*Description

Students will learn how to sort objects by their attributes and then indicate the results on a simple graph (tally table).

*Literature Review:

Grandma’s Button Box, by Linda Williams Aber
Grandma has been collecting buttons for years. When Kelly accidentally knocks over her grandma’s box, she and her cousins scramble to sort the buttons like Grandma had [...]

Grade Level: 3-5
Sunshine State Standards:
SC.G.1.2.1
The student knows ways that plants, animals, and protests interact.
SC.G.1.2.2
The student knows that living things compete in a climatic region with other living things
and that structural adaptations make them fit for an environment.
SC.G.1.2.6
The student knows that organisms are growing, dying, and decaying and that new organisms are being produced from the [...]

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Sacagawea: A Famous Native American
Grade Level: 3-6
Topic: Sacagawea’s life and influence/contributions to U.S. history
Sunshine State Standards:
SSS: SS.A.1.2.1
The student understands how individuals, ideas, decisions, and events can influence history.
Big Idea:
The students [...]

Click here for a complete lesson plan on the forest habitat and the basic needs for survival. The lesson includes Florida standards, ESE accommodations, ESOL modifications, objectives, and full details of all activities. The lesson has been classroom tested and teacher/administrator approved!