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How and Why Stories
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How and Why Stories
First Grade
In this lesson, students have a great time using their imaginations to collaborate and create their own story following the "how and why" style of common folktales.
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How and Why Stories
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How and Why Stories
In this lesson, students have a great time using their imaginations to collaborate and create their own story following the "how and why" style of common folktales.
First Grade
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
First Grade
Reading
Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.
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Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Lesson Plan
Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How?
Do you have students who are constantly asking what, who, where, why, how, and when? It's your turn to ask now! Have them read various stories and ask them to answer these questions in this lesson.
First Grade
Reading
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Why I Write
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Why I Write
Second Grade
Reading
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
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Why I Write
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Why I Write
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
Second Grade
Reading
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What Are Arrays?
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What Are Arrays?
Second Grade
In this lesson, students will explore the characteristics of arrays and find out why they are important. Use this lesson independently or alongside Come Array With Us!
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What Are Arrays?
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What Are Arrays?
In this lesson, students will explore the characteristics of arrays and find out why they are important. Use this lesson independently or alongside Come Array With Us!
Second Grade
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My Teacher for President!
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My Teacher for President!
Second Grade
Writing
Need a promotion? Then have your students participate in a writing lesson that will have them voting for you! Give students the opportunity to place teachers in the spotlight, as they persuade others why teachers make the best presidents.
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My Teacher for President!
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My Teacher for President!
Need a promotion? Then have your students participate in a writing lesson that will have them voting for you! Give students the opportunity to place teachers in the spotlight, as they persuade others why teachers make the best presidents.
Second Grade
Writing
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The Five W's of Notetaking
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The Five W's of Notetaking
Second Grade
Writing
Thinking about who, what, when, where, and why isn’t just for detectives! Students will practice gleaning important information from texts using these questions and a few other tools.
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The Five W's of Notetaking
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The Five W's of Notetaking
Thinking about who, what, when, where, and why isn’t just for detectives! Students will practice gleaning important information from texts using these questions and a few other tools.
Second Grade
Writing
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Math Story Problems
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Math Story Problems
Second Grade
Help your students make the connection between what they're learning in the classroom and why they need it in the real world with this lesson on word problems.
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Math Story Problems
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Math Story Problems
Help your students make the connection between what they're learning in the classroom and why they need it in the real world with this lesson on word problems.
Second Grade
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Second Grade
Reading
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
Second Grade
Reading
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All About the 5 W's
Lesson Plan
All About the 5 W's
Second Grade
Students will be able to answer questions to show understanding of important details in a text. This can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to be used prior to the Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How? lesson plan.
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All About the 5 W's
Lesson Plan
All About the 5 W's
Students will be able to answer questions to show understanding of important details in a text. This can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to be used prior to the Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How? lesson plan.
Second Grade
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The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Second Grade
Why does someone write a story? Give your students the tools to find out the author's purpose! Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction to the Author’s Purpose in Fiction Texts lesson plan.
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The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Why does someone write a story? Give your students the tools to find out the author's purpose! Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction to the Author’s Purpose in Fiction Texts lesson plan.
Second Grade
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Money Math!
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Money Math!
Second Grade
Time and Money
Money makes the world go 'round, but do your students know why money is important? In this lesson, students will learn the real world applications of money, as well as how to make a dollar with various coins.
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Money Math!
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Money Math!
Money makes the world go 'round, but do your students know why money is important? In this lesson, students will learn the real world applications of money, as well as how to make a dollar with various coins.
Second Grade
Time and Money
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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning
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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning
Second Grade
Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.
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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning
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Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning
Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.
Second Grade
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Law of the Land
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Law of the Land
Second Grade
Community and Culture
In this lesson, your students will use their imaginations to picture why all communities need laws. Help them brainstorm the important role that laws and rules play in a variety of communities through these engaging activities.
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Law of the Land
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Law of the Land
In this lesson, your students will use their imaginations to picture why all communities need laws. Help them brainstorm the important role that laws and rules play in a variety of communities through these engaging activities.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Fantastic Fables: 5 W's
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Fantastic Fables: 5 W's
Second Grade
Writing
In this lesson, students use highlighters, graphic organizers, and a classic fable to exercise their understanding of key details and main idea in a text. They will use manipulatives to promote visual and kinetic learning styles.
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Fantastic Fables: 5 W's
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Fantastic Fables: 5 W's
In this lesson, students use highlighters, graphic organizers, and a classic fable to exercise their understanding of key details and main idea in a text. They will use manipulatives to promote visual and kinetic learning styles.
Second Grade
Writing
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Comparing Even and Odd Groups
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Comparing Even and Odd Groups
Second Grade
This lesson helps students identify even and odd numbers, which sets the foundation for learning about division, prime numbers, and even square roots. Use this hands on lesson alongside Odd One Out!
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Comparing Even and Odd Groups
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Comparing Even and Odd Groups
This lesson helps students identify even and odd numbers, which sets the foundation for learning about division, prime numbers, and even square roots. Use this hands on lesson alongside Odd One Out!
Second Grade
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Tricky Time Telling
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Tricky Time Telling
Second Grade
We all know how tricky telling time can be for our students. This terrific time lesson will have your students understanding analog clocks in no time!
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Tricky Time Telling
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Tricky Time Telling
We all know how tricky telling time can be for our students. This terrific time lesson will have your students understanding analog clocks in no time!
Second Grade
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Shape Detectives: What's in the Bag?
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Shape Detectives: What's in the Bag?
Second Grade
What's in the bag? This fun math lesson involves using defining attributes as clues to draw conclusions. Young learners will have a great time making guesses about different objects and creating their own shape riddles.
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Shape Detectives: What's in the Bag?
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Shape Detectives: What's in the Bag?
What's in the bag? This fun math lesson involves using defining attributes as clues to draw conclusions. Young learners will have a great time making guesses about different objects and creating their own shape riddles.
Second Grade
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Creating Cause and Effect Skits
Lesson Plan
Creating Cause and Effect Skits
Second Grade
Help your ELs look deeply at cause and effect at the sentence level. Using skits to reinforce comprehension, this lesson can be used as a support lesson for Learning About Cause and Effect! or a stand alone activity.
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Creating Cause and Effect Skits
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Creating Cause and Effect Skits
Help your ELs look deeply at cause and effect at the sentence level. Using skits to reinforce comprehension, this lesson can be used as a support lesson for Learning About Cause and Effect! or a stand alone activity.
Second Grade
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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze
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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze
Second Grade
In this lesson, your students will collect and organize data to make a beautiful bar graph! They will also practice analyzing the graphs with the information they have.
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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze
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Collect, Organize, Display, Analyze
In this lesson, your students will collect and organize data to make a beautiful bar graph! They will also practice analyzing the graphs with the information they have.
Second Grade
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Get Crafty! Combining Sentences
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Get Crafty! Combining Sentences
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Give your class the "write" stuff! In this lesson, your students will learn to master combining sentences using sentences with the same subjects or predicates.
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Get Crafty! Combining Sentences
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Get Crafty! Combining Sentences
Give your class the "write" stuff! In this lesson, your students will learn to master combining sentences using sentences with the same subjects or predicates.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Finding the Details and Asking for Answers
Lesson Plan
Finding the Details and Asking for Answers
Kindergarten
Reading
ELs will get a chance to practice their listening and reading comprehension skills as they answer questions about the key details in a read-aloud text. Use as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the Questions for Comprehension lesson plan.
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Finding the Details and Asking for Answers
Lesson Plan
Finding the Details and Asking for Answers
ELs will get a chance to practice their listening and reading comprehension skills as they answer questions about the key details in a read-aloud text. Use as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the Questions for Comprehension lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Reading
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Our Solar System: Turning Around
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Our Solar System: Turning Around
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
Students will learn their place in our solar system with this lesson that teaches them about different celestial bodies and their movement within the solar system.
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Our Solar System: Turning Around
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Our Solar System: Turning Around
Students will learn their place in our solar system with this lesson that teaches them about different celestial bodies and their movement within the solar system.
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Watercolor Wave
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Watercolor Wave
First Grade
Use Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to inspire a fun watercolor resist painting with your students!
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Watercolor Wave
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Watercolor Wave
Use Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to inspire a fun watercolor resist painting with your students!
First Grade
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What's That Number?
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What's That Number?
Second Grade
Addition
Practice finding unknown numbers in addition equations using fun and silly word problems.
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What's That Number?
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What's That Number?
Practice finding unknown numbers in addition equations using fun and silly word problems.
Second Grade
Addition
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Heads Up!
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Heads Up!
Second Grade
Phonics
A fun twist to charades. Students act out and guess different words while identifying the long and short vowel sounds inside each of them.
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Heads Up!
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Heads Up!
A fun twist to charades. Students act out and guess different words while identifying the long and short vowel sounds inside each of them.
Second Grade
Phonics
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Go for the Gold!
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Go for the Gold!
Second Grade
In this lesson, students learn about Chantal Petit-Clerc, a Paralympian who lost her legs at the young age of 13. After reading about her struggles and perseverance, your writers will develop biographies of other heroes they know.
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Go for the Gold!
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Go for the Gold!
In this lesson, students learn about Chantal Petit-Clerc, a Paralympian who lost her legs at the young age of 13. After reading about her struggles and perseverance, your writers will develop biographies of other heroes they know.
Second Grade
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Natural Resources
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Natural Resources
First Grade
Life Science
Without natural resources, our world would be a very different place. Help your class understand the importance of water, plants, and soil with this exploratory science lesson.
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Natural Resources
Lesson Plan
Natural Resources
Without natural resources, our world would be a very different place. Help your class understand the importance of water, plants, and soil with this exploratory science lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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Author Study: Faith Ringgold
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Author Study: Faith Ringgold
First Grade
Reading
This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.
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Author Study: Faith Ringgold
Lesson Plan
Author Study: Faith Ringgold
This engaging lesson teaches students about the famous author Faith Ringgold. Students will explore two pieces of literature, comparing and contrasting story elements, then write opinion pieces to illustrate which book they liked best.
First Grade
Reading
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Many Measurement Tools
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Many Measurement Tools
Second Grade
Measurement
This support lesson provides students the opportunity to use two different tools to measure the length of familiar objects while introducing content specific vocabulary words. Use alone or alongside the lesson How Big is the Playground?
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Many Measurement Tools
Lesson Plan
Many Measurement Tools
This support lesson provides students the opportunity to use two different tools to measure the length of familiar objects while introducing content specific vocabulary words. Use alone or alongside the lesson How Big is the Playground?
Second Grade
Measurement
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
Second Grade
Reading
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.
Second Grade
Reading
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