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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What You Need to Know about Marijuana Use and Pregnancy

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Some people believe that using marijuana during pregnancy is safer than smoking tobacco, but studies show several negative impacts on babies whose mothers used marijuana while they were pregnant. Use a fact sheet to educate learners...
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Graphic
Twin Cities Medical Society

Should I Talk to My Kids about Vaping?

For Parents K - 12th
Enlist parents and guardians in an anti-vaping campaign with an infographic that offers suggestions for how to talk with their students about e-cigarettes and e-liquids. The visual includes information about the dangers of vaping as well...
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Scarcity

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
How can having too little of something impact your life? Scholars investigate the concept of scarcity in their own lives and in the overall picture of the economy. Brainstorming activities as well as student-parent work bring to light...
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write a Haiku

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A haiku is the focus of an activity that challenges scholars to draft an original poem. Authors discover the origin and components of a haiku, read three example poems, then follow six steps to compose their own. 
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write a Funny Epitaph Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What can happen if you eat too much cafeteria food? Or wear dirty clothes every day? Or talk back to your mother? Use a lesson on humorous poems as a way for students to practice silly rhymes as fictional epitaphs.
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Activity
MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Inside Out Fun!

For Students 3rd - 8th
It's amazing what you can do with a little bit of soap, baking soda, and corn starch. Follow the directions in this packet, mix up a batch of fun, and turn young scientists and artists loose to experiment and create chalk, paint, and...
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Activity
Discovery Education

Solar System Scale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Extremely large or extremely small numbers are difficult to comprehend. To help understand the massive scale of the solar system, learners complete two activities. First, they create a model to compares the size of the bodies in the...
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Respecting Differences

For Teachers 5th
Differences make the world go 'round. Using a worksheet, scholars identify the similarities and differences that they have with their classmates. Next, pupils engage in a whole-class discussion about respecting differences in others. 
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

My Conflict Shield

For Teachers 8th Standards
As an exercise in self-awareness and improvement, class members create a Conflict Shield listing 12 skills they believe are the most useful in conflict resolution. They then color the ones they have mastered while leaving uncolored those...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition Word Problems, Single Digit - Three Numbers

For Students 1st - 3rd
Having a space to show work is a great way to gain insight into your learner's thinking. They solve 5 word problems and use the boxes provided to show their work.  An answer key is included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feed Sacks

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss different types of foods that animals eat. After copying down a list of items that pigs eat, students gather the described food and place samples in a zip lock bag. They tell a friend what pigs eat and then share the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Sense of the Answer- Solving Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math problem solving worksheet, students read each word problem, underline the code words, and write the operation that should be used to solve each problem. They explain their reasoning for choosing the particular operation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare and Order Fractions and Decimals

For Students 6th
In this compare and order fractions and decimals practice worksheet, 6th graders sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mouse Roulette

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the food chain. To gain an understanding about the food web, students participate in a simulation where owlets are being fed by adult owls. Afterward, students examine the results of the role play to determine whether an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holiday Wreath Ornament

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students make a holiday wreath ornament. In this holiday wreath ornament instructional activity, students follow directions to make a holiday ornament using glue and cereal. They glue a picture of themselves in the center and add a bow.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 15: Overview

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Observe fraction numerators and denominators to determine if they are less than or equal to 1/2. In this fractions lesson plan, pupils simplify fractions and determine their relationship to 1/2.
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PPT
Curated OER

Greta and Lester Gator

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A cute story about Greta and Lester (Greater Than, Less Than) Gator is here for your young mathematicians. They will view a story about two hungry Gators who fall in love. Eventually, they begin to eat. Of course, the alligator always...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dating Behaviors and Refusal Skills

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Saying no to sex means an individual has the power to decide when he/she is ready to engage in the act, on his/her own terms. Pupils discuss waiting until they are married to have sex, what sexual values are, and how to say no to sexual...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nym Family

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
List and identify words for each part of the "Nym" family: synonyms, antonyms and homonyms. Middle schoolers place words in the correct category, then find the corresponding mate in a dictionary or thesaurus.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns and Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Scholars will solve problems, create patterns, and write algebraic expressions. In addition, they will learn how to represent a number with a variable.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Senses to Write Descriptively

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars write descriptive paragraphs using adjectives based on the use of their five senses. They use sensory impressions to improve their writing.
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Lesson Plan
Education World

Halloween Alternatives from UNICEF

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils participate in a service learning project that benefits UNICEF. They reflect on the project once it is completed. They also read information on the organization itself.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Tic Tac Equation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use an equation to solve a problem of applied mathematics. The problem involves using the dating practices of teenagers to create a context. They use an equation to find the solution of how many kisses can be obtained with the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Behavior - Why Do Dogs Drool?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore types of studied behavior animals acquire. Using a Smart Board file, students simulate rewarding a studied behavior. To further reinforce studied behaviors, students play "Pavlov's Dog" on an internet website. Students...

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