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Organizer
Curated OER

My Favorite Toy - Graphic Organizer

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this graphic organizer activity, learners fill in the spaces in an organizer in which they draw and describe their favorite toy. They draw their favorite toys in the center, and fill in the spaces by describing the toy, how it works,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adventures in Toyland

For Teachers K - 5th
There are many ways to tell a story; Richard Patterson's three-dimensional painting If serves as the inspiration for some creative storytelling for elementary school writers. They watch a clip from Toy Story (you'll need to bring this),...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

DeNelian Printing: Toys

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this printing practice worksheet, learners learn to write the names of 6 common toys in DeNelian style printing. Students trace the dotted examples before forming their own words on the lines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Propel a Toy Boat with Chemicals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A simple cardboard or plastic boat is propelled across the surface of water when the surface tension is disrupted by adding detergent. Once youngsters see this in action, explain about the properties of water that make it possilbe:...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Choose Your Toy

For Students 5th - 7th
In this decision-making instructional activity, students choose 1 out of 6 toys for a young boy. Students match 7 vocabulary terms to their proper definitions. Students fill in 3 blanks in 2 sentences. Students complete a variety of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Toys and Games:Then and Now

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
  Students participate in a class discussion about toys that the teacher played with when they were a child.  In this community lesson, students compare and contrast the games of now and then by their discussion and also reading the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Kit Lesson #13 Solarize a Toy

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students work in teams they select a low-power toy, game, or electrical deive to "solarize," or convert to solar power. They determine the operating voltage of their chosen device and design a solar array to provide this level of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Science Behind Glow-in-the-Dark Toys

For Students 6th - 9th
For this glow-in-the-dark worksheet, students read about substances that phosphor and their characteristics. Students also read about photo luminescence and glow-in-the-dark toys. They answer 6 questions about the light emitted by...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mad Lib: The Great New Toy!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this filling in the blanks story completion worksheet, students read an incomplete story about The Great New Toy and fill in the blanks with appropriate answers. Students fill in 17 blanks to complete the mad lib.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Toy Cupboard Prepositions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this online/interactive recognizing correct preposition usage worksheet, students observe toys on shelves and choose the correct prepositions to complete the locations of specific toys. Students choose 18 answers. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Tall Are These Toys?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this math worksheet, students measure 10 vertical pictures of toys using a paper clip. Students then measure the pictures using inches.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

At the Toy Store

For Students 3rd
In this writing math problems learning exercise, 3rd graders write four math problems involving three toy store scenarios stated on the learning exercise. Students determine if they are an estimate or an exact solution to the problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Missing Toy Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems. In this listening and writing instructional activity, students listen to the story and create a poster for their favorite toy if it were to go missing. They work...
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Lesson Plan
Southern Poverty Law Center

Analyzing Gender Stereotypes in Media

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Why might toy advertisers use gender stereotypes to sell their products? Young people think critically about media messages and its role in gender stereotyping with a thought-provoking lesson plan.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Elves Number Patterns E

For Students 2nd - 4th
Pupils complete the pattern of toys made per day by elves, and then add up the number of toys per day that they made. They complete seven problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graph worksheet, students answer short answer quesitons about a bar graph titled "Adam and his Toys". Students complete 6 short answer questions.
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PPT
Curated OER

Entertainment During the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do people do for fun around here? Explore colonial period games, toys, and life with a look at entertainment during the American Revolution. Discover the games, sports, and songs that were popular during the time of the Revolution.
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Writing
Starfall

My Toy

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students write about a personal story of sharing toys. They recall the story and then draw an illustration of it.
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Activity
101 Questions

Car Caravan

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Keep playing with those old toy cars! Pupils estimate the number of toy cars in an art installation. The only information they receive is a picture showing the toy cars arranged in concentric rings and the diameter of the overall...
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Lesson Plan
Institute for Humane Education

Selling "Boy" and "Girl"

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
Monster trucks, action figures, and video games. Are these toys designed for boys or girls? Scholars work in small groups to find and categorize examples of boy and girl toys from catalogs. Next, learners analyze the two sets of pictures...
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PPT
Positively Autism

Travis the Train Visits a Castle

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
On this visit, Travis the Train learns about the different parts of a castle. Some of the pages features photos of actual castles, others are photos of toy castles or drawings of castles.
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Unit Plan
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Wheels Go Around: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 7)

For Teachers K Standards
Wheels go around is the theme of the plethora of activities to aid in the language fluency of your scholars in this unit of ESL lessons. Learners can take part in a grand conversation focused on wheels, make their own steering wheel,...
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Lesson Plan
Kentucky Educational Television

The Road to Proportional Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Just how big would it really be? Young mathematicians determine if different toys are proportional and if their scale is accurate. They solve problems relating scale along with volume and surface area using manipulatives. The last day of...
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Activity
It's About Time

A Moving Frame of Reference

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
We often remind pupils to cite their references, but this lesson helps them understand there are many frames of reference. Scholars experiment with throwing a ball straight up in the air and catching it. Then they must do it again while...

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