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This is A Day in My Life: A Photo Essay
Studenty create a photo essay of a day in their lives. In this photographic story lesson plan, students take pictures throughout their day and use the images to tell a story. Students create an album with an online account.
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How Do I know That a Book Is Just Right for Me to Read?
Students choose a book for reading. In this language arts lesson plan, students take steps to evaluate a book for free reading. Students make a list of words found in the book that they are unfamiliar with.
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Understanding and Stay Interested in Reading
Second graders make predictions about reading. In this remedial reading instructional activity, 2nd graders read a favorite author's story, and read about an animal or favorite hobby or how-to. Students discuss the...
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Geometry, Measurement & Reasoning
Students measure prisms and determine their volume. In this measurement and reasoning lesson, students estimate the volume and area of prisms. They measure given boxes. Students use paper to create prisms and cylinders. They determine...
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Roman Portfolio
Student practice decoding skills and phonological awareness. In this vocabulary development instructional activity, student identifies new vocabulary through word association and flash cards. Student also reads How he Chick Tricked the...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer
Learners explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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The Tibet Question
Students participate in a simulation, where they interview members of the Tibetan groups, the Chinese and US government officials, representatives of human rights organizations and Chinese scholars. Each student will be assigned to one...
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Sharing Our Strengths
In this activity, students appreciate their own unique talents-and that of others-by presenting an interest, talent, or hobby.
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Water Fitness
Students participate in a series of aerobic exercises in water to help improve fitness.
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Bean Bag Challenge
Students practice their eye-hand coordination through a bean bag game. They use their large muscles to move through a series of bean bag skills. They also utilize their listening skills.
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How To Make an Artificial Organ
Students examine the advances made in technology with regard to prosthetics and replacement organs and limbs. They describe the anatomy and functions of different organs and create their own artificial organ. They defend and present...
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Antibodies
Students conduct a series of exploration activity on how vaccines and antibodies work. In this biology activity, students test how antigens and antibodies work in the body. They discuss the benefits of vaccines in promoting immune...
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Environment: Rivers of Destiny
Students investigate the results of human intervention with the Mekong. Mississippi, and Amazon rivers. After watching a video about the status of the three rivers, they complete experiments demonstrating the effects of erosion and...
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The Birchbark House Internet Activity
In this "The Birchbark House" Internet activity worksheet, students, after reading the novel, use links to web resources to answer 12 questions about the story and native American culture. This page has numerous links to web...
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Patchwork Quilting
Second graders use symmetry to create their own small quilt squares. They attach all of the squares to create a large class quilt.
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Maracas
Students create Maracas out of various supplies while learning about percussion instruments in this Art and Music lesson for the elementary and middle level classroom. Detailed directions for two different methods are given.
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My Favorite Things
Students create a body portraits to depict their favorite things. In this self-expression lesson, students use drawings, paintings, and magazine clippings to fill in their life-size body portraits with pictures representing their...
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Homeless in our Community
Third graders explore homelessness in their local community. In this service project/social studies lessons, children research local areas where homeless people reside, discuss global acceptance and unity, and visit a local food bank.
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Handprint Rainbow
Students find differences in handprints in a cooperative effort to make a rainbow. In a rainbow painting lesson, students use their hands to create the different levels of the rainbow. Students may choose their colors.
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Quick as a Cricket
Students explore similes through Quick as a Cricket. In this similes instructional activity, students investigate what a simile is and recognize them when they see them. Students write similes about themselves and...
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Mira, Mira on the Wall: Reflections
Students investigate and perform reflections and symmetry. For this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast the relationship between reflections and symmetries.
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Young Engineers: Understanding Engineering Through Cooking
Second graders explore different engineering careers. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders create a winning cooking recipe. They role play a mock cookie sale during the culminating event.
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The Hundred Penny Box
Students compare how people save money in financial institutions, after reading the story, The Hundred Penny Box. They analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding.
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Weekly Math Challenge
Students solve a new math challenge every week. In this math center activity, students explain the process of solving the weekly challenge. Students are assessed on what is included in their challenge notebook. Students earn rewards for...