Students explore space science by participating in a shadow experiment. In this sky observation instructional activity, students identify how the sun creates different sized shadows by moving across the horizon. Students utilize yard...

Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.

Students discover what it means to be a giver. For this service lesson, students create a story and art project to be shared with a local preschool or nursing home. They reflect on the impact of this experience on their own lives and...

Students explain that words are made up of parts called syllables. They associate spoken language with written words

Pupils listen to story and respond with illustrations and comments.

Students will read historical realistic fiction, examine and recount the cultural similarities and diffferences between life and times of those characters in the story and their own life. Listen to music and learn a dance to accompany...

Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...

Students listen to and read nursery rhymes. They discuss rhyming words. Students play a variety of computer games with rhymes, numbers and telling time. They retell the story through dramatic play, speech, and comprehension questions.

Students are introduced to the concept of energy. After observing a demonstration, they identify the sources of heat and the ways heat can change objects. In groups, they travel between stations to view different demonstrations dealing...

This resource is a children's literature web guide.

A scanned copy of the 1863 publication of The Children's Scrap-book by James Perkins Walker, a book of poetry for children.

How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...

What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.

This teaching guide for Solomon's Tree, a story written by Andrea Spalding and illustrated by Janet Wilson, provides a synopsis of the story and an explanation of how the book evolved. The book is about a boy's relationship with a maple...

This teaching guide for Jeffrey and Sloth, a story written by Kari-Lynn Winters, provides a synopsis of the story, discussion questions and teaching ideas. The book is about the experience of writer's block and how to overcome it. The...

Read this classic children's ACC book by Kate Greenaway, printed in 1886. Library of Congress presents a scanned copy of the original book.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book for Children, a book of poetry for children.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Our Darlings' A. B. C. Book by Fannie Eliza Ostrander, a children's alphabet book.

A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of My Children, a book of poetry for children.

A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Texts for Children, a book of religious poetry for children.

A searchable index of outstanding literature for adolescents and children. Includes book lists for students both in school or at home.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's picture book Aunt Louisa's Coloured Gift Book by Dick Whittington (1888). It features the use of illustrated letters of the alphabet in the context of eating an apple pie.

This site has book reviews for literature for children Grades 9 and under. You can search the reviews by grade level.

This site provides a review of the book "The Napping House" by Don and Audrey Wood. It also features ideas for activities and a list of related books.