Curated OER
Clever Cooking Book Review Directions
In this literature and literacy activity, students select a recipe from a cookbook to review. They investigate the type of food it entails, the ingredients and tools need to make the food, and the safety concerns. They cook the recipe...
Curated OER
New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 2, Grade 5 2005
In this 5th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 48 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
Curated OER
New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 1, Grade 4 2004
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice learning exercise, students solve 20 multiple choice math problems based on New York academic standards.
Curated OER
New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 2, Grade 4 2008
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice instructional activity, students solve 18 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
Curated OER
New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 2, Grade 4 2003
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 48 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
Peter Bunzl
Cogheart and Moonlocket
Peter Bunzi takes readers to the Victorian era with two stories, Coghaert and Moonlocket. Accompany the literary time warp with a companion packet that offers a plethora of exercises. Learning opportunities include activities for before,...
Scholastic
Dr. Seuss Extension Activities
Extend the exhilarating learning experience of Dr. Seuss with five activities designed to reinforce literacy skills—site word reading, dialogue writing, story mapping, and more! Featured stories include The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, The...
Curated OER
Harry Potter: Study Questions
Elementary learners explore fiction storytelling through partcipating in a survey. They identify the characters, themes and plot of the Harry Potter series while discussing their opinions in class. Learners conduct a survey about their...
Growing Minds
Lettuce Exploration
Kathy Henderson’s book And the Good Brown Earth introduces the class to how a vegetables grows and changes over time. They use different types of lettuce to do a close study of this quick-growing vegetable. Learners consider the look,...
Scholastic
Step-by-Step Strategies for Teaching Expository Writing
A carefully crafted, logically organized, 128-page packet is an excellent addition to your unit on expository writing.
Baylor College
Greenhouse S'Mores
Your class will agree that this is the best way to demonstrate the greenhouse effect: making solar s'mores! Using a clear plastic cups as mini atmospheres, lab groups compare how adding different materials affects the melting rate of...
Baylor College
How Can We Find Out What Is in Water?
Using paper chromatography, water watchers discover that several substances might be dissolved even though they aren't visible. In this case, you will prepare a mixture of three different food colorings for them to experiment with. A...
Baylor College
Using Heat from the Sun
Let's heat things up! This simple experiment demonstrates for students the important role the sun plays in providing the earth with energy. Place one cup of water in direct sunlight and one in shade, then take measurements in order to...
Scholastic
Comprehension During Independent Reading
Ideal for a language arts class, literary unit, or independent reading assignment, a set of reading worksheets address a wide array of skills. From poetic elements to nonfiction text features, you can surely find a valuable resource in...
Scholastic
Teaching with Aesop's Fables
Bring the applicable morals of Aesop's Fables to your classroom with a series of reading comprehension activities. With 12 different fables with activities and exercises, the packet focuses on the ways learners can apply the fables and...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 1
"Now is the summer of our happiness/Made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!" Luke Skywalker meets Hamlet in a 10-activity unit based on Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope. Using Star Wars® as source...
Baylor College
Examining the Heart
Break hearts with this lesson plan: chicken or sheep hearts, that is! Your class examines the external and internal structure of the heart with a dissection activity. A handy anatomy resource provides the necessary materials for...
Curated OER
My Name is.....
Students utilize available technology to create, produce, and publish an alphabet pattern book. Students use publishing, multimedia and word processing for their writing. They create their own A My Name is Alice Class book based off the...
Curated OER
Writing a Query Letter
Young scholars examine how to write a query letter to a publisher. They plan a short story they would like to write, conduct Internet research about possible publishers, and write a sample query letter.
Curated OER
The Important Things About Nouns
Students review nouns by observing a Nouns PowerPoint and write nouns using handheld computers. They listen to Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book as a model for a class e-book about nouns which they publish.
Curated OER
Bookmaking
Young scholars make and assemble parts of a book, read and respond to classmates' work, read aloud from their own book of poetry. They use the writing process and written language skills, participation in fine arts experiences,...
Curated OER
Stories That Grow on Trees
Young scholars create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
Curated OER
Pioneers Heading West
Students research Pacific Northwest Pioneers in order to create a bio-web poster about the author in which they illustrate and write facts about the pioneer. Students then create a book page about their pioneer to add to a class book of...
Curated OER
Community Connections
Eighth graders with a number of disabilities visit people and places in their community while using digital cameras to record their visits. They take digital pictures which they include in books, posters, and other publications which...