In this activity, students explore opportunities to share while learning about human differences and similarities.
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- Crayola
- Date Added:
- 06/14/2018
In this activity, students explore opportunities to share while learning about human differences and similarities.
In this activity, students research various landforms and compare and contrast them. Students will use art supplies to create a mobile to display the landforms they have learned about.
In this lesson, students read the book "Leaves" by David Ezra Stein and discuss the seasons and how trees change throughout the seasons. Students will then create art to showcase leaves from each season.
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In this activity, students research the phases of the moon and then play a game to review the phases.
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In this lesson, students take short weekly or bi-weekly nature walks over the course of one season or throughout the school year. As they walk, students should use their senses to gather information about the environment. Upon return to the classroom, students will draw pictures to visually depict their experiences. Each illustration can be compile in a class book so that students can see how things change through the seasons.
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