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Music Appreciation Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the freedom of dance by performing physical expression with music.  In this physical education lesson, students discuss ways their body can make noise such as snapping, patting, or stomping.  Students utilize...
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Flexible Thinking - Squiggle Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students develop their creative abilities. In this creative thinking lesson plan, students examine different shapes and drawings and discuss what it makes them think of. Students create self confidence by thinking together in groups.
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Transforming Fairy Tales - Lesson 5: Creating a character template

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a character template for their fairy tale. In this character lesson, 2nd graders using the Paint program on the computer to create their character. They use this character throughout their pictures without needing...
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Reading Lesson Plan: Happy Rocks

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students receive welcome gifts. In this happy rock instructional activity, students get the smooth stone rocks as gifts from their teacher. Students also receive welcome poems.
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Bible Lesson on the Christian Walk and Flight

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore organized religion by reading excerpts from the Bible. In this Christianity  lesson, students listen to their instructors praise Jesus Christ and describe "The Christian Walk." Students view images of flying animals...
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Lesson Four: Developing a Narrative Writing Piece

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice writing a narrative piece. In this narrative writing lesson, 2nd graders fill out a Rough Draft Organizer then write a narrative composition. Students then conference with the teacher to show their personal...
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Lesson Five:Determining Ideas and Adding Details

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create their own writing pieces. In this narrative lesson, 2nd graders use a graphic organizer to come up with ideas and details. They practice writing topic sentences.
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Lesson One: Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part One)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to poetry to find rhyme and rhythm. In this poetry activity, 2nd graders listen to different types of poetry and find how they are alike. They look for rhyming words and create their own rhymes. 
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Lesson Two: Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part Two)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find rhythm and rhyme in poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, 2nd graders listen to different poems to find the rhyming words. They play a memory game and try to find two words that rhyme. 
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Lesson Six: Always Allow Alliteration (Part Two)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice alliteration. In this alliteration lesson, 2nd graders listen to poetry that has alliteration in it and discuss what they hear. They create their own alliterations in small groups. 
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Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate the characteristics of a realistic fiction piece. They are asked comprehension questions during and after...
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Arthur and His Pals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Arthur, the main character in Marc Brown’s books, is the star of this lesson. Pairs of researchers select one character from the Arthur series and use the internet to access Brown’s web site and learn more about their chosen character....
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Long Vowel Phoneme - ay

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kindergarteners spell patterns of the long vowel phoneme /ay/. After listenting to The Birthday Day, learners work together to construct a class book that utilizes words that end in /ay/. Since the /ay/ phoneme is used so much...
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Long Vowel Phoneme - i_e

For Teachers K - 2nd
The vowel/consonant/vowel combination of /i_e/ is one of the most common in our language. In this lesson, kindergarterners share the book, The Doctor's Line to gain practice in reading these kind of words. A brainstorm session...
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Accordion-Book Summary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Introduce your young readers to the book review. Groups of writers practice the basic steps of writing a book report and complete an Accordion-Book Summary activity. The lesson includes book report basics and directions to make...
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What Did You Say?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Work on punctuation such as placing quotation marks around direct quotes, and inserting commas to set off a quotation. The lesson includes a printable activity sheet and additional practice sentences.

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