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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Navajo Weaving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
After studying Navajo weaving and listening to the story "Ten Little Rabbits," learners create their own interpretive dances. Contains an assessment checklist and extensions ideas.
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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Seven Selfish Shellfish

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This video segment from Between the Lions features a classic tongue twister: a type of wordplay that helps children tune their ears to language and the sounds within words. [0:29]
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Bar Graph

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson is designed to give students practice creating and reading bar graphs as well as understanding how to accurately represent a graph with appropriate units.
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Website
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: Toxic Trees: Just How Toxic Is That Black Walnut Tree?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this plant biology science fair project is to make and test an herbicide made from the leaves of the black walnut tree and investigate the toxicity of black walnut trees.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Are You in Hot Water? Use Solar Energy to Heat Your Own Water

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this science fair project is to build batch solar collectors from different colors of plastic bags and see which collector is the most efficient in heating water.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Super Why: Princess Presto Spectacular Sounds Bingo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this bingo game, listen for the sounds of the letters and click on the correct letter; when you have completed all the letters, a picture is revealed.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Seeing Seeds [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An exploration for younger students into the diversity of seeds and what is inside a seed. Includes extension activities.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur's Christmas [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's children's book, Arthur's Christmas, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Eugene Triviza's children's picture book, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Bill Luttrel's children's book, Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Resources and Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson plan students will observe, examine, discuss and draw a walking stick insect or acrawfish in its natural environment in order to understand resources and animals.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Hearing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What causes sound? How do our ears detect sound? How do our brains recognize sound? In this lesson learners investigate hearing and discover that sensory receptors in the ears collect sound information and transmit it to the brain, and...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Mister Rogers Show & Tell Newspaper Doll

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tracing a child's body helps a child know where their his or her body begins and ends. This awareness is the first stage of self-control. Follow this activity to help your child understand this life skill.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Build a Family Album (Scrapbook)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ideas for creating memorable family albums using the talents of all family members. Downloadable scrapbook basics as well as twenty different album templates to help you get started.
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Rubric
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Rubrics for the Art Teacher

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to websites for creating and scoring rubrics, articles and information about rubrics, rubric templates and generators, and samples of art rubrics.
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Website
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Christmas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Christmas, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and links to Christmas arts and crafts lessons and resources.
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Website
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Easter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Easter, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Easter arts and crafts lessons and resources.
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Website
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Halloween

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Halloween and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Halloween arts and crafts lessons.
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Lesson Plan
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The main page for this site's section on lesson plans. It describes how to build an art lesson plan and has links to lesson collections for all grade bands, for substitute teachers, integration with drama, cartoon drawing, assessment,...