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Friendship Line Dancing
First graders explore the characteristics of being a good friend. They observe a puppet and discuss why the puppet is sad. In groups, 1st graders form two lines, facing each other. They practice talking to each person in the line,...
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Let the North Star Tell You Where You Are
Students participate in activities in which they find the Big Dipper and locate the North Star in the night sky, examine the relationship between the angle to Polaris and latitude, and determine latitude by using an astrolabe.
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Stretcher Making
Students explore the human body by participating in a construction activity. In this health care lesson plan, students identify the uses and importance of having access to a stretcher when conducting emergency medical service. Students...
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United We Stand: One Day
Learners explore what it means to be part of a community. In this community instructional activity, students read a story about a man who finds unity in community. They then discuss how the community affected his life. This...
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Size Small School
Young scholars explore the concept of scale and ratio. In this scale and ratio instructional activity, students work in groups to measure a given space such as a hallway, office, or gym. Young scholars measure their area using a meter...
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Tree Identification
Students list four ways to identify trees. In this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.
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A Visit to the Vet
Students identify the differences and similarities between doctors for humans and veterinarians. Students draw a pet's visit to the veterinarian's office and a person's visit to a doctor's office. Students describe exactly what they have...
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Close Reading of a Sonnet
Students practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet. In this sonnet instructional activity, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class. As each line is shown,...
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Hop on Down the Bunny Trail
Students practice various locomotor skills at six different stations. They move a 'bunny' down a 'trail' to track their progress. All of the activities must be done as a group and stress teamwork and sportsmanship.
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The Starry Night Time and Day Time
Second graders complete a unit of lessons on the solar system. They complete various art projects inspired by Van Gogh's 'Starry Night,' create a moon phases book, create a moon phase wind chime, develop a timeline of space exploration,...
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Rock, Soil, or Water?
Students participate in an activity in which they identify properties of water, soil and rocks. They work together to identify different types of rocks. They ask questions to complete the lesson.
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Celebrating 100 Years of Flight
Students practice reading comprehension, note taking and writing skills. For this literacy and writing lesson, students read about the invention of airplanes, women pilots and the space race before writing their own news article on "100...
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Latin American Colonial Diary
Students examine the class systems of New Spain. In small groups, they create a five-day diary about the family life, food, occupation, and government involvement of an assigned personality from the time of Colonial Latin America.
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Guided Reading with Twister's Tricks
Pupils participate in pre-reading activities before reading the book, Twister's Tricks. They read the book independently, but are guided by directive questions from their teacher. A discussion follows, as well as repeated readings for...
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Turkey Time
Learners move safely in a general direction while practicing their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills. They practice using a Thanksgiving theme for the activity.
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Feeling Flashbacks
Students share and express feelings in order to build a sense of class community. They participate in an activity entitled Mill and Mingle.
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Photography
Students practice the basic operation of a point and shoot camera while taking a variety of photographs. Included in this lesson are various activities that aid the student in becoming familiar with camera terminology and usage. Students...
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Adopt a Manatee
First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!
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Agree To Disagree
Young scholars discover their own talents and preferences and determine how they apply to the world of work with a group activity. They express their choice and discuss their positions.
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Todd Hido
Students do many activities and study one of Todd Hido's photographs to investigate composition and a sense of place.
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What is American Culture
Students create what they feel is American Culture using a video camera and capturing 5 frames. They are animating parts of a poem in small groups. They decide the set up, create movable figures, and have a music section. Each person...
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Tonnage - Measurement
Learners explore the size of one ton. They research the capacity of sialing ships and estimate the volume of rectangular prisms. Students perform activities to discover the capacity of a classroom in tons.
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Wipeout (Dancing Legs) Tag
Students participate in physical education activities such as dancing or completing stationary swimming movements. They perform various actions to specified instruments such as guitars and drums. Students attempt to stay away from...
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Dino-Friends
Students learn about dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students participate in an interactive read aloud of The Giant Book of Dinosaurs. They make play dough dinosaurs and write a dinosaur story about their sculpture. They dance around...