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Educating Children about Autism in an Inclusive Classroom

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
How do we meet the needs of learners with autism? Find out with an in-depth study that offers a thorough explanation of autism—what it is and how unique every individual's case may be, nine lesson plans spanning from...
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Non-living Things

For Students K - 2nd
Very young scientists circle the things on the worksheet that they think are living things. Most of the pictures are of non-living things. A handy worksheet to use during any initial discussion about living vs. non-living things.
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Adequate Standard of Living: Children's Rights

For Teachers K
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to explore the issue of every person's right to adequate housing. They make butter, make models of different types of housing, read books, discuss the rights and...
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The Letter Aa

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars explore letter Aa. In this letter recognition lesson plan, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main ...
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Match the Words

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Even if your kids aren't reading yet, they can become familiar with words by identifying two that are the same. Youngsters focus on the word same as they examine eight words and match them to their identical spellings....
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Growing

For Students K - 2nd
Growing is part of being a living thing. Kindergartners decide which illustrations represent the life cycle of a living thing, then put a check mark next to the correct pictures. They then examine their own growth on a height chart.
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Psychology Today: Parenting: Decision Making

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Decision making is one of the most important skills your children need to develop to become healthy and mature adults. This article gives tips on raising good decision-makers and reviews the process of decision-making.
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Stanford Psychology Expert: The No. 1 Skill Parents Need to Teach Their Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article discusses the importance of learning to be 'indistractable' and how most parents are not teaching this skill to their children. The author, an instructor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, shares tips on how to help...
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India Parenting: Rhymes & Songs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From one of India's most popular parenting sites, a collection of rhymes and songs from various regions of India. Includes rhymes in Hindi, Gujurati, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada. No English translation (this could be a good exercise for...
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Scientific Parenting Tips: Teaching Children to Take Initiative

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Some children seek challenges and take initiative, whereas other kids can have difficulties to set goals and take action. This post will discuss a scientific article about differences in children's personal initiative. Research-based...
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Crayola

Crayola: The Art of Childhood

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A treasure trove of ideas for supercharging children's creativity.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Lesson Plans: Using Personal Connections to Understand Emotions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which younger students draw on prior experiences that made them happy or sad, build two-sided masks, work with Venn diagrams, and connect personally with the emotions conveyed by poems in The Way I Feel by Janan Cain...
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Pbs: Creativity and Play

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How can we as parents foster creativity and self-expression in our children? Peruse these ideas from PBS such as encouraging different types of creative play.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Parent Blog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.

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