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Use this reader's guide for The First White House Garden and How It Grew to extend students' learning about the history of the White House grounds and the garden initiated by First Lady Michelle Obama. This printable packet includes pre-reading, comprehension, and discussion questions; an author Q&A with Robbin Gourley; gardening vocabulary worksheets; and extension activities for art, history, math, and language arts.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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LESSON PLANS

Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me

Objective This lesson is designed to teach primary students how to activate prior knowledge before they begin reading.

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Colonial Gardens

Students will read a nonfiction passage about Colonial gardens and answer related reading comprehension questions in thi...

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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Enrichment Activities

The Garden of Abdul Gasaziby Chris Van Allsburg A Caldecott Honor winner, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi charms readers wit...

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BOOK GUIDES

The Napping House

The Napping Houseby Audrey Wood It's a rainy night and Granny goes to bed.

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WORKSHEETS

Little House: Five Original Pioneer Girls – Classroom Activity Guide

Bring the Little House novels into your classroom with the activities in this guide for Little House in the Highlands, L...

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Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure Teacher's Guide

Appeal to kids' love for treasure-hunting and their natural curiosity with classroom activities for Kid Pickers: How to ...

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