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Aborigine Dot Turtles
First graders create Aboriginal Dot Turtles using wax colors or crayons. The class discusses Aboriginal stories and art as a way to practice design. This instructional activity can be done in two 30-minute instructional activity segments.
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Coming to America
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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Insect or Spider?
Students compare and contrast the difference between insects and spiders. After a brief class discussion, students complete an activity matching the body parts of an insect and the body parts of a spider. Worksheet with answer key is...
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Short "u" vowel
First graders successfully build words containing the short "u" vowel. They connect letter cards with an accuracy of 90%. Students build on phonics as well. They encounter within this lesson sequencing.
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Phonics and Letter ID
Students identify at least 46 of the 54 upper and lower case letters of the alphabet by name, sound, or example of a word that letter starts.
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Report Writing in Primary Grades
Students listen and restate facts from a text. They gather and organize information as a class. They create a report and present it to their classmates.
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Weather and Climate
Students identify the words plain and climate and discuss what would happen if it never rained. Students identify and interpret the weather in Poland and create a web illustrating various weather patterns. Students write a 4-line poem...
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Phonics- Y as /igh/ or /ee/
First graders discover vowel /y/. In this phonics instructional activity, 1st graders will use Fancy Nancy, Poison Ivy Expert, to generate a list of words with vowel /y/. Students will sort the words according to the vowel sound.
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Water Quest
Young scholars visit the Hydrology Study Site, conduct a visual survey to discover info about local land use and water quality, and document their findings by mapping the water body. They use this investigation to raise questions for...
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Water Walk
Learners follow the appropriate sampling protocol and take two measurements of a local water source. These measurements are Transparency and Temperature. This info about local land use and/or water chemistry issues may require further...
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Bread for Your Head
Students organize information about bread after tasting different kinds of bread. They ask questions of what they do not know about bread and draw their favorite type of bread.
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Butterflies
Students will explore the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly by raising their own. They will incorporate math, science, and language arts as they graph, pattern, journal, observe, and artistically create.
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Chinese Kites
First graders investigate the concept of kite making in the culture of China. They design and create their own kites. The purposes of making kites is discussed and the question of a kite's functionality is covered.
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My Book of Thanksgiving Words
In these mini-book activity worksheet, students create a Thanksgiving word mini-book that includes the words stuffing, Mayflower, Pilgrims, corn, Native Americans, and turkey. Students also write their own Thanksgiving word and draw a...
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Dinosaurs
Young scholars research and identify the characteristics of a variety of dinosaurs. They participate in a class discussion about dinosaurs, analyze and examine fossils, and conduct research using a variety of sources to write and present...
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Weather and Seasons
Students look through pictures to examine the seasons and seasonal activities which include the Salish months and traditional activities for each month. They also discover why certain activities are done at the same time each year and...
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Contribution to the Beautification of Parma
First graders participate in beautification project in their local area. In this community service lesson, 1st graders plan and prepare a flower planting project for a low income area of their city. They practice arranging flowers in...
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Spelling For Homeschool
Students use their spelling words in a variety of ways such as repetition, spelling puzzles, and spelling sentences. In this spelling lesson plan, students do a spelling activity for each day of the week.
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Let it Snow!
Students participate in various activities in the snow to determine how snow affects our lives, what we wear in the snow, and what activities we can enjoy in the snow. Lesson includes many resource links.
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Learning New Definitions
Students are introduced to new vocabulary. Then they are to guess what the words mean without using a dictionary. They organize words into a graphic organizer.
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The Schoolyard Safari
Students engage in a lesson plan to find out more information about insects. They collect and observe different insects found on school property. They research the insects once they have been classified. Also a video is used to create a...
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Kind Kangaroo
In this phonics worksheet, students look at 5 pictures and determine if they hear the sound of the letter k in each picture. Students choose "yes" or "no" and circle their answer.
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Dancing Dinosaur: The Letter D
For this letter d worksheet, students color in designated colors - the d's found on a picture in various places - then circle yes or no to tell whether things begin with the d sound.
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Cool Cat: The Letter C
For this letter C worksheet, students color "c's" found on a picture of a cat . Students then circle yes or no beneath pictures to tell if they hear the hard c sound at the beginning of each.