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What Can I Do?
Students identify how they are feeling and deal with feelings constructively. In this conflict resolution lesson, students explore their feelings through discussion. Students read and complete the What Can I Do? e-sheet. Students "think...
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Sense of Sight Lesson
Students sequence what they saw in the book Maisy's Nature Walk. For this sequencing lesson plan, the teacher reads the book and the children listen and observe. Once the book is read, the students have to sequence what Maisy saw on her...
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An American Scene Painter
Students study the work of American scene painter Charles Burchfield. In this visual arts lesson plan, students research the nature paintings of Burchfield and then paint their own watercolor scenes in his style.
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Honey Bees and Communication
Did you know that honey bees dance to communicate information? Do you know why bees use hexagons to build their hives? The Honeybee Man, Brilliant Bees, and Show me the Honey provide background information on how honey bees communicate....
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Growing a Rainforest in Our Classroom
Give your classroom decor a boost with a rainforest themed mural highlighting what class members learned through their five senses—taste, touch, see, smell, and hear. Scholars create a rainforest filled with trees and animals using their...
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Patterns
Students create and extend patterns. In this pattern instructional activity, students learn to identify patterns using multiple senses. Students work at centers in small groups to explore and extend their understanding of patterns.
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LESSON 4: Looks Like Respect, Sounds Like Respect, Feels Like (K-2)
Young scholars show competency in Art objectives by designing and creating props (glasses-looks, ears-headband, and [feel] texture board) for each of the given senses.
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The Beagle Brigade
Learners brainstorm how to handle conflict scenario. In this character education lesson, students read a story and respond as to how the characters should handle the conflict. Learners examines feelings of characters and the choices...
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Planting Phil's Garden
Young scholars study how to care for plants. In this plant care instructional activity, students observe a plant care demonstration and examine flowers using their senses. They listen to Janet Wakefield's, What If Everybody Gave? They...
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Homes for Hermit Crabs
Students discover the differences between hermit crabs and mollusks and identify their parts. After reading a story about hermit crabs, they complete an anatomy worksheet. For another activity, students fold and cut a diagram of a hermit...