Activity
Reading Resource

Build-A-Fence Long Vowel Game

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Build your class's knowledge with a vowel game. With a list of code words for each vowel, kids begin to construct fences with the words that share long vowel sounds.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Banana Pudding

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Making banana pudding despite misplacing your one-cup measuring cup is easy as long as you can find your quarter-cup measuring cup! This real-life activity provides a good opportunity for learners to interpret division of a whole...
Activity
Denton Independent School District

Elements of Art: Name Design Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Introduce your class to the seven elements of art through a presentation and related project. Before beginning the project, class members take notes on the presentation, writing down the underlined items and adding drawings into their...
Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Start a Poetry Journal

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice makes proficient! Using a journal of their choice, authors organize pages, then begin their writing journey of on-going writing practice in which they compose all poetic forms including diamante, limerick, free verse, and more!
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Molly's Run, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Part of as assessment series, the activity follows the lesson plan Molly's Run to practice ratios and dividing with fractions. Different solution options are given for your learners' preference. The commentary explains how...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Data Transfer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A question to ask your class is, How fast is your Internet? That depends on the data transfer rate (DTR), which is the unit rate used in this activity. Math middle schoolers will calculate how long it takes to download a music file and a...
Activity
Word Up Project

Mini Games

For Teachers 3rd - 10th Standards
You've got a few minutes left at the end of class to practice vocabulary, but what can you do other than call out a word and ask for definitions? Play one of these 12 quick games! Each game is explained in detail and easy to modify for...