With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...

With this leasson plan, students will learn about prominent African American artist William H. Johnson and his influence both on the history of art and black American culture. Select a link for the desired grade level version of this...

A comprehensive guide to teaching Beverly Cleary's Ramona books. Includes material available as web pages as well as PDF formats. Also provides the words of Cleary herself when discussing characterization, as well as some unforgettable...

This printable letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will read a fill-in-the-blank paragraph and then identify the correct fill-in words that start with /shr/, /squ/, or...

Do you know how Crustaceans differ from other animals that belong to the Arthropod family? Find the answer to this question along with other interesting facts about this marine animal.

This useful resource offers a broad general background for using digital storytelling for a variety of educational purposes. Also included is information about studies on the effectiveness of digital storytelling as an educational tool.

This useful resource offers a broad general background for using digital storytelling for a variety of educational purposes. Also included is information about studies on the effectiveness of digital storytelling as an educational tool.

Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each instructional activity includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.

MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, students will learn to watch and listen to a television with a critical lense

MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for young scholars. In this lesson, young students will learn about the importance of spokescharacters for companies. Then young scholars will create own jingles and...

Students and teachers will enjoy the craft project ideas on this colorful site! You'll find simple instructions with illustrations on how to make a Kachina doll, canoe, totem pole, rainstick, tepee, rattle, and a bulletin board to tie it...

In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.

A comprehensive site that explores every part of dog ownership. Learn the anatomy of a dog, breeds of dogs, costs to take care of a dog, and how to train the new pet. In addition, there are online activities, a teacher's guide, and...

In this instructional activity, students will use several strategies to learn the meaning of new words they encounter in text. The students will learn specific strategies so when they encounter new words, they can figure out the meaning...

This lesson is a great small group reading lesson that has a social studies connection. In this lesson, students will be comparing and contrasting schools from long ago and schools of today using informational texts. Included are...

Predict and test everyday objects as to whether they sink or float.

When we look up at the night sky, why do we see the Moon's appearance changing over time from a full sphere to a crescent to nothing at all? Find the answers in this interactive resource adapted from the National Air and Space Museum.

Read, write, and present a digital narrative with transition words to help us put the events in order! After modeling the lesson, groups of students will write narratives to recount a short sequence of events, they will include details...

In this lesson, learners will use figurative language, digital tools, and illustrations to write a story. The teacher will model how to use an app that has onomatopoeia to create a story with a good beginning, middle, and end. A video...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, young scholars learn about the roles of authors and illustrators through games and book-writing. Students will have an opportunity to act out the roles of illustrators and authors. They...

Whether your kids are walking to school, the park or a friend's house, here are a few simple tips to make sure they get there safely.

This article profiles a young woman named Ann Makosinski who has been hailed as a 'child prodigy' for her toy inventions that use renewable energy. She earlier invented, for example, a flashlight that is powered by heat from the hand and...

The goal of this lesson is to introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices and to recognize that money comes in limited amounts.

This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.