Curated OER
Buddy the Bee Bats Balls with the Letter B
Students recognize the /b/ sound in written and spoken words in this activity. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the /b/ sound. They then listen to the story "ABC" by Dr. Suess (specifically the B page) and...
Curated OER
Chuga Chuga Choo Choo
First graders identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
Curated OER
Fighting Ships
Middle schoolers describe the evolution of the warfare of ships throughout history. They work cooperatively to acquire information on power, maneuverability, weapons and crew responsibilities. Students brainstorm the ways each of the...
Curated OER
Sammy the Slimy Snake
Students engage in a emergent literacy lesson with the intention of improving reading comprehension. The goals of the lesson include recognizing both upper and lower case S, to create an awareness of the mouth movement and the phoneme...
Curated OER
"Eddie the Excited Elephant"
First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.
Curated OER
Printable Blank Handwriting Paper
In this handwriting skills worksheet, students practice writing on a free writing topic on the lined paper provided for them to write on.
Curated OER
Adjectives and Synonyms 1- Test Your Vocabulary Skills
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students read the definitions of the word "synonym" at the top of the page before looking at a list of 15 words. They choose an adjective from the word bank that is a synonym for each word and write...
Curated OER
Word Pyramid-- Parts of a Sentence
In this language arts worksheet, pupils build a word pyramid by following the detailed directions on the page Students use the indicated part of speech, number of letters and initial sound to construct the word. Example: A 4 letter...
Curated OER
Complete the Sentences 4
For this language arts worksheet, students examine 20 incomplete sentences with 4 possible choices for endings. Students choose the most appropriate word to best compete the sentence.
Curated OER
Identifying Forces
Students identify, describe and indicate direction and relative magnitude of forces. For this motion lesson students work in groups to identify the force that is described to them.
Curated OER
Reading a Map 1
For this map reading worksheet, learners examine the map of Melton Park and determine if the sentences are true or false. Students answer 20 questions.
Curated OER
ESL: Past Tense Verbs
In this ESL past tense verb worksheet, students use a table to help write the past tense of given verbs, fill in blanks in sentences with correct verbs, and match pictures to sentences.
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 learners 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...