Chateau Meddybemps
Chateau Meddybemps: Young Writers Workshop
A wonderful collection of downloadable PDF story starters ("workshop pages") for young children. Each worksheet includes a colorful image, fun prompt and writing lines. Students can also submit their stories for publication on the site.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Living and Nonliving
What is it that distinguishes a living organism from a nonliving object? This collection of images presents examples that aren't as clear-cut as one might think, enticing students to question the meaning of life.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Sample Problems for Grades 1 5
The Saskatoon Board of Education gives samples of math word problems for pairs or small groups of students. At each grade level three types of problems are provided: translation, process, and realistic.
OneWorld UK
One World: Tiki Visits the Galapagos Islands
Aimed at the younger student, this wonderful sitehas plenty of photos and easy to read informationabout the amazing Galapagos Islands!
Rice University
Rice University: Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions
These introductory lessons on fractions provide clear explanations and directions with interactive practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math for the Fun of It
This compilation of math activities engages parents and children in the use of math whenever they are at home. Packed with concise, high interest activities, related illustrations, detailed "parent pointers," and easy to following...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math at the Grocery Store
Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Push Ups
This is a tutorial on line graphs including when, how, and why one might choose to use them and how to interpret the data when it is complete. This one is to reach a goal for the number of push ups needed to win the Presidential Fitness...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: If You Take a Mouse to School [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Laura Numeroff's picture book, If You Take a Mouse to School, is provided on these pages. Five narrators are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: January Is the First Month [Pdf]
In this activity, a reader's theater script for Jean Brabham McKinney's January is the First Month is provided. Six (or more) speaking parts are provided.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
A reader's theater script for Linda Williams' children's book, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, 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: Where the Wild Things Are [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Maurice Sendak's early childhood book, Where the Wild Things Are, is provided on this script. Six character roles are needed in this performance.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Really Ugly Duckling [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's children's book, The Really Ugly Duckling, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Hat [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Jan Brett's picture book, The Hat, 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 Billy Goats Gruff [Pdf]
In this activity, a reader's theater script adaptation of Paul Gandone's The Three Billy-Goats Gruff is provided. Four character roles are needed in this activity.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Bingo: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
A version of Bingo! that teaches students to differentiate between words that rhyme. The site includes links to bingo boards and rhyming pictures.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sound Toss Game; Letter Sound Accuracy
A letter sounds game that students will love! They toss a bean bag onto a poster board with pictures on it, and tell what the first letter and sound is of the picture that the bean bag lands on. This site includes a link to printable...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sound Spaghetti; Letter Sound Accuracy Game
A great game to teach students how to sound out words. Each student picks a piece of long paper out of the teacher's basket and pronounces the letters on it.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Musical Chairs Game; Letter Sound Accuracy
A letter sound accuracy game based on Musical Chairs. But to keep the chair that they sit in the student must pick a letter from the teacher's bucket and give a word that starts with that letter. A link to Letter Cards is included on...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Word Girl: Games: Create Your Own Storybook Adventure
Create your own storybooks by first choosing a character: Pretty Princess, Word Girl, or Becky Botsford. Next, choose a book from the shelf, and then, as you listen and follow along with the story, select things to be included in the...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Marshmallow Blaster
Shoot marshmallows across the room with your own Marshmallow Blaster.
Other
Breaking News English: Esl Lesson Plan on Fast Food
Did you know that living within walking distance of fast food restaurants can be harmful to your health? A lesson plan, including a small article about fast foods and strokes, for learners of the English language is included here. The...