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Ncte Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An overview of the updates for the national standards for English Language Learners in a 21st century community. Set by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, this site includes elements of...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Dorothea Lange Curriculum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An incredible Dorothea Lange resource, this site has it all. It contains lesson plans, an image bank, a biography, a timeline, and even a set of guidelines for discussing photography.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Looking at Portraits Curriculum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A really great site to explore for teachers and students. It contains lesson plans, discussion questions, as well as an image bank.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade K: From Seed to Plant

For Teachers K Standards
Students gather information from a variety of texts- literary and informational- to describe the connection between people, events, ideas, and pieces of information. Students are introduced to life cycles by learning about how a plant...
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Aia Michigan: Architecture: It's Elementary!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The It's Elementary! curriculum guide is home to numerous lesson plans and activities designed for teaching architecture to students in grades K-5. You'll find activities involving math, science, visual art, and social studies. Includes...
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PBS

Pbs: Quilts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you've never thought of quilts as art, then you need to visit this site. These pages show quilts from across American over the last 100 years. Includes interviews with many contemporary quilters. You'll also find reports from teachers...
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Center for Assessment: Learning Progressions Frameworks in Ela & Literacy [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This project has attempted to describe research-based pathways for learning that can guide lesson planning, and curriculum and assessment development K-12. Includes a working definition of learning progressions.
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Minecraft Edu

For Teachers K - 1st
Created by teachers for classroom use and officially supported by Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, MinecraftEdu contains a set of powerful yet simple tools to fine-tune the Minecraft experience for learning. Teachers in over 40...
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Wv Department of Education: Teacher Resources for Educational Excellence (Tree)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is is a one-stop, grade-specific site highlighting WV College- and Career-Readiness Standards and resources that are essential to the classroom teacher. The resources include grade-specific lessons, professional learning, and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning does not take place only in the classroom. Learning occurs naturally, every day! This KET collection uses original animation and wonderful, visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art, and...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Creating Text Sets for Whole Class Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn what makes a strong English language arts (ELA) curriculum by creating text sets for the whole-class instruction.
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The New Children's Museum: Clay Houses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will create a unique miniature dwelling out of clay. This project can be connected to the class curriculum.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Take One Picture Pshe & Citizenship

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These project ideas demonstrate how art can be a starting point for so many different learning opportunities. See example of art pieces that center around friendship and citizenship.
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Post Gazette: Creativity Trumps Analytical Skills in New Economy, Expert Says

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In an ever growing trend towards teaching 21st-century skills, it is more and more evident that creative thinking skills are as important as ever in the workplace. This article discusses the role arts education must have in the...
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Creativity Trumps Analytical Skills in New Economy, Expert Says

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In an ever growing trend towards teaching 21st-century skills, it is more and more evident that creative thinking skills are as important as ever in the workplace. This article discusses the role of arts education must have in the...
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Children's Music Workshop: Twelve Benefits of Music Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The benefits of music education are revealed in many studies. This article briefly lists 12 benefits of the value of music education, some of which relate to 21st century skills. In addition, users have access to a list of other music...
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Can Teach

Can Teach: Novel and Picture Book Ideas (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers K - 1st
Novels and picture books are great ways to teach across the curriculum. This site lists about 75 novels and picture books around which CanTeach has constructed lesson ideas and plans. All grade levels indicated.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colonial, Federal and Modern England

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site is a detailed lesson plans for teachers who want to teach their students about the changing images of childhood in America. It talks about the Colonial, Federal and Modern England periods.
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Introduce Vocabulary: My School's a Zoo

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A unique and flexible way to introduce vocabulary. The instructor introduces three new words to the class, then as the book My School's a Zoo by Stu Smith, is read, the students raise their hands when they hear the new words. The...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Readers' Theatre for Kapiti Plain

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Paolo Uccello

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'St. George and the Dragon' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and...
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery: Primary Teachers' Notes: W. Hogarth: The Graham Children [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Notes provide useful background information about the group portrait of the Graham children painted by Hogarth in 1742. Includes ideas to extend the study of the painting to other disciplines.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Touring Partnership Exhibition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Five paintings and their artists are discussed in these notes. Also included are some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Degas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'Beach Scene' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.

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