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Picture Word Book
Students create a book. In this vocabulary and word identification lesson, students make a book by gluing pictures on construction paper, then the teacher writes words in the book to label each picture.
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Musical Sounds
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. In this musical arts lesson, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
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Growing Up With A Mission
Student measure heights and graph them using growth charts for which they find the mean, mode, and median of the data set. They graph points on a Cartesian coordinate system.
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History of Japan
Students research the mythological and factual founding of early Japan. They compare and contrast the two accounts. As an assessment activity, they fill out a chart that compares and contrasts the facts and myths surrounding Japanese...
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Native American Boarding School Choice Board
Students investigate the boarding school movement that was imposed on the American Indians from the late 1880's to the early 1900's. The assignment requires the use of primary and secondary resources to find historical information. Then...
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Character in Leadership
Fifth graders inquire and research using secondary and primary resources. In this leadership traits unit, 5th graders investigate information about Harry S. Truman and present on his early life and leadership abilities....
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Career Investigation Project
Students explore a career of their choice to learn about a career that interests them. In this career exploration lesson, students research a variety of careers and select one in particular. Students create a project to tell others about...
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Completing the Square Lesson Plan
Students investigate the origin of the quadratic function. In this algebra lesson, students analyze solving an equation by completing the square. They compare the early methods as compared to our method for solving quadratics.
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Developing Coordination Skills and Pencil Control Using Mouse Hockey
Students explore motor skills by participating in a drawing activity. In this hand coordination lesson, students utilize activity sheets in which they drag their pencil in a specific direction quickly and efficiently. Students utilize...
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The Alphabet
Students discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game. In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets. Students utilize a computer program called Mouse In...
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Tic, Tac, Toe - Taking Turns
Students play the game of tic-tac-toe and practice taking turns while playing the game. For this taking turns lesson plan, students use mouse cards to play the game.
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Counting to 10
Students count and recognize numbers to 10. In this math lesson students play a CD-ROM game Mouse in the House: Blast Off. Support worksheets are also included.
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Looking After Our Pets
Pupils explore animal lifestyles by illustrating images. In this pet care lesson, students discuss their own pets and the conditions animals need to survive in both nature or a home. Pupils draw snakes and complete an activity sheet...
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Birthday Presents: How to Give and Receive
Students discuss giving and receiving presents at a birthday party. In this social skills instructional activity, students practice using manners when giving and receiving gifts. This instructional activity also has other...
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Spatial Awareness and Understanding Directions
Students follow directions. In this spatial awareness lesson, students play follow the leader around an obstacle course following simple directions.
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Let's Play Hide and Seek
Students simulate dinosaurs. They discuss dinosaurs and listen to a story. They play a game of Hide and Seek simulating dinosaurs with their parents. They complete activity pages and draw pictures of dinosaurs. They discuss follow-up...
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Microscopic Water Life
Students use a light microscope to observe the organisms living in a sample of ocean or fresh water. Students create a drawing of the organisms that they observe. Students then discuss the different body plans of the organisms and the...
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I Am Special and You Are Special Too #4
The students listen to a book about being different and investigate that everyone is different, but special in their own unique way. The students draw a picture of themselves using multi-cultural markers. Along with the drawing, the...
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Agriculture and the Environment
Students investigate the interdependence of agriculture and the environment. They research areas of interdependence and provide examples of situations where farmers are practicing conservation in the local area. Their findings are...
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Texas Treasures
Students explore the meanings of the word "treasure," and examine the use of clay in the construction of buildings in San Antonio, Texas. They examine clay artifacts, and watch a video about pottery artist, Harding Black. Students then...
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When Clay speaks
Students listen as the teacher reads "When Clay Sings," by Byrd Taylor. They discuss clay, and view a variety of clay items. Students watch a video clip "Interests in One of a Kind Pots." They watch a demonstration on working with clay....
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Map the Civil War
Students explore the Civil War through original maps. In this mapping lesson, students calculate distance and show it on an original map. Students examine the type of landscape and its landmarks and draw symbols on the map.
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Transforming Anansi Folktales Into Storyboards
Students work in small groups to illustrate a story board of a folktale. They develop the meaning of a trickster as a humor device in folktales by listening to several about Leprechauns and the Coyote of Native American tales. They then...
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Plan a Meal Fun
Discuss helping with the family grocery shopping. View a teacher drawn map of a grocery store and discuss where the breads, meats, and dairy products are located. Practice categorizing foods as breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables,...