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We Flip for Quarters!

For Teachers K - 1st
Flip-books which represent one of five states are created by your class in this art and geography lesson. All of the materials for the flip-books are embedded in this inventive plan. They will make a book for: Kentucky, Vermont, Rhode...
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Pride and Prejudice: Biopoem

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Describe yourself or a character from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with a biopoem activity. Using the provided format, kids write their own characteristics or the character traits from the novel to create a poetic portrait.
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Oh Sew Easy:Sewing Duvet Covers and Curtains

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students, using the "Oh Sew Easy" book, create a duvet cover. Along with the duvet cover they create a a shower curtain. Students perform the hands on activity by using fabric and a sewing machine.
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Insect Book

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders select an insect and create a page for an Insect ABC book to display their research. They choose an insect from a given letter of the alphabet and use KidPix to illustrate. They write 2-3 sentences describing their insect...
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Making Sense

For Teachers K
Students use self-correcting strategies if they are stuck on a word in a simple sentence. In this reading lesson plan, students look at the covers of many books, and use the picture on the cover to help them figure out what the title...
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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover that the cover of printed material holds clues to its content.
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Animal Body Coverings

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast animals according to their various body coverings, (fur, scales, shells). Students discuss the different body coverings they have seen on animals. They conduct a sensory experiment in which they feel...
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Animal Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore habitats and the needs of living things. They research a selected animal. Students use KidPix and create a variety of animal riddles. They combine their riddles with those of classmates to create their animal books.
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Front Cover: My Hands

For Teachers K
In this fine motor practice worksheet, students will make the front cover to a mini book about things they can do with their hands. Inside pages not included built an example of what they should look like is included.
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Let's Make Lemonade Lesson 1: What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define the words philanthropists and philanthropy. They make flip books representing the story, The Lion and the Mouse and retell the story to a classmate.
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Who's Who In My Family (Book Share)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read Who's Who In My Family, relate the story to their own family relatives, traditions and heritage and compare with classmates. They make their own family trees and form a live action family tree.
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The Sign of the Beaver

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book "The Sign of the Beaver". As a class, they identify the problems in the story and predicting what they think is going to happen next. Individually, they examine the cause and effect relationships and...
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A Short Report on the Moon: Black and White Copy

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this moon report worksheet, students use the cover sheet and 3 small lined pages to make a short report on the moon. Students do their research, write on the pages and then cut it apart and staple to make a mini book. The cover may be...
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A Short Report on the Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this moon report worksheet, students use the cover sheet and 3 lined pages to make a short mini-book about the moon. Students will do their own research and write the facts on the lines.
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It's An Eggstravaganza!

For Students K - 2nd
In this Dr. Seuss book craft activity, students make a picture frame for their picture. Students cut out the pattern and attach their picture in an egg shape covered with green Saran wrap. The frame says "I Love Green Eggs and Ham" and...
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Wilma Unlimited: Ambition and Goal Setting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students listen as the teacher reads a book about an Olympic Gold Medal runner who made her big dream come true despite her hardships with polio.  In this Wilma Rudolph activity, students think about and discuss what big dreams are and...
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A Short Report on Snakes- Little Book

For Students 3rd
In this science and writing worksheet, 3rd graders fill in 24 blank lines with information about snakes. They fold the page along dotted lines to make the book. They see a clip art graphic of a snake on the cover but there are no...
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A Short Report on Penguins- Little Book

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science and writing learning exercise, students fill in 24 blank lines with information about penguins. They fold the page along dotted lines to make the book. They see a clip art graphic of penguins on the cover but there are no...
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A Short Report on Stars- Little Book

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science and writing learning exercise, students fill in 24 blank lines with information about stars. They fold the page along dotted lines to make the book. They see a clip art graphic of stars on the cover but there are no...
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Measure It Up!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the states that water may take. In this physical science lesson, students read the book, Water: Up, Down, and All Around and recall the states of water from the book. Students examine how water takes the shape of its...
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Eagle Song

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students read a book.  In this comprehension instructional activity, students read the book Eagle Song stopping to answer comprehension questions about each chapter.  Students complete post reading activities including a Tree of Peace.
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Karen Hesse's Witness; Tolerance and Non-Discrimination

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a graphic organizer depicting character views regarding African Americans during the early 20th century in America. In this graphic organizer of views lesson, students read the book Witness and become familiarized with...
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Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the Internet.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the story Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon and answer comprehension questions.  Students use the Internet to complete other activities associated with the book.
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King of the Playground by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover ways to resolve conflicts. In this bullying lesson, students read a book about a boy who is having problems on the playground. Students discuss how the characters feel and what they do to stand up for themselves....