A short tutorial on mapping tools and how to read maps. Covers features of maps, symbols, the compass, scale, distance, how height is represented, and grid references. Includes multiple-choice quiz at the end.

A comprehensive learning module on maps that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn about map symbols, cardinal directions, and...

Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...

In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Worksheets, a test, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of The Wizard of Oz.

Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.

In this lesson, 1st graders will work with "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" Jon Scieszkaby. They will describe the characters, setting, and key details in the story and help the teacher record the details on a circle map.

A fillable essay map in PDF format with boxes for an introduction, main ideas, supporting details, and a conclusion. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organizer as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are...

In an effort to honor every life that has been lost on our borders, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos records the number of bodies that are recovered in the Sonoran Desert. View the map to read the names of those that died since 2000. Click...

A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Time Organizers, Learning Maps, Project Internet, Concepts and Characteristics, Vocabulary Charts, Project Author Study, Decisions and Goals, and more.

A teaching resource with free downloadable graphic organizers including Time Organizers, Learning Maps, Project Internet, Concepts and Characteristics, Vocabulary Charts, Project Author Study, Decisions and Goals, and more.

Understanding map projections is an important map-reading skill. Features graphics and links to examples of many different projections and an activity on making a Mercator projection.

This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.

Multimedia course focuses on thirteen literary classics from many different times and many different cultures. Each lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on a particular work. Read excerpts from each work and...

The study of Native history can be broken into three broad categories, region, culture and language. Three interactive maps provide more information about each cultural, linguistic or regional group. Students are challenged to read and...