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Foot Book Lesson Plan
Students measure items using non-standard units of measure. In this measurement lesson, students listen to Dr. Seuss', The Foot Book, before using oak tag feet to measure items. They use a large foot and a smaller one to measure...
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Just a Minute!
Students put the standard measure of clock time -- the minute -- in perspective. This lesson can be modified for virtually any grade level. They write about what they learned about a minute as a result of the activities.
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You're a Pattern and I Know It
Pupils listen to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, then identify the patterns.
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Particulate Matter: The Lorax
Students explore air pollution. In this ecology lesson plan, students participate in an experiment in which 5 numbered jar lids are placed outside. Students bring one lid a day in until all jars are inside. Dirt specks are counted,...
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Swimmy's Friends
Students solve problems using various strategies. In this problem solving lesson plan, students read the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. Students make fish swimming patterns, measure how many goldfish crackers it takes to make a handprint and...
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Halloween Candy Sort
Students use their Halloween candy to practice sorting and classifying. They compete a Venn diagram comparing their candy wrappers. They develop ways as a class to catorgize the candy in different ways.
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Class Number Book
Students practice counting by ones. They find the numbers one through ten in a magazine or catalog. They put their picture into a classbook and they use it to practice counting.
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Venn Diagram
Students use a Venn diagram to show students' likes and dislikes of eggs and ham.
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Benny's Pennies
Students read Benny's Pennies and predict what Bennie will buy with each penny based on the illustrations. They locate rhyming words and make a chart of what Benny bought and also for what they would have bought.
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Seeing Shapes
Students study a variety of geometric shapes by taking pictures of items representing the shapes with a digital camera. They identify the shapes by using software to paint on the image.
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Seeing Shapes
Students discover different geometric shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle, and octagon. Students incorporate the use of technology by taking pictures of shapes around their school using a digital camera.