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Shirley's Sea Shells

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Charlie Chose Cheese

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise th /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph...
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"Whaaa" Said The Baby"

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils recognize phonemes that correspond with the letters in the alphabet. They focus on identifying the short a, /a/ sound. They examine the way their mouths move when making the short a sound mimicking a baby's cry. In given...
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Tuning the Violin

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils identify whether their A string is flat or sharp in comparison to a given pitch. Then they use their fine tuners to adjust their A string to a given pitch. Students also use the computer software program Aurelia to practice...
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Body and Media Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use discussion and activities to create a message about body image. They discover their voice in the media and discover how the production process affects the final message from the media.
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Storytellers: Dave Matthews Band, Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Studentsview a video of the Dave Matthews Band and identify the various instruments used by them. They identify a variety of techniques used to produce musical sound on these instruments. finally, they discuss the function of each part...
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Animal Puppets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a demonstration of making animal puppets. Using Spanish, they use the names of the animals and create an animal puppet of their choice. They practice using the Gouin Series to make the puppets and saying the words. They...
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Follow The Falling Meteorite

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the supposed traveling path of a meteorite. They use sound in order to triangulate the path. The results of the experiment are written on a map to display the path of the meteorite. The culminating activity is when...
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Texas History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study about how colonization occurred in Texas. They do this through studying pictures, books, internet, or other various sources. Students use clip art and PowerPoint to create a final project. They can insert sound...
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Don't Wake Mama

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Ready, Set, Read!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe a sentence as it is written on the board and listen as it is read to them twice. They choose which reading of the sentence they prefer; the first time it is read slowly with some words sounded out and the second time...
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Racing to Read Fast

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and interpret how to speed up the pace of their reading. Then they read slow and monotonous to avoid making mistakes. Students also read to comprehend the text that they need to identify to vary the rates of speed at...
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Lesson Connections

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to, analyze, and describe music. They are assessed as to whether they are distinguishing between A and B sections through different types of music. Students imitate echo, motive, phrase and AB or ABA. Finally,...
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Chanting

For Teachers K
Students use pictures and text to gain meaning from written materials by connecting text. message heard, and/or material viewed to prior knowledge and experiences. Finally, students recognize and name upper and lower case letters and...
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PowerPoint Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify how to play with poetry and create multi-media designs at the same time through PowerPoint. They select a poem of their own or a favorite published poem, and make it into a dancing, singing work of art as a PowerPoint...
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Making a Class Web Site

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore and discuss how to create a class web site with a background, graphics, clip art and photos. They assess the safety issues putting a web page on the Internet, develop sound interviewing techniques and coordinate...
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Frequency vs. Size

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and interpret sound as a vibration and what period and frequency are. They also divide the various types of objects so that all objects are explored and the procedures are determined by the students. Finally, students...
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F - Color, Cut and Paste

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this literacy and phonics worksheet, learners identify pictures whose names begin with the sound of F. Next, students cut out each picture and paste it inside a large F-shape. Finally, learners share their findings with a friend,...
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How Many of Your Classmates...

For Students 4th - 5th
In this surveying classmates worksheet, students read 8 questions and survey classmates. Students ask the question, write the name of the person and their response. It is unclear what the last space is for; it could be for a final tally.
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School-Home Links: Reading with Expression

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading aloud worksheet, students ask their family to read the worksheet story to them. Students then practice reading the story by themselves. Students read the story to their family and finally read it to their teacher. Parents...
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School-Home Links: Spell Simple Words

For Students K - 1st
In this simple words worksheet, students look at each picture and name the object. Students use a pencil to circle four of the things they like best. Students sound out each word for the pictures and write the letters that spell each...
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Science: Making Career Connections

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore careers in oceanography. They compare and contrast requirements for careers in the field, and determine what high school courses would help to prepare them. Finally, they create a computer-based project related to...
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Please Read Politely!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students, through teacher modeling and independent practice, discover the concept of silent reading. They read a selection aloud, in a whisper, silently, but with lips moving and finally silently without lips moving. They answer...
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Beginning Reader

For Teachers 1st
First graders work in an individual tutoring atmosphere. First the student reads books with the teacher. The student sorts words found in the books using phonetic similarities. Finally, the student writes sentences summarizing the book.

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