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Easter:1st-3rd grade

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 Easter Presentation : Introduces Easter vocabulary, includes videos/songs, discusses Easter traditions in the United States Videos: This is the way the bunny hops song We're going on an egg hunt Boom Chicka Boom Easter B-U-N-N-Y song Interactive Game: How Many...? Book Read-Aloud: Before the story we reviewed prepositions (behind, in front of, etc) with this presentation: Easter Prepositions We're Going on an Egg Hunt by Laura Hughes: great for 1st-3rd grade!

5TH/6TH GRADE: Materials and Energy

  Materials and Energy Powerpoint ONLINE WORKSHEETS: Types of Energy Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Energy Overview Strong or Fragile? Materials: natural and man-made Materials: natural and man-made 2 GAMES: Jeopardy Game Energy Review Game (WordWall) Types of Energy Natural or Manmade Materials States of Matter Chemical and Physical Changes Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Version 1 Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Version 2

1ST and 2ND Grade- Plants

 This lesson works for both 1st and 2nd grade and covers the parts of a plant and the plant reproduction cycle Presentation: Plants Activities: I assigned simple movements to each part of the plant, and we put the movements together to this song. Students loved it!  Flower, Stem, Leaves, and Roots Song Drawing Crazy Flowers: Students took turns rolling a giant die (can also use an online dice roller). I would ask "how many roots?", the student would roll the dice, and then they would draw that amount of roots on the board. I repeated this exercise with all parts of the plant.  Online Activities- What Do Plants Need to Grow? Listening Activity: Parts of the plant Parts of plant labeling Flower Life Cycle

3RD GRADE: Landscapes

 Landscapes Presentation  : Introduces vocabulary, covers the entire unit  Activities: -As a class, we compiled a list of natural and manmade features of landscapes on the board. Students then had to draw a landscape in their notebooks and must include AND label 5 natural features and 3 manmade features.  -Pictionary: Students take turns drawing the vocabulary words (bridge, river, village, etc.) and the other students guess -Hangman: Students guess letters to spell the vocabulary words  -Map Hunt: Teams compete to find certain landmarks the fastest on a map (River, bay, ocean, mountain range) - Jeopardy Review of the Unit - Vocabulary Memory Game Online Worksheet:  Mountain or Coastal Landscape?

5th Grade: Matter

Intro to Matter- Topics include: What is matter, Intro to solids, liquids, and gas, Mass, Volume, Density, and Buoyancy Presentation: Introduction to Matter Activities: Float or Sink 1 Online WS Float or Sink 2 Online WS Mass and Volume Online WS Videos: What is Matter? Float or Sink Experiment Changes in Matter- Topics include: How matter can change shape and form (heating, cooling), and physical versus chemical changes Presentation: Changes in Matter Activities: Changes in Matter Online Worksheet Students were asked to write examples of solids, liquids, and gasses on the board in 3 columns. We also played "Hangman" with the vocabulary words like "Combustion", "Fermentation", and "Oxidation" Videos:  Water, Ice, Gas Changes in Matter

5TH Grade: Layers Of The Earth

5th Grade Layers of the Earth and Earth's Orbit Lesson Layers Of The Earth Presentation Layers Of The Earth Online Quiz Game The Earth's Orbit Presentation

6TH Grade: Levels of Organization and Nervous System

#1)  Levels Of Organization Presentation Levels Of Organization Activity:  A) Game: All students get up from their seats and are told they are"cells." They then have to join with a partner in the class to become a "tissue." Then the groups of "tissues" must find another group of "tissues" to join with and become an "organ." They are asked to choose an organ to represent. Finally, the groups of "organs" join with another group of students to become different "organ systems." B) Drawing: Students draw and label the levels of organization in their notebook and write examples of each: cell, tissue, organ, and organ system  #2)  Nervous System Presentation   Activity:  Nervous System Supplement Worksheet