Curated OER
Post Office Stamps
Students research and analyze how communication has changed over time. They chart communication developments on a timeline, and create commemorative stamps depicting forms of communication.
Curated OER
Historical Temperatures
Students research historical regional temperatures for their current season. In this historical weather lesson, students conduct weather station and Internet research to learn about historical regional temperatures. Students collect and...
Curated OER
Timeline of Yellowstone History
Students research important dates and events in the history and development of Yellowstone National Park. They create a timeline that denotes the events after watching the associated video clips.
Curated OER
Modular Arithmetic on the Planet of the Eights
Students explore modular arithmetic involving base eight. They participate in an activity where society functions around the numbers one through eight. Students explain how life will operate with only these numbers.
Curated OER
Musical Addition
Students place objects on their storyboards to show the equations that they are given. They draw and color objects to show the equations. Students listen to and sing addition songs.
Other
Freeology: Seasonal Printables for the Classroom
This resource offers free printables for teachers, such as games for students, name tags and forms teachers need to prepare for a new school year.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: September
Stay organized this school year using this editable teacher planner from PBS KIDS including:A monthly calendar with timely resources aligned to early learning themes and skills for PreK-2 students. A weekly planning page to schedule...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Year Round School
This in depth look at Year-Round education provides an solid, objective look at the pros, cons, and instances of this approach in practice. An excellent list of references can be found at the bottom of the page.
Other
Common Year Round Education Questions
Is year round education a good idea? What benefits will it bring? Are there any downsides? This Q&A by Dr. Charles Ballinger answers these questions and more. This article is distributed by the Year Round Education Association.
Other
Microsoft: Template Gallery for Teachers
This Microsoft site provides a wealth of Office templates to be used by teachers. Such templates include attendance records in Excel, essay tests in Word, seat assignments in PowerPoint, and much more.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Recording the Weather Around Us Using a Science Notebook in Second Grade
In this investigation, students will observe the weather and use weather terminology to document data in a science notebook. They will continue to observe and record their weather data throughout the year, looking for changes due to...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.