Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Agriculture Counts

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss ways in which agriculture impacts their lives on a daily basis. In groups, they brainstorm ideas that they could possibly write about. They write a rough draft, participate in peer editing and write a final draft of a...
Website
Other

The Kiwi Site: A Beginner's Guide to New Zealand

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kiwi Site offers a fun and funky way to get to know New Zealand, land of many more sheep than people. The site's author, too shy to put his name on the site, is obviously a "dyed in the wool" Kiwi (New Zealander) who loves this...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Shearing Shrek

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Shrek, a wild sheep that provided sixty pounds of wool with one shearing. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.