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Activity
Other

Wu: Haitian Folktales, Riddles, Jokes, and Proverbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Like many cultures, Haitians pass along knowledge through proverbs and educate through riddles. This page is a collection of 30-35 proverbs, jokes, and -- as well as a tale or two -- and tips on how Haitians tell them.
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Lesson Plan
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Just a Joke?

For Students 4th - 8th
This site provides lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behavior with 9-12 year olds.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Sexual Harassment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to teach students what sexual harassment is, how to identify acts of sexual harassment, and how to respond to it. This lesson requires simple materials and Internet access, provides several questions useful for both...
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eBook
University of Massachusetts

Aesop's Fables: "The Donkey and the Lap Dog"

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn that sometimes not all jokes are funny in Aesop's tale "The Donkey and the Lap Dog." The story is offered in its traditional version as well as a more modernized rendition. Slideshow pacing encourages independent reading.
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Activity
Other

Nature Canada: Nature Watch: Frog Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
FrogWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to record data about a variety of frog species across the country, and then submit their observations. Monitoring frogs provides valuable information about the health of ecosystems and...
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Activity
Other

Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Worm Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
WormWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the earthworms in their environments, and submit their observations. Monitoring earthworms provides valuable information about the health of local soils so that...
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Website
Other

The Pumpkin Patch

For Students 6th - 8th
This site offers everything you ever wanted to know about pumpkins! Learn some great pumpkin facts, take a virtual trip to a pumpkin farm, learns some tips for picking the perfect pumpkin, and read some great pumpkin recipes!