Curated OER
Zen Buddhism and Modern Utopia
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.
Curated OER
We Are Peacemakers ~ Making a Class Anthology
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.
Curated OER
Year of the Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi
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.
Curated OER
Dinosaur History (Part 2)
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.
Curated OER
Scrambler
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.
Curated OER
The Letter Dd
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...
Curated OER
The Letter Kk Alphabet Theme
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...
Curated OER
Punctuation
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....
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Dragon
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...
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Komodo Dragon
Meet the komodo dragon, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Snap Dragons and Other Stories
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Snap Dragons and Other Stories by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: What the Dragon Fly Told the Children
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of What the Dragon Fly Told the Children by Frances Bell Coursen, a fiction book for children.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Flappy Dragon Jr
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...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Flappy Dragon
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...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Here Be Dragons by Nick Creech [Pdf]
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!
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...
Starfall
Starfall: It's Earth Day, Dear Dragon
A read-along story about Earth Day written just for beginning readers. Students can click on each word to hear how it is pronounced.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: St George and the Dragon
An image of "St George and the Dragon", created by Franz Pforr, c. 1811 (Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm).
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary
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...
Incredible Art Department
Incredible Art: Eric Carle Collage
This lesson plan encourages children to use painted paper to make a collage using the style of Eric Carle as inspiration.
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.
Curated OER
Relief of St. George and Dragon
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.
