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Shape Shifters- Trees and the Environment
Students make a tree sculpture. In this trees and the environment lesson, students learn about the parts of a tree, discuss what a tree needs in order to grow, find images of trees in art and nature, use various materials to create a...
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Parts of a Sentence
In this recognizing the naming part and action part in sentences worksheet, students use context clues to identify the subjects and predicates in sentences. Students answer 10 questions.
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Fearsome Creatures 1
In this wild animals learning exercise, students fill in the blanks or choose the correct words to sentences about wild animals. Students complete 47 blanks.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Robinson Crusoe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Number and Operations: Webbing Our Way Through Numbers
Second graders explore estimation and place value. In this place value lesson, 2nd graders estimate and construct numbers while working with spider activities. Students use addition and subtraction to compare estimates. Resources and...
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Fancy Packaging
Youngsters consider the amount of packaging used in manufacturing food and follow its travels through to the landfill. They brainstorm ways in which to reduce packaging and take a survey at home to evaluate ways they could reduce trash.
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Whales
Students compare the differences between whales and fish. They examine the differences of toothed and baleen whales. They identify behavioral and physical characteristics of animals that help them survive in their habitat.
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Turtle Dove
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about turtle doves. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Easter Pictograph
In this pictograph worksheet, students look at the Easter pictograph and solve problems based on the graph. Students complete 10 problems.
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Rabbits Rhymes and Finger Plays
Students sing songs about bunnies and pick out the rhyming words. In this rhyming instructional activity, students develop an understanding of rhyming words at the end of each verse of a song or poem.
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The Shape of Things
Students explore dome shape construction. In this dome shape construction lesson, students explore the history, strength, and endurance of the dome shape design.
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Possible Outcomes
For this statistics worksheet, students plot the possible statistical outcomes by examining the data and plotting the missing answer for the four problems.
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Bulletin Board: Eggshell flowers
Students "paint" Spring flowers by gluing pieces of dyed, hardboiled eggshells onto outlines of flowers. They display their artwork on a Spring-themed bulletin board.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Young scholars complete lessons on a butterfly life cycle, moon phases, hot water, and shadows. In this science lesson plan, students complete activities where they read books, look at demonstrations, and complete experiments.
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Lessons for Children’s Dental Health Month
Students learn about dental health. In this dental health instructional activity, students relate the eggshell to the enamel of the tooth. Students experiment with four drinks to see the effects on the tooth. Students listen...
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Guided Reading using Gail Gibbon's book Frogs
Young scholars read to locate information about the stages of a frog's life and organize on a chart.
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Enjoyable Assessments
First graders participate in two place value games for review. In groups, they work together to assess themselves before their test over place values. They review any questions they have before their assessment.
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Signed Numbers Word Problems
In this signed numbers worksheet, students solve 10 different word problems that include using signed numbers in each problem. First, they determine the status of an account given the information stated in the problem. Then, students...
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The Spring Peepers are Back
In this frogs and toads learning exercise, students examine detailed color pictures of 7 varieties of amphibians. Students write the name of each frog or toad on the line. There is no word bank.
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Emperor Penguins
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about Emperor penguins. Students then answer 8 true/false questions.
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Science Surprises: Penguins
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 3 paragraph selection about penguins and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Bat Activities and games
First graders read the book Stelluna by Janell Cannon. In this bat lesson plan, 1st graders use their sense of smell to identify objects, learn and recite a rhyme, and differentiate between the words night and day.
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Hop on Down the Bunny Trail
Students practice various locomotor skills at six different stations. They move a 'bunny' down a 'trail' to track their progress. All of the activities must be done as a group and stress teamwork and sportsmanship.
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"Caterpillars to Butterflies"
Students participate in a variety of activities about how caterpillers become butterflies.
