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    Summer Reading (Grades K-2)

    Classic kids' books for summer reading - with activities for family learning! Pick any book from this list of the best…

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    Social Studies and History
    Science
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    Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You

    Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a picture of a sunflower.

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    Social Studies and History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    Designing a Quilt Pattern

    Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This is a great arts & crafts…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonial America
    Folk Arts
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    Invent a Sport

    Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.

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    Social Studies and History
    Childhood Obesity Awareness & Prevention
    Sports
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  • If I Were President Writing Activity.

    LESSON PLANS

    If I Were the President Writing Activity

    Create a class book on what your students would do if they were president. This printable activity includes a materials…

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    Social Studies and History
    U.S. Presidency
    Language Arts and Writing
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    Paper Weavings

    Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from Colonial times. This is a…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonial America
    Pilgrims
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    Shadow of a Bull

    Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.

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    Literature
    Folk Tales
    Reading and Literature
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  • Native American Lesson Plan for Kindergarten - Thanksgiving - Bioneers

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    Native American Thanksgiving Story for Kindergarten

    ​​​​​​​Introduce Native American culture by exploring the story of the first Thanksgiving with this interactive lesson…

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    Social Studies and History
    Native Americans
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    The Race of Toad and Deer

    Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching The Race of Toad and Deer by Pat Mora.

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    Literature
    Multicultural Literature
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
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    Potato Print Wrapping Paper

    This arts & crafts lesson plan outlines how to make potato stamps for decorating gift wrap. This is a fun and creative…

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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Arts and Crafts
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  • Widget Assembly

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    Widget Assembly

    Explain why the use of interchangeable parts helped factories develop and lessened the role of individual craftsmen in…

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    Industrial Revolution
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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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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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Arts and Crafts
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    Rocks in My Pocket

    Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Labor
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  • Families Grow and Change

    WORKSHEETS

    Families Grow and Change

    Use this activity to teach students about the stages that a family goes through.

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    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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  • Our Classroom Family

    WORKSHEETS

    Our Classroom Family

    Use this printable to collect information about each student in the class.

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    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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    Make a Dried Bouquet

    Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial decoration, so this arts…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads

    Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This arts & crafts activity makes a fun classroom…

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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Arts and Crafts
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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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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Arts and Crafts
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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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    Snail, Snail

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

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    Social Studies and History
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    Create a Menorah Gallery

    In this holiday arts and crafts lesson, students create unique menorahs for Hanukkah.

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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Sculpting
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    Jewish Knish Recipe

    This recipe is for a traditional Jewish food called a knish. The word knish is Ukrainian for dumpling.

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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
    Food
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  • Treasure Map

    MAPS

    Treasure Map

    Employing a map's key, symbols, and scale, students will read a map of their classroom correctly in order to find a…

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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