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Seuss for All Season
In this special occasions instructional activity, students answer short answer questions about themselves and special things they like to do. Students complete 6 questions.
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SIMPLE FABRIC FOLDING FOR HALLOWEEN
Study the fabric folding techniques introduced and lead your class in applying them to quiltmaking, home decorating, fashion design, and other sewing projects. This lesson is geared to making items themed for halloween, but could be...
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three Names Lesson
After the book Three Names is read aloud, math vocabulary is introduced . Either alone or in groups, learners use the vocabulary words in a meaningful sentence. Then they complete the provided worksheet.
Manchester University
The History of the First Thanksgiving
First graders complete a project about the first Thanksgiving. In this history lesson plan, 1st graders read The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving, answer comprehension questions, and complete a booklet about the first Thanksgiving.
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Arithmetic Sequences 1.6
In this arithmetic sequences worksheet, students solve 45 short answer, multiple choice, and graphing problems. Students find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. Students solve systems of equations using elimination. Students find...
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Numbers Beyond Reason!
Fourth graders use the story of the discovery of irrational numbers to explore the different classes of numbers, the different ways in which numbers may be represented, and how to classify different numbers into their particular class.
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Measuring Rainfall
Students experiment to find out how rain is measured. In this rainfall measurement lesson, students experiment to observe the effects of rainfall and how much of it fell.
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New Traditions in Our Family
First graders discuss the importance of traditions in families. In groups, they share their traditions at certain times of the year. As a class, they read "When This Box is Full" and create a box representing the different seasons. ...
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What Time is it?
Students participate in three centers focused on developing time-telling skills. For this time lesson, students create their own paper plate clock face, play "Time Concentration" using times on the hour and half hour, as well as,...
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Phonics and Letter ID
Learners identify at least 46 of the 54 upper and lower case letters of the alphabet by name, sound, or example of a word that letter starts.
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Blooming with Self-Confidence
First graders read "Leo the Late Bloomer" and discuss what it feels like when they are struggling to master a new skill. They make flowers showing several things they all ready know how to do and one thing they are still learning.
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Mystery Words - Part One
Students read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.
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Narrow It Down: Books
Students ask yes-no questions to identify a secret book. In this asking questions lesson plan, students ask yes or no questions about books to identify a secret book. Students identify the book and then read one of the example books.
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We're Building Bridges to School Readiness!
Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.
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Chinese Lantern Festival - Social Studies
Students explore the culture and heritage of their own and other groups. They explain ways communities celebrate New Year's. Students explore how and why individuals and groups pass on and sustain their culture and heritage. Pupils...
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibits: Calendars Through the Ages: Announcing the Sky
Well-organized website depicts the "Fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars." Gives an overview and specifics of the basis of calendars through the ages.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Know and Learn: Goodbye Days
A book about the days of the week. Includes audio narration in 11 additional languages with text in English.
ABCya
Ab Cya: 7 Days of the Week
Seven Days of the Week is fun slider puzzle for children to practice putting days in order. The goal is to put the days in order and to help the monkeys get the banana. Slide pieces up and down and each time a day is placed in the...
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
ABCya
Ab Cya: 12 Months of the Year
This learning game is a fun slider puzzle for children to practice putting months in order. Slide pieces up and down and each time a month is placed in the correct spot and the monkeys will get closer to the banana!
Other
Chabad Lubavitch: The Jewish Calendar
A storehouse of resources about the Jewish calendar from the educational wing of the Lubavitch Hasidim movement. Choose to view information about particluar holy days. View a current calendar page (by day, week, or month) to see events...
English Zone
English Zone: The Calendar: Days of the Week
This is a 20-question exercise/assessment about the days of the week. Students select answers to questions such as the day after Tuesday or the first day of the work week.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Month Calendar of December
[Free Registration/Login Required] Identifying days, weeks, and dates on a calendar for the month of December.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Using a Calendar
This site provides great practice on the concept of using a calendar and elapsed time. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can...