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The Egg and I

For Teachers K - 12th
Students collect as much information as possible about their egg and record the information in a systematic way. They prepare a description of the egg your team was given that enable you to distinguish your egg from everyone else's egg.
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You can't judge a book by its cover

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine how how something is packaged is not necessarily the way it really is.
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Sight Word Line-Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use sight words to correctly line up. They are given a card and are to match it up with the set taped to the floor. They read each card and show it to the class before they move to their destination.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Rhyming

For Teachers K
Students read Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Rhyming Text, discuss rhyming words, and make peanut butter and jelly cake/sandwiches.
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Alphabet Recognition Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play game to identify letters in the alphabet.
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T-Shirt Glyph

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a glyph (a symbol or icon) that represents who they are, and read the glyphs of others to explain the glyphs' data.
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Bubbling Good Speech

For Teachers K - 1st
Students increase their production of the target phoneme /b/. Production increase in isolation, syllables and the initial position of words. They utilize video, and worksheets and websites which are imbedded in this plan to gain practice.
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WHERE DO BEARS LIVE?

For Teachers K
Students practice making predictions about what happen in the story by looking at the pictures and answering questions aloud. Given a blank sheet of paper and writing utensils, students draw a picture of a bear in a den and describe that...
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Musical Chair Review

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars play a simple game designed to reinforce letter names, sounds or sight words. They walk in a circle as music plays, and stop in front of a chair when the music stops. Each chair has a letter or sight word that the child...
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Keypals

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover how to write and send e-mail messages/letters. They correspond with other students of same age level in another geographic area on a social level.
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Student Learning-Strengths Inventory

For Teachers K - 12th
Students complete an online inventory to determine their strengths and weaknesses. They create graphs to show their results. They discover how they are unique from their classmates.
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Jeremy Rabbit's Honesty Pie

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students, through the reading of the book: "Jeremy Rabbit's Honesty Pie", study the value of honesty and what it means. This lesson is a fun, interactive way to examine what honesty means and how it should be used in life. Previous to...
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill...
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Pass It On: African American Poetry to Inspire Writing

For Teachers K - 8th
Students read through poems in a book called Pass it On. There are 19 poems from famous African American poets contained in the book. The poems are specialized for children and after the children have learned about the author and about...
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The Giving Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of "The Giving Tree". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the...
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The Chicago River's Journey through Time

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a book, which shows the changes in the Chicago River throughout time. They demonstrate their comprehension of the major historical changes in the Chicago River. Students create their own book titled: The Chicago River's...
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Who's Your Favorite Author?

For Teachers K
Students investigate their favorite authors through focusing upon readings that are selected and then following with research to find more information about the author. Then they share writings from their favorite authors in literature...
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"Tis The Season" Bulletin Board

For Teachers K
Students study the months and seasons by bringing in an item that represent the season the their birthday occurs in. They either write or dictate at least one sentence about the object and how it represents the season. Using their...
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Dandelion Seed Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a map using the story The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop map skills as they illustrate the path of the seed in The Dandelion Seed.
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Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books

For Teachers K - 8th
Students learn to use prediction to think more deeply about literature. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students chart predictions in order to more fully understand text.
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Alphabet Activity Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
For this alphabet activity worksheet, students respond to questions that require them to print the letters A-Z, print words that begin with those letters, respond to alphabetical order questions, and locate the letters in letter search...
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Olympic Mascot Lesson

For Teachers K - 10th
Pupils investigate the 1968 Olympics by identifying their mascots.  In this Olympic history lesson, students participate in a group activity where they match countries with their representative mascots.  Pupils analyze the...
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Pecans

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore human health by creating a food dish in class. For this nuts lesson, students discuss pecans and identify the benefits of eating nuts and vegetables. Learners prepare a dish for their classmates...
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A Peaceful Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete activities to analyze and create a peaceful environment. In this peaceful living lesson, students read about Sadako and how she is associated with peace. Students practice making paper cranes, discuss their beliefs...