American Institute of Architects
Architecture: It's Elementary!—First Grade
Build an interest and appreciation for architecture in your young learners with this fun 10-lesson art unit. Engaging children in using their five senses, the class first observes the environment around them, paying special attention to...
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Modesto City Schools Library Lesson Plan
Students read and understand a variety of genres in a library setting. In this library activity lesson, students act as detectives and use clues in text and pictures to hypothesize the title of the missing book for the library reading...
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Poems: calligrams
Have fun with shape poems! First and second graders write calligrams that add to the meaning of their poems. Great for your poetry unit or if you want to combine poetry and art lessons.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Weather Watch Activity Guide: Groundhog Day
Exactly what do groundhogs know about weather? Not as much as your science students will after completing these lessons and activities that cover everything from the earth's rotation and the creation of shadows, to cloud...
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Pizza Biography
A biography writing lesson with a tasty twist! Kids create a "visual biography" in which each pizza slice represents a paragraph, and toppings represent supporting details. They learn research techniques, note-taking skills, and how to...
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A Center Approach to Poetry
Students experience the different types of poetry in order to classify them. In this poetry lesson, students discover the multiple types of poetry while reading in the library. Ultimately, the students create their own poetry and share...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 2 : Case Book: Catch That Hazard!!!
Students explore toxic hazards. In this personal health lesson, students discover appropriate uses for household chemicals as they identify potentially harmful products in their homes.
Museum of Tolerance
Immigration Journeys
Through the journey of four stories of immigration, scholars complete graphic organizers and apply knowledge to create a visual representation of their findings on a large poster. Third and fourth readers write a letter to their family...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 1: Introduction to Common Household Chemical Hazards
Students participate in ToxMystery, a computer game, where they discover potential environmental health hazards in rooms of a common household. For this lesson on household safety, students first brainstorm possible hazards in the...
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A Shape-Note Singing Lesson
Students discover the shape-note method of singing. In this reading and notating music lesson plan, students learn the four shapes of the shape-note method and the tradition of Sacred Harp singers. Students sing the shapes of "Yankee...
Museum of Disability
The Right Dog for the Job
Here, dog lovers can enjoy an educational lesson about the ways puppies are trained to become service and guide dogs. Based on The Right Dog for the Job by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, the lesson provides discussion questions for learners...
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Reading Charts
How well can your third graders interpret data from a chart? Use this straightforward learning exercise to reinforce problem-solving skills. After reading a school schedule, pupils answer ten questions about the information in the chart....
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Symmetry
Enhance your geometry lesson by working with shapes. Fourth graders follow lines of symmetry to complete ten shapes, most of them currently triangles. Have pupils color each half of their shapes to reinforce the idea of symmetry!
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Rounding Decimals, from Hundredths Place to Whole Numbers
An efficient and straightforward decimals learning exercise! Young learners round amounts of money and measurements to the nearest dollar or meter. Each section contains 20 problems, making it easy to divide up this asignment into...
DK Publishing
Multiplying and Dividing by 10, Part 3 - Using the 10 Times Table
Challenge your third graders on the 10 times tables. Given three numbers at the top of each table, learners fill in the missing numbers to complete three more multiplication and division problems. This resource is a great way to extend...
DK Publishing
Real-Life Word Problems, Part 2
Are you looking for word problems to fit into your Common Core math lesson? Use this resource to assess your third graders' problem-solving skills. They read 14 word problems involving multiplication and division, and write the answers...
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Subtraction Practice, Part 5
Use this basic worksheet to practice two-digit subtraction in your second grade class. Learners solve three sections of problems, two of which involve money symbols, and write their answers in space provided. All problems are written in...
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Properties of Polygons, Parallel Sides, and Right Angles
Have fun with shapes! Third graders read a set of instructions and circle the shape in the description. They work on recognizing parallel sides and right sides. Use this resource as homework after your geometry lesson.
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Showing Decimals
Introduce decimals to your fourth grade class with a learning exercise that provides four number lines for them to complete. A list of decimals have already been plotted on the number lines; learners only need to label each point. This...
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Understanding Place Value
Your fourth graders can write smaller numbers, but what about five-digit numbers? Practice writing expanded forms of large numbers with these activities. They work on place value skills, as well as written numbers. A great activity to...
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Telling Time, Part 2
Compare time on an analog clock and a digital clock with a learning exercise that prompts third graders to write the given times into both clocks. An example at the top of the page demonstrates how to write the time for both clocks. A...
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Working with Coins #2
Practice money math with a helpful worksheet. Illustrations of coins, along with word problems, keep second graders focused on adding and subtracting different amounts of money. An excellent homework assignment to reinforce your money...
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Multiplying Larger Numbers by 1-Digit Numbers
Introduce multiplication with large numbers to your fourth grade class. A straightforward worksheet provides three and four-digit numbers, multiplied by one-digit numbers, to help transition your learners into more difficult...
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Putting Numbers in Order
Can your second graders put these 2 and 3-digit numbers in order from least to greatest? Fifteen sets of four numbers help them practice their place value, as well as their ordering skills. A great way to get them ready for more complex...