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The One-Hundredth Day of School
Students use their fine motor skills to create a pattern of one-hundred fruit cereal O's using the concept of counting by tens in order to create a one-hundredth day of school necklace.
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Copycats
Students practice making prints of their own unique designs. In this printmaking lesson, students create a design with paint on Styrofoam plates. They press their painted picture on paper to create a duplicate print. They then practice...
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Class Book: What's Inside?
Pupils make discoveries about eggs and oviparous (egg-laying) animals. Students will have the opportunity to exercise their fine-motor skills by drawing, coloring, and using scissors.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Read the story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and complete activities from multiple subjects. Make a mural, create a class graph, discuss the life cycle of a butterfly, research information about butterflies on the Internet and make...
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There Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly
Students complete activities with the book There Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly. In this literature lesson, students hear the story and recognize the animals. They create fly soup and discuss healthy foods and junk...
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E is for Elephant
In this letter E printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Es on the provided lines.
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I is for Ice
In this letter I printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Is on the provided lines.
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F is for Frog
In this letter F printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Fs on the provided lines.
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G is Giraffe
In this letter G printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Gs on the provided lines.
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H is for Horse
In this letter H printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Hs on the provided lines.
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J is for Jack-in-the-Box.
In this letter J printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Js on the provided lines.
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Z is for Zebra
In this letter Z printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Zs on the provided lines.
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Y is for Yo-Yo
In this letter Y printing practice learning exercise, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase Ys on the provided lines.
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X is for X-Ray
In this letter x printing practice worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to independently print lowercase x's on the provided lines.
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In the Desert
Students explore earth science by completing several environment activities. In this desert lesson plan, students identify where the U.S. deserts are and what types of wild life inhabit them. Students utilize arts and crafts to create a...
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Shapes Worksheet: Tracing Squares
In this shapes worksheet, students practice tracing 5 different sizes of squares and then draw 5 on their own in the space provided. A good, basic worksheet for working on fine motor skills.
Basic Handwriting for Kids
Prewriting Practice: Right Fourth and Half Circles
For this prewriting practice worksheet, learners trace and print right fourth and half circles starting from the top line and the middle line. Students complete three writing activities.
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Color, Count, and Add
For this addition coloring activity worksheet, 1st graders color the four girls and four boys. Students then solve the addition number sentence and write the answer in the box. Students enhance their counting and fine motor skills with...
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Square Trace
In this shape worksheet, students trace a large square in a beginning recognizing and drawing shapes/fine motor skills activity.
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Water Pollution
Here is a fine lesson for fifth graders that will give them an idea of the variety of impacts that human-introduced pollutants have on the environment. After an initial class discussion and teacher-led demonstration, pupils brainstorm...
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Selling "Boy" and "Girl"
Monster trucks, action figures, and video games. Are these toys designed for boys or girls? Scholars work in small groups to find and categorize examples of boy and girl toys from catalogs. Next, learners analyze the two sets of pictures...
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Targeting an Action
Students explore how the brain how the brain infers the position of a moving target. They investigate how the brain can fine-tune its motor control over the muscle groups that will perform the intended action. Students participate in a...
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Treasure Hunt
Students dribble a ball while moving. In this dribbling instructional activity, students participate in a game in which they dribble from "poly spot" to "poly spot" gathering basic shapes identified as 'treasure".