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Teach Preschool: Discovering Imagination With Chalk

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The book "Chalk" by Bill Thompson is a book that inspires imagination within the students and the teacher. This lesson is one way to inspire imagination using this book in your classroom.
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Imagination Factory: Wrap It Up for Chanukah

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Creative ideas for making unique and personalized packages for Hanukkah presents.
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Imagination Factory: Painting Without a Brush

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site imitate Jackson Pollock and create an abstract painting without the use of a paintbrush. Included are ideas and suggestions for creative painting tools, instructions for making a your creation, and helpful "Tips and Tricks."
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Teach Preschool: Invest Time in Pretend Play

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pretend play inspires imagination...that's where the real learning begins! This lesson centers around the book "Pumpkin Soup" by Helen Cooper. Each character has a special role in creating the soup, so centers can be set up for the...
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Pocket of Preschool: How to Set Up the Dramatic Play Center

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The dramatic play center is a place students can go to pretend, imagine, and be creative. Students can pretend to be anyone and do anything! This is powerful for our little learners. It is a place that promotes high-level thinking,...
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Illustrative Mathematics: N Q Giving Raises

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A small company wants to give raises to their 5 employees. They have $10,000 available to distribute. Imagine you are in charge of deciding how the raises should be determined. What method would be fair to everyone? Aligns with HSN-Q.A.2.
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Odyssey of the Mind: Tug O War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in groups as they use everyday objects (tissue, toothpicks, mailing label, straw, rubberband, Styrofoam cup, paper) to create "links that will be joined together to form a chain in a tug-of-war."

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