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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This multi-media visual and language arts lesson offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Weather and Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Learners study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Navajo Weaving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Intergrating dance into your social studies lesson on the Navajo culture will give your students a glimpse into another way of life. They will use their knowledge of loom weaving, Native Americans, and creative dance to express these...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Brass Instruments and Pitch

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy making their own brass instrument with this interesting lesson plan. Objectives include what factors affect the pitch of brass instruments and what determines pitch.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: A Listening Doll

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson plan, students explore the tradition of Pueblo "Listening dolls" and create their own version of this historical tradition. Also contains a rubric, extensions, and books to use as references.
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FNO Press

From Now On: Filling the Tool Box

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dr. Jamie McKenzie offers this comprehensive look at how to help students develop questioning skills. Practical suggestions for how to implement the ideas are also included.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

It's Elementary! Stomping and Romping With Shakespeare

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this elementary school-age lesson plan, children will learn about rhythm and meter through the lines of William Shakespeare. Students will recite and "act out" the song lines from "A Winter's Song" found in Love's Labour's Lost and "A...
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Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mammals Get Their Chance

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, animations of an asteroid hitting Earth are used to illustrate this widely accepted theory of dinosaur extinction and the resulting conditions that favored mammals.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bird Food and Bird Beaks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are almost as many types of bird beaks as there are types of food that birds like to eat. This collection of images shows a wide range of beaks and the types of foods handled by each.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Colorful Creatures

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For animals, bright, flashy coloration can serve as a warning or as an invitation. Either way, colorful skin, feathers, and scales yell, "Notice me!" This collection of images shows examples of some of the world's most colorful creatures.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bird Beak Gallery

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of images of ten different birds illustrates the diversity of bird beaks.
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Professional Doc
LD Online

Ld Online: Your Child's Iep: Practical and Legal Guidance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A complete and extensive parent guide to the IEP process, laws and regulations, and components of an IEP. The article provides pages of information on IEP's, and serves as an excellent reference for parents.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Canada Goose

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read all about Canadian geese at this fun and interesting site! What do Canadian geese look like? How do they behave? Where do they live? Learn the answers to all of these questions, and more!
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Handout
US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: Glossary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A glossary of words commonly encountered when reading about educational research. Either scroll through the complete list or go to a specific letter, then click on the word and a definition will be provided.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Tips

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From managing the technology to tips for transporting video files, this resource offers practical advice and strategies for video use.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Water Is Absorbed by Dried Beans?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this cooking and food science fair project, measure how the water content of dried beans changes with time. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pet Poll: A Taste Test for Fluffy and Fido

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this mammalian biology science fair project, students will determine which brand, type, or flavor of treats their pet prefers. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Whirl Y Bird vs. Whale Y Bird

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Improve the design of a very simple aircraft, the whirlybird, and learn about hydrodynamics and biomimicry in this science experiment. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Bouba Kiki Effect

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
It may be possible for certain symbolic characteristics, like sharpness and roundedness, to cross language barriers. In this experiment you will investigate the Bouba-Kiki Effect to find out if abstract visual properties can be linked to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: All About Lizards Lesson Plan

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the diversity of lizards in terms of characteristics, behavior, and habitat. Activities feature five species of lizards and their special body structures needed for survival.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella V.1 [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella V.1, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Jack, the Cunning Thief [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of the Celtic fairy tale, Jack, the Cunning Thief, is provided on this script. Seventeen character roles are needed in this performance.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Living Things and Their Needs: Need or Want?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn the difference between wanting something and needing something in order to survive. The lesson can be downloaded in PDF format.