early Education Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in a lesson that uses technology in the classroom. The goal is the full integration of technology into the class schedule to be used in various subjects. They demonstrate gradual comprehension of technology use as...
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Using Kid Pix

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore technology and its uses. They explore Kid Pix software and create pictures displaying their interests. They review their spelling list words and use Kid Pix to choose tools to demonstrate their words. They write...
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Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore ways to use technology. They create pictures with Kid Pix software to describe something about themselves. They create pictures os something they did over the summer and write sentences to accompany their pictures. They...
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Implementing Technology

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students gain basic insight to technology of the computer, study ethical responsibility, and develop positive attitudes toward the technology. Students know what the basic key functions are on the keyboard and how to use them properly....

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