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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money
Students practice identifying the parts of a calendar including its weeks and months of the year. They have an extensive vocabulary list to assist them as well. In addition, they complete an independent practice activity sheet.
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Let's Celebrate!
Second graders, as a whole class, create a calendar of holidays using cards. Afterward, they add their birthdays to the calendar.
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Months
First graders work in pairs to create a class big book for months of the year. They work together to create a detailed version of their month that includes any special holidays and activities.
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The Days of the Week
In this calendar learning exercise, students cut out 3 cards that have days of the week printed on them. Students paste them correctly on a one week calendar.
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How Much Electricity Do You Use Each Year
Students relate the usage of common household appliances to coal usage. They examine the example of how much coal is used each year by a typical family of four to operate various appliances.
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Phases of the Moon: Cooperative Learning
Third graders examine the phases of the moon. In this moon phase instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to a read aloud of The Moon Seems to Change by Franklyn M. Branley and discuss the phases of the moon. They complete a moon phase...
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Star Gazing: Understanding the night sky
Students observe star charts to understand the difference between a star and a planet. In this star lesson plan, students also explain why we see different stars at different times of the year.
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Nature's Calendar
In this autumn leaves worksheet, students document when trees begin to change colors in the fall and when the tree is completely bare. Students collect this data in a graphic organizer.
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Mars Calendar Project
Young scholars design a calendar that displays time on Mars. They explore the differences between time on Earth and time on Mars while making the calendar.
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Calendar & Weather Book
Second graders track weather patterns through the school year. They take daily readings and record them in a weather book.
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Calendar Art
This is an integrated visual arts lesson in which the pupils will assemble and decorate a calendar. This is a lesson to be used at the beginning of each month to make a calendar for the month. Math concepts for this lesson will consist...
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Calendar
Second graders design/format and create a specific calendar month (maybe the present one?) choosing and using one of the formats in the Scholastic Super Print program.
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Nature's Calendar
In this fruiting worksheet, students document when different trees begin to have fruit and what kind of crop the tree gives for that year. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Last Year on Pluto
Young scholars examine the astronomical concept of a year. They relate the passage of time on planets to historical events in the USA.
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Holiday Timeline
Students create a timeline to represent state and national holidays. In this social studies activity, students use colored popsicle sticks along a line drawn on a piece of paper to illustrate when holidays occur.
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Seismic Calendar
Students discover how often earthquakes happen in a region of their choice. In this science lesson, students use online resouces to help them do their investigations. Students make their own map of their region and show how many...
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Santa Countdown Calendar
Learners draw Santa's face on white paper, add color construction paper for his hat, and use the beard section for a "countdown calender" until the end of the month in this creative December activity. Each day another cotton ball is...
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Famous Landmarks
Students research a country and the national holidays the people of that country celebrates. For this cultural celebrations lesson, students are assigned a country, research the major holidays of that country, and create a 12-month...
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Turtle Legends
Students listen to the legend, Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back. They create a new moon for the calendar based on this natural part of everyday life in the seasons. They illustrate it under the story using water color paints.
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Writing Through Art
Examine the works of visual and performing artists with upper graders. Using the works, they identify the comparisons among the techniques used. They will also review the six traits of effective writing and keep a writing journal...
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Sam and the Lucky Money
Third graders read the story Sam and the Lucky Money. In this reading lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the story. Students write in a reader's response journal as they read the story.
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar
Students document the weather. In this seasons instructional activity, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the students will be made...
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
Pupils demonstrate their understanding of the traditions surrounding Rosh Hashanah (food, shofar, "casting off").
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Groundhog Day
In this literacy worksheet, students write a journal entry about the month of February. They pay special attention to certain days of the month.