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About the Site
This site is sponsored by Aboutproduce.com. Its purpose is to educate children about produce.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about produce. Students will listen to information about orchards and farms that produce fruits and vegetables. Students will identify fruits and vegetables.
Suggested Additional Activities
Allow students to play Produce Match in pairs. Take a field trip to an orchard (for strawberries, apples, or citrus fruits) or a farm (for pumpkin or carrots). Allow students to pick the produce. Plant a class garden. Have students choose the produce according to what will grow in your region. Plant the seeds or bulbs. Have the class take care of the garden.
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About the Site
At Dole 5 A Day, a nutrition-education site created by Dole Food Company, Inc., children can learn about a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, both common and exotic. The site features animated fruits and vegetables that provide fun facts and nutritional information in an age-appropriate way. This site also features audio clips, coloring pages, a children's cookbook, and games. The Shockwave® plug-in is needed to play the games. You may want to preview the Web site and select additional areas for children to explore.
What to Do
Discuss the importance of eating vegetables with children. Ask them to name their favorite vegetable. Help children find the Challenge activity. Instruct them to disregard the online directions and to simply click five vegetables. If you wish to explore more in-depth information about a vegetable, go back to the main page and make a selection from the dropdown menu. You may want to print Barney's Coloring Page for children to color.
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About the Site
The Animated Tall Tale is part of the Kidoons site. Kidoons is a web network that is dedicated to children and education.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about Paul Bunyan. Students will listen to "Flapjack Frenzy," a folktale about Paul Bunyan. Students will draw a picture of their favorite part of the folktale.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students write a sentence to go with their drawing. Assign each student to draw a page from the story. Make a class size book of Paul Bunyan’s adventures. Discuss if this folktale could really happen. Discuss the difference between fantasy and real life.
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About the Site
Anderson's fairy tale "The Emperor's New Suit" is part of the Kidoons site. Kidoons is a web network dedicated to children's education.
Lesson Objectives
Suggested Additional Activities
Tell the class the story of "The Emperor's New Suit." Discuss the story with the class. Write a Reader's Theater script for "The Emperor's New Suit." Have the class rehearse the script. Have them perform the play for another class. Place dress-up clothes in the At Home learning center. Allow them to play with a variety of clothing options during center time.
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About the Site
Invite children to mix and match the eyes, noses, and mouths of four different people on this Web site sponsored by the KidsPsych.com. Here they can create and identify different emotions and discover how facial expressions convey emotion.
What to Do
Ask children how they know when another person is happy, sad, or surprised. Talk about how people's feelings can often be seen by observing their facial expressions. Read the instructions and demonstrate how to use the Web site. Have children create the four faces to show various expressions. Ask what each person's face shows. Then discuss the questions at the Web site.
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About the Site
Help children understand the importance of accepting each other's differences by reading aloud this online story written by Robert Alan. This story is part of the Kidz Care Story Center located at the People for Peace Web site, which offers a collection of online storybooks, accompanied by charming illustrations on topics such as caring and getting along with others. The main site also contains activities and projects for children. You may want to point out to children that the usage of "me and you" in this story is grammatically incorrect.
What to Do
Ask children why they think it is important to get along with others. Help them navigate the site if necessary. After children read the story, have them brainstorm ways they could better get along with others.
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