Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic Excel

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore basic Excel spreadsheets.  In this spreadsheet lesson plan, students enter Alaska weather information and  perform calculations. Students title the columns on the spreadsheet and format the cells. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

China Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Read and research information on China. Young researchers complete a knowledge hunt about China then locate and describe each location using directional words. They recognize the word meaning through context clues and application practice.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Melodic Phrases

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Melodic phrases in pieces of music are the focus of this music lesson. Young musicians study melodic phrases in vocal and instrumental music pieces. They listen to a variety of musical examples in order to identify the different phrases...
Lesson Plan
Education City

Black History Month

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Enhance Black History Month with a twenty-page resource designed to boost scholars' knowledge of the great accomplishments made by African Americans. Learners take in fun facts about famous inventors such as George Washington Carver and...
Worksheet
Education City

Reading Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th Standards
Celebrate National Reading Month in March—or any month of the year—with a selection of versatile graphic organizers. The worksheets prompt readers to compare characters easily, predict what will happen next in a story, track their...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Advanced Phonics: Variant Correspondences, Homophone Bingo!

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Phonics doesn't just have to be a daily routine for class members. Spruce up their phonemic awareness with an exciting game of Bingo! Young grammarians select cards, locate their matching homophones, spell the pairs, and identify how...
Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Decomposers—Fraction Style: Fractions

For Teachers 4th Standards
"What are fractions composed of?" is the essential question of a lesson designed to enhance understanding and strengthen the foundation of adding fractions. Mathematicians start by discussing what makes an equation true or false,...
Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Break It Apart: Multiplication Strategies

For Teachers 4th Standards
Reinforce multiplication strategies with a lesson that examines a word problem and the distributive property. Mathematicians work collaboratively to solve the problem, create a poster with their solution, and share their preferred method...
Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Baking Cupcakes!: Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Following an engaging video, mathematicians solve a word problem about baking cupcakes using fractions. Scholars practice different problem-solving strategies, then find different ingredient amounts for their recipes. Pupils solve a...
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Age of Exploration

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An informational text focuses on the Age of Exploration. Scholars read the passage and then answer 10 questions to test their reading comprehension skills.
Unit Plan
Carolina K-12

Active Citizenship in After School

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Active citizenship is the bedrock of any great democracy. Continue the trend by teaching the next generation about voting rights and the functions of elections in society. The variety of activities in the resource includes a human...
Worksheet
English Club

Verbs Associated with Housework

For Students 3rd - 12th Standards
A two-page worksheet focuses on verbs associated with household chores. Intermediate language learners match phrasal verbs with their definitions and complete sentences and answer a series of "would you rather" questions. Learners...
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Purdue University

Exploring Whirligigs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
What's that silly thing spinning in the wind? It's a whirligig! Explore wonderful windy whirligigs with a STEM-based unit that teaches the science and concepts behind these gigs. Scholars discover how gravity and air resistance...
Interactive
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Read Works

The What and Who of Elections

For Students 4th Standards
As citizens living in the United States, it is our civil duty to vote. But how does the voting process work? After reading a five-paragraph passage on the basics of elections and voting, young constituents respond to 10 questions...
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

American Revolution

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Test scholar's reading comprehension skills with a practice that challenges pupils to read an informational text about the Amerian Revolution then answer 10 questions. 
Interactive
Arcademics

Space Race

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars solve multiplication problems to win the race against several spaceships. The faster learners choose correct answers, the faster they cross the finish line.
Interactive
Arcademics

Meteor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars keep meteors from hitting their alien's spaceship by choosing the multiplication problem that correlates to the number displayed.
Interactive
Arcademics

Canoe Penguins

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Scholars compete in a canoe race that challenges them to multiply two-digit numbers. The faster they solve equations, the faster their canoe makes it to the end. 
Interactive
Arcademics

Skateboard Pups

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Players skate their way to the finish line by adding and subtracting two-step expressions as fast as possible.
Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

The Star-Spangled Banner: Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Is the Star-Spangled Banner an actual account of a gripping battle, or is it just a catchy tune? Young scholars compare eyewitness descriptions of the War of 1812 battle that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner." They also examine images...
Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

Why is John Adams Standing on Thomas Jefferson's Foot?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Was it a bromance, or were they frenemies? Young historians use a controversial portrait and letters between Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and others to evaluate the relationship between the two Founding Fathers. Examining the primary...
Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

How Did the Public View Women’s Contributions to the Revolutionary War Effort?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Calling upon the legacies of Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, and Catherine the Great, Esther Reed rallied Southern women to support the American Revolution. Using a broadside by Reed and other primary sources, such as poetry, young historians...
Interactive
Arcademics

Canoe Puppies

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Smiling puppies row their way to the finish line in a learning game that focuses on addition. Scholars go up against multiple players to answer as many addition problems as possible. 
Interactive
Arcademics

Spelling Bees

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A multiplayer game challenges participants to spell as many of the given words as fast they can.