Huntington Library
Early English Exploration and Settlement of the Colony of Virginia
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the individuals and groups who first founded the different colonies in America and what their motivations were. Students participate in a reader's theater activity, create a poster that would...
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Great Gilly Hopkins
This site features the book "The Great Gilly Hopkins," by Katherine Paterson. This online resource offers discussion questions, a writing prompt and more.
Library and Archives Canada
Nlc: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources
Libraries and archives hold documents and books that can be used for your research projects. Learn how to divide and identify them into primary and secondary sources in this tutorial.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Award Winners Activity
As part of a unit on book award winners and the day the yearly awards are announced, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: My Money [Pdf]
A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.