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Let's Learn About Sounds!	Help Grover Make a Postcard!
Elmo Talks About Fire Safety	Exercise with Grover!

Let's Learn About Sounds!

Help Grover Make a Postcard!

Elmo Talks About Fire Safety

Exercise with Grover!

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Math Math

Bert's Bottle Caps		Leap Frogs
Finish the Pattern	Learn to Add!


		Which One's the Odd One Out?

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Sesame Street Games!	Play Fun Games!	Coloring Book
The Alphabet Zoo!	Bembo's Zoo: An Alphabet Game
		Funschool Games
Alphabet Book Game		Christmas Games
Games for Kids

Bembo's Zoo: An Alphabet Game

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Sort Shapes With Oscar!	Color With Elmo!
A Memory Game	Paint and Color With Sagwa!

Sort Shapes With Oscar!

Color With Elmo!

A Memory Game

Paint and Color With Sagwa!

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Literacy with ICT Learning Experiences
	ELA	Math	Science	Social Studies
Kindergarten	General Inquiry Model	Identify and Create Patterns	Identify and Describe Basic Parts of a Tree and How People and Animals Use Trees	~

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A Variety of Science Games for the Manitoba Curriculum	Lesson Plans for The Great Kapok Tree
Smokey Bear Lesson Plan Pages	Lesson Plans for Colors	AAA Math

A Variety of Science Games for the Manitoba Curriculum

Lesson Plans for The Great Kapok Tree

Smokey Bear Lesson Plan Pages

Lesson Plans for Colors

AAA Math

Teacher Lesson Plans: Learning About Trees, Paper Making, Paper Mache, Chita's Christmas Tree Activities, The Color Yellow

1. Trees Purpose(s) of Lesson: To discuss the purpose of trees To introduce students to Arbor Day To use creative movements to act out an action rhyme Materials Needed: Paper, crayons, pictures of trees, computer with Internet connections, construction paper to make booklets, trade books related to trees and Arbor Day (such as A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry), and action rhymes such as Tree Friends (see below) Time Required: 1-2 class periods Lesson Procedure: 1.Discuss the importance of trees. Show pictures of forest and different kinds of trees. Read a trade book such as A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry, to the class. 2.Take a nature walk around the school. Look at the different kinds of trees and have students verbalize their likenesses and differences. 3.Have students perform this Action Rhyme: Tree Friends Deep in the forest With trees so tall, (Stretch arms high) I feel so little So very small. (Make self small) I love to look up And see the trees sway(Cup hand over eye and look up) Evaluation Tool(s) and Opportunities: Process: Teacher observation of student participation in creative-dramatic activity. Summative: Students can orally discuss two ways of saving trees. 1.What is a poison? 2.Recognizing pictures of poisonous items. 3.Who are Mr. Yuk and Mr. Skeleton? 4.Who do poisons hurt and how? 5.Where are poisons located? 6.Discuss safety practices to prevent poisonings. Products: Have students produce the following items to be placed in a tree-shaped booklet to bring home. Have the students illustrate the verse of the action rhyme in the creative-movement activity.
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1. Trees

Purpose(s) of Lesson:
     To discuss the purpose of trees
     To introduce students to Arbor Day
     To use creative movements to act out an action rhyme

Materials Needed:
Paper, crayons, pictures of trees, computer with Internet connections, construction paper to make booklets, trade books related to trees and Arbor Day (such as A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry), and action rhymes such as Tree Friends (see below)

Time Required: 1-2 class periods

Lesson Procedure:
   1.Discuss the importance of trees. Show pictures of forest and different kinds of trees. Read a trade book such as A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry, to the class.
   2.Take a nature walk around the school. Look at the different kinds of trees and have students verbalize their likenesses and differences.
   3.Have students perform this Action Rhyme:
     Tree Friends
     Deep in the forest
     With trees so tall, (Stretch arms high)
     I feel so little
     So very small. (Make self small)
     I love to look up
     And see the trees sway(Cup hand over eye and look up)

Evaluation Tool(s) and Opportunities:
     Process:
     Teacher observation of student participation in creative-dramatic activity.

     Summative:
     Students can orally discuss two ways of saving trees.
        1.What is a poison?
        2.Recognizing pictures of poisonous items.
        3.Who are Mr. Yuk and Mr. Skeleton?
        4.Who do poisons hurt and how?
        5.Where are poisons located?
        6.Discuss safety practices to prevent poisonings.

     Products:
     Have students produce the following items to be placed in a tree-shaped booklet to bring home.
     Have the students illustrate the verse of the action rhyme in the creative-movement activity.

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2. Make Your Own Paper!

Here's a great way to use up scraps of paper. The first part of this craft will be done by the teacher; the rest, however, is up to the students!

Materials:
    1.A large bowl
    2.Waste paper (about 5 sheets)
    3.Water
    4.A mixer or food processor
    5.Two wooden frames 8"-12" (you can buy a standard frame or make one)
    6.A screen (nylon works well)
    7.A stapler
    8.A large Tub (dishpan for instance)
    9.Cloth
    10.An iron
    11.Optional, dryer Lint, thread,glitter, flowers, thin leaves, pine
        needles, potato or carrot peel...be creative here.

Paper Making Recipe

1. Soak It: To begin, shred the paper into small squares about 1 inch and put them into the bowl with hot water. Let soak for half an hour.

2. Make A Mold: While the paper is soaking, make the mold. Attach the screen to each frameusing staples. Leave the other frame blank. (You can also make molds from screens, or other objects (see below)

3. Turn It Into Pulp: Place the soaked paper in the mixer bowl or food processor half filled with water. Mix at half speed until smooth. *At this point, you can also add small quantities of vegetables or plants to the pulp. In this case, mix until the mixture is uniform. (Only a small amount should be used or you will end up with mush) *To add color to the paper , add nontoxic fabric dye or food coloring to the
mixture.

4. Swish It In a Tub: Pour warm water into the tub until it is half full. Then, pour the pulp into the tub until the mixture resembles thick soup.The thicker the mixture, the thicker your paper will be. Place the frame in and shake it from side to side to distribute the pulp evenly until it makes a sheet of paper.

5. Drain, Place It In a Mold: Take thepaper pulp and frame out of the tub. The other border frame on top. Hold both frames and turn the paper 180 degrees on to the clean frame.

6. Let It Dry: Place the frames horizontally and let it drip dry, or turn it over onto a cloth to dry.

7. Iron It: Place another cloth on top. Dry the paper by ironing firmly. Remove the cloth or letting it dry naturally.

8. Using Other Kinds of Molds: You can try other ideas like using baking molds, plastic, plaster or candy molds. This can be fun for ornaments, small gift tags, or wall ornaments. Spray the mold with PAM. Place the damp paper into a mold and let it dry-it should lift out when dry. To hang it add a string while it is wet. *this may take practice.

9. Left Overs: When you are done, you can throw away the screened pulp or keep the drained, leftover pulp in the freezer, in a plastic bag, for later use.
NOTE: Do not pour the pulp into the sink or toilet because the pulp could block the drain.

What Else You Can Do: With this recipe you can make your own: greeting cards, stationary, ornaments, wall hangings, jewelry, toys, and sculptures.
                         Remember: Use your imagination!

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3. Paper Mache!

Make ornaments or other fun projects using recycled papers. You can use newspaper, stationary, gift wrap, or any paper you have left over. Once you make the mixture using one of the three recipes below, form the paper mache into shapes, let it dry, and paint it! For large items or particular shapes you can make the insides hollow by using cartons, cans, styrofoam, or an air filled balloon on the inside,then forming your shapes around it! Balloons are particularly good for making
ornaments that you would like to be shaped like a ball. Print out this recipe and the patterns below! Good luck and have fun!

Materials:
Paper
Flour, wall paper paste or white glue (depends on recipe used)
Water
Bowl or tub
Something to stir with

Paper Mache Recipes: Use one of these 3 Paper Mache Recipes.

Recipe 1

Ingredients: Flour,water,paper

Stir three parts water into one part flour until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
To make the paste last longer, add a few drops of oil of Wintergreen (optional). You can buy this oil at a drugstore. Stir well and the paste is ready to use.

Now you need paper- newspaper works well! Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

Recipe 2

Ingredients: Wallpaper paste,water,paper

Buy some wallpaper paste at a hardware store. Mix one part wallpaper paste with three parts water. Stir well and the paste is ready to use.

Now you need paper- newspaper works well! Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

Recipe 3

Ingredients: Glue,water,paper

Mix two parts white glue with one part warm water. Stir well and the Paste is ready to use. Now you need paper-newspaper works well! Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

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4. CHITA'S CHRISTMAS TREE ACTIVITIES

MATERIALS: the book Chita's Christmas Tree by Elizabeth Howard

METHOD:

1.Before Reading the Book, cut some yellow stars out of construction paper. Write one of the following words on each star: Saturday, bowl, ham, snow, flour, supper, buggy, sugar, sweet potatoes, cookies, woods, hominy.

2.Introduce each vocabulary word by placing one star at a time on the large cutout of the tree.

3.Now that you have your word tree put up, try this activity later during the week. Teacher picks a word from the word tree and the kids have to guess what it is. Tell them you will give them 5 clues:

Clue# 1: It's one of the words on the tree.
Clue#2: It has four letters.
Clue #3: it begins with a b.
Clue#4: The vowel is an u.
Clue#5: It finishes the sentence...

4.Read the story, as you read you will come to the page with the horse and buggy going to the deep, deep woods. Encourage your students to think about how this might feel, smell, and sound.

5.Chita went with her father to select a special tree for the holiday. Some of your students may be able to make a text to self connection here. Discuss with the class if anyone else selects a Christmas tree like Chita does. Have them share how their way of selecting a tree is similar to Chita's way. You may start by modeling how you relate, "this part of the book reminds me of when I select a tree..."

6.After reading the story, Ask your students to describe and illustrate favorite holiday traditions. Have each child write a sentence, paragraph, or story describing his family tradition. Post each students work on a bulletin board decorated with a holiday background. Title the board, "Our Family Traditions."

Submitted by: COLLEEN GALLAGHER,SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, smilecdg@mailexcite.com

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5. The Color Yellow

Lesson Objectives: The students will be able to identify the color yellow and give examples of objects which are yellow.

Materials: Dandelion book by Don Freeman (or other story about color), yellow objects, non-yellow objects, chart paper, marker, coloring worksheets, yellow book
awards.

Lesson Steps
1. Write the word 'yellow' on the board and tell the students that you
will be discussing the color yellow.
2. Ask the students if they can see anything yellow in the classroom. Write every yellow item they name on chart paper.
3. Show students some items you brought from home- both yellow and non-yellow. Have them give a thumbs-up when you hold up a yellow item, and a thumbs-down when you hold up a non-yellow item. After, write every yellow item on the chart paper. Hang up the chart paper.
4. Have students return to their desk and color in a worksheet that has both yellow and non-yellow items. Instruct students to color in only the yellow items.
5. Have students share their work with the class.
6. As a reward, give each student a yellow bookmark.

Extension Activities
1. Have students bring in a yellow item for show and tell.
2. Have yellow lemonade and bananas for snack one day.

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