• When You Were Young... Worksheet

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    When You Were Young... Worksheet

    Have students interview a senior citizen to learn what schools, jobs, and community activities were like when they were…

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    Families
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  • Houses of the World

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    Houses of the World

    Create a class book of homes around the world.

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    Architecture
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Valentine Cards

    Make Valentine's Day cards with your students. They are sure to enjoy this holiday arts & crafts activity.

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    Visual Arts
    Art, Music and Drama
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    Thanksgiving Placemats

    Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an excellent Thanksgiving…

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    Colonial America
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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    Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath

    Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts activity for Christmas.…

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    Religion and Philosophy
    Arts and Crafts
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    Making Sand Art

    Make plaster molds out of sand, with this activity. Then, your students can paint the molds to make a beautiful piece…

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    Science
    Summer Season
    Jobs, Careers, and Occupations
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    Candle Decoration

    Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts activity is especially nice to…

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    Religion and Philosophy
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    Snail, Snail

    Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.

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  • A Core Curriculum Guide for Penguin Young Readers: A Leveled Reading Program for Beginning Readers

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    A Core Curriculum Guide for Penguin Young Readers: A Leveled Reading Program for Beginning Readers

    Reach beginning readers with twelve lesson plans to use in conjunction with the Penguin Young Readers program. Written…

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    Reading Instruction
    Reading
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  • Patricia Polacco Read-Aloud Curriculum Lesson Plans

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    Patricia Polacco Read-Aloud Curriculum Lesson Plans

    Find support using Patricia Polacco's books as a read-aloud with lesson plans aligned to Common Core State Standards for…

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    Reading and Literature
    Reading Aloud
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  • Creative Writing Lesson To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

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    St. Patrick's Day Writing Lesson

    This lesson will allow your students to practice creative writing while telling how to catch a leprechaun. It is aligned…

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    Strategy Playlist: Create

    Strategy Name: “Dessert” Menu A choice board that enhances…

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    A Seasonal Terrarium

    Students watch the changes of the seasons from winter to spring with a seasonal terrarium.

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    Plants and Botany
    Seasons
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    Austrian Yodeling

    Explore European Alpine culture through folk music and the yodel.

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    Israel
    United States of America (USA)
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  • Just a Dream Teacher's Guide

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    Just a Dream Teacher's Guide

    Encourage students to respect the environment with the lesson planning resources in this teacher's guide for Just a…

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    Fiction
    Environmental Science
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  • Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

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    Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion

    Using their own shadows and the shadow of a paper child on a globe, students learn through a simulation how the sun's…

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    Sun
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  • Making a Comet

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    Making a Comet

    The teacher mixes the ingredients of a comet to simulate the real thing for students.

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    Solar System
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  • Little Turtle Poetry Pack

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    Little Turtle Poetry Pack

    After reading a poem and a non-fiction book, students will identify whether a series of statements are true or false.

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    Animals (Zoology)
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  • The Lost Balloon Poetry Pack

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    The Lost Balloon Poetry Pack

    Use this poem to help students distinguish the cause effect relationships developed in the poem, and predict what…

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  • How Are Clouds Formed?

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    How Are Clouds Formed?

    Use this activity to teach students about the life of clouds.

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  • Tracking a Hurricane

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    Tracking a Hurricane

    In this simulation, students will track a hurricane in the manner of a meteorologist.

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  • The Butterfly's Story

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    The Butterfly's Story

    Pretend you are a butterfly talking to a butterfly larva. Tell the larva how it will change as it grows up. Make…

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  • Is This a Seed?

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    Is This a Seed?

    In this activity, students will learn how to identify seeds.

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  • Coloring Plants

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    Coloring Plants

    Demonstrate how plants receive water from their roots with this colorful activity.

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