Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Pickle Patch Bathtub [Pdf]
A lesson based on The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Frances Kennedy, where students learn about making choices in how to spend money, and how to set goals and develop a savings plan.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Itsy Bitsy Math Songs
This is a great writing lesson for math teachers. The picture book Take Me Out of the Bathtub by Alan Katz demonstrates his love of familiar songs and nursery rhymes by writing new lyrics that can be sung to them. For this assignment,...
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The Partnership for a Drug Free America
Working to reduce the illicit drugs in America, this is the website of Partnership For A Drug Free America. This site contains a database of drugs with slang names as well as standard. For each drug there are descriptions of the drug...
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Alcohol: Problems and Solutions: Prohibition: The Noble Experiment
Prohibition ultimately was a failure, but this fact sheet gives you some interesting perspective into the temperance movement. Discover some of the outlandish punishments advocated for those who drank.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Submarine Race Experiment
Balance the force of gravity with the force of the expanding gasses created by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Create a soda bottle submarine that sinks to the bottom of the bathtub and then rises back to the surface.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Turtle Trouble [Pdf]
This ebook shares the story of a little boy who hid a turtle in his bathtub. When the turtle is discovered, the boy tells a lie about how the turtle landed there. Will the boy get to keep the turtle?
Can Teach
Can Teach: Novel and Picture Book Ideas (Lesson Plans)
Novels and picture books are great ways to teach across the curriculum. This site lists about 75 novels and picture books around which CanTeach has constructed lesson ideas and plans. All grade levels indicated.