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Handout
Curated OER

Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
What kind of sentence is it? This can be a complex subject, so don't compound the difficulty by skipping over the topic! It's simple, just have your class read and go over the information here and then complete the included exercise.
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Activity
Collaborative Learning Project

Punctuation Games

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
It might not be "Conjunction Junction" but your school room will rock with this punctuation game. Game rules, templates, and background information are all included in the packet.
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 2: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 4th Standards
Over four weeks, fourth graders read and discuss texts about the Middle Ages. They practice vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Writing opportunities allow learners to boost their note-taking skills...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Colons in Lists

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Clarify colon usage by completing the included activities with your class. Pupils first read information about colons, focusing in particular about how to use colons to indicate a list. They apply their knowledge to five sentences that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Wonder Superlative Activity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore the natural wonders of the world. In this natural wonders of the world lesson, students share facts using superlative adjectives. Learners recieve fact cards and memorize the information. Students then go to others in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal Report...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Story Summaries; The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure instructional activity, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pioneering Children on the Move

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students inquire about life for pioneer children. For this pioneer period lesson, students analyze photographs of children, make information foldables, and create a covered wagon that was typical of the ones of the past. Students will...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Navigating the Road to the White House

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore U.S. politics by researching the Presidential requirements. In this electoral process lesson, students identify the main requirements to become a Presidential candidate and the two main political parties. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Lose Your Way in the News

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore language arts by participating in a newspaper analysis activity. In this journalism lesson, students identify how newspapers present stories, who is writing them and how they can obtain information from them. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Weather Page: Comparing Data

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize the different types of data on the weather page of USA Today. For this weather lesson, students compare weather data comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Students locate 10 pieces of information in the data...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Dinosaur Diner

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the food chain. In this dinoaur instructional activity, students identify charactersitics of an omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore. Students sort dinosaur picture/word cards into groups by their eating characteristics....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Pixie Biography Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners practice biographical writing after completing research on the subject.  In this journalism lesson, students read a story of an important person's life and discuss the important moments along the way.  Learners utilize their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Inquirer Ecosystem Article Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover new ways to preserve the ecosystem by completing graphic organizers.  In this environmental lesson plan, students read an article from the Natural Inquirer in small groups and fill out a graphic organizer based on the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cyclones

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore Earth science by researching natural disasters in class. In this cyclone lesson plan, students discuss the creation of cyclones and what their potential destruction can be in the wrong environment. Young scholars...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Grammar Lessons Don't Have to be Boring

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Grammar lessons can be exciting and informative.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Uses of a Tree

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete a word sort to discover the relationship of tree resources. For this tree resource lesson, students examine information from the word sort and the book "Be a Friend to Trees" by Patricia Lauber. Finally, students create...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Quiz 1A: Using Where, When, What Time, and Why

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grammar worksheet, students write 10 original questions using the information given in each sentence. Students write their questions using the interrogative terms where, when, what time and why.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

NonFiction Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore reading nonfiction. In this nonfiction lesson plan, students practice using KWL charts to organize nonfiction information gained from reading. Students explore unfamiliar words from reading and recognize synonyms and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Young scholars record their information using a data chart.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking for a Windshield Experience

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify American geography by participating in a national parks activity. In this road trip lesson, students view the Ken Burns documentary "National Parks" and identify the importance of automobiles in the park system....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Artifacts 2: Artifacts in Context

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore world history by completing artifact worksheets. In this archaeology lesson, students identify the importance of finding clues when researching historical information by utilizing artifacts. Students research the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identify Intended Media Messages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
How does media convey different messages? Use this lesson to explore media by identifying and analyzing selected images. Middle schoolers analyze a poster and discuss the intended meaning of the imagery and how it makes them feel. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Science: Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have your class build their vocabulary bank by studying life science terms. Basic terms like organism, cell, unicellular, and vertebrate are included on the definition sheet provided. Demonstrate how to identify different life science...

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