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Build a Better Pencil

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore engineering by building a simple design in class. For this pencil creation lesson, students discuss their likes and dislikes with current writing utensils and design a new type of pencil. Students utilize arts and crafts...
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Sentences That Describe Pictures - 3

For Students K - 2nd
A simple multiple choice learning exercise, this resource deals with identifying emotions from body language and facial expressions. Learners are given three drawings of cartoon characters and they must decide whether each one is feeling...
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Mice are Nice 80

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars complete a variety of mouse-themed activities. They listen to stories, recite poetry, identify rhyming words, write sentences, create art projects, take a survey and design an original mousetrap.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners read The Gingerbread Man by Karen Lee Schmidt. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities that coincide with the reading of the book. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum

For Teachers K - 5th
Students take a trip to the local art museum. They discuss an artist's use of the elements of art in a work of art. Students are explained the difference between looking at a reproduction of work of art and looking at the original. ...
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The Art of Making Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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How Do You Say Hello?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students access an online resource to study how to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic. They complete a worksheet telling how to say hello in these three languages before practicing the proper pronunciation of each.
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Language and Literacy Support through Photography

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners experience creating realia with digital photos to increase their vocabularies. They practice creating meaningful digital photo books that the students can take home and read with their families. Each student interacts with a...
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students celebrate diversity. In this multicultural appreciation lesson, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.
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Oral Language

For Teachers K
Students explore rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students discuss rhyming words, brainstorm words that end with 'at,' read poems with rhyming words and create their own rhyming books.
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Food and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "No Blue Food" in this lesson plan. They then discuss Allegra, the main character, and her hesitation to try new foods. They participate in a matching game in which they match cards to determine a fruit...
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Directionality of Reading the English Language - School/Home Links

For Students K - 1st
In this literacy learning exercise, students working with a home learning partner, read the story, "Numbers." They follow along as the learning partner points to each word as it is read. They repeat each line after it is read to them.
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Paper Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the various techniques that studenT book illustrators utilize such as paper collage, die-cut pages, and object stencils for relief printing.
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Reading Readiness – Alphabet Recognition (Uppercase and Lowercase English)

For Students Pre-K - K
In this letter recognition worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters A-Z one time each.
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English Exercises: Food Activity

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this food vocabulary online worksheet, learners use drop down menus to name the food that is pictured in 14 examples. They complete 5 sentences with some or any, and unscramble 11 food words.
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Flexible Thinking - Squiggle Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students develop their creative abilities. In this creative thinking instructional activity, students examine different shapes and drawings and discuss what it makes them think of. Students create self confidence by thinking together in...
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Phonemic Awareness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Build your library of strategies and activities for teaching phonemic awareness with the ideas provided in this resource. Described here are five different activities to try out with your class.
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Pablita Indian Legends

For Teachers K - 3rd
Scholars are introduced to the characteristics of a legend. They read and discuss Old Father Story Teller by Pablita Velarde. Then, in groups, they write and illustrate a poem based on one of the legends from the book. This lesson plan...
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Visual Literacy: Using Images to Increase Comprehension

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
A colorful PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the topic of visual literacy. The eye-catching presentation begins with an overview of visual literacy and then provides some specific strategies to help enhance reading comprehension. As...
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Thinking Spelling

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
An etymology resource is packed with suggestions for activities designed to build phonological, visual, morphemic, and etymological spelling skills.
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Red is the Word!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Through the use of stories, artwork, and the KidPix program, youngsters explore the color word red, and engage in activities around the word. Teaching kindergartners about the color words can be so much fun. This could be adapted for any...
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Code Calling - Working Out New Words

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers practice deciphering new words by using context clues and grammatical rules. The online activity embedded in the plan is especially engaging, and should be enjoyable for all pupils who work through it. A good printable...
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Weekly Lesson Plan for Shared Reading

For Teachers K Standards
Reading is fun! Here, practice making predictions and instill concepts of print including the front of the book's features, the text's message, the connection between text and illustrations, and directionality with these daily reading...
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Newcomers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Explore emotions associated with moving to a new home with young learners. First they listen to the books Painted Words/Spoken Memories by Aliki and Going Home by Eve Bunting. Then they are invited to share their experiences as well as...

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