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Art - Piet Mondrian Art
Objective: Learning about artists and imitating their work Using primary colours reviewing squares and rectangles (remind students that squares ARE rectangles, but rectangles CANNOT be squares) Materials: 8 1/2″ X 11″ white paper for each student … View Full Lesson →
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Math - Hugs and Tallies
A memorable way for remembering how to make tally marks that equal 5. Four students stand close together in a row, and a fifth student faces them with outstretched arms and gives them a group … View Full Lesson →
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Writing - Macaroni Quotation Marks
This lesson is to help students remember HOW to make quotation marks and WHEN to use them. It combines an artsy aspect that makes it a little more fun. After gluing the quotes in order, … View Full Lesson →
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Reading - Opposite-Word Concentration Game
Based on the familiar game of Concentration, this variation has students quickly learning opposites, increasing their memory, and reading new words. Old decks of playing cards can be used, with a word and picture glued … View Full Lesson →
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Math - Patterning Fun
Beautiful repeating patterns are created using color, position (up/down), direction (turning), plus a variety of stamps. Simple enough for grade 1’s but can be used to make quite complex patterns. Grade 1’s and 2’s … View Full Lesson →
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Writing - MINTS – A Capitalization Trick
A quick lesson to reinforce the five times that students need to use capitalization in their writing. The acronym “MINTS” stands for months, I, names, titles, and start of sentences. Using the peppermint candies makes … View Full Lesson →
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Students love to play this seasonal game for practising their addition and subtraction facts.
They love cutting out the pumpkin faces for teacher to program and making their own set to take home for practise.
**These are easy to adapt for multiplication and division.