Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zen Buddhism and Modern Utopia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work collaboratively to analyze the various religious beliefs of Zen Buddhists. Emphasis is placed upon class discussion and the ideal of a Utopian environment or society.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Are Peacemakers ~ Making a Class Anthology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read books with themes of peace. They discuss how to solve problems peacefully. They create a peace anthology and share their books with the community.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Year of the Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze Korean culture from their literature piece. They investigate the theme of oppression by an occupying army. Students encounter courage, resistance movements and explore the underground railroads.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dinosaur History (Part 2)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the scripture that cooresponds to the lesson. Using the text, they examine the history of the dinosaur and how they were discovered. They ask quesitons and participate in a class discussion to end the lesson.
Worksheet
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Scrambler

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the word that are related to the improvement of vocabulary. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Letter Dd

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the concept of the letter Dd.  In this letter recognition lesson, students are engulfed with items, movement, and music that begin with the letter Dd.  Students create crafts that help them learn and recognize...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Letter Kk Alphabet Theme

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a variety of cross-curricular activities to examine the uses of the letter K. In this alphabet theme lesson, 1st graders complete music, cooking, geography, craft, physical education, science, and online activities...
Lesson Plan
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Punctuation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete punctuation activities. For this punctuation lesson, students write and analyze an unpunctuated sentence, and then discuss what is wrong with the sentence. Students rewrite the sentence using the correct punctuation....
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a flashcard about the dragon, a mythical creature in both European and Asian myths, which has many different characteristics. Find out the similarities and differences, and take the quiz to learn more while exploring this OLogy...
Handout
Other

San Francisco Zoo: Komodo Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the komodo dragon, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Snap Dragons and Other Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Snap Dragons and Other Stories by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: What the Dragon Fly Told the Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of What the Dragon Fly Told the Children by Frances Bell Coursen, a fiction book for children.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Flappy Dragon Jr

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Flappy Dragon Junior is a simple and fun game for kids in Kindergarten and up. Simply click with the mouse to keep the dragon flying. Avoid hitting the ground and fly between the pipes. Each set of pipes you pass through is worth one...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Flappy Dragon

For Students 1st - 5th
Flappy Dragon is a simple and fun game for kids of all ages! Simply click with the mouse to keep the dragon flying. Avoid hitting the ground and fly between the pipes. Each set of pipes you pass through is worth one point. How many...
eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Here Be Dragons by Nick Creech [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
The adventures of Welsh twins, recruited by a small dragon for an important task, travelling back to the time of Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. A fantasy tale featuring Welsh and folk history.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson on Heredity and Traits. Young scholars learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of traits.(Adapted...
eBook
Starfall

Starfall: It's Earth Day, Dear Dragon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A read-along story about Earth Day written just for beginning readers. Students can click on each word to hear how it is pronounced.
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: St George and the Dragon

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St George and the Dragon", created by Franz Pforr, c. 1811 (Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm).
Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The National Gallery of Art has created this impressive gateway to make its vast collections accessible to children. Colorful, fun, and interactive. With links to an "Art Zone," where kids can make art online, to downloadable guides for...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall's history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen...
Lesson Plan
Incredible Art Department

Incredible Art: Eric Carle Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan encourages children to use painted paper to make a collage using the style of Eric Carle as inspiration.
Website
Other

Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Robert Lawson

For Students 3rd - 5th
This profile of the book and magazine illustrator Robert Lawson features a biography and many examples of his work.
Graphic
Curated OER

Relief of St. George and Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what perspective is in art and then outlines its historical development, from Brunelleschi's experiment to Alberti's Treatise, in the early Renaissance, followed by early examples of the use of perspective.