Illustrative Mathematics
Shape Hunt Part 1
The hunt is on! Send young mathematicians on a search for shapes in the first instructional activity of this two-part series. Each time a child finds a hidden shape, he draws it on his paper, and continues searching for the rest. Perform...
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Getting along With Others
Students examine character traits to find the most positive behaviors. In this getting along lesson plan, students identify behaviors that are beneficial to getting along. Students evaluate their own behaviors and target...
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Expression!
Students organize ways of reading expressively as well as fluently. They encounter books by Dr. Seuss within this lesson. Practice, practice and more practice makes perfect. Punctuation marks are reviewed for accuracy.
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Boxes & Blocks: Square Play
Students add a new angle to block play with this spatial challenge. In this early childhood math lesson, students use creative-thinking, patterning, visual-spatial, and fine-motor skills to explore the different shapes that can be made...
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Amphibian Spawns
Students observe tadpoles as they gradually change into adults. For this amphibian biology lesson, students watch tadpoles in a tank in the classroom, keep a daily record of what they observe, and chart the growth development of...
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Halloween 2
Young scholars listen carefully to songs and identify specific things. They demonstrate knowledge of songs by sing- along with class.
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What is electrical energy?
Students distinguish between items with and without energy. In this energy lesson, students understand that natural resources power electrical apparatus and that energy needs to be saved.
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Hug O' War
Students discuss philanthropic behavior. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Shel Silverstein's Hug O' War and brainstorm ways of working together.
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Power of Speech (Private-Religious)
Students read a story. In this speech instructional activity, students read Yettle's Feathers and discuss what they learned from this parable. Students discuss how the words we say have an affect on other people.
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Be Prepared With Emergency Supplies
Learners identify what needs to be in a Family Emergency Supplies Kit. In this safety lesson, students discuss items that are necessary to have in emergencies. Learners use pictures of items and order them according to importance.
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Adding Pennies, Nickels and Dimes
Students add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.
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Fun with Food: Hola Jalapeno
Students engage in an at-home lesson on language. It contains components that address Adult Education/ESOL, and age appropriate activities for Toddler, Preschool and School aged Students. Adults reinforce steps to prepare tacos in...
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Defining and Discussing Death
Students participate in an imaginary scenarios that involves different ways to confront and talk about issues surrounding death. Students will write a letter expressing their emotions to a pet or person who has died.
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Sound; Year 1
Students, on a listening walk around the school and its grounds, make notes/comments on the range and variety of sounds in each environment. They listen to recorded sounds and attempt to recognize them.
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Math -- Money
Students identify a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a half dollar. They examine the value of each coin and its equivalents (to quarter/dollar). After pairing up with a classmate, each one drills the other one on each coin.
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Have Respect
Students learn the value of respect. In this Clifford the Big Red Dog lesson plan, students read the story, discuss respect, and experience a mini-international festival.
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Far and Near
Students compare and contrast their life to that of children in Africa. For this multicultural lesson, students read the book A Country Far Away and list ways that their life is similar to the children in Africa.
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What Do Dog's Need?
Learners discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care lesson plan, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Learners act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag.
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Spelling Lesson Plan: Shaving Cream Printing
Young scholars practice their spelling words with shaving cream. In this spelling skills lesson, students practice their spelling words using shaving cream on their desks.
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WHAT ANIMALS GIVE US?
Students examine how animals on a farm provide us with many resources.
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Starting Off
Students practice starting and stopping safely at a signal given by the teacher as they practice different locomotor movements.
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Friendship Gallery
Students create a friendship portrait of a partner by tracing their shape on a panel of paper and filling it in with activities their friend likes to do.
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Go Fish
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a story...