Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is Wind?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The purpose of the instructional activity is to introduce students to what causes wind and how it can be measured. Students will create a wind gauge and collect data on "wind speed". Detailed instructions are included as well as examples...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Who Is in Your Online Community?

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] By learning the Rings of Responsibility, 2nd graders explore how the Internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help students to think critically about the different ways...
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Other

Little Inventors: Ingenious Ideas!

For Students 1st - 6th
Here you will find examples of inventions created by children. They submit their ideas along with drawings and plans. Many of these are made into real objects and posted for the inventors to see what they would look like in real life....
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: That's Private!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, 2nd graders learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aesop in Rhyme

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Aesop in Rhyme by Marmaduke Park, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Caleb in the Country

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Caleb in the Country by Jacob Abbott, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Cherry Stones

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Cherry-Stones by William Adams, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Child's Gem and Other Stories

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Child's Gem and Other Stories by Pamela Chandler Colman, a book of stories for children.
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Rock ’N Learn

Rock 'N Learn: 4 Square! More Sounds of Ou

For Students 1st - 4th
This printable "ou" worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will write "ou" vowel digraph words into 4 Square game squares. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Beautiful Butterfly

For Students 1st - 3rd
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring the canopy. Using the online tools, students will draw a picture of birdwing butterflies, living things that live in the canopy.
Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Glossary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity in which students learn to use a glossary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by Robin Johnson and...
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Everyday Math

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Students will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.
Article
New York Times

New York Times: 32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow

For Students 1st - 9th
If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Evolution: Changes in the Environment

For Students 2nd - 5th
This activity places the control of the environment under the student's control. A field starts off with a uniform light level, and thus capable of growing plants with medium-sized leaves. Students can alter the environment by growing a...
Activity
Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Ice Exploration

For Students 1st - 5th
Provides fun ideas for exploring how to transform ice using shapes, light, and color.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Cuba

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about Cuba's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Germany

For Students 1st - 9th
Find information about Germany on this site. Find all about the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Germany.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Greece

For Students 1st - 9th
Visit this site to learn about the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Greece.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Iraq

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the geography, history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Iraq on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Ireland

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore Ireland's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Russia History and Timeline Overview

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Russia including early civilizations, the empire, Tsars, the Russian Revolution, communism, Soviet Union, cold war, and current events.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: South Africa

For Students 1st - 9th
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of South Africa is on this site.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Spain History and Timeline Overview

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Spain including Roman rule, the Moors, the Renconquista, kings and queens, explorers, war with Britain, and the Spanish Revolution.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Sweden

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, learn about Sweden's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.