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Something's Fishy!

For Teachers K
Students experience center activities to explore the habits and traits of fish. They observe a goldfish, play a memory game, complete artwork and read about fish.
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Something's Fishy

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars study fish habits and traits. In this marine life lesson, students complete four learning centers of a fish memory game, a fish habitat study, draw and glue fish craft activity, and a fish read-a-thon. Young scholars...
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Science Charades

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students dramatize the wonderful world of nature, without making a sound. In this early childhood creative thinking lesson, students dramatize different aspects of nature to develop creative thinking, reading, memory, and motor skills.
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Spicy Hot Colors

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the importance of primary colors by reading a book in class.  In this art lesson, 1st graders read the book Spicy Hot Colors, and discuss the three primary colors and the numerous combinations they can make....
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Happy Birthday Tomie dePaola

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine biographical information about Tomie dePaola and create a birthday card for him. They play an Author Guessing Game, listen to the book "The Art Lesson," explore the Tomie dePaola website, and illustrate a birthday...
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Fantasy Visualization

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view and discuss a selection of paintings from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and other Surrealist artists. They play a game in which each person in a group writes a sentence and passes it on to the next person without letting...
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Magnificent Mammals

For Teachers K
Students study the habits, traits, and characteristics of mammals. They look at animal tracks that are taped around the room, and at pictures of baby and adult mammals. Next, they determine how mammals move and eat, and look at their...
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Make Your Own Sketchbook

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create individualized art "sketchbooks" by decorating pieces of cardboard and fastening blank sketch paper inside in this middle-level Art project. The lesson plan includes ideas for choosing weekly sketchbook "assignments" for...