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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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5 Fantastic Summer Challenge Book Activities

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Reading Comprehension; Reading Assessment; Reading Response; Writing Process; Summer

Use these fun interactives to motivate student reading all summer long.

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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 plan, 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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  • Celebrating Patriotic Holidays
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

  • Help your students learn the history behind the many patriotic observances by taking a multi-faceted look at the meaning of patriotism.

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  • It's Summer, Let's Read!
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

  • In this special celebration, we recommend books for every grade level, share facts about why summer reading is important, and more!

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  • Giving an Outdoor Play
  • Grades: PreK–K

  • Take advatange of outdoor playgrounds, play space, and equipment to stage a classroom play.

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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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