Curated OER
Let's All Help (The Little Red Hen)
Students explore ways that children can help during mealtime preparation. In this adult health lesson, students discuss the benefits of letting children help. They view a cooking demo and implement what they learned at home.
Curated OER
Global Health: Hunger and Food Around the Globe
Students discuss hunger around the world and come up with a service project. In this global hunger lesson, students define vocabulary words and discuss service projects. Students derive a plan, carry it out, and reflect on the process of...
Curated OER
Holiday Activities for Everyone
There are ways to include all students, even those who don't celebrate holidays, in activities during the holiday season.
Curated OER
The Lost Son Extension Work
In this Bible story worksheet, students complete 6 activities pertaining to the story of the prodigal son. No text is provided here.
Curated OER
Angel Island
Eleventh graders understand that the experience of Chinese immigrants is exemplified as one of many other immigrants' experience coming to the United States.
Curated OER
Property: Ownership, Respect, and Responsibilty
Students brainstorm objects that belong to themselves, classmates, the teacher, and the school. They discuss and rank what happens when personal property is damaged.
Curated OER
Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Students journal information regarding recycling from previous research. They use Microsoft Word to write their entries regarding recycling that is used in oral and video presentations. They visit "Green School" sites on the Internet to...
Curated OER
Madam C.J. Walker -- Leader in Philanthropy and Successful Business Woman
Students examine the life of Madam C.J. Walker. They discover the impact her changes had on the community as a whole. They develop their own plan to impact and change their own community for the better.
Curated OER
Home: The Story of Maine
Students identify at least 10 foods that are important to Maine's economy and culture. They participate in a scavenger hunt as they find their way around a grocery store.
Curated OER
Where in the World is 5T?
Learners use the Internet to research astronomy questions written by another class. As questions are answered, clues are given telling where the other class is "hiding" in the world.
Curated OER
Community Evolution: Putting the Puzzle Together
Students, working in groups, to study on aspect of their community history. They put their research together in one story about their community.
Curated OER
Understanding A Culture Through Storytelling
Students explore Japanese folk tales and create a performance that tells one of the Japanese folk stories.
Curated OER
Environment: Valley Walk-A-Thon
Students go on a nature hike and observe the different plants along their route. Various plants are circled with hula hoops and identified with flash cards. Older students write in their journals about their hiking experience while the...
Curated OER
Launching Rockets
Second graders discuss experiences of watching a rocket launch either on television or in person before making paper rockets. They make and color rockets which they attempt to launch using a strong breath blown through a straw at the...
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Reading Rockets Resources for Ell
Information that will help your child become a good reader and successful student. There are ideas on what to do at home, reading tips, activities, books, stories, resources and more. This bilingual site is designed for Spanish-speaking...
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental: Tips and Resources
Here are some ideas to encourage reading for children of all ages as well as the whole family to try. It provides reading tools including a new literary assessment tool "Literacy Tracker."
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Impact of Family Involvement
This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Getting Your Child Ready to Read
How proud we are when our children start reading! We love the looks on their faces when they get a new book. How can we start them down this road? Find some excellent ideas in this article.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
This article focuses on how parents can be more involved in their child's education. Teachers will benefit from this informative article and can pass it along to parent's as a valuable resource.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
This article focuses on how parents can be more involved in their child's education. Teachers will benefit from this informative article and can pass it along to parent's as a valuable resource.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Improve Reading Achievement for African American Students
This article includes research recommendations in the areas of standardized testing, teacher quality, after-school programs, parent involvement, reading and study skills, and computer games and simulations.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Easy and fun activities parents can do to nurture strong, confident readers. The one-page handout is available in multiple languages.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Engaging Parents in Literacy Learning
Students whose parents are involved in the academic school experience tend to be good readers and are successful in school. Even for those who struggle and perhaps read below grade level, if their parents are involved in school, then...