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Story Place: The Riddle Quest Print Out Activity: Who's Hat
In this activity, students match types of hats to the people who would wear them.
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Story Place: The Mammal Marathon Print Out Activity: License Plates Puzzle
This activity asks students to read, decipher, and write the meaning of vanity license plates.
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Story Place: Stand Up Crocodile
This activity offers a template and directions for students to make a stand-up crocodile.
Other
Imagin on Fun and Games: Create a Crane [Pdf]
Follow these simple directions for making a three-dimensional crane out of paper.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Five Hungry Crocodiles
In this interactive story readers help feed five hungry crocodiles by selecting the stated color fish.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Paper Bag Monkey Puppet
Students can use this template to make a paper bag monkey puppet.
NASA
Nasa: El Nino Pudding!
Resource provides a fun project on El Nino. "You have probably heard people blame "El Nino" for everything from bad weather to lost homework. Now we are going to "blame El Nino" for inspiring a delicious and colorful dessert."
NASA
Nasa: Make Star Cookies
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on stars and cookies. "Make these yummy star cookies with genuine star-colored centers you can see through." Plus, learn interesting facts about...
NASA
Nasa: Testing a New Spacecraft Material
This is a site from NASA that provides an activity where "You have invented a new material to use for the fuel tanks on the spacecraft. But before you send your new material into the harsh environment of space, you must test it on Earth...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Measurement Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart begins focusing on measurement and continues on to following directions, rhyming, alphabet cheer and Big Books.
Can Teach
Can Teach Student Activity: A Variety of Bug Catchers
This web site presents four different sets of directions for how to make bug catchers. Teachers could use these to direct students, or students can follow the directions on their own.
Can Teach
Can Teach Lesson Plan: A Variety of Bird Feeders
In this lesson plan, students and teachers are given 5 different ways to make bird feeders.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Ncrel Anticipation: Reaction Guide
A model of a quick survey to give students to help them activate their prior knowledge of subject matter. Alter this survey to suit your particular subject.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Follow Directions and Draw
In this lesson plan young scholars will practice and understand the importance of giving and listening to clear and concise directions. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Follow Directions and Draw (Lesson Plan)
Have your students practice writing directions, then listening to and comprehend those directions with this lesson plan.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Lessons: How Germs Spread [Pdf]
Ready-to-print PDF explaining how germs are spread, listing common contagions, and explaining the world-wide problems that can be caused by contagious diseases.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Following Directions
Through this lesson plan, students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of following directions.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Three Country Critters Print Out Activity
The Three Country Critters are lost in the woods. Help them find their way to the log house, but watch out for the dangerous villains.
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Story Place: Little Red Hightops Print Out Activity: Sports Match
Match the sports equipment to the correct object.
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Storyplace: Dottie Dalmatian
In this activity, students connect to numbered dots to create a picture of Dottie Dalmatian.
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Story Place: Duck Water Scoop
Make a duck water scoop using a plastic milk carton, permanent markers, and the instructions.
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Story Place: Color Concentration Game
This activity provides templates and directions for making color concentration cards to be used in playing a color-match concentration game.
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Story Place: Paper Plate Fish
In this activity students follow directions to create a paper plate fish.
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Story Place: Reversible Gorilla Stick Puppet
This activity allows students to create reversible gorilla stick puppets using the template and directions provided.