Curated OER
Tracing Practice
In this pre-printing practice instructional activity, students trace a set of curved lines on a picture of a rainbow and on lines at the bottom of the page, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.
Curated OER
Drawing Straight Lines
In this pre-printing practice worksheet, students connect a set of diagonal lines by connecting the dots. Page has multiple links to additional resources.
Curated OER
Tracing and Coloring Practice
In this pre-printing practice worksheet, learners trace along the dotted lines of a picture of a crown and then color. Page has multiple links to additional activities.
Curated OER
Tracing and Coloring Practice
For this pre-printing practice worksheet, students trace a set of dots to form a picture of a heart, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.
Curated OER
Tracing and Coloring Practice
In this pre-printing practice instructional activity, students trace a set of dots forming a picture of a flower, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1955 56: Buses and Boycotts
A collection of archival video clips covering the early days of the civil rights movement in the United States. Looks at reaction to the lynching of a teenager named Emmett Till in Chicago, Rosa Park's protest, the Montgomery Bus...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1965: We Shall Overcome
A collection of archival video clips highlighting a peaceful protest in Alabama in 1965 that ended in a confrontation with state troopers known as "Bloody Sunday." This was followed by a four-day march with Martin Luther King, Jr., and a...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This book, Boy Dream Days, was written by Kenneth Grahame and is a collection of stories that are reflective of the author's childhood experiences. Published in the late...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Dr. King's Dream
There are 4 "Guiding Questions" which reveal the content of the lesson plan provided in "Dr. King's Dream:" "What do we mean by the term 'civil rights'?" "Who was Martin Luther King, Jr., and how did he fight for civil rights?" "What can...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin
This is a book preview of the children's book Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin. It focuses on children's freedom to imagine.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: High Frequency Words: Days of the Week & Months of the Year
An interactive game for students to practice putting the days of the week in the correct order. Tom the zebra needs help getting ready for bed. Each time the days are put in the correct order, Tom gets one item. Once he has his socks,...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: One Day, Computers May Decode Your Dreams
Wouldn't it be cool to read someone's mind? Maybe? Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a mind-reading computer system to hep people with nerve damage send messages from the brain to parts of the body to create...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Design Your Dream House Day 2
Area comes alive when you design your own space.
Other
Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
Other
Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Sleep Is and Why All Kids Need It
This comprehensive site defines sleep, its stages, and it importance. It also gives tips on how to get all the sleep you need. It also includes a game comparing the average amount of sleep that kids, adults, and different animals get...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Langston Hughes
This site provides a biography of Langston Hughes, followed by several of his poems (some complete with audio clips) and a bibliography of his more influential works.
Other
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Use this extensive Ezra-Jack Keats website. It gives a summary of the different books and looks at Keats as a person and author.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Kenneth Grahame
This site features the author Kenneth Grahame including a biography, the full text of three children's novels: The Wind in the Willows, The Golden Days, and Dream Days.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Daily Life of a Thai Monk
Buddhanet profiles the daily lives of monks in Thailand and an itinerary of a monk's day-to-day activities.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
On the first day of summer, 12-year-old Percy Jackson learns that he is a demigod. He joins Camp Half-Blood, where he learns the skills required to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. Selected (7) reading...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
Other
Brandeis University: F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography
This site offers a detailed biography of author F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940 CE). His works are thoroughly discussed in the biography.
Digital History
Digital History: The March on Washington
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.