WORKSHEETS
Use this rhyming chant to teach about the animals that live in the ocean.
Teach students about cooperation by creating an orchestra.
Help students identify and understand historical what fiction is, what function it serves, and how it is created. This…
BOOK GUIDES
Use the resources in this teacher's guide with The Hog Prince, a fairy tale by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. This printable…
Your students will be delighted by the unique illustrations and storytelling in Chris Van Allsburg's Western, Bad Day at…
Consider the use of voice and the idea of ambiguity with your class as students read Chris Van Allsburg's The Wreck of…
Capture your students' imagination with these reading and writing activities for Chris Van Allsburg's The Widow's Broom.…
Take a journey into outer space with your class by reading Zathura, an adventure story by Chris Van Allsburg that blends…
Review the alphabet and improve students' language arts skills with the lesson planning ideas in this printable…
Guide discussion of character development and explore the elements of a mystery with the lesson planning resources…
LESSON PLANS
A guide to attending the NSTA's outstanding regional and national conventions.
Use these lessons and activities to supplement lessons centered around The Teacher from the Black Lagoon, a fun book by…
Students will be introduced to more complex issues of story development while observing how a story without trouble is a…
By isolating basic story elements including setting, characters, problem, and solution show students the building blocks…
Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a fun way to help your class…
Employ this activity when you want to teach younger students how to brainstorm ideas.
Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.
Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".
Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.
Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire drills.
Students sing in groups concentrating on the expressive performance of a lullaby or familiar song.