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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Easy-to-read Spanish map of the United States with country information below. A nice site with links to the States and the rest of the world's countries as well!
Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
Unit Plan
University of California

Uc Davis: Welcome to Experiential Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resourse offers an overiew, a tool box, and training modules featuring Experiential Learning.
Unit Plan
Rice University

Rice University: Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
These introductory lessons on fractions provide clear explanations and directions with interactive practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Kindergarten Activities (Spanish)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Links to 100 kindergarten activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Our Big Backyard

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An activity for students to fine tune their observation skills using their senses in their own backyard. During this activity, students will record their observation to compare and contrast living things over a period of different seasons.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plan: Black Wings: American Pioneer Aviators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With this leasson plan, students will learn about prominent African American artist William H. Johnson and his influence both on the history of art and black American culture. Select a link for the desired grade level version of this...
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Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self Portrait Lesson [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf art activity caled "Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self-Portrait Lesson", in which you are guided through a creative activity with discussion.
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Other

National Education Association: Read Across America

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read Across America honors Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2. The National Education Association offers a website filled with ideas and resources to use for celebrating the joy of reading. Teachers can find ideas to inspire reading, and...
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Other

Iucn: Red List of Threatened Species

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out about endangered animals featured here from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Search through thumbnails to view previous months' species of the day to learn more.
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Other

Film Education: Film in the Curriculum

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A fantastic resource for educators who use film in their curriculum. Search for your film and find study guides, lesson plans and student activities.
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Other

Best Evidence Encyclopedia: K 12 Comprehensive School Reform

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Research analysis of the overall effects of 29 widely implemented models of comprehensive school reform, or CSR. Models include direct instruction, accelerated schools, montessori, and America's Choice programs.
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: Learning Through the Arts [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Background about the National Endowment for the Arts. Also includes information about direct funding programs, Challenge America grants, state partnerships, federal partnerships and public-private partnerships. Research and success...
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Other

Terra Foundation for American Art

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection begun by Daniel J. Terra in the 1970's includes more than seven hundred prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures is presented online.
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Other

Urban Collaborative: Leading Equitable and Inclusive Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The website is for an organization that works to improve outcomes for learning disabled students in urban schools. Networking, training, reporting on latest developments in the field, are just some of the services offered.
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My Learning

My Learning: Minibeasts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
All you need for an in-depth study of invertebrates is here on this site. Includes worksheets, quiz, useful information, and a fun interactive section where you can build your own super bug!
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Globe

The Globe Program: Discoveries at Willow Creek [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Join Anita, Dennis and Simon as they take a field trip to Willow Creek. This visit to the creek is slightly different than their first encounter there--discover why by reading this interesting tale!
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Other

Univ. Of West Georgia: Analyzing the Leadership Behavior of School Principals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This academic document describes various methods of measuring a principal's leadership behavior. The authors developed a new survey instrument that can be used to analyze the leadership behavior/style of a principal.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness

Journal of School Health: Mental Health Screening in Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The National Alliance on Mental Illness presents this article from the Journal of School Health. It discusses the importance of screening students in schools for mental health problems.
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Other

Teaching Ideas: Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Just as the title claims, here are fifty different ways to respond to a book. Most can be adapted to all grade levels.
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Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Picnic Party

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that includes the /ck/ digraph. An answer key and...
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Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: Splash!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This printable cworksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that include the /sh/ digraph. An answer key and...