John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Navajo Weaving
After studying Navajo weaving and listening to the story "Ten Little Rabbits," learners create their own interpretive dances. Contains an assessment checklist and extensions ideas.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Seven Selfish Shellfish
This video segment from Between the Lions features a classic tongue twister: a type of wordplay that helps children tune their ears to language and the sounds within words. [0:29]
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Bar Graph
This lesson is designed to give students practice creating and reading bar graphs as well as understanding how to accurately represent a graph with appropriate units.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Toxic Trees: Just How Toxic Is That Black Walnut Tree?
The goal of this plant biology science fair project is to make and test an herbicide made from the leaves of the black walnut tree and investigate the toxicity of black walnut trees.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Are You in Hot Water? Use Solar Energy to Heat Your Own Water
The goal of this science fair project is to build batch solar collectors from different colors of plastic bags and see which collector is the most efficient in heating water.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Super Why: Princess Presto Spectacular Sounds Bingo
In this bingo game, listen for the sounds of the letters and click on the correct letter; when you have completed all the letters, a picture is revealed.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Seeing Seeds [Pdf]
An exploration for younger students into the diversity of seeds and what is inside a seed. Includes extension activities.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur's Christmas [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's children's book, Arthur's Christmas, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Eugene Triviza's children's picture book, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Bill Luttrel's children's book, Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Resources and Animals
In this lesson plan students will observe, examine, discuss and draw a walking stick insect or acrawfish in its natural environment in order to understand resources and animals.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Hearing
What causes sound? How do our ears detect sound? How do our brains recognize sound? In this lesson learners investigate hearing and discover that sensory receptors in the ears collect sound information and transmit it to the brain, and...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Mister Rogers Show & Tell Newspaper Doll
Tracing a child's body helps a child know where their his or her body begins and ends. This awareness is the first stage of self-control. Follow this activity to help your child understand this life skill.
PBS
Pbs: Make a Family Tree
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
PBS
Pbs: Build a Family Album (Scrapbook)
Ideas for creating memorable family albums using the talents of all family members. Downloadable scrapbook basics as well as twenty different album templates to help you get started.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Rubrics for the Art Teacher
A collection of links to websites for creating and scoring rubrics, articles and information about rubrics, rubric templates and generators, and samples of art rubrics.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Christmas
Explains the history of Christmas, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and links to Christmas arts and crafts lessons and resources.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Easter
Explains the history of Easter, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Easter arts and crafts lessons and resources.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Halloween
Explains the history of Halloween and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Halloween arts and crafts lessons.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Early Childhood Art Lessons
Art lessons for infants up to kindergarten level. They are sorted into categories of age levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Elementary Art Lessons
Art lessons for elementary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Files for Art Teachers
A large collection of files that have been contributed by art teachers. Examples of topics include rubrics, lessons, ideas for critiquing art, assessments, icebreakers, classroom management, games, parent communication, and lots more.