LESSON PLANS
This lesson plan is a creative way for students to explore and construct the inside of their bodies. They use collage…
WORKSHEETS
Spark students' imagination with the illustrations and mysterious captions in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of…
Discover the magic of Chris Van Allsburg's first children's book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. This printable teacher's…
Explore fantasy, reality, and the power of dreams with The Sweetest Fig, a children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. This…
Students view pictures of the Zodiac constellations, and learn the best time to see them.
Students learn the sizes of the planets and compare them to Earth. This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even though…
In this poetry activity, students attempt to determine the main idea the author wishes to present.
Use this poem to teach students about responsibility.
Use this poem to teach students about caring.
Students will construct a drawing demonstrating understanding of descriptive details from the poem and other texts.
In this activity, students will learn about weather fronts. A lesson plan is included.
Read this poem about a hairy dog, then have students compare and contrast the dog in the poem with other dogs they know.
Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.
This Readers Theater script is from Journey Home, by Yoshiko Uchida. Students enact part of the story of Yuki and her…
This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden…
Use this Teacher's Guide to support you as you consider how to integrate Coolmath Games into your current instructional…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…
Directions for linking to TeacherVision® and placing a logo on a site.
Write Your Own activities focus on writing stories, letters, directions, and descriptive paragraphs and transforming…
Emphasize punctuation marks, oral reading, flash cards, using a dramatic radio broadcast.
Reading comprehension activities focus on sequence, summary, main idea and details, and context clues. Vocabulary…
Use this detailed teaching guide while reading Dawdle Duckling to your students.
Activities and resources to teach Peace Begins With You, written by Katherine Scholes.
Teach students about cooperation by making a sandwich together.