Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Evolution Simulation

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students simulate the process of evolution. Using index cards, they copy a drawing. Each subsequent drawing is sent around the room. The results are compared to the original drawing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write A Description

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice composing sentences that pertain to the description of a picture. They use critical observation skills in order to derive the best details. The sentences are required to follow the correct subject and verb pattern.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Play Geography Twister

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice geography skills by playing a game based on Twister. Students manipulate their position on a map by placing their arms and legs on the appropriate state or country called out by the teacher.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this vocabulary worksheet, learners match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Activity: 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Little Ice Age - Understanding Climate and Climate Change

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders receive data about tree ring records, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850). From this data, they draw conclusions about possible natural causes of climate change
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create a Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create charts for story elements. They read two selections that share a common theme and discuss the story elements. They create a chart for the characters, plot, and setting and complete it while reading the selections.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use reference skills to locate information about the periodic table. They identify elements by name, atomic number, atomic mass, symbol and properties. Students use mathematical processes to find the number of protons,electrons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wonderful Watermelon Unit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students get involved in an integrated unit on watermelons. They get knowledgeable about watermelons. This activity involves each student decorating a watermelon and predicting the outcome of it.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Method Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Scientific Method Review worksheet, learners demonstrate knowledge of key terms related to the Scientific Method. Students complete a crossword puzzle to review these terms.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Students write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that students may complete.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The White House: To Catch A Spy

For Students 4th - 6th
In this government worksheet, students fill in the blanks to government questions by researching the website given to them. Students fill in 5 blanks.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar System: The Four Inner Planets and Earth's Moon and Astronauts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigrants to Kansas: Why Did They Come

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore U.S. History by researching Kansas. In this immigration instructional activity, students discuss the benefits of immigrating to a state like Kansas in the 1800's while writing their thoughts and research in a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Piecing Together the Story of Glenn Cunningham: A Kansas Champion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars use primary and secondary sources to conduct research about Glenn Cunningham. In this Glenn Cunningham lesson plan, students tell why he was a hero, and tell facts from what they learned.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ACE Expert English Homework Week 4

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL worksheet, students complete 6 pages of activities pertaining to prepositions of place. This worksheet can be used by any ELL but is aimed at students from Thailand.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Shakespeare Code

For Students 9th - 11th
Students can use this worksheet to study for an English exam or to brush up on their knowledge of famous Shakespearean quotes. Students first have to crack the code to read the quote and then tell which play each quote is from. There are...
Lesson Plan
Small Planet Communications

Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss political, social, and personal issues relating to the Civil War from various perspectives using internet sources. Students write various selections from Civil War characters' point of view.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Animal Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils brainstorm different characteristics of invertebrates and investigate invertebrates by conducting Internet research.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading A Historical Photograph

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine a historical photograph to gather information and draw conclusions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Model Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students, five of the "best" readers in the class, get a script and read over their part of the lesson before they begin to "teach" the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Variation on Making Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students copy the letters ABEDREF onto their strip of paper and cut the ltters out.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Crucible

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use an Internet scavenger hunt, vocabulary, sample essay questions, and short answer questions suitable for study and review of the play, The Crucible.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Uniqueness in All

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students share verbally at least one thing that makes them unique, observe, compare and record their fingerprints, classify which of the basic fingerprints resemble their own and share their findings.