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Night Golf Classroom Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the story "Night Golf" and respond to questions that enhance their comprehension of the book's message.  In this reading lesson, students participate in a literature circle to explore reading passages. Students  personalize...
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Under the Lemon Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students become familiar with Hispanic heritage and discuss others using your belongings through the reading of Under the Lemon Moon. In this onatatopeia lesson, student set a purpose for reading, find phrases using onomatopoeia, and...
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Classroom Guide for Saturday At The New You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete guided reading activities for the book, Saturday At The New You I by Barbara e. Barber. They read about a young girl who visits her mother's beauty salon on Saturdays. They answer pre-reading questions and decide on a...
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Wilder's Our Town. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Journey to the Center of a Cell

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a large scale model of a eukaryotic cell. In this biology instructional activity, 9th graders identify the different parts and function of the cells by using a robot to navigate through the cell models. They create a...
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I'm Still Scared: The War Years

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read the story I'm Still Scared: The War Years, complete discussion questions, and activities about the book. In this war book lesson plan, students keep journals, write about being frightened, have a war veteran visit...
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The Desert Alphabet Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore world geography by researching a science book with their classmates. In this desert identification lesson, students utilize a U.S. map to locate the geographical locations of deserts. Learners create an oral report based...
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Elvis

For Teachers 1st
In this excellent music and history lesson, 1st graders watch movies and listen to music sung by Elvis Presley, then draw and write as if they were a famous singer. This entertaining and inventive lesson has a terrific assessment...
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Fairy Tale Lessons Can Spice Up Language Arts Activities

For Teachers K - 4th
Fairy tales can be a motivating way to introduce students to a variety of topics, including literary analysis.
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WINTER-STORYTELLING

For Teachers K
The student evaluate illustrations in a book, identify a story or book as distinctly Native American, draw original illustrations for a story, create a flip book, listen attentively to stories from a known storyteller, act out a story,...
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A Listening Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to "The Listening Walk" by Paul Showers. They discuss sounds they heard described in the story and then take a listening walk around their playground. They return to the class and draw what they heard.
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The Mysterious Tadpole

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine books written by Steven Kellogg, looking for similarities in his illustrations. They also look at images found on the Internet. They listen to a read aloud of The Mysterious Tadpole up to the point where the eggs...
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The Circulatory System - Part I

For Teachers 1st
First graders consider what effect their behavior has on their health. Students make a fist to indicate the size of his/her heart. They complete a worksheet on the heart, coloring the arteries red and the veins blue.
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We Are Peacemakers ~ Making a Class Anthology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read books with themes of peace. They discuss how to solve problems peacefully. They create a peace anthology and share their books with the community.
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I Like Bugs!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners explore the story I Like Bugs! In this language arts lesson, students sort bugs from the story into the correct category. Learners draw pictures of bugs and create a retelling booklet.
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The "Art" of Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners examine how illustrations complement poetry. They select a poem, illustrate their poem on the school sidewalk using chalk, and explore various poetry websites.
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Far and Near

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students, after listening to A Country Far Away, by Nigel Gray, draw a picture and write a sentence showing how his or her life is similar to that of children in Africa.
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Mobile of Information

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars create a mobile of various geometric designs to be usend to display information from a variety of texts. They add graphics as well as graphs and charts, color, design and artwork to express the ideas learned through the...
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The Emperor and the Kite

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore storytelling by reading a classic story. In this vocabulary identification lesson, 4th graders read the story The Emperor and the Kite and define the different vocabulary terms that appear in the story. Students...
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The Snowy Day Science Lesson

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the story The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats in order to become interested in the world of snow. In this snow exploration lesson, students scoop up snow to make snowballs, measuring the amount of snow they use so each...
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Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read "The Moon Seems to Change" and conduct an experiment with oranges to demonstrate the phases of the moon. They write about the experiment and describe each phase of the moon.
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Vocabulary in the Content Area

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars make connections between new vocabulary words and what they already know by illustrating the words and writing about them.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding events of the story. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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Right Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners classify triangles and make connections regarding angle measurements and attributes of acute, right, and obtuse triangles. They listen to teacher define and explain triangles. Everyone imagines a place where a broken wing for a...

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