Curated OER
Dorset Life
In this Dorset Life instructional activity, students match a set of vocabulary words to their definition sand complete a fill in the blank activity. A web site reference is given.
Curated OER
When Grandparents Are The Only Parents
Students examine the way American families are changing. In groups, they discuss the impact of grandparents being the only parents to their grandchildren. They identify the mixed emotions felt by all members of the family and share...
Curated OER
Acid Rain Keeps Falling On My Head
Students measure the pH of local rain water. Students map the location of the collected rain water according to pH levels.
Curated OER
Who Does What?
First graders examine activities that people in various careers engage in. They identify and compare/contrast various careers, and participate in a matching game that matches people to an object.
Curated OER
Acid Rain Keeps Falling on My Head
Students examine the pH level of rain water in their local community. They locate each location on a map. They analyze the data and draw conclusions.
Curated OER
Grinding Stones # 2
Second graders discuss and explore the Navajo tradition of grinding with stones. They observe how the grinding stone is used and then they practice using the grinding stones themselves.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kids Care
In this video segment [0:47] from Zoom, students in the Kids Care Club prepare "Bags of Love" for mothers and children.
Other
Points of Light
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Words to Action [Pdf]
After investigating the health of waterways in their community, learners can undertake this activity where they participate in a community cleanup.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Recycling Survey [Pdf]
For this activity, students construct a survey about recycling practices in their school and community, then share the results in class and draw conclusions.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Environmental Checklists [Pdf]
For this activity, students create environmental checklists for monitoring their own and their community's level of 'environmental stewardship.'
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Recycling: Why Do We Recycle? [Pdf]
A two-page handout on the rationale for recycling and what happens to recycled materials in one community.
Other
Do something.org
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making Progress [Pdf]
"Making Progress" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students clearing the trash from a vacant lot near the school and planting a garden to beautify the neighborhood and show they care. It is followed by constructed-response...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making Progress [Pdf]
"Making Progress" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students clearing the trash from a vacant lot near the school and planting a garden to beautify the neighborhood and show they care. It is followed by constructed-response...
Other
Learning Activities: Peace Education
This series of activities for early elementary young scholars focuses on peace education. Emphasis is on our behavior and how it impacts peace.
US Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
Other
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador: Climate Change Club
Join the fun at the Climate Change Club where you can find out ways to take action at home, in school, and in your community. Keep up with the latest news in climate science, and link to fact sheets and other fun sites that care about...
EL Education
El Education: How Does Your Garden Grow?
This book was created by kindergarten students from the East End Community Charter School in Portland, Maine, as part of an eight-week learning expedition on local food and gardens called, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" These young...