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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...
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Apples and Seasons

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify and interpret the idea that apples grow on trees and that these apple trees change as the seasons change. Then they gain knowledge of seasonal changes through a creative art experience for the students. Young...
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Game Shows in the Classroom

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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Rabbit's Good News Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a book and predict what the rabbit in the story will do next. They identify the objects he finds and how they are all related. They create their own butterflies to be put up on a bullentin board.
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Farm Stories, Animal Webbing, Favorite Farm Animal Graph

For Teachers K
Students brainstorm animals they would expect to see on a farm. They save these on a Kidspiration web. Students watch or read a farm story. They discuss the characters. Students vote for their favorite farm animal and crate a graph using...
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Stain Glass

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass instructional activity, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Students create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from...
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Rainsticks

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.
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Ta he thaw nu ha la tu-Traditional Oneida Song

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice singing a traditional Oneida song. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...
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Digital Portfolio

For Teachers K - 6th
Students work together using The Tool Factory Workshop to create memories for the entire school year. They (sixth graders) help the kindergarten with field day, grade level parties, local field trips, learning computer applications, and...
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A Big Book About Us

For Teachers K
Students work on fine-motor, creative-thinking and language skills as they share special photos and stories about their families with their classmates. Students create individual pages for a class book that will include drawings and photos.
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Grooming Is A Good Thing

For Teachers K
Students construct fly traps, collect house flies, and observe the flies grooming. They compare/contrast the fly's grooming techniques with their own. They develop a good grooming habits chart.
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Good Habits Grow in Room 3

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Pupils go out on a limb with these ideas for using a tree to recognize good behavior, celebrate holidays, and build skills. They recognize and celebrate the positive behavior of their peers.
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Sneetches by Dr. Seuss:

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students enter the classroom, half of them are given die-cut stars. They are told to keep the star for later. At the start of the day, the students with stars a piece of candy. Students brainstorm how it feels to get/not get a piece...
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Think Safe! Be Safe!

For Teachers K
Students predict, observe, and explain how pillbugs, grasshoppers, stink bugs, and humans stay safe and protect themselves.
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To Every Thing There Is A Season...

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use the artwork by Robert Harris to examine the four seasons. In groups, they identify the clothing worn in the artwork and create a dance which resembles the painting. They also practice reading a thermometer and identify...
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Appreciation Cards

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss jobs in which have impacted their lives directly. They create appreciation cards for a person who they believe needs appreciation. They give their cards to that person and share their reaction with the class.
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

For Teachers K
Students, through observation of crickets, recognize and use proper names for human and insect body parts. They compare and contrast parts of human and insect body parts.