[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews different reference sources including, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, atlases, and periodicals.

Young map readers will learn the idea of referring to the grid numbers to help find locations or to describe locations on a map.

Three learning activities to teach K-2 young scholars about poetry. Very detailed lessons with references and other suggested activities. Ways to individualize and academic content standards are noted. (Attachment may not load in...

A link to a website that contains teacher materials for a game that reinforces the concepts learned about fossils. Students can understand how the record of life on Earth is revealed by fossils as they become paleontologist in this game...

This is a set of Reading games, of which the matching games are more for the elementary, and the multiple choice exercises are more for middle school. Some references are made specifically to Canadian locations.

Students will state an argument with evidence, for or against, bats being removed from their environment by writing a letter to the editor and citing evidence for your claim.

This tutorial focuses on how to complete a bibliography using MLA style. It gives specific directions and examples for various types of entries such as magazines, books, encyclopedias, and web pages. It also gives specifics for the...

In this learning module, students learn how to: use Michigan eLibrary, boolean logic, and dictionary.com; use search engines; choose reputable websites; cite sources; and differentiate between real and fake information. Includes an...

A collection of images from the period of the Great Depression to World War II provide students with visual references as they read and examine Katherine Paterson's novel, "Jacob Have I Loved." Lesson encourages critical thinking about...

Magic School Bus cross referenced by themes to provide quick access to many activities and references.

Activities useful in presenting American colonial life. Find references to novels, a colonial home, and a diary entry activity.

Learn about vague pronoun references and practice identifying them in questions that could be found on standardized tests.

Build a snowman or snowwoman using this interactive. Choose from collections of heads, bodies, clothing, accessories, and scenery. The editing tools allow you to layer objects, rotate them, undo an action, or delete things. Features...

In this lesson, students will use print and non-print reference sources to examine the lives of famous Alabamians and their contributions to our society.

"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.

This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.

Discover more about the young adult fiction writer Avi when you visit this site. This online resource provides links to lesson plans, autobiographical information and more.

This site provides basic guidelines and examples for how to compile a bibliography. Grade levels listed 1st through 6th.

What exactly is the definition of a folktale? This resource offers insight into this topic. Students will participate in a Folktale writer's workshop where they will learn about folktales and will eventually write their own and publish it.

Young scholars will have the opportunity to do research on a weather topic in which they are interested. This lesson plan will teach the students how to use dictionaries, encyclopedias, resource books and the Internet to find facts about...

In this lesson plan from ArtsEdge, students focus on the ballet, "Nutcracker," while learning about storytelling through dance and movement. Provides assessment criteria, a list of sources and links to use for references.

This site is a tool to help students hone their reference skills.

This field guide was a cross curricular project created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine. Students engaged in multiple fieldwork visits to the Deering Park (across the street), during which they observed trees, recording with...

Article references the literature of anceint China and provides a brief overview of