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NGA Kids Inside Scoop Spring 2007

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars become familiar with the work of Claude Monet and his garden paintings.  In this Monet activity, students compare the garden works of Claude Monet.  Young scholars examine pictures for the colors in his...
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The Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify seasonal changes. In this seasons instructional activity, students choose a tree on the playground to observe each season. Students record their observations throughout the year and create personal seasonal booklets.
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Our Forests Need Fires?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students consider how forest fires are both damaging and beneficial to forests.  In this earth science lesson, students are read the book Fire! In Yellowstone by Robert Ekey and watch "Fire Ecology" and "Two Sides of Fire" before...
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Trees, Logging, and Washington

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore how the Forestry Industry and Washington State history are related. In this forestry lesson, 8th graders research research a specific topic related to the forestry industry. Students write notes on note cards.
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Interpreting Data and Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define random sample and complete surveys. In this algebra lesson, students create surveys and define the way people analyze these results. They discuss random sample as it relates to the Great Depression and come up with their...
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School Life Today and in the Past at Freyberger School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast school life today with that of Pennsylvania in the 1900's. In this school life lesson students create a description of a typical one-room schoolhouse. They think critically about attending school in a...
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Bringing an Online News Report to Life

For Students 5th - 6th
In this online news report tips worksheet, learners read five tips about creating an online report and then write five tips of their own.
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Home Away from Home

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to stories about homeless people.  In this public service lesson, 2nd graders recognize the problems of being homeless and the importance of community activities.  Students listen to Fly Away Home and...
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Studying the ABC's of the Environment

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders choose a letter of the alphabet and find an environmental topic to research that begins with the same letter. They prepare an article and illustration about their topic and compile them into a class environmental alphabet...
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How Far Can a Butterfly Fly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students draw a picture of their favorite insect and describe. Students make a paper art project ladybug and write a story about it. Students map areas where certain insects are more prevalent. Students count dots on ladybugs and record.
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State Your Business

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders conduct research on a selected state in the United States. They read a book and write down interesting facts, conduct Internet research, and create a brochure using Microsoft Office Publisher.
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Fourth Grade Earning and Learning Podcast

For Teachers 4th - 5th
While this lesson plan is connected to social studies curriculum that is not identified, the activity could be used as a template for a review of any material. The lesson plan focuses on a review of vocabulary relating to the economy....
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Assessing Presenting the Mask

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a software program to recreate a mask they made in art class. Individually, they write a paper describing their mask with an loose illustration. They combine the pictures of each mask into a class book for others to view.
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Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use the internet to gather information on Ancient Egypt. Using this information, they create their own name cartouche using markers and construction paper. They also make pyramid cutouts and draw pictures of the Great Sphinx.
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Our Community

For Students Pre-K - K
In this social studies worksheet, students write one fact about their communities. Students also color in a picture of a community with houses, a flower shop, and a hardware store.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas: The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds by Janna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of plants and seeds. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and...
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"Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts"

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book "Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts" and examine the career of being a veterinarian. They categorize animals based on whether they could be house pets or not, develop a class pet graph, and list the various...
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Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke; The Letter F

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story of the four famished foxes and practice writing the letter F. In this letter F lesson, students work with their teacher to find F words in the story and make a list on the board. Students then draw...
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The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about friendship. They create a friendship chain out of construction paper. They discover the importance of friends in school.
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Box O' Love

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a Valentines Day poem using an empty cereal box as their canvas.  In this poetry lesson, students create their poems using rhyming words and create sentences. 
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First Things First

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a narrative writing (focusing on voice) and an illustration about their earliest memory. After listening to a book that sets the stage, 4th graders work in small groups to brainstorm moments they can remember and...
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Welcome to Paradise

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to Lynne Cherry's novel, The River Ran Wild. They work in two groups one of whom represents the native people and the other represents the English settlers from the book. They look at the geography of the settlement...
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Creative Adventures with Literature - Whoever You Are

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Celebrate our similarities and differences through multiple readings of Whoever you Are by Mem Fox. Readings are accompanied by a grand discussion, charts, creative art, dramatic, and music play to reinforce the uniqueness that is...
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Gingerbread Friends Lesson Plan Guide

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Full of activities for Jan Brett's story "Gingerbread Friends," this resource will get your kids in the mood for some snacks, fortify their need for vocabulary, and fill their minds with story elements.