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Good Readers Visualize

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore reading. In this visualization lesson, students practice, creating images in their minds while listening to the story The Vegetables Go To Bed, by Christopher King. They listen to the story and then draw what they...
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What's the Buzz About Onomatopoeia?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Tap into onomatopoeia lesson plans to improve students' written expression and create motivating activities.
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Earth Day and "The Lorax" Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Earth Day can be a way for students to explore their relationship to the world around them and read great literature like "The Lorax."
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Children's Philosophy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Using children's books is an excellent way to introduce your students to the world of philosophy.
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Teaching Summarization

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learning to differentiate major and minor textual events can help students learn how to summarize.
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Bringing Forestry into the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here are ways to incorporate science, math, and language arts while learning more about the forests that sustain us.
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Match It Up!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore cause and effect by moving around the room and matching up with other students.
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Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.
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Watercolor and Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a watercolor painting of a color or an object that make the student feel a certain way. They describe how this color makes them feel through writing a short poem.
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read, write, and identify different coin combinations and use this information in real-world situations.
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The Giving Tree-Apple Activities

For Teachers All
Pupils complete a variety of activities about apples. They read The Giving Tree and discuss the moral of the story. They create paintings with apples and have apples as a snack. They make an apple cookbook and estimate the number of...
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Reading and Responding

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and respond to poetry. They identify the author's purpose and connect the literature to their personal experiences. Students critically analyze the poem and write a poem of their own.
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Shh! It's Reading Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently. They discuss the "Cross-Checking" strategy, select a book for independent reading, and demonstrate silent reading. Students write a summary of what they have read in their reading...
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Where'd You Get That Paper and Pencil?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make a poster display of objects made from trees. For this wood products lesson, 3rd graders read "The Giving Tree," discuss things that are produced from trees and watch the videos "Let's Make a Pencil," and "How Paper is...
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Skeleton

For Teachers 1st
First graders put a skeleton together and draw the main bones in the body. In this skeleton lesson plan, 1st graders learn about the main bones, and draw 8 out of 10 of them correctly.
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Researching an Author

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research works by a contemporary author of their choice, choosing one in particular upon which to focus, conducting research relating to that work. They create a brochure utilizing Microsoft Publisher then share their brochure...
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Reading and Responding

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and respond to a poem. In this reading and responding lesson plan, 8th graders read a poem as a class and respond to questions about it.
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Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to a poem about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout and how she acts and feels about garbage. As they listen, they fill in the worksheet that goes along with the poem. Both the worksheet and the poem are imbedded in this plan.
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Teaching Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the coins and bills used in the United States. They write the amounts of each bill and coin and practicing counting different amounts. They follow a demonstration about how to count money as well.
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Drumbeats and Heartbeats

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore some of the battles of the Civil War through music, literature, and art. The use of the drum on the battlefield and the reflections and emotions of the drummer boys are examined.
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Fantasies and Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to the book, THE GIVING TREE and discuss what genre category they believe the story fits into and why. They read of of the myths on the website on the computers and then come back together as a group and discuss...
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Tree-mendous Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Students plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Students...
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. They examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree. Pupils take a walk outside for a "Leaf Walk." Students are each given a lunch size paper bag, so that...
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Labeling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify ways they label people and the affect those labels have on individuals. They identify their individual differences and share with the class their individuality. They explain how self-concept is built and preserved and...

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