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We Are Alike, We Are Different:A Focus on Japan

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop a connection with students in a first grade classroom in Japan. They begin to develop a curiosity about Japan--the landscape, the people, and their culture, while developing an understanding of the Five Themes of...
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Telling Stories Through Creative Drama

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine fairy tales. As an introductory activity, students play the statue game. In groups, they write statements that tell the plot of the story. Using props, and without voices, students retell the story by creating...
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"EA" Beach

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils are introduced to their new spelling words for the week which have the sound "ea". In groups, they brainstorm a list of other words with the same sound, draw them and write them on a worksheet. They share their new words with...
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America the Beautiful

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to story America the Beautiful, discuss places in America they have visited, define beautiful, and create and illustrate class book with pictures and words from song, America the Beautiful.
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Properties of Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and discuss the book "What Magnets Can Do." They recall the explanations of magnet, attract, repel, and magnetic poles from their reading. They work in pairs to discover the properties of magnets using a magnet and...
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My Bones

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students integrate physical activity while studying the names of the bones in the body in a fun game form. They feel the bone in their body as the story talks about it. After doing this, they form a circle and sing the words to the...
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Common Adaptation Patterns

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students become familiar with common categories of animals and discover adaptation patterns and structures in animals that help them survive in different environments. Students identify major structures of common animals.
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Creepy Crawlies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make...
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The Places We Love

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine how they and others express themselves. Using various writings and art, they discover the places they like to go in the world and share them with their classmates. They paint their favorite place and share their...
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A Little Kandinsky For All

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create abstract compositions based on the later works of Wassily Kandinsky using the primary colors in this early elementary Art lesson. The lesson emphasizes the use of color, lines, and shapes to create the abstract works of...
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Hand And Foot Print Reindeer

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.
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Scratch Some Fireworks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create sheets of "fireworks" using art paper, crayons, black paint, and wooden skewers in this instructional activity that can be adapted to celebrate any time of the year. The instructional activity also includes a short...
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Potter and US English

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the difference between US English and UK English by using Harry Potter as an example. Students analyze the two dialects by trying to think of word equivalents on an included worksheet.
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In pictures: Young reporters tour TVC

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars view a wide range of young reporters and their accomplishments. They view all the places they toured and then analyze one particular place in pictures. Students create a portfolio out of their pictures for view.
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An Ancient Greek and Roman Festival

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders label a map of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and do a written report on one element of these two cultures. They participate in discussions of food, farming, daily life and government (among others). Students use the...
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Rock Write-In-Roll

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in physical education and classroom activities with their parents and families. To engage parent's in their student's educational process, students and family members spend part of an evening roller skating and the...
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Sutton Jumpers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils perfect skills learned in physical education class and use those skills to create jump routines. The troupe then performs their routines for various local and state organizations. They agree to come to practice before school, to...
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Grandparents' Day: Family History

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore Grandparents' Day. They interview their grandparents and select an activity to highlight their interview. They select a project including writing an essay, composing a song, creating a poem or scrapbook, or writing a...
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"Our Community Helpers"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students define the term community. They list many, varied, and unusual jobs (careers) that people might have in our Communities. Students identify the purpose of the work done by their parents-either in the home, or outside of the home....
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Let's Summarize!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the six steps to use when reading to help know what is important. They then listen to the book, Tambourine Moon focusing on the important information and discarding unnecessary or repeating information. They then break...
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Lessons from The Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and watch a video of The Lorax by Dr. Suess. As a class, they answer a set of questions about how the environment was affected by industries. They also brainstorm a list of possible solutions to help curb the pollution.
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Let's Get Skipping

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen as the teacher reads the story "Leo the Late Bloomer." They discuss things that they can't do but their friends can do. The students discuss the way Leo dealt with this situation (kept practicing until he could do...
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Chapter 33: Renting a Place to Live

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate renting a place to live for when they are eventually on their own. There are many assignments that they can choose to get whatever grade they want to make. There were no objectives listed to work off of to...
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First Impressions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils discuss the importance of not making assumptions when only little information is known. With a partner, they complete a worksheet in which they only look at them to figure out what they like, etc. Next, they ask them the...

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