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Full Stops and Capital Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover that a sentence is one complete thought. Students read worksheets and add periods (full stops) and capital letters in the correct places. They organize their stories into paragraphs. Students read aloud their...
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Comparisons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to read alouds of The Story of Ferdinand and Roberto and the Bull and view Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs online. In this reading lesson, 2nd graders compare and contrast the two stories using a...
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My Farm Web

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars examine the role of agriculture in everyday life. In this agriculture lesson, students read books such as Harvest Year and identify products which from from the farm. Young scholars fill in a word web using the knowledge...
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The Three Little Kittens

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice their performing arts by acting out a story in class. For this visual storytelling lesson, students read the story Three Little Kittens in class and discuss the actions of the story. Students read aloud the story again...
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 15: The Quiltmaker's Gift

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud of The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau finding examples of symmetry in the illustrations in the book.
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You Flattened Me

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Who Am I? (Intermediate Grades)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write "Guess Who?" poems in a descriptive manner. They listen to the poems as they are read aloud and try to guess who the poem belongs to.
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What's That Relic?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to a read aloud of David Mc Cauley's book Motel of the Mysteries. They discuss an unknown artifact and decide what it might be used for. They research other artifacts and play "What's that Relic?"
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Farm Animals - Mothers and Babies - "Are You My Baby?"

For Teachers K
Students listen to a teacher read aloud and discuss the farm animals. They participate in an role playing activity that explains how mother mammals recognize their young by their scent.
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The Little Blue Engine

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students listen to a read aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Little Blue Engine. They design and build a Lego train that climbs a three foot incline, one foot at a time. They draw and write about their design.
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine who community helpers are and what they do. They determine ways in which they can become community helpers themselves. They listen to a teacher read aloud of Bernard Waber's, "Lyle at the Office" before writing sentences...
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The Joy of the Body

For Teachers K
Students participate in a read aloud of the poem, "My Body" then perform several different movement activities such as a finger play, a letter dance, and a body puzzle. They then create a drawing of their body using a prepared outline.
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Balloon Blending

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice blending letters and vowel sounds so that they run together smoothly, view clown poster, blend letters on balloons to form words with different letters, and read aloud story, A Cat Nap, to practice pronunciation.
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F is for Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter "F, f" in order to recognize it, say its sound, and write it. They watch a partner's mouth as they make the "f" sound before repeating a tongue twister that contains many "f" sounds. Next, they practice writing...
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Ecosystems: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine proper journaling techniques, and record observations about at tree after listening to a read aloud of "Four Worlds: The Dine Story of Creation." They study the difference between living and non-living things, and...
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Natural Resource Awareness

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders design a collage that shows natural resources or things made from natural resources. They discuss the collages and decide how they use natural resources at home and school. They listen to a read aloud of a Native American...
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Grow Frog Grow

For Teachers K
Students begin a KWL chart to determine what they know about frogs. They watch a video and listen to a read aloud of Karen Wallace's Tale of a Tadpole before adding what they now know to the chart. They access the Internet, look at a...
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So Many Inventions!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners listen to a teacher read aloud of two books about Chinese inventions. They examine some items that were invented by Chinese inventors such as dominoes, an abacus, a silk scarf, or kite. Next, they determine how a compass works...
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How Much is a Name Worth?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Yangsook Choi's, The Name Jar. First, they estimate how much their name is worth based on the teacher's example. They assign numeric values to the letters of the alphabet in order to compute the...
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Writer's Workshop Mini-Lesson Plan- Story Sequencing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud of Kevin Henkes, Owen, while listening for the beginning, middle, and end. They listen as the teacher describes the need for story organization and write down the story sequence. Finally, they create a...
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Backpack-tivity An @Home Learning Activity: A Home Poem

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this poetry worksheet, learners listen to the poem "An Ordinary Day," read aloud, talk about and respond to 1 short answer questions about rhyme scheme in their favorite poem.
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Giving From the Heart: Art From the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how art contributes to the common good. In this common good lesson plan, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Jeff Brumbeau, Quiltmaker's Gift. They act out the story and talk about how "Art from the...
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Economics Dialogue

For Teachers 8th - 10th
For this economics dialogue worksheet, students read aloud a dialogue in which questions about economics are asked and sample answers are given for each question.

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