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Health & Safety
Students are introduced to the standards for health in the child care system. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they plan healthy snacks for children. To end the lesson, they review the proper safety measures to have in their...
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Health: Snacks and Safety for Children
Pupils discover how to prepare healthy snacks for children. In addition, they discuss food allergies and assess cooking hygiene. Part of this three-day lesson, includes a Powerpoint presentation covering safety measures both in and out...
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Music and Movement
Students demonstrate how to instruct a Pre-K class in singing and creative movement. Once they are grouped according to several nursery rhymes, they practice singing the songs and coordinating appropriate movements with the rhythm. The...
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Getting to Know You
Students demonstrate the concept of friendship. For this character education lesson, students read the book Best Friends and discuss what friendship means. Students create a picture book about their likes and dislikes.
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Writing a Book Review
Students examine the different formats book reviews can be presented. As a class, they brainstorm what they already know about writing a book review adding to a concept web. They write their own review using the tips giving to them and...
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Autism Help Through PowerPoint
Students investigate the effects of autism by creating a slide-show presentation. In this special needs instructional activity, students define autism and the mental health problems it can cause young people afflicted with it. Students...
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Earth Day - Grow A Seed Garden
Learners discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day instructional activity for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the...
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Math & Science
Students are introduced to techniques to help with with math and science. In groups, they use a worksheet to discover how to count money. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint to define terms associated with science. To end the lesson...
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From Corn To Tortillas
Students investigate the food known as the tortilla. They research the growth cycle of the corn plant and how tortillas are made from it. The importance of the tortilla according to the Hispanic culture is explained to the students. The...
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Feel the Music
Students identify and demonstrate a positive learning attitude. They also demonstrate responsible emotional and cognitive behaviors and identify how to communicate clearly in oral, artistic, written, and nonverbal form. Finally, students...
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I Am Special, You Are Special Too #2
After being read a story, the students attempt to identify one individual difference, and one thing about themselves that is similar to other students in the class and one thing that makes them special. For the art lesson, students...
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The "Me" Exhibit
Young scholars collects artifacts from home that they feel describe themselves. They write captions for each artifact and display them for their classmates.