With this resource, teachers can lead students in a topical conversation regarding President's Day. This free-form lesson plan includes suggested questions and encourages student discussion about the powers and responsibilities of the...

This collection of resources provides Arbor Day classroom activities for students in areas ranging from science to the arts. Students can learn plant identification, write poems or plays and quiz each other on tree facts.

Peg and Cat are helping the Farmer today, and they have a lot of work to do! Today's activities include welcoming campers, introducing camp, sorting animals, collecting 100 chickens, planting vegetables, and solving some really big...

[Free Registration/Login Required] How do you plan on celebrating Valentine's Day in your classroom? This resource provides links to activities and information that will aid you in your planning. This site features crossword puzzle, math...

This page provides the rules for the proper use of the words "everyday" and "every day."

This single-stanza poem describes the bad day of an elf who has the job of a tailor.

Here on Earth a day takes 24 hours. How long are days on other planets in our solar system? Find out here in three different ways, whichever meets your learning style the best.

Discover the history behind the "First 100 Days" and its impact on the American presidency. Young scholars will evaluate the fairness of judging presidents based on this somewhat arbitrary time period.

Information about Canada Day, places to see in Canada, and how Canadians celebrate this national holiday. Includes quizzes and puzzles celebrating Canada Day. Some games may not load in archived version of website.

Repeatable, daily activities are one of the best ways to instill the counting sequence for children. This activity requires a 100 chart which can be made or purchased. Students will count the "Number of the Day" beginning with 1 on the...

A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights by Eliza Leslie, a book of stories for children.

This is the complete text of the short stories "A Day in the Country" by Anton Chekhov.

This is the complete text of the short story "The Day Resurgent" by O Henry.

This is the complete text of the short story "A Day's Lodging" by Jack London.

On this interactive website, student practice various math skills using a real life scenario at an igloo. Those skills include naming the days of the week and identifying the differences between weekdays and weekends.

Great for teachers! A novel study of A Day No Pigs Would Die. Contains author information, historical information, assignments, vocabulary and extra credit assignments.

In "Bad-Hair Day," young scholars will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Linda Knaus in If Kids Ruled the School, students will dramatize a poem about how one child's messy hair interrupts the class.

Kids learn about May Day. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating the start of Spring with maypole dancing.

The summer is full of possibilities and so is your child. Use this calendar to choose activities, games, and videos to enjoy.

Great ideas for "100th Day" activities. Most of these would be a good challenge for upper elementary school students if you want to include them in your 100th Day celebration. Activities include counting, measuring, weighing, sorting,...

Kids learn about Bastille day history and facts about this holiday that celebrates the French Revolution.

A instructional activity for third graders in which they learn about the rotation of the Earth on its axis and how this movement creates day and night. They also examine the orbit of the moon about the Earth and the Earth's orbit around...

A Wall Street banker helps get a former colleague out of trouble in the short story "A Wasted Day". Read the full text by Richard Harding Davis on this site.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient way of structuring the instructional day using a learning strategy that involves visualization. As a brainstorming activity, students will visualize themselves going to a movie.