ABCya
Write a Letter to Santa
Here comes a writing assignment, here comes a writing assignment, right in time for Christmas. Young letter writers respond to a series of questions posed by the interactive that then formats their responses into a letter to Santa.
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Hanukkah Word Search
Hanukah is the theme of an online word search that challenges players to locate several holiday-related words. Scholars choose a grid size then highlight words as festive music plays.
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Christmas Word Search
Can you find the mittens? What about the reindeer—or Santa? Try an online Christmas-themed word search to add some festive language arts fun to the classroom this year.
ABCya
Christmas Tree Fun
Nothing says Christmas like a decorated tree! Little learners choose their tree, decorate with garlands, lights, and ornaments, and select a cute gift to go underneath. They can create an entire forest of lovely Christmas trees!
ABCya
Make a Christmas Tree
The glow of a Christmas tree means that the holidays are finally here! Young learners decorate their own trees with an interactive resource that includes tree options, ornaments, lights, garlands, and plenty of gifts to place.
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Make a Gingerbread House
Festive learners use virtual candy, windows, doors, and fun extras to build an interactive gingerbread house. The only downside of this resource is that you can't eat it when you're finished!
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New Year's Day Word Search
Take a cup o'kindness alongside a fun New Years' word puzzle! Players use a word bank to find holiday-themed words in both easy and difficult formats.
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Presidents' Day Crossword Puzzle
How much do you know about the United States presidents? Put your knowledge to the test with an interactive crossword puzzle all about American government.
Curated OER
Critical Thinking Problems
Young mathematicians practice their reasoning as well as adding and subtracting skills with this worksheet that includes five simple word problems about birthdays. Learners are give pictures of birthday cakes and based on the number of...
Curated OER
Do College Rankings Matter?
How do you know which college is for you? Upper graders consider multiple factors about the college application process, the college system, and how colleges are ranked. They read a New York Times article on the subject then compose blog...
Curated OER
You Be the Editor
Young editors work in teams to find all the errors in a text. They identify grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. Use this activity to reinforce correct usage of prominent punctuation symbols, such as apostrophes and ellipses. You...
Curated OER
Feature column: Hands on Math With Technology
Young learners will view a math adventures video and practice math concepts. Afterwards they will navigate through Internet sites to participate in teacher selected math adventures. This guide walks you through integrating technology...
Curated OER
The Talking Stick
Students examine the lives of the Aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan. In this talking stick lesson, students discover dance, art, music, and traditions of the First Nations people. Students design and create a talking stick to represent...
Curated OER
Encourage Hesitant Students to Love Math
Empower each and every student to persevere and strive for success in relation to mathematics.
Curated OER
Teaching About the Ozone Hole
A PowerPoint and an accompanying worksheet introduce young meteorologists to the hole in the ozone layer. Another handout provides a coloring and graphing activity which examines the changes in the ozone. There are also links to neat...
Study Champs
Emotions and Interjections
Connect emotions to grammar with a grammar exercise that taps into a little bit of creativity. Given an emotion, learners come up with a matching interjection. There are 10 emotions listed.
Lawrence Hall of Science
HowtoSmile
Access countless activities to use in STEM curriculum. This app is a collection of science, technology, engineering, math, and even art ideas are cataloged by topic and easily accessed from one spot.
Positively Autism
Halloween Activity Bundle
Count. Compare. Small, medium, or large? Here's a bunch of Halloween-themed activities sure to engage kids. Although designed for learners with autism, the activities in this packet would be appropriate for all kindergarten, Pre-K, and...
Nosapo
Body Language
When it comes to learning a language and literacy, understanding nonverbal communication is often as important as verbal communication. An interactive body language activity incorporates role play to demonstrate the difference between...
Curated OER
Clowing Around: Ceramics
Clowns are a big hit with kids! Explore a few circus related websites to get an idea of how clowns look and what they do. They then build sculpting skills by creating expressive clown faces out of clay. Web links, materials list, and...
Curated OER
Mind Benders: Name the Animals
In this deductive reasoning worksheet, students read the clues about a cat, a small do, a goat, and a horse and identify them. Students solve 3 answers.
Curated OER
Reading Olympics
Celebrate the joy of reading with activities that center on having fun with books. The teacher creates a variety of "Reading Olympics" categories for the class to compete in, including who can find the longest word, or create the longest...
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Nicotine addiction and youths
Young scholars read CNNfyi article: "Nicotine addiction can begin in days, study says," and have class discussion about the effects of nicotine on the human body.
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Electricity
Students explore where electricity comes from and how it is used in their everyday lives. Through discussion and hands-on activities, they define electricity and explain how it travels to our homes. Students make informed choices based...