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Dragon Comprehends Keys Ideas & Details (Reading Comprehension Lesson Plan)

Objective of Reading Comprehension lesson plan: Help teachers achieve reading literature common core standards on key ideas and details by practicing reading comprehension skills.

Reading Comprehension lesson plan materials required:

Reading Comprehension forms/handouts (http://www.kenbakerbooks.com/reading-comprehension-lesson-plan-handouts.pdf)
The children's picture book - Old MacDonald had a Dragon by Ken Baker, illustrated by Christopher Santoro (ISBN-0761461752)

The Nature Book

Dragon Fun Learning the Five Senses

5 Senses Lesson Plan

Five senses lesson plan student level: Pre-K to 2nd grade elementary

Five senses lesson plan materials required:
- A kaleidoscope or interesting photograph (Kaleidoscope craft idea - familycrafts.about.com/cs/toystomake/a/blconnkaleid.htm)
- Whistle or musical instrument

Recognizing Patterns in Music and Children’s Literature

Lesson Plan Materials Required:
• Whiteboard or chalkboard
• Recognizing Patterns in Music and Children's Literature Lesson Plan Pictures and Worksheet Handout
• The children's picture book- OLD MACDONALD HAD A DRAGON by Ken Baker and illustrated by Christopher Santoro (ISBN 0761461752)

What is the best way to spread cattail seeds? A lesson on how seeds are dispersed.

What is the best way to spread cattail seeds?

Grade range: K-2

Time to complete: 30 minutes

Subjects/skills addressed: science

Objective:

Students will demonstrate how cattail seeds are dispersed.

Materials needed:

Intact cattail

Bag of cattail seeds that have been removed from the stalk

Magnifying glass

Book-Sometimes Snow Falls in the Summer-optional

Words to know: seed, disperse or spread

Instructions:

Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment

Title - Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment

By - Jennie Withers

Grade Level 6-12

Create a DIY school yearbook to remember

School yearbooks make great keepsakes. Students can cherish them for a long time after they finish school. The task of putting together a yearbook can seem overwhelming and costly, but there are plenty of fun and creative ways for students to design and print their own yearbook within budget.

Serve Up a Nutritious Website

Looking for more creative ways to get your students thinking about nutrition and healthy lifestyles? Get them working in groups to create a website for an organic café and educate them about the importance of food businesses promoting healthy eating choices.

Subjects: Educational Technology and Social Science

Grades: 3-5 and 6-8

Fake History (Make Your Own History)

Make your own history!