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Pin the Tail on the Computer
Pupils identify the basic components of the computer system. They watch a Brain Pop movie about computers and then draw a "vocabulary label" from a basket. The student is blindfolded and sticks the label on a picture of a computer....
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DAY AND NIGHT
Students use a lamp as the sun and his/her body as the earth. They rotate in different directions to explain how the earth moves around the sun. Using specific questions in their discussion, students discover the reasons for day and night.
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Months
First graders work in pairs to create a class big book for months of the year. They work together to create a detailed version of their month that includes any special holidays and activities.
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Trades People
Students discuss the names of the people who work on various stuctures. They examine the many different roles people in construction can have. They match tools with the correct job and sing songs about workers.
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History and Artistry
Students explore the ways masks are used in various occupations and cultural ceremonies through readings, a play performance and guest speakers. They create a clay mask and a found art mask using principles of symmetry. After creating...
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All Aboard!
Sixth graders plan a road trip to a city in the US. They include railroad saftey messages as they write about the trip.
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The Easter Celebration
Pupils read a short story about Easter. They recognize and point to pictures of the key words (egg, chicken, rabbit, basket, flower). They make an Easter basket and count how many chickens can fit inside. They also practice identifying...
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Thankful List
Students practice using free association as a pre-writing technique as they list things that they are thankful for. They share the lists of words and apply them when they write a descriptive essay or poem after identifying commonalities...
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Two
Pupils investigate the human stories or the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Homework Help In A Hurry
Students discover strategies for getting immediate help with their homework, including online sources in which an adult is available for assistance. They work through a simulated situations in which they visit one of these sites to gain...
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Appreciation Cards
Young scholars discuss jobs in which have impacted their lives directly. They create appreciation cards for a person who they believe needs appreciation. They give their cards to that person and share their reaction with the class.
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How Things Fly
Pupils observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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Make a Dried Bouquet
Students examine how drying flowers was a popular hobby for Colonial women during the Colonial era in America. They read and discuss an instruction sheet, and create dried-flower bouquets that are hung upside down and tied with a string.
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Nearpod: Telling Time to the Nearest Five Minutes
In this lesson on telling time to the nearest five minutes, students explore analog and digital clocks by learning key vocabulary and exploring how they are the same and how they are different.
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Nearpod: Telling Time to the Half Hour
In this lesson on telling time to the half-hour, 1st graders explore analog and digital clocks by learning key vocabulary and exploring how they are the same and how they are different.
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Nearpod: Telling Time to the Hour
In this lesson on telling time to the hour, 1st graders explore analog and digital clocks by learning key vocabulary and exploring how they are the same and how they are different.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Math Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of math-related subjects.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: The Snowball
Join Max and Ruthie on a snow day math adventure and see how many things can happen in just one day. Teachers will like this instructional activity's approach to experiencing and telling time. Use the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and...
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Nearpod: Exploring Time to the Nearest Minute
In this lesson, 3rd graders will explore time to the nearest minute by learning key vocabulary, practicing telling time on different clocks, and analyzing real-world applications.
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Nearpod: Time: Fall Edition
In this instructional activity, students will use the hour hand and minute hand to tell time to the nearest half-hour.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Telling Time to the Hour
This lesson helps children make a connection between the digital and analog clock. In general, the number system is based on units of ten which can sometimes make it difficult for children to realize that time is based on cycles of...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Clock Arithmetic and Cryptography
This lesson plan is designed to guide students in practicing their basic arithmetic skills by learning about clock arithmetic and cryptography. Linked resources include helpful applets.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Time Flies
This lesson plan is one of the first in a unit on telling time which addresses the following content areas: language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. Students will read several resource books to gather information....