PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: School Readiness
Use these resources to turn everyday moments into brain-building adventures. Children's lives are packed with first-time experiences. As a caring, supportive adult who talks with them, asks them questions, offers comfort, and shares...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Traits Activities
A collection of genetic learning activities provides an engaging way to learn about traits, or better understand disease risk.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Inherited Traits Versus Learned Behaviors [4Th Grade]
In this extremely detailed unit, learners will learn the about innate and learned characteristics in animals and humans through a series of teacher and student-led discussions, readings, reflections, learning activities, and...
Library of Congress
Loc: A Century of Creativity: The Mac Dowell Colony 1907 2007
Learn about the history and purpose of the MacDowell artist colony, a creative sanctuary for artists, composers, and writers located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Founded in 1907 and home to such artists as Thornton Wilder and Leonard...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Curiosity: The Fuel of Development
When we are curious about something new, we want to explore it. This article provides fundamental information how to fuel curiosity development and nurture discovery.
PBS
Pbs Parents: Early Math
Help nurture the development of early math skills -- from infant to grade 2. Site provide information about math literacy and developmental stages. For each age range, you will find several online games and printable activities for core...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Las Funciones De Los Seres Vivos
This unit will present to you some of the vital role of all living beings: nurture, communication and reproduction.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Easy and fun activities parents can do to nurture strong, confident readers. The one-page handout is available in multiple languages.
Other
International Quilt Museum
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln has created a graduate program in Textile History with an emphasis on quilt studies to nurture the appreciation of quilts as an art and for their cultural significance in history. Their International...
Other
Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies
Australian agency whose goal is to contribute to a "society that actively nurtures the wellbeing and civil contribution of all children, young people, families and communities into the future". ACWA advocates for vulnerable children,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "How Do I Look?" by Bird Brain Science
A learning module that begins with "How Do I Look?" by BirdBrain Science, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Sociology: Socialization
Sociology instructional unit on socialization. Students learn theories about human behavior and self development through audio, text, and instructional activities. Links to supplemental reading.
Other
Buzzle.com: Historyplex: Examples That Simplify Meaning of Cultural Determinism
Explains what is meant by cultural determinism and the role anthropologist Franz Boas played in developing the concept, and provides examples of culture influencing human behavior.
PBS
Pbs: Our Genes, Our Choices
Student teams research human behavior and explore whether traits are inherited only by genetic inheritance or if environmental factors can play a role as well.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Science of the Body
Introduce students to how the body looks and works with these texts on biology and genetics. This collection includes 20 Grade-Leveled texts (5-10) on the topic of Science of the Body. [Free account registration required for specific...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
In this novel, Louise dreams of leaving her tiny island home in Chesapeake Bay, but first she must escape the shadow of her twin sister who seems to rob her of everything. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 6-10) to pair with "Jacob...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Identity: What Makes You Who You Are?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes you who you are?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
Other
Seng: Adolescence and Gifted: Addressing Existential Dread
Find information on how parents and teachers can provide emotional support for gifted adolescents, who are experiencing "Existential Dread." Learn how to detect students' feelings and address problems by nourishing them socially,...
Duke University
Duke Tip: Fostering Creativity
It's never too late to foster creativity in children. This article provides some advice on how to nurture creativity in children.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations From Katherine Anne Porter
This site from Creative Quotations contains a variety of quotes from novelist and short-story writer Katherine Anne Porter. Includes quotes on reflecting, foraging, nurturing, and knuckling down.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Offspring Traits Hey, Where Did You Get That From?
Can you distinguish traits that are acquired from those which are inherited? Answer these online questions and find out.
BBC
Bbc: Planet Dinosaur
In the Planet Dinosaur, players must eat as much as they can so they can grow from a baby into an adult Allosaurus. Along the way, they also need to mate with as many females as they can. Students learn about the different prehistoric...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Standing Statuette of Hapi
This statuette portrays Hapi as a man with full breasts symbolizing the nurturing aspects of the river. He wears papyrus and lotus plants as a headdress and a false beard.