Curated OER
Endangered Species and Extinction
Fourth graders explore endangered species and extinction. They discuss and write three reasons why it is important to save animals from becoming endangered or extinct. They discuss The Great Kapok Tree and write a letter discussing...
Curated OER
Thanksgiving: Traditions
Students investigate the traditions and history around Thanksgiving. They divide into groups and research specific aspects of the holiday. Students then share their findings with the rest of the class. They also complete crafts,...
Curated OER
What Do You Do With A Butterfly Garden?
Fifth graders build a butterfly garden and perform caretaker duties. They volunteer to perform authentic tasks related to their personal interests. Students research butterfly gardens to determine what plants are necessary for the...
Curated OER
LAND-GRANT COLLEGES
Young scholars will explore the Morrill Acts and how the agricultural system is involved in education through the land-grant colleges.1. Have groups find the addresses of the land-grant universities in their assigned states and
write a...
National First Ladies' Library
Birds of a Feather: Parrots, Pigeons, Parakeets, and More
Learners investigate the concepts related to the extinction of birds while conduct research using the internet and a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create a class presentation or set the context for class...
Curated OER
Spelling Practice - Yawn!
Third graders participate in oral activities to remember spelling words. In this spelling lesson, 3rd graders participate in orally spelling the words using different sounds for consonant and vowels. Students repeat spelling different...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens
For this English worksheet, students read "Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Tolerance: Gender Issues
Young scholars explore why some professions have been gender-dominant in the past. In this lesson plan, students identify some professions that have typically had one specific gender employed in the past, then research that job to see...
Other
American Girl: Kaya: An Adventurous Nez Perce Girl
Meet Kaya, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about Native American life and the Nez Perce tribe through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.
Other
American Girl: Josephina: A Hispanic Girl
Meet Josepina, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about Spanish culture and the settlement of America's Southwestern frontier through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and...
Other
American Girl: Molly, a Patriotic Girl
Meet Molly, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about cooperation, resourcefulness, and World War II through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.
Other
American Girl: For Parents & Teachers
Meet the characters of Valerie Tripp's American Girl series, and learn cultural lessons through this collection of worksheets and guides (PDF, require Adobe Reader). Resources cover a variety of social issues including bullying,...
Other
American Girl: Rebecca, a Lively Girl
Meet Rebecca, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about life in New York City during the peak immigration period through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.
Other
American Girl: Julie a Fun Loving Girl
Meet Julie, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about equality, facing change, growing up in the 1970s, and protecting the environment through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's...
Other
American Girl: Samantha, a Victorian Beauty
Meet Samantha, a character in the American Girl series, and discover how she learns to be thoughtful about making changes, and to be both respectful of traditional ways and open to what is new. Features a collection of stories, games,...
Other
American Girl: Kit, Growing Up in the Great Depression
Meet Kit, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about life during the Great Depression through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson describes her experiences growing up as an African American girl in South Carolina and New York in the 1960s. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 3-6) to pair with "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson. [Free...
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: All American Girl's Baseball League
A concise historical account of the All-American Girl's baseball team that was founded by famous owner of the Chicago Cubs, Philip Wrigley.
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: All American Girl
This lesson plan on Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and other women writers is designed to "enhance the Social Studies curriculum for fourth and fifth graders by providing information on the roles that women had during three areas in...
Other
Musee D'orsay: Mary Cassatt, Girl in the Garden
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the American Impressionist painting "Girl in the Garden" by Mary Cassatt.
Other
19th Century Girls' Series
This site, created by Deidre Johnson, provides information on series reading about girls in the 19th century. You can find information about noted authors of these series, such as Jacob Abbott and Sophie May, and many selections from...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Satire
This lesson focuses on satire and parody. Students read the text of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and its parody "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch" by Weird Al Yankovic and compare/contrast the two. The audio of Weird Al's...
Other
American Folk Art Museum: Henry Darger
Image gallery of American folk artist Henry Darger's work. Learn about Darger's masterpiece, "The Story of the Vivian Girls," and the Henry Darger Study Center.