Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students explore the spirit of volunteering as they locate news articles or advertisements regarding the topic. Students discuss whom benefits from volunteer...

Students track down their town's oldest standing man-made landmark. By learning more about the oldest structure in their area (whether it's a church, store, graveyard, bridge, etc.), they discover interesting details about their town's...

Fifth graders develop vocabulary through the study of the American Revolution.

Fifth graders explore the following questions: What is it? What is it like? What is an example?

Fifth graders explore intestinal fortitude in terms of their oral presentation.

Fifth graders read paragraphs that they've written from a Mountains to Climb self-reflection worksheet.

Students will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this five-unit...

Lesson which outlines the STAR process for finding resources in a library. Students are taught to select appropriate search tools, subject headings, and resources.

This is a technology-based activity that will focus on using the Kids Search database in the Alabama Virtual Library. Students will work in teams to access information about animals. This activity will allow students to research a...

Students will research the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, online and printed encyclopedias, and other reference material to gather information on the water cycle. Students will then use the gathered data to create a slideshow...

In this eighteen minute webcast, David Wiesner discusses how he has received inspiration for the writing of his books and the development of characters within his books. Related webcast links are provided for teachers, kids, families,...