Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Lessons Out of School for Boys and Girls by Religious Tract

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Lessons Out of School for Boys and Girls by Religious Tract Society (c1885). This collection of lessons directed to boys and/or girls.
Activity
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Art Wonders Teachers: Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teacher resource that explains an online activity through which students explore and find important objects in portraits. Click on the lesson plan link on the left to access a lesson on portraits and a student handout that goes with it.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Learning From Leaves: A Look at Leaf Size [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
A lesson unit where students examine and measure leaf sizes, as well as look at their textures, and draw conclusions about environmental factors that may have influenced their growth positively or negatively.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Making Community Measurements: Which Plant Part? [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A instructional activity in observing a plant or plant community in different seasons for the purposes of recording observable changes.
Lesson Plan
Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Election Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
These Election Lessons contain a variety of activities to use in your classroom, including a history of campaign buttons. Many of the links use primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Website
British Library

British Library: The Search for the Northwest Passage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Detailed third grade lessons help students understand what skills and knowledge were required in order to become an explorer. Includes specific lessons on John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students take a close analytical look at the historic Minerva mosaic from the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, and discover what it can tell them about the mission of the Library's founders. They will perform a basic primary source...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wings and Stings by a.l.o.e.

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wings and Stings, or, Lessons from Insect Life by A.L.O.E. [1870], a children's novel showing what can be learned from watching insects.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Frieda's First Lesson by Robina F. Hardy

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Frieda's First Lesson by Robina F. Hardy (1887), a children's novel from the Way to Win Series.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Jessamine and Her Lesson Books by Caroline Birley

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Jessamine and Her Lesson-Books and Why She Was Late for Gypsy Tea by Caroline Birley (1887), a children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Cheep and Chatter or Lessons From Field and Tree by Alice Banks

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Cheep and Chatter or Lessons from Field and Tree by Alice Banks (1884), a collection of illustrated children's stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Edgeworth's Early Lessons

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication Edgeworth's Early Lessons by Maria Edgeworth, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children by Mary A. Swift, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Half Hours With the Little Ones by N. T. Langridge

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Half Hours with the Little Ones by N. T. Langridge (1861), a collection of half-hour stories with moral lessons.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Fisherman's Daughter by Zachariah Atwell Mudge

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Fisherman's Daughter, or, Sebie's Lessons, and the Way She Learned Them by Zachariah Atwell Mudge (1865), a children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Our Baby's Easy Book by Peter G. Thomson

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Our Baby's Easy Book: Little Lessons and Stories for Little Folks by Peter G. Thomson (1886) from the series Sunday Readings for Little Folks, a collection of...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sabbath Afternoon With the Children by Orson Erskine Mallory

For Students 2nd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sabbath Afternoon with the Children by Orson Erskine Mallory (1886) Bible stories lessons each followed by questions and answers over the reading.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Zen Gardens [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A activity where learners learn about Zen garden design and the symbolism used, then work in small groups to create a miniature Zen garden. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but can be...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Master Tom's Transformation by Lorentz Froelich

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Master Tom's Transformation by Lorentz Froelich (c1875), a picture book story about a naughty little boy who learns a lesson.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Air [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
A lesson unit where learners work in small groups to examine stomata on a leaf's upper and lower surfaces. They then conduct an experiment to test whether plants can survive without air, learning about transpiration in the process.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors by J. Johonnot

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors by James Johonnot. (c1884), features illustrated lessons about animals and birds.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Making Community Measurements: Abiotic Factors [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A lesson plan in which students explore plant communities and observe different types of soil and weather conditions in an attempt to determine cause and effect relationships. Includes discussion questions, extension activities and web...
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Soil [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
A lesson unit where learners conduct an experiment to test whether plants need soil in order to grow.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Light [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
A lesson unit where students conduct an experiment in small groups to test whether plants need light or not.

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