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Musical Mysteries

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the components of sound and how it can be represented visually. A trip to a circus and a walk through a magical forest are used to encourage visualizations and creative thinking.
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Paper and Clothespin Dragonflies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use construction paper and clothespins to make a paper dragonfly. They place eyes on the dragonfly and use magic markers to add any detail they choose.
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Comparing Patterns In Chinese And American Textile

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create Chinese jacket designs using magic markers and paper jackets as well as knowledge of Chinese and American textile designs and techniques in this upper-elementary lesson.
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Myths

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete activities using a software program that allows them to read about myths, magic and monsters, and answer multiple choice questions about main idea, prediction clues, details and sequencing. They participate in a number...
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Telling The Truth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the importance of telling the truth. They read a story about honesty and sing a song. Students volunteer to sit in a speak easy chair and share their happiest moments, times when they were glad to tell the truth, and...
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Blessing Boxes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "Blessing Boxes" to show what they are thankful for in this Art lesson ideal for the Thanksgiving holiday. The materials needed include empty (and clean) milk cartons, brown construction paper, and magic markers.
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A death in the Royal Family: Dealing with Loss

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and discuss the story "Prince Talks About Magical Grandmother." They list ceremonies of traditions associated with emotional times in their lives. Students prepare a script for a video message to Prince Charles designed to...
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ST PATRICK'S DAY

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the many elements of the Irish festival St. Patrick's Day. They research online resources to collect data. Students view magical stones, Irish fairies, hidden treasures, and lucky charms. They in addition read about the...
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Strut Your Stuff

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students begin the lesson by identifying what a polygon is and hypothesizing how many struts (diagonals) it would take to make a polygon rigid. They watch a "Magic School Bus" episode then experiment with various shapes to make a...
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Wizard Word Search

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this word search worksheet, young scholars locate 12 words that are hidden in the puzzle. The words can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. They find words such as; cauldron, broom, magic, and potion.
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Habitat Match

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this animal habitat worksheet, students match 15 animals with the correct habitat: African plains, Rain Forest, Arctic, India or Australia. This worksheet is related to the Magic Tree House book Lions at Lunchtime.
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Fuel the Brain

Subtraction

For Students 2nd
Give your class a fun St. Patrick's Day "brain booster." Keeping the holiday magic alive, your class will practice subtraction by determining how many clovers found had four leaves and how many coins out of the total "pot of gold" were...
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Layers of the Earth

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the layers of the Earth and complete activities for the topic. In this Earth layers lesson plan, students chart their ideas about the Earth's layers and view a PowerPoint for the topic. Students view an apple to learn...
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Five Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the five senses.  In this five senses science and literature instructional activity, students listen to The Magic School Bus Five Senses book, stopping to identify and discuss each sense.  Students draw and...
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Watercolor Easter Eggs

For Teachers K - 5th
Students complete an art project.  In this Easter lesson, students use coffee filters to create large Easter eggs, decorate them with magic markers and then dip in water to create a stained glass effect.
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Reflect and Refract

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore light. In this properties of light lesson, students define the terms refract, reflect, and diffract after listening to the teacher's description. Students listen to the book Light Magic and observe a spoon in a glass of...
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Wizards and Resumes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the work of J.K. Rowling and use it to make her resume. They view websites to get a clear idea of what resumes should look like and create their own career portfolio.
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Infinite Dreams

Let's Create! Pottery HD

For Students 6th - 12th
Using a potter’s wheel to make functional art is an experience not common to most people. Provide your learners with a chance to see what pottery making is all about with an app that allows them to create pots, fire them, decorate them,...
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How to Rack Pool Balls

For Students 9th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students follow a given rule and determine the correct position of a rack of fifteen pool balls. There is 1 puzzle to solve and a solution is provided.
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The Rotten Truth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate compost. In this Science activity, 4th graders take notes on the components of soil and its relation to plant growth. Students describe the steps in making compost.
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Spelling: Unit 10

For Teachers 2nd
A great spelling PowerPoint displays the weeks spelling words as well as common spelling patterns. Students can review and see examples of words that contain obvious spelling patterns.
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To Infinity and Beyond

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the planets in our solar system and create a brochure on each planet. They read the book, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System and write notes about solar system facts and watch a video. After the video, they...
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E.T. Write Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, and discuss the planets visited by the characters in the book. They write journal entries from the viewpoint of E.T., writing letters home describing his travels in...
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The Tempest

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss cultural beliefs about magic. They investigate European exploration and colonialism. They create a cartoon strip of an episode that is described or dramatized in the play.

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