Grades+K-2

Microsoft Clip Art **Ideas**

 * **K** || **1** || **2** ||
 * [[file:RESEARCH EXTENSION ACTIVITIES K.doc]] || [[file:RESEARCH EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Grade 1.doc]] || [[file:RESEARCH EXTENSION ACTIVITIES Grade 2.doc]] ||

Sample Lessons
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 * **K** || **1** || **2** ||
 * [[file:Building Native American Houses - Using the Super3.pdf]] || [[file:Advice for Anansi.pdf]] || [[file:What Would Animals Do.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:What is that hiding in my backyard.pdf]] || [[file:Information Detectives.pdf]] || [[file:Where am I I know my community.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:SpringBMartin.doc]] || [[file:TurkeysBMartin.doc]] || [[file:NativeAmericanHomesBMartin.doc]] ||
 * [[file:LessonKDGPumpkins(alphaorder).doc]]

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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml || Butterflies || http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/Kids/ || My Hero Project [|http://www.myhero.com] || Insects http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Animals/Insects/index.htm || http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/symbols.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/symbols/ || Spring - Birds || http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/geospy/
 * Project Ideas**
 * **K** || 1 || 2 ||
 * Seasons - using Spring example above || Fall - Apples, Bats, Pumpkins, Turkeys || Fall - Authors (Eric Carle, Marc Brown, Jan Brett, Cynthia Rylant) ||
 * Native Americans || Weather
 * Author studies - (Jan Brett, Dr. Seuss, Gail Gibbons, Don/Audrey Wood, Donald Crew, Eric Carle, Robert Munsch, Ezra Jack Keats) || Animals
 * Alpacas (to coincide with visits) || Soils - earthworms, beetles, growing seasons (related to length of time for seed to grow), types of soil - good for which plants? - organic vs. inorganic - nutrition
 * Self, family, friends (Reading, Social Studies) || Heroes - e.g. Johnny Appleseed
 * Apple life cycle (Science) || American Symbols - e.g.flag, eagle, White house
 * Pumpkin life cycle (Science) || Block Buddies - e.g. Maps vs. Globes, Continents, Map reading - water, land

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps || Biographies || http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/geospy/
 * Seasons (Science) ||  || Continents - ethnic studies (Social Studies)

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps || http://www.bam.gov/index.html || Fall (Constitution Day) - National Symbols http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/symbols.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/symbols/ || http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/pdfpubs/7036.pdf ||  ||
 * Fire Safety (Social Studies) || [[file:First Grade Penguin Lesson.doc]] || Frog and Toad ||
 * Farming/harvest (Science) || Health
 * Healthy habits
 * Nutrition
 * Turkeys (Science) || Author studies (Eric Carle, Jan Brett, Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl, Tomie de Paola) ||  ||
 * Thanksgiving/Native Americans/Pilgrims (Social Studies) || Maple Sugaring
 * Veteran's Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Holidays around the world (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Deciduous/Coniferous trees (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Snow (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Hibernation (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Martin Luther King, Jr. (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * President's Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Valentine's Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * 100th Day (Math) ||  ||   ||
 * Groundhog Day (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Dental Health (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * St. Patrick's Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Healthy Eating (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Dr. Seuss' Birthday (Reading) ||  ||   ||
 * 5 Senses (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Weather (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Chick Life Cycle (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Earth Day/Arbor Day (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Frog Life Cycle (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Baby Animals (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Butterfly Life Cycle (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Plant Life Cycle (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Mother's Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Memorial Day (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Properties of matter (Science) ||  ||   ||
 * Community Helpers (Social Studies) ||  ||   ||
 * Money (Math) ||  ||   ||
 * Shapes (Math) ||  ||   ||