Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is the complete text of the novel The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Other
Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Robert Lawson
This profile of the book and magazine illustrator Robert Lawson features a biography and many examples of his work.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Big Mac and Little Dipper: The Other Side [Pdf]
This ebook is a coloring book edition of a story about two dogs, Big Mac and Little Dipper. Students will enjoy reading about two dogs who venture beyond their fenced in yard. What will happen to them?
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Clifford's Class Trip by Norman Bridwell
During this lesson students learn new vocabulary words through an enjoyable children's book. Students use knowledge of the new words to create a slideshow and original story.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: The Stair Case by Danielle Bruckert [Pdf]
Big Mac learns to face his fears, and to not judge by appearances, Little Dipper has fun helping Mac, and the both are happy to find friendship.
OpenStax
Open Stax: American Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy"
Examines how William Howard Taft replaced Roosevelt's 'Big Stick' policy with his own concept of 'dollar diplomacy' where he leveraged America's economic power against its imperialistic interests around the world.
EL Education
El Education: Creature of the Tides
This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Burly and Grup and the Secret City [Pdf]
Burlington Bear, Grum the groblin and Max are best friends. Burly and Grum show Max a secret city in the the middle of the forest but hunters are tracking them down. They knock out Burly, capture Max and want to turn the Secret City into...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Lets Be Friends Again! By Hans Wilhelm [Pdf]
A little sister makes a big mistake, will her brother ever forgive her?
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: A Record Year for Rainfall [Pdf]
See how having a record year of rainfall could affect our world, in both big ways and small.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Digital Trails
[Free Registration/Login Required] Does what you do online always stay online? Students learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." Depending on how they manage it, this trail can be big or small,...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 2: Sounds and Symbols
Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...
Other
Group Clay Sculpture
This lesson idea comes from the book "Big Messy Art." Using one board and several lumps of clay see what your students can do with their imagination and teamwork.
EL Education
El Education: The Fish and Their Gifts
High school students write and illustrate original fables for younger students and create bilingual children's books to encourage cultural awareness on the Big Island of Hawaii.
