Curated OER
Our Home in the Milky Way
Learners gain appreciation of the vastness of our galaxy by viewing an applet about the Milky Way. Students hypothesize about how long it would take to get from Earth to Pluto.
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Core Knowledge Lesson Plans Art and Music
Core Knowledge seeks out to ensure the academic excellence for all students in grades K-8. Their foundations include the 4 S's of learning including solid principles, sequenced lessons, specified events, and shared cross-curricular...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Art Lessons From Frontline/world
Three cross-curricular lessons that pair art projects with world issues related to propaganda, violence, and cross-border tourism.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Music Lessons From Frontline/world
Three cross-curricular lessons that explore the cultural and social content of music.
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The Virtual Vine: Jack Be Nimble, Cross Curricular Ideas
Using the "Jack Be Nimble," nursery rhyme, teachers are given a variety of cross-curricular ideas to make the nursery rhyme come alive for the students.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Early Childhood Art Lessons
Art lessons for infants up to kindergarten level. They are sorted into categories of age levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Elementary Art Lessons
Art lessons for elementary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Middle School Art Lessons
Art lessons for middle school young scholars. They are sorted into categories of grades, lessons that can be adapted, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: High School Art Lessons
Art lessons for secondary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.
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Andy Warhol Museum: Resources and Lessons
A collection of resources for teaching about the life, times, and work of Andy Warhol in an interdisciplinary way. This resource features a lesson index, examples of student work, unit-length plans, suggestions for art activities, and...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky "I Will Not" Chalkboard
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, this cross-curricular lesson involves having young scholars Learn how to summarize correctly with this cross-curricular writing assignment and prompt.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Most Nutritious Election
In this lesson students will write a persuasive speech for the Fruit or Vegetable of the Year Award. Nutrition information should be incorporated into this cross-curricular lesson.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Moving West
In this cross curricular instructional activity students will learn how to write a concept poem regarding an immigrant trail. Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay is a helpful tool, but not necessary to teach the instructional...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky "Box of Rocks" Assignment
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson plan, students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Smear Campaign
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular instructional activity students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Classroom Calendar
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Geography Scrapbook
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson learners learn how to summarize properly.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Advertisement (With Disclaimer) Activity
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: All Around the Baseball Field
Here's a lesson plan that combines art, music, movement, critical thinking, math, and baseball. The plan gives complete instructions, printable resources and web links, assessment, and application of national standards.
US Census Bureau
Scholastic: It's About Us: Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Teachers will encourage students to understand the purpose and history regarding the U.S. Census with these cross-curricular lesson plans designed for grades K-4. Scope and Sequence, National Standards, as well as activities and...
University of Missouri
Wise Pockets: Personal Finance Lesson Plans, Grades 3 6
The Wise Pockets World Schoolhouse presents a dozen lesson plans based on children's books and teaching money management. All include lesson descriptions, cross-curricular connections, instructional objectives, activity sheets,...
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Aia Michigan: Architecture: It's Elementary!
The It's Elementary! curriculum guide is home to numerous lesson plans and activities designed for teaching architecture to students in grades K-5. You'll find activities involving math, science, visual art, and social studies. Includes...
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Lesson Plan: The Civil War
The books about the Civil War period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the war itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. This lesson plan for an upper...