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Create Your Personal Shield
Fourth graders create a poster in the shape of a shield, which represents their individual lives by using art, photographs, magazine and newspaper graphics.
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The Autobiography of . . . Me
Students examine the accomplishments of African Americans. After being introduced to the characteristics of an autobiography, they create a timeline of their lives. They use those events to write their own autobiography to share with...
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Using Fairy Tales to Promote Retention of Ethical Standards
Students explore ethical systems. Students read fairy tales and Bible stories to identify examples of ethical systems. Students brainstorm and discuss movies, songs and poems that exemplify ethical system.
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The Rainbow Fish
Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.
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Bar Charts and Pictographs: How can they help us?
First graders work with manipulatives to solve various math problems by using concrete objects to solve a list of problems . They create and evaluate bar graphs and write a statement about the information on their bar graph.
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Rolling in Dough
Students demonstrate how to work cooperatively in groups. For this philanthropy lesson, students work cooperatively to create play dough and are rewarded time to play with the play dough cooperatively.
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A Peaceful Classroom
Students complete activities to analyze and create a peaceful environment. In this peaceful living lesson plan, students read about Sadako and how she is associated with peace. Students practice making paper cranes, discuss their beliefs...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre - Lab (Scientific Method)
Students examine science. For this scientific method lesson, students are introduced to what every experiment contains (hypothesis, critical thinking) and how an experiment is conducted. They watch a demonstration and then work...
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Monkey Mosaic
Students use tiles to create a mosaic of haring people based on Keith Haring. In this mosaic lesson plan, students first draw the design and then create the same design with tiles.
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Guiding Your Curriculum with the Help of Essential Questions
Teachers can plan a unit of study using essential questions as the driving force behind student learning.
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Finding Your Spot in the World
Learners practice locating places on a Thomas Brothers map. In this map skills instructional activity, students locate places on the map of where their ancestors are from and then practice finding various community places on a map....
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How Many Ways Can You Represent a Number?
Students participate in monthly scaffolded lessons that focus on working with whole numbers from 1 to 10. They work with tiles on exploration mats, number tile mats, and a number representation book. Each month they complete activities...
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Narrative Writing
Students complete activities to learn narrative writing. In this narrative writing lesson students are given writing prompts in order to better understand how to write in a narrative format.
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Invading the enemy
Students participate in a physical outdoor activity in order to develop individual and group trust. In this interpersonal relationship lesson, students play attempt to find hidden objects in the dark. Students must trust their partners...
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Mannequin
Students create an outfit out of newspaper and masking tape to be placed on one of their classmates. In this outfit lesson plan, students have 10 to 20 minutes to complete the getting to know you activity.
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Labor Day
In this language arts worksheet, learners study the American holiday of Labor Day. Students read a short factual passage, and answer 3 questions.