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The Mitten
Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
Teach kindergartners about the First Thanksgiving with a series of lessons about the Pilgrims' journey to the New World. As they practice handwriting, CVC words, reading comprehension, and fun Thanksgiving songs, they learn about what...
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Biology: Plants - The Fiber of Life
Learners, in groups, examine and list the varieties of plants and how they relate to man and the environment. They create plant books complete with leaf samples with sketches and information, grow beans in plastic baggies, and role-play...
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Winter Holiday Celebrations
Students understand how holidays revolve all around light. In this winter holidays lesson, students find the similarities and differences between the winter holidays. Students discuss the winter solstice and how it relates to the holiday...
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Kwanzaa in the Classroom
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.
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Sunflowers, The Circle of Life
Students investigate and observe plants and animals in nature. They find out how life cycles are present in much of nature. Students use appropriate graphic organizers for information gathering. Students use sequence life cycles of...
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Animals of the Arctic
Students discover the animals that make the Canadian Arctic their home. In this Arctic animals lesson, students research the animals that live in the region and create posters that feature their findings.
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Patterns in Nature
Students examine places in nature where patterns can be observed by looking through a number of books after watching a teacher PowerPoint presentation. They illustrate a pattern in nature.
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How Many Ways Can You Say Merry Christmas?
Students create a multicultural holiday bulletin board map! students research and study saying Merry Christmas in different languages. They correctly locate the countries on a world map.
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Planets or Not, Here We Come!
Students, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...
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Holding Out for a Hero: Roberto Clemente
Pupils brainstorm lists of heroes, heroic qualities, and ways to pay tribute to heroes. In this Holding Out for a Hero lesson plan, students record Clemente's heroic attributes as athlete ad humanitarian. After visiting the Beyond...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter
Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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Skates
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Season Mandala
In this lesson, Have You Seen Trees?, a book written by Joanne Oppenheim, and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, a book written by Gail Gibbons, are used as mentor texts. As a post-reading activity, students will record facts about the...
National Arts Centre (Canada)
Arts Alive: Listen to Classical Music
Listen to the music of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, and Vivaldi. Link from this page to related information, such as biographies of these composers, commentary on their works, and educational activities that test your knowledge and...
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Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons
An image of "The Four Seasons", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons: Spring
An image of "The Four Seasons: Spring", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons: Summer
An image of "The Four Seasons: Summer", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons: Autumn
An image of "The Four Seasons: Autumn", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons: Winter
An image of "The Four Seasons: Winter", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Allegory of the Four Seasons Autumn
An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Autumn", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 146 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Allegory of the Four Seasons Winter
An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Winter", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 146 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Allegory of the Four Seasons Spring
An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Spring", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 217 x 145 cm).