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Colored Sand Art

For Teachers K
Students trace images on paper with glue and then sprinkle on colored sand they have made to create sand art pictures.
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Sail, Sail, Sail Your Ship!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the book, Columbus Day, by Paul Showers and discuss the historical significance of Christopher Columbus. They create Columbus Day booklets, sing a Christopher Columbus song, and develop graphic organizers.
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Colonial America

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Internet sites about Colonial America, and create multimedia presentations.
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POP! Goes the Popcorn!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils complete a variety of activities based on examining corn and popcorn as one of the major crops of Kansas. They journal the results of the multidisciplinary activities in this unit.
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Myth-Conceptions

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars examine the myths and misconceptions surrounding early European colonists in the New World. They analyze images, artwork, and media relating to the early colonists and discuss their accuracy.
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Food Dictionary - Harvest Festival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore healthy foods and dictionary organization. Students create a list of healthy foods. They construct their own food dictionary, with illustrations. Students model how a dictionary page should be filled with a picture,...
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Coming to America

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils discover their families' reasons for coming to America. They view the video "Molly's Pilgrim" and discuss the story. They interview family members as to why they came to America.
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Home Sweet Home Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners examine the uniqueness of their family. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop social awareness, creative thinking, and fine-motor skills as they complete an activity regarding their families.
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Caring and Gratitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand the importance of being grateful for what they have. In this philanthropic lesson, students respond to a quote by Matthew McConaughey about gratitude. Students brainstorm a list of important things in their lives and...
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Months and Days Crossword

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this calendar worksheet, learners read 20 clues pertaining to the days of the week or months of the year. Students fit their answers into a crossword puzzle.
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Corn Sayings

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create corn sayings. In this visual arts lesson, students use kernel corn and other art materials to make autumn message artwork. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Presentations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students give presentations.  In this unit culmination lesson plan, students present their bridge projects to parents.  Students test their bridges and are evaluated using a rubric.
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Months of the Year

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this months of the year worksheet, students add missing letters to months, watch a video, fill in the blanks, unscramble words, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Mexican Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars celebrate Mexican holidays. For this global studies lesson, students collaborate to research the Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. Young scholars present their findings about the holidays and host classroom celebrations.
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Autumn Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary to definitions of words representing autumn. Students complete 20 matches total.
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students read I Love You the Purplest with the intent of recognizing vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students preview three 2-tier words, listening for each as the story is read, defining each and practicing recognizing...
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Communication Overload

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students take a trip through time to find out how language, and other ways of communicating, have evolved. They see how the specific technologies of e-mail and spam work and discover the most modern methods of blocking unwanted messages.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Coming to America

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students brainstorm motives for which people left their homeland to come to America listing all their ideas on the board. They listen to the story, "Coming to America", reflect on the story, and summarize the reason for the family...
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Keeping Students Focused During the Holiday Season

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
There are easy ways to make the day before a school break fun, exciting, and productive.
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Making Pencil Containers

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars get their cans and their Popsicle sticks and glue a Popsicle stick to the can and continue around the can until it is covered. They paint the Popsicle sticks any color they want or decorate it any way they choose. When...
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Everybody Needs Somebody

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students brainstorm feelings words and discuss what causes us to have feelings. Using artwork, they discuss how different artists show feelings and emotions. Using the internet, they research how other cultures express their feelings and...
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Forest Animals

For Teachers K
Students explore forest animals and their habitats. In this animal habitat instructional activity, students draw a forest on white paper and glue pictures of animals that roam in the forest
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Colored Sand Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students try different mediums to create works of art. Have students then decide what colors to put onto the glue. The colored sand can be sprinkles on by hand of shaken on by using salt or pepper shakers.

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