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Action and Reaction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students experiment with Newton's Third Law of Motion. In this physics and motion lesson, students complete two experiments to illustrate force and its equal and opposite reaction. Students first work in pairs to exert an equal force on...
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Egg Flossing Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars practice flossing between each egg carton tooth.
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Pond Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars investigate the environment by participating in a class trip. In this pond ecosystem lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with ponds such as invertebrate and metamorphosis. Young scholars attend a...
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Elementary Concepts in Heat

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read a thermometer with accuracy, record observations and data, and infer conceptual meaning. They integrate mathematical charting and graphing skills to organize their data. They explore what happens when they touch or use...
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum - Lesson 1

For Teachers K - 5th
Explore the artistic elements in artworks with an original and reproduction instructional activity. As learners recognize the difference between an original and a reproduction, they discuss the artist elements used in the...
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The West the Railroads made

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the effects of time and distance for the creation of a successful railroad.  In this railroad lesson plan, students recognize the railroad's need for an exact time schedule was the cause for the creation of time...
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BEGINNER LEVEL LESSON PLAN

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are be able to analyze primary sources (photographs) for evidence of Native American culture and construct a cultural symbol. They are explained what the stars and stripes stand for on the American flag. Students work as...
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BEGINNER LEVEL LESSON PLAN ANTICIPATORY SET

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are be able to analyze primary sources for evidence of American entrepreneurship during the early 20th century. They identify the attributes that helped George Eastman succeed as an entrepreneur and consider the role advertising...
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Constitution Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify roles of Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution in establishing new country, create posters with their ideas about each part of Constitution, and explain three branches of government, including their...
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Fall Collage

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars create fall collages using digital images, clip art or downloaded images, and the software program Adobe Photoshop in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson involves the use of computers and would need to...
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Student E-mail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Guide your pupils through the process of creating a free e-mail account on Gaggle.net. Once the accounts are established, class members contact authors and practice letter writing techniques. This activity includes resource links and is...
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Independent Studies Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
History comes alive as groups work cooperatively to create short iMovies about a specific historical period of their choice. Ideal for late elementary grades, the lesson includes a video demonstration and a short materials list.
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Checking for Accuracy

For Teachers K - 5th
Young appreciators of art consider the sculpture, The Things I Have to do to Maintain Myself, by Roxanne Swentzell. Everyone gives their opinion as to what the figure in the sculpture is doing. After they learn that the image portrays a...
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Paws in Jobland: An Interview With...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers listen and watch television or radio interviews in order to learn interviewing skills. They work in pairs, and "interview" their partner to find out about his/her life, job, and any interesting personal facts. Peers...
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Alternative Ideas for Book Reporting in Primary Grades

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Looking for a new way to have your students complete book reports? Then, this lesson is for you! Young learners read literature of their choice and complete diorama, filmstrip maker, costume and letter, or puppet making activities...
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Add or Subtract Whole Numbers Up to 1000

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Elementary schoolers solve practice problems on the board and are shown how to line up the numbers for addition. They solve various addition problems in small groups. Everyone continues the same process for solving subtraction problems.
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The Solar System

For Teachers 3rd
Are you starting a unit on the solar system? You can use this PowerPoint for a great introductory lesson. These 13 slides include basic facts about the planets in our solar system. Tip: Peruse the Internet and add some real photos...
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Geography

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
You can use this geography PowerPoint as an aid for an introductory lesson to young geographers. The five themes of geography are presented: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions.
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Introducing Models to Elementary School Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of creating models. In this model representation instructional activity, students are introduced to the idea of a model and discuss the differences between models and the actual object.
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Arthur's New Puppy Directed Reading Lesson (Elementary, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students listen and take part as teacher and classmates give a definition and examples of responsibility, then brainstorm what Arthur needs to do to prepare for his puppy's arrival. The story be read as a total group and then talked about.
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Multiplication is a real handful (multiplying by 5's) (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students paint their hands and use digits to study the factors of 5.
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Lesson Exchange: Kite Construction (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn the technology of kite making and how to make a kite and fly a kite.
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Snowy Evening Poetry for ESL (Elementary, Literature)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read Robert Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, illustrated by Susan Jeffers (2001). This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations that go with each line of the poem.
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Lesson Exchange: Monster interviews (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn interviewing and proofreading skills, as well as 1st and 2nd person pronouns.

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