Curated OER
Twelve Days of Winter Break
Pupils earn extra credit, and maintain/increase their fitness levels during the winter break, by participating in and documenting prescribed daily activities.
Curated OER
Bean There, Done Plant
Students explain that events in nature follow an orderly progression when they plant seeds and observe the development of the seeds. They count seeds and find the likenesses and the differences of many seeds.
Curated OER
Fitness Bowling
Students bowl and their score of downed pins determines a specific exercise, i.e. a score of 5 might be to do 10 jumping jacks. They who roll a spare or a strike can decide the exercise for the group.
Curated OER
Haunted House Challenge Fitness Stations
Students rotate through ten physical fitness stations. They perform various stretching and strengthening activities for three minutes at a time.
Curated OER
Meteorology (Condensation)
Second graders define condensation and evaporation. They identify and describe the steps in the water cycle. They ask questions to end the instructional activity.
Curated OER
Forestry Suppliers
Students explore the scientific reasons that certain types of foods cause different reactions when they interact with the tongue. They analyze the differences between acids and basics. The experiment is performed at three different sites...
Curated OER
Companion Animals
In this animals learning exercise, students discuss their own pets. Then students answer 3 questions having to do with pets and overpopulation. Students then separate into debate teams and debate licensing and breeding issues.
Curated OER
December 13 - National Cocoa Day
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn that December 13th is 'National Cocoa Day.' Students write which they would like to read while drinking hot cocoa.
Curated OER
Interjections
In this interjection worksheet, students brainstorm interjections showing given emotions, and add interjections to 5 sentences. Students can also complete a short writing challenge activity.
Curated OER
Life Science Observations: Living vs. Non Living Things
Students investigate the difference between living and non-living things. In this life science activity, students discover the different characteristics of living things and the natural or human created non-living things. Students...
Curated OER
Let's Make Soup
Students investigate the fresh produce native to specific parts of the world. In this culinary lesson, students complete a cooking worksheet based on the ingredients used in cultural dishes. Students help create a bowl of soup which...
Curated OER
Dance and Math
Second graders examine human body movements by measuring the choreography of a dance. In this physical education instructional activity, 2nd graders participate in a creative dance which is based on specific movements of each limb,...
Curated OER
Shape In Dance
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of shapes. They practice moves that are used to illustrate different types of shapes. Students participate in body movements that are focused around the directions of the body like...
Curated OER
Self and General Space in Dance
Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class. In this physical education instructional activity, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance. Students...
Curated OER
I Love Spiders
Students complete an integrated unit on spiders. They explore about spiders. Students read a book entitled I Love Spiders by John Parker. They incorporate Spider art, Edible Spiders, the making of a Spiderweb Room and Spider poems.
Teach Engineering
Lighting in My Classroom Survey
How much energy does it take to light a room? Class members calculate the total wattage it takes to light the classroom. Through calculations, responsible scientists determine the cost of energy for the year, then figure out how much...
Curated OER
YMCA With a Twist
Skip, march, do some jumping jacks! These are the basic moves in this version of the "YMCA" dance. There are some new poses for each of the letters. Watch the video and learn the new poses, or just use the video to teach the dance to...
Curated OER
Making Twisteez Masks
Young artists build a three-dimensional form with Twisteez Wire on a stationary screen base. They can paint the base if they wish. The results of this art project are spectacular, but be warned that the materials needed are not easy to...
Curated OER
Usage Errors
Look at the most commonly confused words in the English language! This resource briefly explains the difference between there, they're, and their as well as too, to, and two, and finally it's and its. First, read the section entitled...
Curated OER
Snow, Sweat and Tears
Students, in pairs, explore the sports featured at the Winter Olympics and prepare related news broadcasts.
Curated OER
Chemical Bonding
Students classify compounds as ionic or covalent. In this chemical bonding lesson plan, students experiment with 6 chemical compounds. They test physical properties such as the melting point, the solubility and the electrical...
Curated OER
Dancing Number Sentences
Young scholars explore how dance can be infused with mathematics. For this art and mathematics lesson, students recognize how the ABA dance form is similar to a math number sentence. Young scholars create a dance choosing dance words to...
Curated OER
I Love Spiders
Students read the book, I Love Spiders by John Parker. Then students enjoy different activities creating spiders and making a spider web room. Great for Halloween.
Curated OER
Circuit Training Surprise
Students move around the gym to music, and when the music stops, they sit on a balloon. Inside each balloon are directions for another physical activity students should do.