Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hunting for "Measured" Treasure

For Teachers K
Students compare and order objects according to length. They see that to conserve length, meaning that the length of an object is not altered by a change in its spatial position, even though it may appear to look longer or shorter than...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telling Stories Through Creative Drama

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine fairy tales. As an introductory activity, students play the statue game. In groups, they write statements that tell the plot of the story. Using props, and without voices, students retell the story by creating...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Amazing Mazes

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the proper terminology to give directions to proceed through a maze. They work through a number of mazes while studying the appropriate language. They guide a partner through a maze by giving proper directions in this...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Directing Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the language of directions and positions in this unit. They follow sequences in which they rotate their bodies and other objects through quarter and half turns while participating in games.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hunting for Measured Treasure

For Teachers K
Students compare and contrast objects according to their length. In groups, they travel to different centers in their classroom to participate in different sorting activities. They are introduced to how to use a ruler and reading the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze descriptive writing. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders read a story with a villain, describe the villain in words, and create a Wanted Poster describing him on paper.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Little Red Hen

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils review the of "The Little Red Hen," to make sure that they comprehend that the hen's three friends were the cat, the dog, and the goose. They experiment with character vocies. Students are asked how the gossipy goose would sound,...
Interactive
Curated OER

Whether/Weather/Wether

For Students 5th - 8th
Is it whether, weather, or wether? Learners explore the differences between these three words using examples and descriptions. They conclude by taking an interactive test.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Telling Time - To the Hour

For Students 1st
In this telling time learning exercise, 1st graders examine 6 analog clocks and record the time shown on each. All of the times presented are to the hour.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Farm Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Why are farm animals important to the community? Expand young farmers' knowledge of furry and feathered friends through stories and a video. There are several books recommended; however, you could use any book about farm animals. A video...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Heredity-Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this genetics worksheet, students complete 9 questions about heredity, genes, and alleles in the form of riddles, word scrambles, word puzzles, and brain teasers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Suffix -ful

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this suffix instructional activity, students review the definition of a suffix and some example words using the suffix 'ful.' Students then write the word from the box that finishes the sentence.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dialogue Disguises

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read a story out loud to a partner and change their voices and expressions when depicting specific characters. In this language arts lesson plan, students focus on the person's voice who is reading to them, while keeping track...
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Three Billy Goats Gruff [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, a reader's theater script adaptation of Paul Gandone's The Three Billy-Goats Gruff is provided. Four character roles are needed in this activity.
eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Snip and Snap and the Billy Goat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Snip and Snap and the Billy Goat", written circa 1914 by George C. Mason, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 16 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Romance of Billy Goat Hill by Alice Hegan Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Alice Hegan Rice. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
Graphic
Curated OER

A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Billy Goat

For Students 9th - 10th
Billy Goat, Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia)
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A guideline for helping students to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fairy Tales Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This collection of activities gives students a chance to discover and compare fairy tales from around the world. It provides a wealth of links to resources, printable diagrams, discussion questions and the like.
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Bizarre Sports Curses

For Students 9th - 10th
Superstitions and sports are inseparable, but a few sports franchises and athletes have endured runs of such poor fortune that they seemingly can only be explained by the supernatural. Hexes such as the Curse of the Bambino and Curse of...

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