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Can Teach: Writing a Bio Poem
This site describes how a Bio poem can be used to teach students to focus on the characteristics of a person or an animal, anything or anyone really. It requires the student to put themselves in the subject's shoes. Lesson plan indicated...
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Can Teach: How to Write a 5 W Poem
This site describes how a 5W poem is a good way to teach children to identify and focus on the five W's of a story or an event. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
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Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Students will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.
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Can Teach: How to Write a Name Poem
This site describes how a Name Poem is a good way to teach children to focus the influence that people (friends and family) around them have. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
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Can Teach: How to Write a Cinquain
At the most basic level a cinquain is a five line poem or stanza. Here are two variations. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
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Can Teach: How to Write a Diamond Poem
This is a good poem format to help teach adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
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Can Teach: Novel and Picture Book Ideas (Lesson Plans)
Novels and picture books are great ways to teach across the curriculum. This site lists about 75 novels and picture books around which CanTeach has constructed lesson ideas and plans. All grade levels indicated.
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Can Teach: Dear Character
In this lesson plan learners will demonstrate reading comprehension and writing skills by writing a letter to a character in a story. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above, but could be adapted for younger grades.
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Can Teach: Storyboard Frames
In this lesson plan students will be able to focus on the main events of a book by drawing a storyboard. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
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Can Teach: Examining a Character's Personalities
In this lesson plan young scholars will be able to understand the different personalities of a character by examining how they act when in contact with other characters. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.
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Can Teach: Introduction to Character Traits
In this lesson plan students will better understand what and how to generate the traits of a character. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.
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Can Teach: Story Pyramid
In this lesson plan students will examine and better understand a story by making a story pyramid. Pyramid gives students a structure for retelling a story. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and up, could be adapted for younger students.
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Can Teach: You Are What You Say Personality Profiles
In this lesson plan students will develop personality profiles by analyzing the quotes of a character, historical figure, present day figure, etc. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
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Can Teach: Different Perspectives a Graphic Organizer
In this lesson plan learners will read a text from a number of different perspectives which will result in a greater understanding of it. This is a good strategy to use to guide students through multiple readings of a text. Lesson plan...
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Can Teach: Themed Book Lists
This site has lists of books for teachers and students categorized by theme. Includes alphabet books, sports and folk tales.
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Can Teach: Writing Prompts and Journal Topics
This site has hundreds of writing prompts/journal topics to get students started writing. Topics like "what is" and "what if" will get students thinking about what they could write.
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Can Teach: t.v. Math
At this site students will practice collecting data and transferring the data into percentages. Lesson plan indicated for 6th grade.
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Can Teach: Grab and Add
Students will practice their addition skills through this game. Lesson plan indicated for 1st-3rd grades.
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Can Teach Student Activity: A Variety of Bug Catchers
This web site presents four different sets of directions for how to make bug catchers. Teachers could use these to direct students, or students can follow the directions on their own.
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Can Teach Lesson Plan: A Variety of Bird Feeders
In this lesson plan, students and teachers are given 5 different ways to make bird feeders.
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Can Teach: Class Book Ideas: Story Frames
This site discusses how story frames are a great way to support emergent writers in the classroom. Lots of story prompts and writing frames to use in a K-2 classroom.
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Can Teach: Follow Directions and Draw
In this lesson plan students will practice and understand the importance of giving and listening to clear and concise directions. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
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Can Teach: Follow Directions and Draw (Lesson Plan)
Have your students practice writing directions, then listening to and comprehend those directions with this lesson plan.
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Can Teach: Spinning Short Vowel Word Game
Fun game helps young readers develop their reading skills by playing an engaging game with spinners.