Lesson Plan
Curated OER

First Grade Goes to the Zoo

For Teachers 1st
First graders summarize their trip to the zoo. In this summarizing lesson plan, 1st graders will study animals that they may see at the zoo including their characteristics and habitats. Once the trip is done, they create a word document...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gummy Bear Math

For Teachers 1st
First graders predict, collect data, and create a graph based on gummy bear colors they are given. In this graphing lesson plan, 1st graders first predict how many colors of gummy bears there are. They then count the colors, graph them,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Very Grouchy Ladybug: Telling Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice telling time by reading a children's story.  In this time keeping activity, students read the book The Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carl, and create a schedule for the ladybug to complete certain activities....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using educational...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Begins With Bb?

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate beginning reading strategies. In this letter recognition lesson plan, students match letter sounds to a variety of pictures using the program "Kidspiration".
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Author Study

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars work collaboratively to create PowerPoint presentations on an author of their choice. This lesson is written for a first and third grade joint project with students pairing up across grade levels.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Water Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use the program HyperStudio to draw and describe the water cycle. In this science and technology lesson, 2nd graders will first become familiar with the water cycle by exploring books and websites in the classroom. Next,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gingerbread Man Math

For Teachers K
Students collect and explore gingerbread man data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students examine how to organize and interpret data in three formats: objects, pictures, and graphs.  
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Puzzle Drops

For Students 3rd - 6th
Puzzle Drops is a fun match-3 puzzle game that the whole family will enjoy! Click/tap to rotate the puzzle piece and then drag it to the appropriate place on the game board. You'll have to use some strategy to reach the goal in each level.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Daisy's Plumber Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 6th
Daisy needs your help getting water to all the snoozing flowers! Use your plumber skills to rearrange the pipes so that the water flows from the faucet to the thirsty flower. The whole family will have fun with this puzzle game!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: 2048

For Students 4th - 6th
2048 is a challenging number puzzle for kids and grown ups. The object is to join the numbers to get the 2048 tile. Use your arrow keys to move tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: 10 X 10 Ice Cream Adventure

For Students 3rd - 6th
10 x 10 is a fun puzzle game for the whole family! Help Mr. Pebbles score points by dragging the ice cream into the grid to fill up vertical and horizontal lines. There are lots of tasty ice cream treats to help you along the way!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Light on 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
Who turned off the lights? Well, we'll need your help turning them back on. Use logic and reasoning to light up the rooms with the different tools provided. Are you bright enough to complete this challenging puzzle game?
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Alarmy

For Students 2nd - 6th
Alarmy is a fun physics based puzzle game for all ages! Help Alarmy wake up his fuzzy friends as he makes his way through different levels. You never know what type of challenges Alarmy will face!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Zippy Boxes

For Students 2nd - 6th
Zippy Boxes is a fun stress-free puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours. Move the colored boxes to the square containing the same colored key to unlock the crazy creature trapped inside. Parents and children will have a...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Mythical Jewels

For Students 2nd - 6th
A whole treasure chest awaits and diamonds & emeralds abound in this glittering Match-3 puzzle game. Create bigger matches for awesome boosts! Can you reach a high score before you run out of moves?
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Alarmy 2

For Students 2nd - 6th
Alarmy is back in this fun physics based puzzle game! Kids of all ages can help Alarmy wake up more of his fuzzy friends. Alarmy 2 is packed full of new challenges and obstacles. Do you have what it takes to collect all 72 stars?
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Robo Trobo

For Students 3rd - 6th
Robo Trobo is a problem solving game for kids of all ages. Kids will need to guide Robo through complex puzzles in order to complete the different levels. Have fun and think outside the box!
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Other

Mystery Master: Logic Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find several logic puzzle ranging from "very easy" to "very challenging."
Activity
San Jose State University

San Jose State University: Categorical Fun

For Students 9th - 10th
Six logical problems are defined to challenge students to use critical thinking skills as they tackle these brain-teasers. No answers are provided, but there are some instructions for how to approach the problems.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Prisoner Hat Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Unfortunately, they're not...