Curated OER
Hang in There
Students view a video clip about bridges. They examine the cables that stablize the Golden Gate Bridge. They relate this concept to elevators.
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Food and Languages of the World
Students explore and notice how foods from different countries of the world are alike and different. In this food and languages of the world lesson, students examine fruit and bread from a variety of countries around the world....
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Thanksgiving Placemats
Students discuss and list the things they are thankful for this year. They look for these words or things in magazines. They create a placemat with their pictures or words from the magazines. They share them with the class.
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Dinosaur Cut and Paste
In this dinosaur activity, 1st graders color each dinosaur half. Students then cut out the back half of each dinosaur and paste it onto the matching front half for the dinosaurs. Students create four dinosaurs.
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The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Students examine the life of a butterfly. They write a biography from the point of view of a caterpillar using new vocabulary. They use magnifying glasses to examine butterflies and caterpillars.
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Green Leaves
Third graders, after having conducted one experiment three times, record their observations results in a chart. They predict what hidden colors they believe that a leaf holds. Students record their predictions in their science note books...
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How We Perceive Movement, Depth and Illusions
Middle schoolers examine how depth perception works through a class experiment. They design and perform their own experiment that investigates visual illusions.
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Jump Jump Jump
Students demonstrate their ability to jump rope. For this jump rope lesson, students are divided into small groups and complete each jump challenge.
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"Subtraction Bowling"
Students experience the math concept of subtraction without regrouping. They practice subtraction bowling to work on their basic subtraction skills. Each student demonstrates mastery of the addition and subtraction facts, the meaning of...
Understood For All
Understood.org: 6 Fine Motor Activities for Kids
Kids develop fine motor skills at different rates. If your child's fine motor skills need a little extra help, try these fun activities.
Other
Pocket of Preschool: Favorite Fine Motor Tools and Toys for Preschool
Fine motor skills take practice but it can be FUN. Students may not get the time they need to perfect this skill, so let's make sure they have the opportunity to improve with the help of some toys, tools, and games through PLAY.
PBS
Pbs: Lace Cards to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills
Get little wrists and fingers ready for writing with this fun activity! Lacing cards help children perfect their pincer grip, which is necessary to hold a pencil properly.
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Naeyc: Help Your Child Build Fine Motor Skills
There are lots of activities that can increase muscle strength and coordination, preparing children for more advanced skills, from writing with a pencil, using a computer mouse, or playing a musical instrument. Help your child build fine...
Other
Empowered Parents: 19 Kids' Activities & Games to Improve Hand Eye Coordination
Eye-hand coordination is an important gross motor skill children develop during the early years. Find out what it is, why it is important to develop and how you can help your children build their coordination with simple games and...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Letter Writing Activities
This invaluable site helps instructors teach students how to handwrite each letter of the alphabet. It includes the amsti sequence to introduce letters, followed by fluency-building activities and accuracy-building activities. Additional...
Other
Pre K Pages: Sorting Activities for Preschool
This article contains activities and ideas for teaching sorting skills in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classrooms. Teach children to sort using various attributes.
Other
Kid Sense: Strength and Endurance
Strength and endurance are important to enable children to perform every day functions such as fine motor skills, gross motor skills, playground skills, and sporting skills. This article explains how to tell if your child has problems...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Beginning Handwriting (Activity)
This is a handwriting activity for first graders. The students learn the importance of their name and learn to properly write their name in a fun activity.
Other
The Royal Children's Hospital: Hand and Finger Strength
Hand and finger strength is important as it is required for many everyday activities. It also helps to develop the endurance to complete activities such as writing a full page. Here are a variety of strategies to strengthen grip and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Clifford El Gran Perro Colorado: Tesoros Enterrados
En "Barbaroja, el Pirata", Tucker pierde su querido Lil' Squeakie luego de que sus amigos pasaran el dia enterrando tesoros en la arena. Clifford y Emily Elizabeth hacen su mision el encontrar el juguete tesoro de Tucker antes de la hora...
Chateau Meddybemps
Chateau Meddybemp's Parent's Guide: Write
The author defines 11 steps children go through as they learn to write well, and provides suggestions of activities parents can do with their children to encourage the development of each of these skills.
Other
Handwriting for Kids
At this site students can improve their handwriting skills. It provides printable worksheets, lesson ideas, and interactive activities.
Teachnology
Teachnology: A Variety of Printable Handwriting Worksheets
Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.