Preschool
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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Lesson Plan
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Students will learn to identify the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/276.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2
| Winter 
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Lesson Plan
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Preschool learning activities and ideas, fingerplays, nursery rhymes, art activities, and a few melting experiments for young scientists.
http://preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-winter.htm
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Activity Idea Place: Science |
Lesson Plan
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150 quick ideas for teaching little ones about science.
http://www.123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=6342
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Animals - The Little Red Barn |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Take a field trip to a farm; dramatic play
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=48
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Animals That Fly or Do Not Fly
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Lesson Plan
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Children classify animals according to if they can or cannot fly.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/191.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K
| | Animals-A-Hunting We Will Go |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Go on an imaginary animal hunt; also includes art & language ideas
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=38
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Animals-Born or Hatched? |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Classify animals
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=56
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Art-Sun Prints |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Students use the sun's fading ability on construction paper to create
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=81
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Birds-Dazzling Quetzal Bird |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - color a quetzal bird, includes poem
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=117
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Birds-For the Birds |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - childre study nests and create their own; includes more ideas for science & movement, poem
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=107
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Bodies-Skin Match |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Match animal coverings to the appropriate animal
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=123
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Colors-Color Collage |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Uses Hailstones & Halibut Bones - explore colors, create year-long displays for colors
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=139
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Colors-Mix It Up Again |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Make color paddles to mix colors; includes poem
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=154
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Colors-Squish Bags of Color |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Mix & experiment with colors; also includes art idea & song
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=133
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Creating the Four Seasons |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - create posters to depict the four seasons
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=432
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Crystal Pops |
Lesson Plan
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Children observe popcicles as they freeze to discover crystals and make predictions.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=10015&page=29
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Dinofours My Seeds Won't Grow
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Lesson Plan
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Students will be able to identify what plants need to grow.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/210.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2
| | Dinosaurs - Pteradon Mobile |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children make a mobile for flying pteranodons!
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=185
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Eggs Filled With Sound-Five Senses
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Lesson Plan
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Plastic eggs will be filled with various objects and children will need to use their sense of hearing to figure out what is inside.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4106.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2
| | Environment - Clean Water |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Experiment shows how filtered water is cleaner than non-filtered water.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=202
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Ever y Year There Are Four Seasons |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children sort items by season; includes art ideas
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=336
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Experimenting with Colors
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Lesson Plan
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A fun activity that allows children to experiment and mix colors
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/213.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K
| | Fall - An Observation Walk in Autumn |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Go on a nature walk, sort objects by fall colors
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=209
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Fishing |
Lesson Plan
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Go fishing with bottle caps and a magnet
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=43
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Food - The Fruity Tooty Riddle Game |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Students test their knowledge of fruits
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=224
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Gardening- Plant a Bulb |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Plant a bulb & grow a flower!
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=253
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Hatching Eggs: A Step by Step Guide |
Lesson Plan
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Lots of great tips and information for hatching chicks from eggs!
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life20.html
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5
| | Hotchy Potchy |
Lesson Plan
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Make an instrument to experiment with sound
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=112
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Insects - Hive Homes |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Learn about bees, make a beehive; also includes art & cooking ideas, poem
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=299
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Magnets - Pulling Power |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Experiment with magnets
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=317
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Measurement - How Heavy Is It? |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Students guess weights of objects
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=329
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Mold Terrarium |
Lesson Plan
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Watch tiny blue, green, and white plants grow all over food. (aka mold)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/mold.html
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5
| | Music- Sounds Like the Slide |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children must use auditory discrimination to match sounds associated with in area in the room.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=349
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Nature Sort |
Lesson Plan
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AGes 3-6 - Children look for items on a nature walk to match items previously gathered.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=362
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Ocean in a Bottle |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Make an ocean in a bottle with oil, water, and food coloring, then simulate waves!
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=386
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Our Five Senses |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Have a day for each sense to discuss and create projects
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=369
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Science Process Skills- How Does It Work? |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children study unusual gadgets and brainstorm about how they might work.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=415
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Senses - Seed-n-Feed |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - sensory table activity
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=436
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Senses - Smelling Bee |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children guess what scent is in each container.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=443
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Senses - The Touching Game |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Children identify objects by touching
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=451
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Shadow Play |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Go on a walk on a sunny day to discover and learn about shadows
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=98
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Sink or Float
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Lesson Plan
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Students discover which items sink and which items float.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/417.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Space - Make a Constellation
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Lesson Plan
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Young children can experiment with star stickers, chalk and construction paper while developing fine motor skills.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/286.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Special Days- Earth Paper Weights |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - children make their own models of the Earth out of dough
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=477
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Spiders- Spiders Don't Get Stuck |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Learn how spiders keep from getting caught in their own webs.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=487
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | Teddy Bear Train |
Lesson Plan
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Ages 3-6 - Go for a train ride with a teddy bear
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=64
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | The Big Melt Down |
Lesson Plan
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Students work in pairs to disover which melts more snow - the salt solution or plain water?
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=10015&page=111
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K
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Things That Fly
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Lesson Plan
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Students will learn what things fly and what animals fly, and realize what things need to fly (such as wind or wings).
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/443.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
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Water Flows Downhill
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Lesson Plan
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Children will experiment with different containers to see if water flows up or down.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/515.shtml
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K
| | Weather - Snowmen in May |
Lesson Plan
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After reading Snowballs by Lois Ehlert, the students do this activity to discover why snowmen and snow don't survive in May.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=531
Grade Level(s):
Preschool
| | What Do Salt Trucks Do? |
Lesson Plan
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Use this experiment to show that salt makes snow & ice melt more quickly. I used this experiment, and the kids really enjoyed it.
http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/activity.cfm?bookid=18325&page=557
Grade Level(s):
Preschool, K, 1-2
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