Unit Plan
George Eastman Museum

Photographers of the American West

For Students 9th - 10th
Original pictures of Westward expansion. Great activities and discussion questions for cross-curricular learning.
Unit Plan
Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Building Community: Medieval Technology and u.s. History

For Students 9th - 10th
Enhance learning and teaching of colonial America with the cross-curricular lessons, activities, videos, writings, etc. offered. Students will enjoy seeing the impact and progress of science in the early days of the United States.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Treating Others Fairly Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (February 15th), we are working on treating others fairly.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Sharing Your Creativity, Part 2: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math and Literacy development. This week (December 21st), we're learning how developing new artistic ideas helps us to express our thoughts and feelings.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Protecting Our Planet Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week children will learn that they can make choices that can reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Creative Problem Solving Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (January 4th), we are working on problem-solving.m
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Caring for Each Other: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, explore caring for each other.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Being Kind Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (October 12th), we're learning how to share positive interactions with others.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Art Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week we learn that art communicates ideas and feelings.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: My Family and Me Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, celebrate what makes you and your family special!
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Gratitude Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, we are learning about how expressing our gratitude shows others how we feel when they help us.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Family Traditions Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, we are learning about how sharing our family traditions helps us to respect and contribute to the diversity...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: All About Emotions: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week children will learn to label emotions and how they can express them in different ways.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs How to Get a Date for Episode

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn how to estimate time of death by using a lab that models carbon dating and radioactive decay. Activity pages complete with calculator keystroke instructions and screenprints are included in this lesson plan based on...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Describing Fall Leaves Through Words and Music

For Teachers K - 1st
Students collect, describe, and sort leaves found outside. As a cross-curricular component, they will improvise on musical instruments in a way that they feel describes a dominant leaf characteristic.
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Other

The Virtual Vine: Apple Pickin' Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a fun cross-curricular unit on Johnny Appleseed! Provides lots of ideas for integrating apples into the classroom -- from math exercises to recipes. Lots of links to other resources too.
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Other

Cyberwriter: Descriptive Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Resource gives writing activities leveled K-1st grade, 2nd & 3rd grades and 4th through 8th grades.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Pumpkin Potpourri (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Some cute ideas on integrating a pumpkin theme into many subject areas, based on reading "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," by Jeannie Titherington. Activities include making a pumpkin story wheel, creating a mural, and making a paper pumpkin patch.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: African Vision: Explore African Art: At Home

For Students 1st - 8th
This printable guide is to be used in conjunction with the African Vision web site from the NMAfA. It offers six different activites to try on your own including connections between art and science as well as some games.
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EL Education

El Education: The Crusades

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the math and physics behind various weapons used during the crusades to write an illustrate articles to add to a class book.
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EL Education

El Education: Jason and the Matha Lisa

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students work together in groups to write and illustrate a fiction story explaining a math concept.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Traditional Haiku [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A summary for writing a traditional haiku is provided with examples.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Haiku Variation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Tired of 17 syllables? Try a poem with 17 words instead with this variation on a haiku. Examples are provided. [PDF]
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Acrostic Summaries [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Summarize any subject you'd like with these acrostic poems. Examples are provided. [PDF]