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Cheryl Arnall

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Oklahoma Young Scholars/Javits

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Night Moves

Informative Writing About Nocturnal Animals

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - 2nd

In this lesson, students listen and engage with a fiction and nonfiction story about nocturnal animals. They then learn to put their ideas and facts into a graphic organizer, which they use to help them write a 3-5 sentence fact story about nocturnal animals. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Night Moves

Informative Writing About Nocturnal Animals

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - 2nd

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts, Science

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 1.3.W.2, 1.LS1.1.2
More 3-4 class periods
Time Frame 140 minutes
Name That (3D) Shape

3D Shapes

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st Grade

Learning about three-dimensional (3D) shapes opens up a new world to students. In this lesson, students will become aware that not all shapes are created equal, gain a better understanding of the attributes of basic 3D shapes, and practice identifying and naming shapes. Students will watch an introduction... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st Grade

Course Course

  • Elementary Mathematics, Geometry

Subject Subject

  • Mathematics

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 1.GM.1, 1.GM.1.4
More 3 periods
Time Frame 90 minutes