Students investigate different painting techniques by studying classic works of art.  In this art history lesson, students observe the famous Madonna and Child with Saints painting and describe the texture and images they notice....

Little ones sing Christmas carols, complete craft projects, and play word games while learning new vocabulary in part one of two-part ESL instructional activity series.

Teach your class about Helen Keller and her accomplishments with a reading comprehension lesson based on A Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler. As individuals read, they answer discussion questions about Helen Keller...

Ideal for coloring, class decoration, or a language arts center, these nursery rhyme posters are a great addition to your kindergarten class. Each poster provides the text of the nursery rhymes as well as a cute illustration.

Everything you wanted to know about the history of English literature and language but were afraid to ask. From Beowulf to Canterbury Tales, the Knights of the Round Table to Robin Hood, Addison, Fielding, Shakespeare, Swift, and many...

Apple tasting launches an investigation of the story and travels of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed. After listening to his story, class members craft a summary of the tale, chart his journeys on a map, and sample different...

There's a beautiful world all around us! Learn about the features of our planet with a series of activities designed for English learners. Kids sing, dance, and read about nature with fun lessons and interactive play.

Turn your classroom into a pig sty with a instructional activity based on the Appalachian folktale The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday. Similar to the story of The Three Little Pigs, the folktale tells a story of four pigs who leave...

Turn spelling practice into a game with this letter card template. Including domino-sized cards for all of the upper- and lower-case letters, as well as common digraphs, this resource can be used in a variety of ways and is a...

If you're reading Jan Brett's The Umbrella, a presentation featuring the animals from the story is an excellent way to augment your lesson. Featuring gorgeous photographs of rainforest animals, as well as Spanish phrases and English...

Explore the animals of the forest with a set of vocabulary cards. Each half-page card features the name of an animal with a corresponding photograph, as well as a few plants.

Learn all about Eric Carle, find out about his famous caterpillar, and try out related art, science, writing, math, and social studies activities. The resource comes with plenty of materials to support your instruction.

Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...

Young children roll and shout their way to victory in this simple number and letter recognition game. Using the included game board students roll a die, move the number of squares indicated, and call out the name of the number...

Explore the beauty of the changing seasons with a mini book about autumn. It features pictures of autumn imagery for kids to color, as well as short explanatory sentences for them to read (or for you to read to them).

In this Language Arts worksheet, students read about peppers and participate in a variety of related activities. For example, students create a chile pepper pattern.

Halloween doesn't have to be spooky! Bring these cute pictures to your preschool or kindergarten class to help kids learn about Halloween and the fall. Each card features a picture of a Halloween item, including a bat, a witch, and a ghost.

Celebrate our similarities and differences through multiple readings of Whoever you Are by Mem Fox. Readings are accompanied by a grand discussion, charts, creative art, dramatic, and music play to reinforce the uniqueness that is...

What do snowmen eat? Or smell? Read about the senses of a snowman with a cute picture book. Kindergartners cut or fold the pages to create a story about a snowman and what he sees, smells, hears, eats, and feels.

Take learning out into the world by asking your pupils to accompany a parent or guardian to the grocery store and complete this exercise. Kids circle the food items they see and then color them when they get back home.

Whether you are starting a class garden, reading a story about gardens, or want to teach your little ones about sustainable living, these vocabulary cards are a great introduction. Featuring words like watering...

Get your youngsters ready to write letters with a whole alphabet of practice pages! Each page includes an uppercase and a lowercase letter (each labeled with arrows to show how to draw the letters), an image of an animal or thing...

Dive into ocean vocabulary with a set of 29 picture word cards. Each card presents a picture of an animal or item from the ocean in vivid color, as well as its name. 

The colors of nature are the most beautiful and vivid colors in the world. Show kids the ways that colors are striking and changing throughout different habitats with a set of images that feature two animals or plants for each color.