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Curated OER

Getting to Know You

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore different types of poetry and illustrate their own experiences through creating their own poem. In this getting to know you instructional activity, 3rd graders create and recite their poems with a self-portrait.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Choral Speaking: The Frog On The Log

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recite the poem, The Frog on the Log, paying particular attention to precise diction, pacing, projection, inflection, volume and rhythm.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literature Overview of African Folktales

For Teachers K
Students play a game of tug-of-war, participate in a discussion about the story, discuss the phrase "bigger doesn't mean better." , and illustrate a scene from the story.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Haitian Immigration: Twentieth Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read a narrative about the culture, heritage and history of Haiti including the contributions of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. They conduct further research on Haitian culture and prepare a presentation for the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art Using Sequence

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to representative works of various artists including Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delauny, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and Henri Rosseau. They read books, participate in discussion and create original works of art.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Folktales Reflect Daoist and Buddhist Traditions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare three Chinese folktales for their "messages" and literary techniques to see how they reflect Chinese Confucian and Taoist values. They discuss how folktales share certain subjects, characters, plots and themes.
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Curated OER

That Reminds Me

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...
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Curated OER

Biodiversity Bird Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the influence of biodiversity on human culture through the use of birds. They brainstorm words that come to mind when they think of human cultures. They describe ways that human culture and biodiversity are linked.
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Handout
Curated OER

Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African American Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this African American music history worksheet, young scholars research the history of African American music. Students then answer the fifteen questions.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes by E. Stuart Hardy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nursery Rhymes by E. Stuart Hardy (c1884), a picture book of children's nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Boy Blue: Collection of Nursery Rhymes by Kate Greenaway

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Boy Blue: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes by Kate Greenaway (c1875), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes by Ernest Nister

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nursery Rhymes by Ernest Nister (c1884), a picture book of children's nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Merrie Heart: A Collection Nursery Rhymes by m.e.g.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Merrie Heart: A Collection of Favourite Nursery Rhymes by M.E.G. (c1875), a collection of nursery rhymes and a list of books to purchase for children.
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Website
University of Virginia

Webbing Into Literacy: A Rhyme a Week: Nursery Rhymes for Early Literacy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a ready-to-use rhyme a week program for early literacy; the program offers dated units for weekly download to use throughout the entire year. It provides four different types of downloadable items each week for use with...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Nursery Rhymes, a book of children's nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Nursery Rhymes, a book of children's nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Nursery Rhymes, a book of children's nursery rhymes.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Sing Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, produced by "A Celebration of Women" from the University of Pennsylvania, provides the full text of Christina Rossetti's Nursery Rhyme Book with 120 illustrations.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...
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Other

The Virtual Vine: Nursery Rhyme Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
You will find a thorough, cross-curricular nursery rhymes unit here. It is written by a fellow teacher, and is very creative.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This instructional activity is a great way to teach students about rhymes and word recognition. This plan includes suggest nursery rhymes for you to use, and several supplementary sites to help you out.
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Website
University of Michigan

Dreamhouse: Nursery: Bookcase: Mother Goose: Alphabetical Index

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site provides an alphabetical index and links to Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: World Famous Nursery Rhymes Volume 1 [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This illustrated ebook shares traditional nursery rhymes.

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