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Hispanic Heritage Month | All About the Holidays Video

Hispanic Heritage Month | All About the Holidays

2 mins K - 4th
New ReviewSeptember 15th begins Hispanic Heritage Month—and presents a great opportunity to learn more about influential members of the Hispanic community! Use a short video to introduce the celebratory month to your class members.
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Building Ideas and Making Connections: "Monkey See, Monkey Do" Lesson Plan

Building Ideas and Making Connections: "Monkey See, Monkey Do"

9th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewReading a scientific article about cross-species synchronization may sound like a yawner. But "Monkey See, Monkey Do" is a fascinating tale that just happens to be about yawning, within and across species. After a close reading, class...
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The Romans Flooded the Colosseum for Sea Battles Video

The Romans Flooded the Colosseum for Sea Battles

4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewA fascinating short video describes how engineers somehow were able to flood the floor of the Colosseum and conduct maritime battles to amaze and impress spectators.
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Betrayal in Literature—Barreiro Lesson Plan

Betrayal in Literature—Barreiro

8th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewWhat do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.
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Analyzing Language through Dialogue and Internal Monologue in "The Scarlet Ibis" Lesson Plan

Analyzing Language through Dialogue and Internal Monologue in "The Scarlet Ibis"

8th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewJames Hurst's short story "The Scarlet Ibis" provides eighth graders with an opportunity to sharpen their literary analysis skills. After a close reading of the text, class members highlight and annotate parts of the dialogue and...
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Macbeth: Influence of Supernatural Lesson Plan

Macbeth: Influence of Supernatural

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewSomething wickedly wonderful this way comes in a lesson that focuses on Macbeth. After a close reading of the play, class members craft a literary analysis essay in which they use evidence from the text to show how Shakespeare uses the...
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Author Study: Kate Chopin Lesson Plan

Author Study: Kate Chopin

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewFour stories by Kate Chopin offer high schoolers an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the ways authors use various literary elements and movements to develop their themes and social commentaries. 
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American Revolution Lesson Plan

American Revolution

5th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewYoung historians get hooked into a unit study of the American Revolution with a simulation that lets them experience some of the outrage colonists felt about unfair taxes. Class members demonstrate what they have learned in the study by...
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American Dream: Reality, Promise or Illusion? Lesson Plan

American Dream: Reality, Promise or Illusion?

10th - 11th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewDream or nightmare? Class members craft a synthesis essay with textual to determine to what extent the United States has fulfilled the ideas embodied in the America Dream.
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Urban Communities Lesson Plan

Urban Communities

2nd - 3rd
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewUrban communities are the focus of a series of lessons created to meet specific needs using differentiated instruction. A pre-assessment designates scholars into three groups based on their ability level. Small groups take part in...
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"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus Video

"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

1 min 8th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewLady Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants into the United States with her mighty flame and the immortal poem at her feet. Listen to a dramatic reading of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, complete with illustrative animation, in...
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Roald Dahl Day Lesson Plan

Roald Dahl Day

K - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWho's your favorite Roald Dahl character? What book by Roald Dahl is the most exciting for you? Explore the wacky world of Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, and more with a helpful resource pack for...
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Student Version - Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate
21 Item

Student Version - Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate

9th - 12th
As residents of Earth, humans rely on the planet for the resources they need to survive. Explore the ways people interact with their environment and the impacts these interactions have on the planet with a collection of lessons, videos, interactives, presentations, and activities.
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Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate
21 Item

Earth and Human Activity: A Changing Climate

9th - 12th
As residents of Earth, humans rely on the planet for the resources they need to survive. Explore the ways people interact with their environment and the impacts these interactions have on the planet with a collection of lessons, videos, interactives, presentations, and activities.
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Pollution Lesson Plan

Pollution

3rd - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewOver the course of 10 days, scholars take a pre-assessment to place them in one of three leveled groups. Whole-class and in small groups, pupils take part in read-alouds, field trips, hands-on activities, and complete learning contracts...
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The Declaration of Independence in Six Parts Worksheet

The Declaration of Independence in Six Parts

8th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewEveryone knows that the Declaration of Independence is important, but what does it actually say? Members of American history classes analyze the Founding Fathers' arguments against British tyranny and for a more perfect union with a...
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Why Should You Read "Hamlet"? Video

Why Should You Read "Hamlet"?

5 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewRomeo may appeal to more romantic students, but the broodier teenagers in your class are bound to relate to the melancholic, inward-facing Hamlet. Show an enthralling video that summarizes plot elements, characterization, and the...
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Paul Bunyan, an American Folk Tale Video

Paul Bunyan, an American Folk Tale

14 mins 3rd - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewPaul Bunyan was a big guy—but not as big as his story has grown to be! Young readers listen and read along to the enjoyable story of Paul Bunyan, his big blue ox Babe, and the amazing imprint they left along the American landscape.
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Labor Day | All About the Holidays Video

Labor Day | All About the Holidays

1 min K - 4th
New ReviewLabor Day isn't just a day off at the beginning of the school year! Learn all about the workers who fought for labor laws and workplace safety with an informative video about the origins of Labor Day.
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What Is Consciousness? Video

What Is Consciousness?

5 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWhy aren't we conscious of every cell in our body at all times? An informational video explains how sensory input builds models that the brain relies on, and how consciousness tends to be a cerebral attempt to achieve "good enough"...
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Analyzing Impact of Word Choice and Figurative Language in "Barbie Doll" Lesson Plan

Analyzing Impact of Word Choice and Figurative Language in "Barbie Doll"

9th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewAfter a close reading Marge Piercy's poem "Barbie Doll," class members craft an AP®-style explanatory essay in which they analyze the diction and other figurative literary devices the poet employs to deliver her commentary on modern...
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The House on Mango Street Lesson Plan

The House on Mango Street

9th - 10th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewAfter reading Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street, class members craft an essay in which they use evidence from a variety of vignettes to demonstrate how Cisneros develops Esperanza's character.
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U.S. Involvement in World War II through the Lens of the Manhattan Project National Historic Park Lesson Plan

U.S. Involvement in World War II through the Lens of the Manhattan Project National Historic Park

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewYoung historians examine photos, letters, war posters, and other primary source documents to analyze the rationale for the Manhattan Project, determine why Oak Ridge was selected as a site for the Secret City, and study the contributions...
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Impact of Cultural Revolution Lesson Plan

Impact of Cultural Revolution

7th - 9th
New ReviewWhat is the role of primary and secondary sources in the study of history? How reliable are these different sources? As part of a study of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, class members examine a variety of resources and evaluate their...
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