Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Elephant's Child [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Rudyard Kipling's children's book, The Elephant's Child, is provided on these pages. Nine character roles are needed in this activity.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales
Using international folklore as subject matter, lead your students in a unit to research literary forms and foreign countries. There is a printout available for instruction and assessment.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Qa Rs + Tables = Successful Comprehension of Math Word Problems
Contains plans for two lessons that explain how to use the question-answer relationship (QAR) strategy to make word problems easier to understand. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading, Writing, Haiku Hiking! Class Book of Picturesque Poems
Contains plans for five lessons about haiku using "One Leaf Rides the Wind" by Celeste Davidson Mannis as an introduction and model. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Contextual Clues
Strategies to help students recognize the meaning of words through contextual clues provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as C(2)QU (See Two Cue You), PReP (Prereading Plan),...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing
Contains plans for four 40-minute lessons that teach persuasive writing to elementary students. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Government and Citizens
A learning module on state government. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn how an elementary class was responsible for...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Call for Change
A learning module on the women's suffrage movement in New York State that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include voting...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Industrialization
A learning module on the Industrial Revolution in America that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include how manufacturing...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Science for Grade 4 With Wild Kratts
This unit uses Wild Kratt videos, hands-on activities, and document resources to teach about animal senses. Extensions for further learning are also provided.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Dogs Copy Each Other's Emotions
Read about the ways in which dogs express basic empathy and engage in social bonding.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Fashion & Design Theme
A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life in a Native Kentucky Village
The scenes in this rollover interactive depict typical village life of Native American Indians of the Mississippian culture. The village was occupied from 1100 AD until about 1350 AD.
McGill University
Mc Gill University: Canadian Biodiversity: Ecozones: Boreal Shield
The Boreal Shield runs from Alberta to Newfoundland. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Catastrophes of Apostrophic Proportions
An interactive exercise where students practice apostrophe use with plural nouns, singular and plural possessives, possessive pronouns, and irregular plural nouns. In each of the six sentences, students choose the correct apostrophe...
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Prepositional Phrases Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-graded quiz/exercise over Prepositional Phrases.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use With Introductory Elements Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Introductory Elements.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use With Introductory Elements Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Introductory Elements.
Towson University
Towson University: Comma Use With Introductory Elements Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Commas with Introductory Elements.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Comma Rules
Use this site for recognizing when to use commas. Includes examples.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Tales of Languedoc
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Tales of Languedoc by Samuel Jacques Brun, a book of poems for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Little Minister
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Little Minister by James Matthew Barrie, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Little Mr. Van Vere of China (Barry)
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Little Mr. Van Vere of China by Harriet A. Cheever, a fiction book for children.