Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Gary Soto, Poet and Children's Writer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
ReadWriteThink offers a classroom activity for students about children's author Gary Soto and his stories "Too Many Tamales" and/or "Baseball in April." Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From April 12, 2007.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Statue of Anne

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A short activity centered around "Copyright Awareness Week." A good resource for teachers who are looking for manageable ways to teach the ethics and laws concerning copyrighting and plagiarism.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: On This Day in 1918, the u.s. Passed the u.s. Standard Time Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity commemorating the 1918 Standard Time Act and aiding students in learning about differing time zones. Includes lesson plans, web links and an annotated bibliography. From March 19, 2007.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Today Is St. Patrick's Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan celebrating Irish Folk Tales in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day. Includes student activities, questioning, story maps, and a bibliography. From March 17, 2007.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Noah Webster Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan which provides information about Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828. Includes student activities, lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 14, 2007.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Award Winners Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on book award winners and the day the yearly awards are announced, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Classroom Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular instructional activity students learn how to summarize properly.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 10: La Escuela Y La Rutina

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tenth unit and last of an introductory Spanish course, students learn about school routines in Spanish countries. They develop vocabulary about school, and learn about school days, calendars and schedules. They learn to use...
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: January Is the First Month [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, a reader's theater script for Jean Brabham McKinney's January is the First Month is provided. Six (or more) speaking parts are provided.
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library:dickens's Oliver Twist:the Criminal World of 19th Century London

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity encourages students to explore the real-life context of Oliver Twist, using a range of sources to find information about crime in 19th-century London. Students will work in groups to discover: the types of crimes that...
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: A Reason for the Season

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a learning activity that can be adapted for all age levels that deals with the seasons. Students are asked to become a "season sleuth" and discover what causes the seasons to change.
Unknown Type
Randall Davis

Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Calendars and Dates

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a self-scoring listening vocabulary exercise for English language learners that focuses on months, days, and years.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Celebrate Cynthia Rylant's Birthday!

For Teachers K - 1st
This site provides the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of Cynthia Rylant, a famous children's author. Activities related to the understanding of "plot" are included, along with links to other websites about Cynthia Ryland and her...
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bill of Rights Day Is Observed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Red Write Think: Celebrate the 100th Day of School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use the activities and resources in this lesson plan from ReadWriteThink to find ways to celebrate the 100th day of school.
Website
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Clocks Teaching Time

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This site from The Franklin Institute presents a number of activities, games, exhibits, scavenger hunts, resources, links related to clocks and telling time.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: January Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection of materials from Teach Your Way: January including an January Planning calendar. This Collection includes: Media Gallery (9), Video (5), Interactive (3), Interactive Lesson (1), Document (7) for Grades All ,...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: September Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection of materials from Teach Your Way: September including September Planning calendar. This Collection includes: Video (13), Interactive (1), Media Gallery (12), Document (9) for Grades PreK-K, K-2, 3-5 , Resources in...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: November Collection

For Students K - 1st
This is a collection of materials from Teach Your Way: November including a November Planning calendar. This Collection includes: Video (11), Media Gallery (12), Document (10), Interactive (2), Lesson Plan (1), Webpage (2) for Grades...
Website
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
An extensive collection of teacher resources to aide in teaching time. There are smartboard and PowerPoint presentations, and many worksheets and ideas for teachers. Includes activities on time, calendar, months, and days.
Activity
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Julius Caesar in Context: A Summary of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Julius Caesar - from early modern views on ghosts and tyrannicide to later readings of the play in light of fascist ideas. Included are ideas for activities and...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: December Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection of materials from Teach Your Way: December including an December Planning calendar. This Collection includes: Video (15), Interactive (1), Media Gallery (13), Document (10), Webpage (1) for Grades PreK-K, K-2, 3-5 ,...
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
Unit Plan
History is Fun

Jan Brett: Home Page a Great Place for Ideas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Children's author Jan Brett's website is interactive and has a wide variety of resources for teachers and students. A free email newsletter is available as well as book lists, coloring pages and activities. Her activities page contains...

Other popular searches