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Subtract Using a Hundred Chart
In this subtraction practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use a hundred chart to complete.
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Teddy Bears Everywhere
Students explore the history of teddy bears. In this comprehension lesson, students bring a bear of their own to compare and contrast with their classmates. Students read book and discuss the events and draw pictures of the scenes.
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Blanket the Plains
Young scholars discuss vivid imagery in a story. In this figurative language lesson plan, students read samples of sensory language and then discuss the meaning of a piece of figurative language. Young scholars provide examples.
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Good Readers Visualize
Students explore reading. In this visualization activity, students practice, creating images in their minds while listening to the story The Vegetables Go To Bed, by Christopher King. They listen to the story and then draw what they...
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Writing a Letter to a Friend
First graders practice their letter writing skills by writing to a fictional character. In this formal writing lesson, 1st graders read the books The Jolly Postman and Frog and Toad are Friends to examine the different parts of a...
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A View from the Ground
Students look at a park from ground perspective. In this map skills lesson, students are introduced to a story about a girl at a park and make observations about the park based on a picture. This prepares students for the next lesson in...
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Animals You Can See at the Zoo
In this zoo animal worksheet, students read facts about different zoo animals then answer questions regarding the different animals.
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Mexico: One Land, Many Cultures
Students, through a variety of activities, discover the geography and culture of Mexico. They make maps, read folktales, write a journal, create pinatas and other artistic pieces, and review the history of Mexico.
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An Analysis of Jim Crow Laws and their Effects on Race Relations
First graders analyze the role of the Jim Crow laws on race relations. As a class, they are segregated based on the color shirt they have or some other simple criteria and wear either a square or circle sticker representing the majority...
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Seashell Homes
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Add Three 2-Digit Numbers
In this adding practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to add three 2-digit numbers.
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All About Me!
Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...
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Kindness Counts Book
Students make a book about kindness. In this character lesson, students read a story about kindness and discuss how it applies to life. Students complete a kindness counts page and then assemble them into a book. Students can deliver...
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Our Illuminated Alphabet
Students examine artwork and create their own. In this writing and illustrating lesson, students view illuminated letters from the Getty Museum's collection and discuss art vocabulary. Students examine the visual elements in the images...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes
Students identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects. In this geometry activity, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a chart of...
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We're All In This Together
Students discover what a coral reef is and the animals that live there. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students act out a story with ocean organisms. They answer questions that show the interdependency of the sea animals.
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My Manners Matter
Students examine behavior. For this polite manners lesson, students will determine appropriate responses to different situations they may experience at school. They will listen to the story My Manners Matter by Pat Thomas and contribute...
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Estimate Sums and Differences
In this estimating sums and differences practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
First graders gather on the story rug to listen to a story about Martin Luther King, Jr. As they gather, the teacher gives a cookie to some of the students, but not all of them. They discuss the unfairness of the cookie situation and...
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Speech and Language Samples
Students tell a story, describe a picture, share about a favorite toy from home and are recorded using an iPod with a voice recorder. They create a playlist of their voice and reading samples to illustrate progression over time.
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If At First You don't Succeed Try, Try Core Knowledge!
Students relate phrases and sayings to their life experiences. In this phrases and sayings lesson, students participate in activities and listen to stories to understand the meanings of each saying. One day is devoted to each saying.
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Let Freedom Sing: A patriotic Program for Grades 1-6
Students understand information and stories contained in patriotic songs. In this patriotic music lesson, students participate in grade appropriate lessons to understand the music and lyrics of patriotic songs. Students perform the...
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Arthur's Eyes
Students learn about the parts of the eye. In this eyes and vision lesson, students the story Arthur's Eyes and create a KWL chart about eyes. Students label the parts of the eye, examine the eyes of different animals to compare them...
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The Lion and the Mouse
Students write a story. In this critical thinking and writing activity, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.