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Muscle Flexibility and Strength

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to the definition of muscle strength and observe the teacher demonstrate how to do an abdominal crunch. They then do abdominal crunches for 20 seconds. They gather information about flexibility and strength and...
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Exploring Alaska Foilage In Russian

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concepts of how plants are part of daily culture in Russia. The skills of naming different plants is practiced. Students take a survey of the nature that is found in the area in which they live. This is...
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The Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how weather conditions and phenomena occur and how they can be predicted. They complete an internet search. Students create a weather fact sheet over a selected weather phenomenon.
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Sports in Physics: Measuring Velocity in a Mini-Olympics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the difference between speed, velocity and acceleration.  In this velocity lesson students read and construct a line graph and a bar graph to show information about velocities of sports activities. 
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Take A Verb Back In Time

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners write a story that takes place in the past and include regular and irregular verbs. In this verbs lesson plan, students identify the verbs after they write their story.
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People Making a Difference

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research the idea of basic needs, study philanthropists in their community, and think about ways to help others receive basic needs. In this needs and philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm about basic needs. Students use...
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Family Time Posters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the benefits of spending time with family members. Then they make posters to share their ideas with others.
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Environment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders receive a general overview of the world's environmental dilemmas thereby understanding the global implications of their actions. They examine their connection to the ecosystem by looking at the influence of the environment...
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Body Shapes with Stretch Ropes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students form the body shapes (wide, narrow, rounded, and twisted) while using a piece of equipment.
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Sing Down The Moon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read Sing Down The Moon independently and keep a journal where they write their reactions to the book. Students access websites imbedded in this plan and research a variety of other Indian tribes.
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Southeast Asia Today

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students describe daily life in a small Vietnamese city by exploring a photographic essay, then apply what they have learned to write a descriptive essay about the daily life of a Chaudoc resident.
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Show and Teach

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write "how to" sequences for tasks so that another person can follow the sequence to perform the action. They write a "show and teach" once a month for evaluation.
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Jane Goodall

For Teachers K
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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STAND-UP, SIT DOWN

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story in which ten animals play a role. Ten students represent these animals by either having the name of the animal on a card round their necks, or a sticky yellow paper on the chest, or by being dressed up as this animal.
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It Is the Little Things That Count

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the importance of warm-ups, stretching, hydration and cool-downs in exercise. They perform these activities and discuss any observations.
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Turkey exercises

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students draw a colored feather out of a turkey made from a bag and colorful paper feathers. Each color feather corresponds to a different exercise that students must perform.
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The Daily Routines of Monsters, Zombies, Ghosts and Aliens

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice writing and speaking about routines and using action verbs. Students create a poster based on their writing about monsters and zombies.
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Famous First Graders!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students assume a variety of roles as they explore the nature of fame and practice interviewing skills. The sharing of information about themselves and the gathering of data about others forms the focus of this activity.
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Caldecott Award

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the Caldecott award. They recognize the medal and explore books/illustrators that have won the award in the past. They vote for their favorite.
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Color Your Summer

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore different artistic media and techniques used to capture, express, and share summer memories. They research art history and view video clips online to create a piece of online art.
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Environmental Education

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how their choices affect the environment. They identify different types of pollution and its source. They ask questions to end the activity.
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History Today

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use the newspaper to determine how history is being made in your community, region or country.They identify the different components that comprise a newspaper. This instructional activity contains adaptations from elementary to...
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QwikQure Algebra

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the problem using a bottle of medicine. They estimate the volume of the medicine and predict the instructions on the bottle. They then think about how they might solve the problem before asking them to...
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It's All In The Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners think critically to determine fact or inference when examining sedimentary layers with embedded fossils. Geology and evolutionary biology are introduced. They individually write a story about various diagrams and share their...

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