Scholasic
The Magic School Bus and the Missing Tooth
We chew with our teeth every day, but how much do we really know about them? Allow Ms. Frizzle to teach your kids a thing or two about teeth. Kids complete a prereading exercise, read the book, and respond to several prompts about the...
Out-of-School Time Resource Center
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Emerging nutritionists explore what it means to be healthy. In the beginning of the unit, your class will examine the five food groups and learn how food gets from the farm to our plates. This leads into the investigation of...
Jumpstarting Journeys
Vowel Digraph Activities for au and aw
It can be awfully hard teaching young children how to read, but this phonics resource will make the job a little easier. Focusing on the au and aw vowel digraphs, this collection of engaging activities teaches beginning...
Curated OER
Interpret Clock Time
Save yourself a few minutes of planning with this elementary math lesson on elapsed time. Through a series of collaborative and independent learning activities, children explore different real-world situations as they learn how to...
Curated OER
Day and Night
Good Night, Moon is a classic little ones absolutely love. It's a sweet book that can be used, as in this instructional activity, to start a conversation about the difference between night and day. After reading the story, the class...
Ask a Biologist
The Many Faces of Ants
Though they be but little, they are fierce! Young biologists read about eight different species of ants, and discover how the anatomy of their heads can explain the way they live and what they eat.
E Reading Worksheets
Predictions Reading into the Future
Practice making inferences about fiction with a language arts slide show presentation. After kids read a few tips about ways to predict the next event in a story, they read several passages and try to find out what will happen next based...
Curated OER
Fact or Opinion: Animals
How many legs do spiders have? Is that an opinion, or is it a fact? Complete a worksheet with four sets of five questions about different animals and their attributes, noting whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Novelinks
The Chosen: Biopoem
What better way to get to know a character than through a biopoem? Learners choose a character from Chaim Potok's The Chosen and create a well-crafted poem about his or her desires, traits, and ambitions.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Types of Teeth
There are many different types of teeth in your mouth. Learn about incisors, canines, premolars, molars, and wisdom teeth as well as the difference between your primary (or baby) teeth and your permanent teeth.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Structure of the Tooth
An illustrated guide to the different parts that make up a tooth.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Tooth Timeline
Illustrated explanation of a basic change in humans as we grow: the maturing of our teeth.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Brushing Your Teeth!
Using the right toothbrush and brushing in the correct way are important for dental care. Learn how to clean your teeth properly, then take a short quiz to check your understanding.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Looking After Your Teeth
Learn what causes tooth decay and how to prevent it.
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Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Uses of Teeth
Learn about the ways in which teeth benefit us, from breaking down the food we eat to having an effect on our appearance and on our speech.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Build a Mouth!
Put canines, incisors, and molars in the correct places in a child's and in an adult's mouth.