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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Teaching the Life Cycle of a Butterfly Using the Kinesthetic Approach to Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The power of movement and silence is learned as small groups create a drama showcasing the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Syllable Hopscotch

For Teachers K - 1st
Let your little learners move while they practice breaking words into syllables or chunks. Place a hopscotch "board" on the floor (this can be done with tape). Your class takes turns choosing picture cards, and then they say the name of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kindergarten Music Time

For Teachers K
Little ones are led through a series of rhythmic songs and chants while they march, clap, and use their tummies as percussive instruments. They work on singing in pitch, chunking, and keeping a steady beat. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Human Number Line: Student Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
Kids are challenged to make a human number line. They line up, holding numbers from -10 to 10. They then add and subtract both positive and negative numbers, using themselves as the numbers on the number line. This is a great way to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rap Your Way Through Integers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Your resource or special education class will have fun with this interesting approach to learning about integers. They use rap, movement, and an interactive online game to reinforce the rules of integers. A well-rounded instructional...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mouse Painting (Color Mixing)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
After reading the story Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh, little ones make a mouse painting of their own. They discuss mixing colors, painting, and the story, then they "dance" with their fingers through puddles of paint. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Veggie Chop and Data Analysis

For Teachers 1st
First graders chop vegetables into fractions. In this fractions lesson, 1st graders cut vegetables, collect data about favorite vegetables and create a bar graph using the information. Students make inferences about the data and  record...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Get Students Moving with Kinesthetic Learning

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Get your restless students moving with kinesthetic learning techniques.
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Hands on Alphabet

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
A lesson plan that incorporates different learning styles for teaching the letters of the alphabet.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Be One With the Water [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will explore states of matter and the water cycle by bringing water to life with their bodies. By enacting the changes that water molecules experience, 4th graders will learn scientific information kinesthetically.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Acting Hot and Cold [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
In this lesson, 3rd graders will explore heating and cooling through pantomime. By enacting the effect of sunlight on a snowman and a growing seed, students will learn scientific information kinesthetically.