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Curated OER

A Garden in the Mailbox

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study seed catalogs to find information about plants and growing seasons. They write letters requesting a seed catalog after using online resources. They use them complete an associated worksheet and discuss zone maps for their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Hot

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the effect of sunlight on the earth. Individually, they pick an article of clothing out of a bag and sort themselves based on the color of the shirt and whether it should be worn on a cold or a hot day. To end the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Writing Paper

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, pupils use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cindy and Linda - Selling Lemonade

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this pie charts worksheet, students use the pie chart to count how many glasses of Lemonade were sold by Cindy and Linda. Students complete the table and answer 3 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science in Your Shopping Cart

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research the use of science in food production in the United States. In this science and food lesson, students visit a specific website to learn about the science used in various food products for United States consumption.
Interactive
Curated OER

Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises: Test for 5th Grade Social Students

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners choose the correct words to complete sentences and answer short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Review (Preparing for CST)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students integrate Math and Music to practice the concept of adding and subtracting decimals. In this math review lesson, students explore music as a way to build math skills. Students listen to the "Decimal Song" and then write a math...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Summer Reading

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here are some great ideas for summer learning and reading.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Sudden Slice of Summer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction piece shares the story of a little girl and her dream of summer coming. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Summer Vacation

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jose who learned the importance of a weather forecast. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Summer [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th
"My Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child who visited his grandmother in Phoenix for the summer. He was surprised at how hot it was there. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Summer With Papaji

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the story "Summer With Papaji" by Jyoti Singh Visvanath, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Columbus Was an Explorer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short nonfiction book passage is about Christopher Columbus and his contributions to exploration. This book in the SummerReads series, intended to work against the summer reading slide, reinforces...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Hot and Cold Summer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is based on the 5th grade Harcourt Reading Series. The lessons focus on spelling, grammar and vocabulary. Many items are linked to activities. The students will be engaged!
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Novels for Growing Readers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come and check out this informative resource featuring novels for growing readers. This site lists several appropriate books for students ranging from grades three through six.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Happy Trails

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a little girl named Maria who was nervous about going to summer camp. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Pool

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two friends who worked together to cool off on a hot summer day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: The Ants and the Grasshopper[pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"The Ants and the Grasshopper" is a one page, fable about grasshoppers who played all summer while the ants worked gathering food for winter. When winter came, the grasshoppers were hungry. It is followed by questions which require...
Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Hot Summer Days Ozone Action

For Students 3rd - 5th
Easy to read and understand site from Environmental Education for Kids. Good and bad ozone explained and illustrated. Complete with glossary and Quizzler at the end.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Jane Yolen Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A classroom activity about the life and works of adolescent author Jane Yolen. Includes discussion of her books such as "Owl Moon," "The Bird of Time," and "Off We Go," and related activities.
Activity
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Summer Fun: The Economics of the Lemonade Stand

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about the basic economic principles involved with a summer lemonade stand. Find out more about wants, profits, and strategies for increasing sales.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is related directly to the Scott Foresmann reading series for grade 3. It covers the entire first week of unit 1.

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