Curated OER
Adaptable Animals
Students examine the types of adaptations that animals use to survive. They research the animals and report their findings to the class.
Curated OER
Yard Sale
Students complete activities to discover spending, goods, services, price, advertising, choice, alternatives, criteria and opportunity cost.
Curated OER
Explore Your World--Geography Takes You Places
Students examine how the world around them is constantly changing. In groups, they travel between centers in their classroom to role play the role of explorers in Washington D.C. They share their experiences with their classmates and...
Curated OER
Skiers on the Slope
Young scholars explore mathematical concepts, problem solving, and the ability to program in LOGO to test ideas about speed, acceleration, gravity, and slope when dealing with downhill skiing.
Curated OER
Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan
Students familiarize themselves with the research being conducted on the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Islands by completing a scavenger hunt using Mrs. Richards' daily logs.
Curated OER
Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
Curated OER
The Animals of Julie of the Wolves
Students explore Arctic animal life through use of electronic resources. They discover facts about various animals that share that ecosystem with wolves.
Curated OER
Website Scavenger Hunt
Young scholars use the internet to complete a species scavenger hunt. In groups, they answer questions given to them about sea lions, rockfish and killer whales. As a class, they identify any questions they have and discuss the role...
Curated OER
Human Features of Our Community
Students investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
Curated OER
Is Football a Waste of Time?
In this football worksheet, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
Curated OER
Name That Phrase
Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...
PBS
Pbs: The Video Game Revolution
A comprehensive website delving into the history and impact of video games. Learn about how games are made, read personal gaming stories, take game quizzes, and much more.
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate Firefight
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether teens should or should not be allowed to play violent video games. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Playing With Your Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not video games have a negative impact on a child's health. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Violence & Video Games, the Debate
In this lesson, 6th graders read and discuss an article about video games and violence, then participate in a debate. They are divided into groups and each group prepares an argument and their evidence, then one person from each group...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Word Girl: Games: What's Your Favorite Word?
This is a group of favorite word activities: find words from lists and create a message to send, watch favorite word videos, read the favorite word of the day, and send in your own favorite word.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Why No Fans Were Allowed at Mlb Game in Baltimore
Read about the events in Baltimore that led to the decision not to allow any fans into the stadium to attend a Major League Baseball game in May 2015. Includes video.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Worksheets
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...
Read Works
Read Works: The Camping Trip
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Lucas whose father is taking him camping for the first time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
British Library
British Library: Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes
Enjoy the creativity and thrill of children's play throughout the 20th century. Singing games, rhymes, jokes, and fantasy play; watch footage and read documentation of the influence of politics, the environment and culture on imaginative...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer of Reading Collection
Get summer started on the right page with PBS LearningMedia's Summer of Reading collection! These videos, activities, and interactive games help to build vocabulary and reading comprehension while bringing storybook characters to life.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Volume of Pyramids: Right Angles in a Game of Pool
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore classifying angles by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the concept by...
TES Global
Blendspace: The Hero's Journey the Hunger Games
A twenty-part learning module with links to texts, images, and videos to use while reading The Hunger Games by Susanne Collins.