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Back-to-School Meet & Greet: Lesson plan based on Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell
Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to welcome children into a new learning environment through reading and age-appropriate activities that help relieve the anxiety of beginning school in a new place and with new friends.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-2
Listen To Me!
Students utilize the oral presentation skills they've learned by telling family stories they gathered through interviews with parents or guardians.Lesson Plan
Grades 3-5
Squids Will be Squids Lesson Plan
With their trademark wacky humor and captivating art, award-winners Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have created a funny collection of moral tales....Lesson Plan
Grades K-6
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
In this lesson plan for Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale students make their own rainbow fish and use them to retell the story.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-3
Kate and the Beanstalk Lesson Plan
Author Mary Pope Osborne provides a fresh and funny twist on the well-known fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk."Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-3
Summertime Safety Activities
Summer safety activities that teach kids how to communicate about and respond to emergency situations. Gives kids hands-on practice thinking through problems and creating solutions. Familiarizes them with safety features and practices.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-K
Portrait of a Friend
Students get to know themselves and their classmates by filling in the blanks to create a mini-biography.Lesson Plan
Grades 1-2
Blizzard! Lesson Plan
Jim Murphy tells the story of the Great Blizzard of 1888 through the words of survivors and victims. Readers will learn about the men, women,...Lesson Plan
Grades 4-7
Loser Lesson Plan
Loser is a touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with "hero."Lesson Plan
Grades 4-7
Anna of Byzantium Lesson Plan
Anna Commena has known since birth that she was the heir to her father's throne and therefore anticipates ruling the Byzantine Empire. However,...Lesson Plan
Grades 6-9
Sea, Sand, Me! Lesson Plan
A young girl enjoys building sandcastles, splashing in the sea, and making a new friend during an afternoon at the beach.Lesson Plan
Grades K-3
Back-to-School Bargain Hunting
Use these bargain hunting tips to make the most of your back-to-school budget. You and your child can do this math activity together. The article includes step by step instructions.Lesson Plan
Grades 3-6
Time to Tidy Up: Summer Safety Activity
It's cleanup time! Children practice fine motor skills while making their classroom more safe and tidy. Kids make fun storage boxes.Lesson Plan
Grades Pre-K-K
Stop! Explore! Go!
Exhibits a lesson through which students are taught a 3-step decision making process, and exposed to the values of cooperation and personalLesson Plan
Grades 1-2
Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades Lesson Plan
Use this lesson plan to discuss Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades with your class.Lesson Plan
Grades 3-6