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  • LESSON PLANS

    Write a Harry Potter Script

    Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

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    Wax Paper Window Art

    Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.

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    Visual Arts
    Art, Music and Drama
    Arts and Crafts
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    Have a Halloween Party

    Celebrate the spooky side of Fall with these fun Halloween party games! Students will enjoy playing Walk on the Witch,…

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    Intermediate Question-Answer Relationships

    Use a lesson that introduces the Question-Answer Relationship strategy to intermediate students. Students should be able…

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  • KWL Chart (Version 2)

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    KWL Chart (Version 2)

    This KWL Chart will help students organize what they know, want to know, and will learn by following a lesson. This…

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    Adapting Existing Materials

    An article on adaptations that can be used when existing materials are judged to be inappropriate but may only need…

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    Stained Glass Sun-Catchers

    Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun catchers.

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    Mathematics
    Geometry
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    Further Expanding Questioning, Grandfather's Journey

    Present this lesson plan for the strategy of asking questions before, during, and after reading using the book…

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    Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators
    Award and Prize Winners
    Literature
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    Visualizing: Follow the Drinking Gourd

    Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story Follow the…

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  • Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

    ACTIVITIES

    The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

    A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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    Reading and Literature
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    Glacial Pressure

    A hands-on science activity will help students to understand the effects of pressure exerted on snow and the forming of…

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    Arctic and Polar Regions
    Weather
    Seasons
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    Learning About Voice Through Photographs

    Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic photographs to explore the…

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    Exploring Addition Patterns

    Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.

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    Mathematics
    Addition
    Place Value
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    Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie

    Students dramatize a section of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They reenact the part about Native…

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    Historical Fiction
    Banned Books and Censorship
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  • BOOK GUIDES

    Charlotte's Web Extension Activities

    Charlotte's Web has been loved by generations of children! This is the tale of Charlotte the spider, and her efforts to…

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    The Mayan Empire

    Students learn about the architectural and cultural wonders of the Mayan Empire as they explore ancient Mayan cities and…

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    Reading and Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
    Ancient Civilizations
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  • MAPS

    Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading

    Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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    Identify the Resolution

    This handout is for use in the There Are Many Ways to Resolve Conflicts lesson plan.

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    Social Skills
    Social and Emotional Development
    Health and Safety
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    Summarizing: Nate the Great

    Use a lesson that is designed to establish primary students' skills in summarizing a story using the book, Nate the…

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    Reading Comprehension
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    Reading and Literature
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    Number Theory

    In this game, students will apply a variety of mathematical concepts and skills to solve problems and use mathematical…

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    Mathematics
    Numbers and Number Sense
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    Weather Station

    With a student-made weather station and/or the Internet, students measure weather in a variety of ways, write about…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Weather
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  • MAPS

    Australia Poster

    Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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    Communities: Past and Present

    Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • CLASSROOM TOOLS

    M&M Math

    Using M&Ms, students will practice graphing and averaging and use the data in a spreadsheet.

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    Mathematics
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    Subtraction
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