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Summertime

For Teachers K - 2nd
Explore expressive reading through the read-aloud Summertime: From Porgy and Bess. Readers will make predictions about the text and listen to the song Summertime. They will also identify how the story relates to the song lyrics.
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Aquarium Acrobats

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars create a realistic underwater diorama as a follow-up activity to a field trip to an aquarium. They research and discuss sea creatures and plants that contribute to aquarium life, then create a diorama using research...
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Aztec Maize

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine and research the Aztec's culture and their corn-growing techniques. They conduct research on the significant role that agriculture and corn played in Aztec life, then create a diorama illustrating the Aztec corn-growing...
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Duckling Parade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a diorama depicting scenes from "Make Way for Ducklings!" by Robert McCloskey. They illustrate their favorite scene from the book in a diorama as they discover what mallard ducks look like, their habitats, and how they...
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The Solar System

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars explore planets of the solar system, write reports, and create dioramas.
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Research Process

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research a deserted island that they find off of Mexico and create a diorama about it. In this research lesson plan, students also make a brochure of their island.
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Sanctuary: Quail Island Banks Peninsula

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners consider the connection between the past and future landscape of Quail Island. In this visual arts lesson, students observe existing artwork, art vocabulary, and connections to the role of social sciences when painting...
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Sanctuary: Quail Island Banks Peninsula

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore world geography by creating a 3D diorama. In this New Zealand land form lesson, students examine color images of New Zealand's wildlife and discuss the different elements inside them. Students utilize these images to...
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Animal Report

For Students 5th - 7th
In this animal instructional activity, students research the basic characteristics of an animal and then answer eight questions pertaining to their animal. Students identify the environment in which the animal lives, how the animal...
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Wild Animal Investigation - Habitat Diorama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research wild animals in cooperative groups and use their information to construct habitat dioramas. They demonstrate competence in using different information sources, including those of a technical nature, to accomplish...
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Anne Frank Diorama

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a diorama of the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust.  In this Anne Frank diorama instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of ideas about the Secret Annex.  Students create...
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American History Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review American History. In this American History instructional activity, students create a timeline that lists major events in American history. Students write a speech about their favorite American and create a diorama to...
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Build the Taiga: Hands on Biome-Building

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore environmental awareness by completing a construction project. In this biomes lesson, students identify the different elements for life to thrive in an ecosystem. Students utilize a cardboard or wood box to create a biome...
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Local Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create dioramas that depict a habitat. In this habitat activity, students use a variety of art items to develop either a marine, freshwater/pond, or forest habitat in a box. They write an expository essay about their habitat,...
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Oragami Village Diorama

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas. Then they select and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas of...
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The Extinction of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the life and death of the dinosaur by building dioramas. In this dinosaur lesson plan, students research the extinct creatures, then build dinosaur dioramas. Afterward, the students engage in a discussion about the...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate world history by creating a diorama in class. In this dinosaur extinction lesson, students read assigned text discussing the time frame of the dinosaurs residence on Earth and their eventual demise. Students recreate...
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Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand what it means when an animal is extinct. In this dinosaur lesson, students create dinosaur dioramas showing their habitat and what in their environment might make them become extinct. students pay particular attention...
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Workforce Solutions 2-3 Lessons

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Four lessons and an at-home connection examine 12 jobs. Beginning with an interactive map, scholars view and discuss each one within their small group. Groups focus on the products provided and on their scarcity. Finally, pupils look...
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Environment: Endangered Mammal Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research different mammals and create illustrations and narratives about them. Working individually or in small groups, students compose their rough drafts prior to creating their posters or dioramas. Students present short...
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Something Fishy in Ontario

For Teachers 4th
Students create a diorama of the habitat of the fish of their choice, along with a research paper. They research habitats, the factors which affect specific habitats, and how fish adapt to different habitats in order to meet their unique...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Our Earth: Challenge Activities (Theme 8)

For Teachers 1st
This packet, the first in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on our earth, contains enrichment activities for learners who have mastered the basic concepts of the lessons. Kids create a...
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American Museum of Natural History

Mesozoic Museum

For Students 6th - 12th
Mini museum curators create an exhibit that showcases the Mesozoic era. Pupils use their knowledge of dinosaurs to make informative posters, drawings, and dioramas. Following three steps to complete the hands-on activity, scholars read...
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Twelve Angry Men

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess their understanding of Twelve Angry Men. They create flashcards for vocabulary terms, summarize one of the acts, construct a diorama and complete character wheels. They choose from other activities including creating...

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