Students engage in a rich study of vocabulary words from the song "America the Beautiful," using music and art.
"America the Beautiful": Using Music and Art to Develop Vocabulary
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Collaborating on a Class Book: Exploring Before-During-After Sequences
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Students and the teacher produce a class book through a group-writing activity, focusing on a basic before-during-after sequence of events.
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Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness
K - 2
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| Recurring Lesson
This lesson provides the "action piece" for any study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this project, students participate in Dr. King's dream by doing 100 acts of kindness.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
This lesson provides ideas for celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by encouraging students to explore the connections between Dr. King and themselves through journaling and inquiry-based research.
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Myth and Truth: Independence Day
3 - 5
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| Standard Lesson
By exploring myths and truths surrounding Independence Day, students think critically about commonly believed stories regarding the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the Independence Day holiday.
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Spelling in Parts: Learning to Spell, Write, and Read Polysyllabic Words
3 - 5
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| Recurring Lesson
How do you spell polysyllabic? While this word may be a bit too advanced for students, they will definitely be spelling polysyllabic words using a strategy called Spelling in Parts.
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Poetry: Sound and Sense
9 - 12
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| Standard Lesson
Students' groans about studying poetry may disappear with this lesson in which students read poetry from various writers and use these poems to examine the sounds and sense of language.
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Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Visual clues in winter-themed books used in this lesson encourage students to make real-world math connections.