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Food and Languages of the World
Students examine Japanese culture. In this multicultural lesson plan, students taste rice crackers and create Japanese fans from paper and paint.
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Diverse Voices - African American Ventures
Young scholars research African American history and the Underground Railroad. In this African American history instructional activity, students discuss the Drinking Gourd. Young scholars read 'If You Traveled the Underground Railroad'...
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The Model of Fitness
Students measure their physical abilities. In this lesson on staying active, students record their physical abilities and try to improve upon their own results.
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Christmas Morning Surprise
Students "plant" mints for Christmas. In this Christmas lesson, students "plant" starlight mints in the ground. You switch the mints with candy canes, so when the students come out they think their mints have grown.
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Mini pinatas loot bags
Students create mini pinata loot bags. In this pinata lesson, students take three balloons and cover them with flour, water, and tissue paper. They cut off the bottom to fill them and cover the opening.
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Painting With Water
Students create water masterpieces while being outside. In this creative painting lesson students are allowed to paint with water on doors, cars and the sidewalk.
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Shaving Cream Creativity
Students get the shaving cream and any objects to play with. In this art lesson, students can make faces and hair on the balloons or balls. Students can create a castle and can even decorate each other as long as they do not eat.
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Vinegar Hearts
Students create paper hearts. In this art lesson, students brush vinegar on white paper and cover the paper with red heart tissue paper. When the vinegar dries red heart prints are left because the tissue paper falls off.
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Winter Animal Match
Young scholars play a game. In this matching lesson, students learn about animals and their winter homes. Young scholars match cards of animals with the cards of winter homes.
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Animaters and Lego Mania!
Students use various technology elements to storyboard and create an animal animation story based on a nonfiction story they've read. In this animation story lesson, students work in groups and read nonfiction animal stories. Students...
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Getting to Know You
Third graders explore different types of poetry and illustrate their own experiences through creating their own poem. In this getting to know you lesson plan, 3rd graders create and recite their poems with a self-portrait.
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Christmas Fitness Adventure
Learners complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness lesson, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.
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South Asians in Canada: Unity through diversity
Ninth graders explore the elements of culture and their role in a multicultural society. In this World History lesson, 9th graders examine the concepts of diversity.
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Hip To Be Square
Pupils explore performing arts by reading a children's book in class. In this body movement lesson, students read the book Dance and create their own artistic impressions based on dancing images from the book. Pupils share their...
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Moo Who?
Students read the books Moo Who? and Boo Hoo Moo and do language arts activities with them. In this language arts lesson plan, students are assigned activities based on the two books given. The activities include onomatopoeia activities,...
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Let's do dinner
Students observe the benefits of family structured activities. For this social studies lesson, students keep a journal of their experience in having dinner with their families every night for a week. Students research the importance of...
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Child's Placemat
Students make a placemat. In this art lesson students make a unique placemat. The students decorate their placemat with photos of themselves, stickers, etc. The placemat is laminated or sealed with contact paper.
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Sock it to it!
Students place socks on their feet and hands and spray shaving cream on the floor. In this performing art lesson, students slide on the floor having fun in the shaving cream.
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Stand Uo If....
Learners participate in an activity that allows them to better get to know each other. In this inquiry lesson students use a psychomotor activity to better know their classmates.
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Hungry Monster
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book One Hungry Monster and identify the use of three vocabulary words. Students define the chosen vocabulary...
American Psychological Association
Sampling or Assignment?
Each discipline has its own vocabulary, terms it uses to identify key concepts and processes. Sample, to psychologists, refers to those people (participants) a researcher is studying, while assignment refers to the treatment conditions...
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EarTwiggle
In this counting leaves worksheet, students assist EarTwiggle in counting all the leaves found within a piece of art and then place their answer in the box provided at the lower right hand corner.
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Clowning Around: Drawing
Kids create a clown out of shapes. They work to show emotions while practicing their drawing skills. Pupils use circles, triangles, squares, oil pastels, and their imagination to draw, color, and decorate a sad or happy clown. Tip: Have...
Poetry4kids
How to Write an Acrostic Poem
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.