PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Adding Up, Taking Away Activity Plan
In this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will practice and explore strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems, such as using counters and rulers, performing mental math, and drawing pictures. As children encounter...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sun Shine for Dull Days
A scanned copy of the 1898 Sun-shine for Dull Days, a book of stories and poems for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Fairy Godmothers
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Fairy Godmothers by Alfred Gatty, a fiction book for children
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Smiles and No Frowns
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Smiles and No Frowns by George Stoneman, a fiction book for children.
Other
Words With Ge and Dge [Pdf]
Begin learning the spelling patterns that use -ge and -dge by learning some rules. Then master this list of words which use these spelling patterns.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Blogging in the Primary Grades? Yes, Indeed!
In this lesson, students read blogs written by students their own age and learn to shape a well-thought-out response that addresses and answers the questions posed in the blog. Then, after reading, discussing, and deciding what makes a...
Other
Odyssey Marine Exploration: Hms Victory Project Overview
Find out how the wreckage of the HMS Victory was discovered and how divers removed artifacts from the site.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: "Cite Those Sources!"
Contains plans for two lessons about the research process. Learners discuss plagiarism, practice paraphrasing, and cite sources. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.nbt Digits 2 5 7
This lesson plan gives students numbers and they are to make the largest and smalllest number.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: At the Park
Students will solve a variety of word problems with differing levels of difficulty. They may use objects, pictures, or equations to represent their solutions.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Delayed Gratification
You won first place at your school Science Fair and have 2 choices for your prize!! The purpose of this task is for young scholars to compare two options for a prize where the value of one is given $2 at a time, giving them an...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Plenty of Predictions [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a text stopping to make predictions and then determine if those predictions were correct. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: Background Check [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students browse a text and complete a graphic organizer to show prior knowledge. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understanding: What Do You Know? [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students browse a text and complete graphic organizers to help them activate prior knowledge. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Inference Innovations [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a text and use a graphic organizer to make inferences. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Monitor for Understand: Background Knowledge [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students preview a text and complete a graphic organizer to activate prior knowledge. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Detail Delight [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which learners read a text use a graphic organizer to record the topic and supporting details. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Main Idea [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a text and then read it again highlighting the key words and phrases that are important for understanding the text. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Character Consideration
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to analyze a character. Materials are included. [PDF]
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Phrases: Fluent Phrasing [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students work together to read segmented sentences out loud. Printable materials are provided.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Parts: Root Rap [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students play a matching game by pointing to the root that their partner read aloud. Materials are included.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Lafs.2.w.3.7
Choose from a variety of lessons, courses, and teaching ideas to support the Common Core standard of participating in a shared research and writing project.
Other
Mental Floss: 11 Museums Devoted to Everyday Objects
These 11 museums are dedicated to items you use but probably never think about. Things like toilets, pencils, locks, and scissors. The variety of designs and the creativity that went into them are truly impressive.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Give That Character a Voice With Voki!
This instructional activity fuses fictional literature with technology through a project-based experience. Students will use the free online resource Voki to bring a fictional character to "life" and deepen their understanding of...