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Create a Family Crest

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create their own family crest using prior knowledge and Japanese and Native American examples of symbolic art. Lesson extensions include the creation of a school crest or woodblock examples of crests.
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Season Board

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars help create a classroom display for use throughout the year in this Art-based cooperative-learning lesson. The display can then be modified for different seasons and activities. Ideas for season modifications are given.
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Unscramble the Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop their spelling skills. In this language arts lesson, students unscramble words and write sentences to accompany each of them.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Night Shift Daddy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Night Shift Daddy and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students utilize the vocabulary terms to...
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Art to Zoo

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students learn about the process of inventing and discover that inventions are the end result of problem solving process which often stem from imagination or wishful thinking. In this lesson, students read, write and discuss inventions...
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Sparkly Snowflakes

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss the conditions needed for snowflakes to fall. Individually, they follow directions to make their own snowflakes out of construction paper. To end the instructional activity, they decorate their snowflakes with glitter...
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Canadian Winters

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the conditions of Canada's provinces during the winter months. In groups, they discover the types of sports practiced and discuss how it relates to their culture. They also view paintings by Robert Harris and...
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Leontes from Head to Toe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Act One of "The Winter's Tale" and analyze the importance, influence and actions of Leontes. They predict what happen next in the play.
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Wintertime Matching Game for Christmas

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas worksheet, students examine 2 columns of words, each with 12 terms pertaining to winter or Christmas. Students draw a line to match the words that go together. Example: Santa Claus (sleigh).
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Japan and Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the art of Japan as it relates to Japanese culture and geography and then create individual postcards reflecting the information learned from the lesson. This lesson includes possible enrichments.
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Mazes: Hare

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this mazes worksheet, students exercise the best path to help a snow hare to find its winter coat while traveling through a maze.
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Summing up Winter!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review the concept of silent reading. Through modeling and guided practice, they follow four given steps in summarizing the beginning of a written passage. Then they continue to read the passage independently and follow the same...
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Words to Warm the Winter: Keeping Things Organized

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are in Literary Circles according to the book they've chosen and choose roles.
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Words to Warm the Winter: Characters Count!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders take part in a mini-lesson on characterization, discuss roles for Literary Circles and meet for the first true session of their Literary Circles.
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Olympic Games Snowboard Design: Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Arts, Global Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students gather information about a country and work as a team. They use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represents the country they pick. They explore locations, languages, flags, and emblems for various countries.
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Places and Spaces in Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and describe the houses of Baie Saint-Paul. They name the colors used and the shapes in the roof. Using a gable roof design, they draw their own house. They discover the architectrual elements in their own community...
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Fifth Grade Reading

For Teachers 5th
For this reading worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions where they read 1 page stories and answer comprehension questions. Students complete 25 questions.
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My Antonia: Guided Imagery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Willa Cather's novel My Antonia is full of vivid imagery. Encourage your pupils to visualize and translate images from the text into original writing with this guided imagery activity. Learners listen to an excerpt, take a moment to...
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Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
English language learners celebrate the seasons with games, songs, and readings. 
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Beginner Level Thanksgiving ESL Lesson Plan

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Thanksgiving is a cherished tradition in the United States and Canada. Introduce the beginnings of the Thanksgiving celebration with a resource that features reading comprehension activities, vocabulary exercises, and a short...
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Cyberbullying: Effects on Teens Across the Nation (Segment 3)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Free speech, privacy, and cyberbullying are the focus of a series of activities that prompt class members to engage in discussions about these interrelated topics. They view a segment from PBS’s series on bullying, read...
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Clay Whistles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school students. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric. Students...
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The Importance of Storytelling

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine how African Americans escaping slavery used storytelling to communicate. They listen to and read the lyrics for the song, Follow the Drinking Gourd, view the Reading Rainbow video, and write and illustrate their own story.

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