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Candlewick Press

A Classroom Guide to Peter H. Reynolds's Creatrilogy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Help young readers find, identify, and use their voices with a set of empowering activities based on Peter H. Reynolds' trilogy of books. Sky Color, Ish, and The Dot focus on recognizing moods and treating each other...
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Curated OER

21 Game (Self Esteem)

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here's a simple math game that two people can play together. The first player says the number one or two. Then, the other player says the next one or two consecutive numbers. The goal of the game is to be the player who says "twenty-one"...
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Curated OER

Math Review (Preparing for CST)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners integrate Math and Music to practice the concept of adding and subtracting decimals. In this math review lesson, students explore music as a way to build math skills. Learners listen to the "Decimal Song" and then write a math...
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Curated OER

Response to Intervention Can Help Students Struggling in Math

For Teachers 1st - 6th
How to help your students who are struggling in mathematics before they fall too far behind.
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Curated OER

Teaching with Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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Curated OER

School Renovation - What's Your Idea?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the upcoming renvoations to their school. As a class, they develop their own proposals for what they would like to have available to them. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of the new school and compare them...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Read Write Count"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building young scholars' character. Activity allows students to build their critical thinking skills, as well as math concepts and the relationships between reading, writing, and thinking.