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Reading - Contraction Caterpillars
Making the caterpillars is a very fun way to practise and use contractions. View Full Lesson →
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Writing - Handprint Adjective Booklet
A hand-shaped booklet is made entitled “What is in my hand?” Students describe items glued or taped on each page, “I have a spider in my hand. How does it feel? It feels…” Adjectives are written on fingertips, “soft, tickley, creepy, light, furry”. View Full Lesson →
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Writing - Sea to Sky Adjectives Booklet
Different layers in this book show adjectives from the sky, clouds, grass, ground to the water, creating a colourful picture of the world. View Full Lesson →
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Art - C. M. Russell Art: Western Sunsets
A beautiful sunset picture is created with paints, as a background for a simple black silhouette of mountains, trees, cactus, with perhaps a barn and cowboys. Easy art with gorgeous results for young students. View Full Lesson →
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Art - Paul Gauguin (Go-gan) Art: Opposite Colour Masterpieces
Landscapes are drawn with a horizon line, overlapping mountains, trees near and far, a stream or lake, and a sun, but they are coloured differently. Gauguin painted yellow skies, with orange grass and red mountains, and students follow this method of using opposing colours. What a fun twist on the normal! View Full Lesson →
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Math - Toothpick Art/Math Shapes
Objectives: review primary colors practise using ruler to make straight lines make simple shapes, at least as large as a toothpick: triangles, squares, rectangles review/use math words: parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, vertical, diagonal reinforcement of math shape … View Full Lesson →
Lesson Plans for Elementary School Students
Full Length Lesson Plans from an Elementary School Teacher