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Street Cows

For Teachers K - 4th
A light, and humorous lesson on "street cows" is here for you. Learners listen to the story, "Street Cows," which is embedded in the plan. On a map of the US and the World, they locate the cities where the "Cows on Parade" exhibit was...
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Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pair your reading of Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows with the questions and activities provided here. Learners answer questions about the text, create story maps, put together brochures, relate math to the story, practice...
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Cows

For Students K - 1st
In this cows worksheet, students color pictures of cows. Students color 3 cows in this picture. One cow is eating grass and the others are standing upright.
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Coloring Cows

For Students K - 1st
In this cows worksheet, students color a picture of cows and cut and paste them onto another worksheet. Students color and cut out 3 cows.
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Make a Cow Mask

For Students K - 2nd
In this mask making worksheet, students follow 8 steps to make a cow mask out of paper. Students may use the cow mask for various classroom activities.
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Where Does Food Come From?

For Teachers Pre-K
Distinguish between food and non-food items. Recognize that food is obtained from both plant and animal sources. Identify sources for some common animal foods then construct a simple food path from the farm to the consumer.
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Cow Parade

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or mascot.
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Moo Masks

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the use of a creative project for personal expression. They create a mask that resembles a cow. The students decorate each mask to personalize them. They wear the mask while reading literature about dairy farms and...
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Animal Sounds Cut and Paste

For Students K - 1st
Grrr! Practice animal sounds with this engaging cut and paste learning exercise. Young readers can color six black line picture of animals including a cow, a cat, a duck, a bird, a dog and a bear, before cutting them out and glueing them...
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Hey, Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme and Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this nursery rhyme coloring page, students read the rhyme Hey, Diddle, Diddle. They color the pictures of a cow jumping over the moon, the cat with the fiddle, and dishing running away with the spoon.
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National Dairy Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students make ice cream, make lists of dairy products, discuss cows, and more to celebrate National Dairy Month. In this dairy lesson plan, students also sing songs about dairy.
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Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young potters make their very own version of the classic Navajo Pottery. With helpful worksheets and applicable cross-curricular activities, the lesson is an enriching way to mold both your clay and the multicultural...
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Sustainable Livestock

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate healthy eating habits by researching livestock. In this food sustainability lesson, students research the negative impact factory farming has on our environment due to pollution. Students define agricultural...
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Nutrition: A Thematic Unit

For Teachers 1st
Young learners explore nutrition and the food groups in these two mini-lesson plan ideas. First, kindergarteners have a discussion about their health and how different foods contribute to it before making their own personal food pyramid....
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Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 
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Wild Dog Urine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate biology by researching wild animals. In this animal extinction lesson, students research African wild dogs and discuss the impact of the environment on their survival. Students read and analyze an article titled...
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Creating a Geographical Fabric Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a geographical fabric collage with a template from their state using various fabrics and a fabric glue stick.
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Overture to 'William Tell' by Gioacchino Rossini

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an awareness of how music creates a setting in a story or legend. They identify the instrumentation, dynamics and tempo used to create various settings for a musical story. They perform rhythmic patterns from listening...
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Francis Scott Key

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students enjoy a biography of Francis Scott Key, the author of the National Anthem. The students then answer 20 questions, some of which call on them to recall the words to the song.
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Animal Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K
Students listen to books about animals. In this animal sound and characteristics lesson, students listen to books and a tape of animal and then identify which animal makes that sound. Students discuss and act out how the animal acts.
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Metallic Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. In this music lesson plan, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Students identify the metallic sounds in the music piece. Students...
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming lesson plan, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for the future....
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Bookmark Babies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make bookmarks by cutting cardboard into strips about 5 inches long by 1 1/2-2 inces wide. In this art lesson, students then glue their pictures on the strip.
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My Colorful Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore biology by participating in a dietary habit activity. In this food chain lesson plan, students discuss their own diets and the animals we feed upon daily. Learners create a poster demonstrating the animals that we feed...