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What is a Living Thing?
In this living things worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in statements describing the characteristics of living things.
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Worksheet 34
In this math activity, students find the plane perpendicular to the path (t2, t, cos 2πt) at time t = 1/4. Then they determine the location in which the object is moving the fastest.
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An Introduction to Sonata
In this music instructional activity, students read an excerpt about the classical sonata and how it is defined. They also respond to seven questions based on what they read in the excerpt about sonata.
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Animal Alphabet Book
Students identify each letter of the alphabet. They listen as the teacher reads an animal alphabet picture book. Students listen to the alphabet song. They create their own movements for the alphabet song. Students are asked to name...
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Mask Project
Learners discuss "mime" before playing a game in which they make the body movement and gestures of a large animal while a classmate guesses what they are imitating. Next, they design and make masks of an animal face while studying the...
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Somebody's Knocking At My Door
Students perform animal sounds and movements, demonstrate a steady beat using both feet, and perform portions of the song "Somebody's Knocking At My Door" in this Music lesson for the Kindergarten classroom. State and National Standards...
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All About Me - 2
Students recognize beat vs. no beat, sing and improvise on do, me, so, and la, and perform creative movement to music in this Kindergarten Music instructional activity. Emphasis is placed upon the Wiggy Wiggy Wiggles CD and creative...
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Shoes And Singin
Students analyze rhythmic patterns (beat versus no beat), sing an echo song on Solfege syllables, improvise melodies, and express music through creative movement. This lesson plan is written to meet State and National Standards for the...
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Students respond to movement cues in the rhyme "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear", perform steady beat patterns on body percussion, and sing sol-mi patterns in a chant in this Kindergarten music lesson. Emphasis is on meeting State and National...
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Halloween Songs
Students perform a dance (La Raspa) from a different culture while maintaining a steady beat, sing "Halloween Night" with accurate pitch and good breath support, and imitate a body percussion part for the song "Monster Mash" in this...
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Night On Bald Mountain
Students sing songs, improvise musical responses, maintain steady beats, and move to music in this Halloween Music lesson for the Kindergarten classroom. Emphasis is placed upon meeting State and National Standards in Music.
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Turkey Songs
Students listen critically to music and answer questions about the music, sing a song on so, mi, la and do with a constant pitch center, and maintain steady beats in this Kindergarten Music Lesson. State and National Standards are...
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Science Inquiry - Raisins and Sprite
First graders work in pairs to complete a science experiment involving raisins and Sprite. The pairs predict what they think happens when they put their raisin in a cup of Sprite. The students complete the scientific inquiry by drawing...
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The Joy of the Body
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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Dance Transitions
Students create a small group dance that addresses free-flowing techniques and transitions for in-class performance. This activity meets state arts standards and includes rubric for assessment.
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Movement Adventure
Students discover movement and pantomime techniques in this adventurous story telling experience for kindergarten. Assessment is done through a short question and answer session and students drawing the "adventure".
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Directing Me
First graders practice the language of directions and positions in this unit. They follow sequences in which they rotate their bodies and other objects through quarter and half turns while participating in games.
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Scatter Cat!
First graders read the story Hairy MacLary, Scatter Cat by Lynley Dodd, to provide a context in which to use the language of movement and position and to provide opportunities to move themselves as they act out parts of the story.
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Simple Machines
First graders study and describe simple machines such as the hammer, screwdriver, nutcracker, bottle opener and scissors and select the appropriate tool for a particular type of work.
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Pushes and Pulls
Learners discuss and investigate how various vehicles move. In a small groups, students then create a wheeled vehicle and find a way to make it move using various resources provided by the teacher.
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Social Studies: Regions of the United States
Third graders create Powerpoint presentations of various geographic regions of the United States. They focus on the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions. Students combine their individual slides into a class presentation.
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Move Your Muscles!
Students, through teacher lecture and class discussion, explore the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on these muscles. They explain what happens to muscles in outer space and describe the...
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Forces and Movement
Students examine types of forces and movements. They identify different causes that can affect movement and speed. They create their own predictions about they believe to be the outcome of an experiment.
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Fitness Lab
Students complete several physical fitness stations. Students identify which activities increased their heart rates from a resting level. Stations include jumping jacks, sit-ups, running in place, stretching, and body fat measurements.