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Long Vowel Phoneme -IGH

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen to a poem and discuss the rhyming words. They complete worksheets focusing on the long vowel phoneme -igh.
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Shadow Chasing

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
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Types of Popular Music

For Teachers K - 8th
Students listen to different types of music, such as bluegrass, rap and blues. They identify different styles of music and musical instruments. They discuss how the music reflects culture.
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Looking at Body Language

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine Dorothea Lange's photograph of a migrant mother and consider how artists express emotions, ideas, and physical conditions through gesture, pose, clothing, and expression.
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The Respiratory System

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
The student will calculate the vital capacity of the air in the lungs and trace the pathway of air into and out of the lungs. They describe the pressure changes that occur within the chest cavity when you breathe. They compare air that...
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Air and Water Pressure

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine buoyancy and fluid pressure. They conduct a series of fun experiments to discover the effects of pressure and explore how pressure differences can be used to float, lift, transport, or hold a material in place.
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Haiku

For Teachers K - 12th
Students write haiku poems on leaf paper.
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Fishy Yarn Printing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners use crayons and yarn to create an underwater scene while building fine motor skills.
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Magnets

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the science of magnets and how magnets work. They conduct a series of fun experiments and magnetize objects and demonstrate how magnetism operates right through other materials.
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Pass It On: African American Poetry to Inspire Writing

For Teachers K - 8th
Students read through poems in a book called Pass it On. There are 19 poems from famous African American poets contained in the book. The poems are specialized for children and after the children have learned about the author and about...
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Sssssssss

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience the strategy of phoneme recognition to recognize /s/ in spoken words, including plurals, and in writing. They encounter the book Summer Fun by Lucy Lawrence and the tongue twister "Miss Sam saw a sneaky slimy snake in...
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Berlioz the Bear

For Teachers K - 1st
Young children read the story, Berlioz the Bear and complete various reading and writing activities. They learn about fiction and non-fiction, and complete graphing and writing activities for the story. Youngsters draw the bear and use...
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A Recipe for Success: Cooking with Your Class

For Teachers 1st - 6th
When you cook with your class, you build community while improving language arts and math skills.
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A Nation of Many Cultures

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a presentation about themselves to share with the class. They include information from their family and their heritage. They compare and contrast their culture to their classmates.
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Collecting S.O.C.K.S

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars participate in the Collection S.O.C.K.S program to protect their local watersheds. Using the socks, they plant new plants and trees around the watershed in order to protect it for future use. They also perform in a skit...
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Miniature Chinese Robe

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create a miniature Chinese robe made of paper.
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Reading Stories in Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study how artists tell stories using visual images by identifying and comparing elements of narrative (setting, characters, and plot) in a painting and a Greek vase.
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Natural Wonders

For Teachers K - 8th
Students consider how artists interprets nature. They examine a poster of Brueghel's painting of Noah's Ark, with many natural elements, and share their personal ideas about what they see.
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Sole People

For Teachers K - 8th
Explore the African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create a "sole" painting.
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Using Alliteration in The Z was Zapped

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss alliteration and how it is used in the book The Z Was Zapped. Students choose a letter and create alliterative sentences and illustrate the letter.
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Making Paper

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore how natural earth materials are processed into a human-made product. They simulate a manufacturing process by making paper. Students review the importance of recycling in preserving our natural earth resources.
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The ABC'S of Anything

For Teachers K - 8th
Students practice using reference and other materials to identify and define related to a selected topic. They practice keyboarding skills while preparing definitions and senteces. Students participate in the use of FIRN to send and...
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Substances And Chemical Reactions

For Teachers K - 5th
Students watch and predict chemical reactions when different substances are mixed together. They differentiate between solid, liquid, and gas.
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Grandparents' Day: Family History

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore Grandparents' Day. They interview their grandparents and select an activity to highlight their interview. They select a project including writing an essay, composing a song, creating a poem or scrapbook, or writing a...

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