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Building a Butterfly Garden

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Reading; Writing; Life Cycles; Early Science; Flowers

Observe butterfly life cycles with this lesson plan in which students prepare the soil, plant, and maintain a butterfly habitat.

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Cinco de Mayo: La Celebración Matemática!

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Ceremony and Tradition; Arts and Crafts; Counting and Numbers; Arts and Creativity; Early Math

Festive math activities and ideas to help you celebrate this important day in Mexican history.

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Suncatchers Crafts Project

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Paper Crafts

Create these beautiful suncatchers to ring in spring and decorate for spring holidays.

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Let's Make Pressed Flowers

Grades: PreK–K

Cleverness; Outdoor Activities and Recreation; Logic and Problem Solving; Creativity and Imagination; Flowers

Students use fine motor and problem-solving skits to create craft projects as gifts using wildflowers in this fun, seasonal activity...

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Spring Snail Craft

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Paper Crafts

A cute, colorful craft that your students will love to create for spring!

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  • Rainforest Caterpillars
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

  • Students study the caterpillars of Costa Rica before creating crafty caterpillars of their own!

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  • You're Wearing Your Plants!
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

  • Through this lesson plans, students learn that many of the everyday products we use come from trees and plants!

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  • An Egg-Celent Way to End the School Year
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

  • Reflect upon the year's learnings by hanging up eggs with secret messages inside. Students crack them open and discuss the message.

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  • Hands Down, Best Mom
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

  • Students write special notes on a bouquet of handprints in this personalized Mother's Day craft.

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  • Footprint Butterflies
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

  • Students can create this colorful, fun craft project, personalized with footprints, as a gift for mom on Mother's Day.

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  • Remembering the Holocaust
  • Grades: 6–8

  • Lesson plans, activities, and other resources to help you teach about and reflect upon the Holocaust

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