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Author Study
Students work collaboratively to create PowerPoint presentations on an author of their choice. This lesson is written for a first and third grade joint project with students pairing up across grade levels.
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Enhancing Literacy with Podcasting
Pupils write stories, print hard copies, and use the GarageBand program to add music and record the narrations. A handout to download, of instructions is included in this early-elementary lesson.
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Human Body Parts
Students create body cutouts of themselves and label specific internal and external organs/parts that are covered in class in this exciting lesson on Human Anatomy. Digital cameras and pictures of various internal organs are required.
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Awesome Spelling
Learners are introduced to spelling words as a whole class by viewing a PowerPoint. They spell the word, repeat and spell the word again as a whole class. Pupils create a sentence orally using the list of words. Students work in small...
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Classroom Museum
Students investigate various aspects of culture. They collect artifacts from various resources as an ongoing project throughout the school year. Students reflect upon the differences in cultures and subject areas as they conduct research...
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Map Reading
After examining a map from 1803 and 2003, they explore how to become map readers. They describe what they see on the map from 1803 and compare the information to the map from 2003. Learners create their own map of the neighborhood that...
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The Very Busy Spider-Pattern
Young scholars explore two- and three-dimensional shapes. For this very busy spider lesson, students read the story and then create a spider web pattern of their own. The webs must use a symmetrical pattern. Additional activities for...
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Nike Transitions
Students discuss the use of transitions in film and video using prior knowledge, a Nike film, and a teacher-created iMovie as examples. The instructional activity ends with the creation of student iMovies using transitions.
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Graphing Water Temperature
Students graph water temperature using probe software and a Palm on a class field trip to a lake or pond. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with high school science students and the use of ImagiProbe software.
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I Am An Animal: Where Do I Live?
Students make an alphabet booklet using the computer to find pictures and facts about farm animals, zoo animals and pets. They write facts about the animals: where they live, what they eat, their coloring, etc.
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Habitat Movies
Students create movies of various habitats and animals using their knowledge of the subject and the computer program iMovie. Emphasis is placed on cooperative learning and research.
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Creating Plants
Students create their own plants and write about them using digital cameras, AppleWorks, and the educational program Kid Pix. Emphasis is placed on the creative process and reflective writing.
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Plant Journal
Young scholars measure the daily growth of plants in this technology-based science lesson plan that uses Timeliner to record student data. The lesson plan allows students practice at basic computer skills (typing/data entry).
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Clouds
Young scholars read the "Cloud Book" by Tomie de Paola and create a map of clouds identifying atmospheric conditions, color and type, and what type of weather each cloud indicates. Emphasis is placed on the use of Kidspiration.
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Routing Explorers
Pupils read excerpts from an explorer's journal and then become investigators and navigators themselves. Students answer questions about the difficulties and time it took for the explorers to travel from Washington to New Orleans and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Fresh Pick Challenge: Logical Lunch
By using their deductive reasoning skills, children can help Henry and Avril pack a perfect picnic lunch. This activity will provide them with ways to use clues to solve a problem, group objects based on several attributes, and...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Got It
Sharpen your logical thinking and see if you can figure out the strategy to get to the target number before the computer.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game: Tandem
Sharpen your problem solving and strategy skills playing this game. There is a "printable page" link if you want to print it out to help you work with the problem.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Fifteen
Sharpen your problem solving and strategy skills playing this interactive game, Fifteen. The rules are simple but the game requires some thinking if you want to beat the computer. There is a "Printable Page," link if you want to print it...
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Mixed Up Socks
Your reasoning skills will come in handy as you find solutions to these "sock" problems. Solutions are available on this one page website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Khun Phaen Escapes to Freedom
This interactive game is based on a famous character in a Thai legend. See if you can figure out how he escaped! You will have to use your problem solving and spatial relationship skills to figure out this one.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Penta Place
Sharpen your logic and pattern recognition skills while working on this challenge. Solution included.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Pumpkin Patch
Sharpen your problem solving and strategy skills playing this Somali game, Pumpkin Patch. The rules are simple but the game requires some thinking. There is a "Get Printable Page," link at the top to print out the materials you need.