K20 LEARN
Manifest Destiny: U.S. Territorial Expansion
A close examination of John Gast's painting "American Progress" launches a study of the concept of Manifest Destiny used to justify United States' policy of westward expansion. Young historians read statements from persons with different...
Teacher Created Materials
Memorial Day
Youngsters celebrate Memorial Day by creating a coloring book of the major holiday events, as well as constructing a windsock donning stars and stripes.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Ocean Drifters
Take a drift in the ocean. Class members watch a video on plankton, the drifters of the ocean. Scholars find out about the different types of plankton and sea jellies. To add a little variety, they use the aquarium webcams to study sea...
Curated OER
Tracing Our Own Family Pilgrimages
The Pilgrims may have arrived in North America by way of the Mayflower, but chances are, your class members' ancestors came to the United States in another way. Guide them through an exploration of their own heritage, countries of...
Curated OER
The Great Military: Map of Texas
The battle at the Alamo may be one of the most famous military campaigns in Texas history, but it is by no means the only one. As part of their study of the military history of Texas, class members research less-well-known sites, locate...
Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Boho Birds Bulletin Board
Maybe you're studying the life cycle of a bird, or maybe you're doing an author study in language arts. Whatever the case may be, use a set of bulletin board ideas any time of the year. Tailor the provided ideas to make them your...
Kinder Corner
Alphabet Cards
The learning opportunities are endless with a set of alphabet cards! The set comes equipped with both uppercase and lowercase letters printed in an engaging font upon a colorful background.
EngageNY
Stretching and Shrinking Graphs of Functions
Why is that graph wider? Pupils learn about stretching and shrinking graphs of square root, absolute value, cubic, and quadratic functions. They study both vertical and horizontal stretches and shrinks in addition to reflections.
Media Smarts
Packaging Tricks
As part of their study of how advertisers use various techniques to influence consumers, kids examine the design, the promotions, and the product placement in the packaging of their favorite foods.
Curated OER
School- Home Links: Colors
In this color words worksheet, students complete 17 pages of activities pertaining to colors. For each page, students draw and color something that is the color studied. Students write the color word 4 times. There is a place for parent...
Curated OER
Two Leprechauns Coloring
In this coloring worksheet, students study a picture of two leprechauns holding a sign which says "Happy St. Patrick's Day." Students color the picture.
Curated OER
Easter Coloring
In this coloring instructional activity, students color an illustration of an Easter bunny holding a basket of Easter eggs. Students can also cut out and add their own details to the cartoon.
Curated OER
Coloring Page of a Child Body
In this personal well-being coloring page activity, students color a picture of their body however they would like it to look.
Curated OER
What Color is It?
Students indentify whether an objects reflects or absorbs red, green, and/or blue light. They create a simple spectral signature.
Curated OER
Does My Hair Disrupt Your Learning
Pupils research the laws and policies for school dress codes in their school and others in their state or area and explore what others say about these policies. After research is complete, students divide into two teams to develop...
Curated OER
Observational Drawing
Students create drawings using oil pastels that convey cultural, social and historical meaning. Drawings are evaluated on use of color planning, contour drawing, color blending, line and pattern.
Curated OER
3-D Multicultural Ornaments
Pupils create and color three-dimensional ornaments reflecting December's many cultural celebrations. They decide which symbol they wish to create as an ornament, draw or trace the outline of the symbol, and follow directions as they...
Curated OER
We Live in an International Community
Students locate the different countries from which their clothing originates. Using a blank map, they identify and color in those areas.
Curated OER
Bible-based Easter Season Packet
Several activities supplement the study of Bible verses that tell the story of Easter week (Luke 19:28-40 and Psalm 118:27-28a). Young religious scholars apply what they learn from listening to the reading to a crossword puzzle, word...
Curated OER
Learning Landscapes
Fifth graders analyze a landscape depicting Yosemite during the time of the Wild West. They compare their perceptions of the West from film and television to this representation. They observe the use of scale and color to depict size and...
Curated OER
Compass Rose
Keep it simple and visual when practicing directions using this compass rose labeling worksheet. Learners fill in the compass themselves, using cardinal and intermediate direction abbreviations. Consider using their compass on a map to...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Lesson 1: In Depth with the Full Spectrum
High schoolers study the ways in which an artist can use color. They view various images of artwork and discuss the effect of color on spacial dimensions, focal points, tone, and mood.
Curated OER
Colorful Partners
In this addition worksheet, students study a 25 square grid with addition problems. Students color sums of 7 red, sums of 8 blue and sums of 9 green.
Curated OER
Time Is On My Side! Again!
Fourth graders evaluate their current test-taking and studying skills. In groups, they read a case study in which they create a time schedule for a week. They color code the scheduled and unscheduled activities for Frantic Fred and share...