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Interactive Writing
First graders write about vehicles that float using the interactive writing procedure.
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Fairy Tale Riddles & Puppet Shows
First graders put on a puppet show and retell fairy tales.
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T-Shirt Glyph
Students create a glyph (a symbol or icon) that represents who they are, and read the glyphs of others to explain the glyphs' data.
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Shared Reading: Wishy-Washy Day
Pupils experience two pieces of literature that discuss the importance of taking a bath.
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Measurement Mania
Second graders get many opportunities to practice their measurement skills.
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First Grade Writing Lesson #1/ Narrative Prompt
First graders write a descriptive paragraph about a friend.
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Let's Find Out About Money
First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.
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Descriptive Prompt
Young scholars create a detailed self portrait, and then write about their appearance.
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FACS:Health Careers Planner - Therapeutic Services
Learners explore the Therapeutic Services Career Pathway using articles in the Health Careers Planner.
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Responsible Relationships
Students engage in activities that help build responsible relationships.
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Leavening
Students experiment with the various types of leavening agents and complete a muffin lab.
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Free Enterprise--Product Cost
Pupils apply basic math skills in computing a product cost.
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Elements of Design
Pupils define basic design vocabulary. They examine fabrics and sort into similar piles, design a picture of a beautiful room and label each art element in the design. They read an article from an interior design magazine and summarize it.
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Eating a Variety for Breakfast
Students describe different types of breakfasts they would like to eat. They make and eat breakfast food.
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Heritage: Seeking Land or Gold
Students write a persuasive letter home defending their decision either to settle in Utah and farm the land, or to go on to California to seek gold. They analyze a problem, make a decision, and write a letter defending their choice.
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American Indian Reservations
Fifth graders examine life on American Indian reservations, and discuss how confinement on the reservations affected American Indians. They visit the Bureau of Indian Affairs website, and develop positive and negative impact charts about...
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Dietary Guidelines 2000
Students research dietary guidelines and create a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation that reviews the dietary guidelines to present to their class or an elementary class.
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Anne Frank: Pictures - First Impressions
Fourth graders identify personal biases and formulate a plan to 'make a difference. They, hopefully, increase their sensitivity to diversity. Groups of students view photographs of different people, and share their first impressions.
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Bird Watching 101
Fourth graders examine the basics of bird watching, finding and interpreting bird clues and attracting birds to a particular location or habitat. They go on a birding hike after a lecture on what to look and listen for in the woods.
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Investigation 8 - Weather Forecasts
Fourth graders examine how to predict and evaluate weather forecasts. Discuss with students why weather predictions are important to us. Ask them what people do after they hear a forecast. They brainstorm reasons forecasts are important...
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Day and Night
Third graders view a classroom simulation that demonstrates how the Earth's rotation creates day and night.