Curated OER
African Proverbs
Students read, interpret and research African proverbs to help them examine the diverse communities in Africa. Students write their own proverbs that reflect their own community and its values.
Curated OER
Go, West, Pack Light!
Learners investigate the hardships related to pioneer life and the Wagon Train. They listen to an excerpt from the book "Little House on the Prairie," and discuss the hardships faced by pioneers travelling west. In small groups...
Curated OER
Patricia Polacco, Author and Illustrator
Learners conduct Internet research about the studenT author and illustrator Patricia Polacco. They compose letters to Ms. Polacco and, after revising and editing their work, send them in the mail.
Curated OER
Sum It Up !!
Students practice various comprehension strategies to generate the main idea of the text. They encounter unfamiliar concepts and new vocabulary in their quest of the main idea in "Watson's Goes to Burmingham." The Five W's (What, Where,...
Curated OER
What's Up?
Students examine the vocabulary and objects associated with objects in the sky and weather. They observe the sky outside of their classroom and create a list of things in the sky. Students then analyze a poster, read and discuss key...
Curated OER
Little Cloud
Young scholars create "little clouds" after reading the story "The Little Cloud" by Eric Carle in this cross-curricular Art and Language Arts instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. The author suggests using this with...
Curated OER
Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: No, David!
Students review beginning, middle, and end of a story and how details add to a story.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Make a Difference!
We are very dependent upon other life forms around us to survive. Here, scholars explore relationships in the ecosystem with the help of Auntie Litter and the pollution patrol. They imagine a world without grass, making connections to...
Curated OER
Into the Wilderness: Habitat vs. Development
By studying the once-assumed extinction, then rediscovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, learners look at the physical changes that have occured in habitats throughout Arkansas. This outstanding lesson is chock full of terrific...
Starfall
Dream Beach
In this language arts worksheet, students write a story about a dream beach. Students use the illustrated word banks provided for each story.
Curated OER
Present/ Future True Conditionals 1
For this language arts worksheet, students read an instruction box about the use of "if" and the result clauses. Students write the correct form of the verbs in 20 sentences containing the word "if." Then students complete sentences with...
Curated OER
Rainforest Crossword Puzzle
For this rain forest worksheet, students read 11 clues pertaining to the rain forest. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word box.
Curated OER
Simple Present or Present Continuous Exercise #1
In this simple present or present continuous instructional activity, students fill in fifteen blanks with the appropriate verb tense that makes each sentence grammatically correct.
Curated OER
Supermarkets, Sustenance and Sustainability
Students investigate jungles and the people who depend upon them. In this sustainability lesson, students research wild life conservation and discover the importance of a jungle to Amazonian people. Students create a group presentation...
Curated OER
Gerunds and Infinitives Group A
In this language arts worksheet, students use the correct gerunds and infinitives in 20 sentences. In 10 sentences, students choose between "making pizza" or "to make pizza" and in 10 sentences they choose between "playing tennis" or "to...
Curated OER
Farm Vocabulary Cross Out Worksheet
In this farm vocabulary instructional activity, students read ten clues pertaining to the farm. Kids analyze the word answer and cross out all the letters that do not belong. Students write the correct word on the line.
Curated OER
Life as a Lighthouse Keeper
In this lighthouse worksheet, students read a one page passage titled Life As A Lighthouse Keeper and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
Starfall
Ee is for Egg
In this literacy instructional activity, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
Curated OER
Life as a Lighthouse Keeper
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, learners read a 1-page article entitled "Life as a Lighthouse Keeper," and then respond to 11 questions.
Peace Corps
Celebrating Our Connections Through Water
Water is vital for survival, but how does it help global cultures flourish? Elementary and middle schoolers learn about the different cultures around the world that celebrate water and incorporate it into their festivals or traditions.
Curated OER
Dynamics
First graders review Frere Jacques and perform crescendos and decrescendos. In this music lesson plan, 1st graders also learn about the dynamics of music including piano, forte, mezzo piano, and mezzo forte.
Curated OER
Rock Stories
Youngsters pretend they are rocks sitting on a hill. They listen to the provided guided imagery script to conceptualize the process of how rocks change over time. They draw a diagram of what happened to them as rocks during the story. An...
Curated OER
Sowing Seeds of Service
Third graders use metric measuring for model and actual plan in designing a roof garden. They photograph the process, record results in a journal, and plant seedlings in small containers. Finally, 3rd graders complete an acid rain...
Curated OER
Literature
Pupils listen and respond to poems about rain. Then they review the continent of Asia and the country of Japan. They listen to a Japanese folktale about a peach boy. Next they listen to a story from Germany about musicians.