Curated OER
World-Water Hero
Students make up a superhero. In this water quality instructional activity, students create a superhero with super powers that can improve water quality and availability.
Curated OER
Lessons Using the Science Fiction Genre
Students can practice "The Lost Art of Imagination" when they delve into the science fiction genre.
Curated OER
Investigating the Hydrosphere
No matter the scientific discipline, your students can benefit from a study of water.
Curated OER
American Revolution Vocabulary Cartoons (art)
Fifth graders discuss cartoons. In this art lesson, 5th graders make their own cartoon using vocabulary words from the American Revolution.
Curated OER
Ladybird Addition
For this addition worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which single digit numbers on each side of the ladybug's body are added. The spots help students count.
Curated OER
Observations and Inferences
Students observe how to distinguish observations form inferences. In this examining inferences instructional activity students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them.
Curated OER
Animal Story: An Informational Narrative
Students use the computer to research information and publish creative narrative stories about the life of a specific Everglades animal. This instructional activity uses many educational, computer programs including the iLife suite,...
Curated OER
Ways to Share Books
In this book report idea sheet, students are given a list of 20 possibilities for creating a non-traditional book report (e.g., making a diorama; making a poster).
Curated OER
To Kill a Mockingbird
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit in order to give them opportunities to master objectives. Students pick the activities and this allows a differentiated lesson to occur with many opportunities for assessment.
Curated OER
Birthday Presents: How to Give and Receive
Young scholars discuss giving and receiving presents at a birthday party. In this social skills activity, students practice using manners when giving and receiving gifts. This activity also has other interdisciplinary activities that can...
Curated OER
Primary History Extension Activity- Stories and Pastimes
In this Anglo-Saxon stories learning exercise, students choose one or more of the 4 possible extension activities pertaining to the storytelling and pastimes of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Curated OER
World-Water Hero
Students explore why clean water is essential. In this environmental activity, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Opposing Points of View in History
After reading/listening to the picture book I am the Dog I am the Cat by Donald Hall in which two characters have opposing viewpoints, students are asked to look deeply at opposing viewpoints of real people just before the Revolutionary...