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Pets All Around

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students talk about their pets. In this pets vs. wild animals activity, students discuss their pets and how pets are different from animals in the wild. Students answer questions to brainstorm things that pets need. Students complete an...
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Your Dog's Health

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate pet health. In this dog care lesson plan, students develop knowledge on how to care for a dog. Students discuss what is needed to keep a dog happy and healthy. Students label pictures of of a dog's visit to the vet.
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Dogfighting Hurts Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss dogfights and relate caring for a baby to caring for their animal.  In this dogfighting lesson plan, students view video about dogs forced to fight and relate to parenting skills.  Students become familiar with ways to...
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Building Bridges for Young Learners - Self

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore self analysis by investigating other cultures. In this personal characteristics lesson, students utilize the Internet to read about a child from Niger, and many other learners around the globe. Students compare their own...
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Hand And Foot Print Reindeer

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.
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Heart Shaped Mice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create mice using heart shapes, construction paper, yarn, markers, scissors, and glue in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The activity is an excellent alternative for use during the Valentine's Day season.
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Open Your Eyes To Art!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students help create a colorful bulletin board for classroom art displays in this short instructional activity for the early elementary classroom. The instructional activity, which can use a variety of items, includes product ideas and...
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Stand Up Bunny

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners create "stand-up bunnies" for classroom display in this early-elementary Art lesson ideal for the spring months. A bunny template and design ideas are included to aid in the teaching process of this fun and quick lesson.
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Van Gogh's Sunflowers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create replicas of Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers using construction paper, tissue paper, glue, and scissors in this art lesson plan for the elementary classroom. The flowers can then be displayed in the room as a class bulletin...
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Organization: Look at What I Organized!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore organization by participating in an object sorting activity. In this indexing lesson plan, students examine their classroom and identify materials that should be organized in order to make the room more efficient....
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Jungle Survival

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students make a chart with columns for water, food, shelter, fire, and other needs.Then list whatever each person thinks they might need in each column to survive for at least a week in the outdoors during that season.
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Why Should I Care About Global Warming?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine global warming, and the greenhouse effect. They determine the changes that happen and the adaptations that need to be made because of these occurrences. They look at the occurrence and effect of these phenomena in the past.
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Animals of the Arctic

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the animals that make the Canadian Arctic their home. In this Arctic animals instructional activity, students research the animals that live in the region and create posters that feature their findings.
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Give me Food!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the food guide pyramid and use it to create their own eating program.In this health lesson students visit websites to calculate their BMR, activity level and weight then create a nutrition plan
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Friendship

For Teachers K
Students examine social skills that are needed to be someone's friend. They are read a book about friendship and identify the characteristics they would want in a friend. They create a rainbow from their handprints.
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Japanese Noh Masks

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create Noh masks. For this Japanese art lesson, 8th graders research Noh masks and their special connection to Chinese theater, and then make their own.
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Observations and Inferences

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson plan students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 
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Cyberchase

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in math games to learn to count combinations. In this counting combinations activity, students complete the 'Cyber Chow Combos Organizer' to practice counting combinations. Students then complete a combinations...
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st
First graders understand that pumpkins grow slowly over several months. In this pumpkin lesson, 1st graders listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin and recall the sequence of the pumpkin life cycle. Students create pumpkin artwork showing...
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Rocket Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers.  In this rockets  instructional activity students use the Internet to do their research.
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Destination Mars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Mars and what it would take to man a mission there.  In this solar system activity students view a video and complete an art activity in groups. 
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Ten Crucial Days- George Washington as a Hero Figure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the heroic qualities of George Washington. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students recognize heroic qualities and construct a Hero Hall of Fame. Students construct posters that exemplify heroic traits.
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Mother's Day Craft

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.
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Making Christmas Cards

For Teachers K - 1st
Students construct Christmas cards for loved ones. In this holiday lesson, students use various art materials such as construction paper, sequins, buttons, cotton balls, and felt to decorate a Christmas card.