California Academy of Science
The Emperor Penguin's Egg
Here is a game intended for use at home that could easily be adapted to the school environment. The class reads an informational story about emperor penguins and then they watch a clip from the film, March of the Penguins. They focus on...
Novelinks
Tuesdays with Morrie: Anticipation Guide
To generate interest in Tuesdays with Morrie, class members respond to an anticipation guide that highlights many of the major issues address by Mitch Albom's story.
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Just Me and My Shadow
Young scholars take measurements throughout the day using a simple sundial called a gnomon. They record the results on a Data Log and convert from English units to metric (S.I.) units. Data points are plotted on the same graph and analyzed.
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Our Client Is The Cincinnat Art Museum
Students design various commercial products for the Cincinnati Art Museum using on-line sources, past designs, and creative educational software. This lesson has excellent project ideas for various student levels including: K-2, 3-5,...
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Food
This activity is sure to interest all learners! To learn new food vocabulary, the teacher does an initial read of Sip, Slurp, Soup, Caldo, Caldo, Caldo. After the first read, each learner gets a series of plastic vegetables (or pictures...
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Government
Perfect for a Christian or private school setting, this lesson has learners use their Bible to help them identify the purpose of the government. They examine specific Bible verses then use them to define the government and the...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Letter-Sound Pyramid
This fun game is a way to help your littlest learners build strong phonological awareness. Scholars equipped with letter triangles, a stack of picture cards, and counters choose a picture card, say the name of the image, and attempt to...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Letting Swift River Go (Yolen)
If your class is reading Jane Yolen's Letting Swift River Go, explore these vocabulary words in context: faint, quench, remain, and sacred. Before reading the story aloud, acquaint learners with these words briefly. As you read,...
PBS
Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
What did Jo write her stories with? How did the March sisters dress? A primary source set designed for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women prompts learners to look over images of household items and clothes from the 1860s before engaging in...
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The Chain Gang
Students perform a food chain simulation to determine what happens when a food chain is broken.
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Basic Knowledge of Big Cats
First graders create a KWL chart on big cats. In this animal science lesson, 1st graders brainstorm what they already know about big cats and research big cats using various suggested websites. Students fill in the last column of the KWL...
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Who Is Who? What Do They Do?
Second graders create rhymes in order to remember the names of representatives and executives in our government at the state level.
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You're History
Young scholars write personal histories. In this historical analysis lesson, students explore their own places in history as they read the diaries of others and write their own.
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Flag Bookmark Craft
Students identify the characteristics of the American flag and create a Pledge of Allegiance bookmark. They discuss the symbolism of the U.S. flag, and identify the meaning of the stripes and the stars on the flag. Students then create a...
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A Venetian Carnival
Students read and analyze the story, The Cask of Amontillado, for basic comprehension and to find ironic meanings. They then do research to find why the season of carnival is celebrated around the world, and they view various Web sites...
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Express Yourself
Sixth graders write to Key pals. In this description instructional activity, 6th graders describe a place to their key pals and the pal has to draw a pictures based off their description. They also create a Fun Facts Worksheet about...
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Benton, Wood and Curry Artists of the Regionalism Movement
Students examine vertical files of clippings, prints, museum brochures, etc. to find items that are interesting to them. They fill out one column of a three column sheet with Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry as the...
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Five Step Summary
Young scholars review the five steps to summarization. They then read the article "Whoooo-o Are You?" silently. As a class they summarize a small section of the article using the five steps included. Finally, the students summarize...
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Comparing Matter
Students use Internet to research and discover states of matter and explain how molecules are arranged in each state, complete Comparing Matter Work Sheet, and identify objects around classroom that fit three states of matter definitions.
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Science
Students read labels of candy bars. In this ingredients lesson, students examine a variety of candy bar labels to determine the contents. Students research to find additional information on each candy bar, then write an opinion article...
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Biography: Telling Someone's Life Story
There are many different ways to help your students get excited about writing biographies.
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Yo! Conventions!
Learners get in groups, take a list of words, put them into story form, and punctuate them. They present their story to the class and consider how punctuation changes meaning. Great excercise.
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Irregular Word Fluency, Word Hunt Tally
Play games with your young word learners. They participate in games to develop word skills, working with a partner on a word hunt. As they work, they keep a tally of how many times they find their word in three minutes. They use...
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Read My Expression
Students create a facial expression in clay using slabs of clay and coils that convey a feeling inspired by a poem in this excellent cross-curricular lesson suitable for the Laqnguage Arts or Art classroom. National Standards met during...