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SBRR Strategies to Teach Vocabulary
First graders use principles for learning useful, interesting and sophisticated words based on scientifically-based reading research. They expand their vocabulary knowledge of Tier 2 words through explicit, direct instruction.
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Following Plans
Students learn to follow a specific plan in order to do something or get somewhere. In this following directions activity, students explore key vocabulary related to following plans, complete fun activities that require attention to...
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Jane Goodall
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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Story Quilts
Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Ramp N Roll Lesson Plan
Explore how different objects move down ramps in this Curious George activity. Young scholars will make predictions about how objects will roll down different heights of ramps.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Blowing in the Wind Lesson Plan
During this Curious George STEM lesson, students will explore the concepts of air and wind. Student will engage in a hands-on activity after watching a video excerpt from Curious George.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Blowing in the Wind
During this STEM lesson plan, students will watch a clip from Curious George. Students will use this lesson plan to guide children in investigating how different objects move in the wind (moving air).
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Build a Wall Lesson Plan
A hands on lessons where students explore how materials and design affect the strength of a structure. After watching an excerpt Curious George, students build newspaper walls like George did and try out different solutions for making...
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Sort It Out! Lesson Plan
A lesson where students will talk about how to sort different objects based on their characteristics. After viewing a clip from Curious George, students sort and label objects into categories.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Pigeon Perch Lesson Plan
Young scholars can explore the engineering design process while watching video excerpts from Curious George and participating in hands on activities.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Blast Off! Lesson Plan
In the STEM lesson plan, students will watch rocket demonstrations from the teacher Then students will create their own rockets.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Five Senses Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for students to explore a mystery object by using their five senses. Includes procedure to conduct instructional activity.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Sail a Boat Lesson Plan
An hands-on lesson where students create a wind powered boat with their knowledge of reusing, recycling of materials, and wind power.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Graphing Lesson Plan
A hands-on lesson plan where students compare and analyze data from their graphs.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Measure Up Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for students to practice measurements with different sized items using both standard and nonstandard units.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Tool Time Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for students to learn about the function of tools. Students will see how the shape of the tool can relate to its function. They will also see how different jobs require different tools.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Fan and Blow Lesson Plan
Learners will investigate different ways to wind can move things. They will blow, wave, and fan to move objects across a table.
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Pbs Learning Media: Dissection 101: Dogfish Shark Dissection: Lesson Plan
A lesson plan on how to complete a dogfish shark dissection with a class. Lesson plan includes a procedure, PowerPoint, and quiz.
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Read Write Think: Exploring Character Through Images
This lesson plan explores Curious George in relation to images conveying character. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.