Curated OER
Fire Starters
Students participate in an activity to create a fire starter. In this creating fire lesson students use products to create a fun fire-starter.
Curated OER
Studying with Chemical Compounds
High schoolers create a foldable to help them remember topics on chemical compounds. In this physical science lesson, students differentiate ionic and covalent compounds. Given certain compounds, they identify whether it's ionic or...
Curated OER
What Jamie Saw
Students listen as the teacher reads the book "What Jamie Saw." They write down the interesting sentences that are encountered. Students jot notes into their journals answering questions about the way Jamie/Patty are feeling. They...
Curated OER
Counting More or Less
Students practice counting form 0 to 10. They are introduced to the concept of greater than and less than, through the use of pictures. They make flashcards using 3 X 5 cards with stamps or stickers on one side and the corresponding...
Curated OER
History-5 Word Search
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Ocean Crafts
Colorful examples and directions are given for ocean crafts designed for kindergarten and elementary school children.
Other
Funology: Crafts
This resource has a list of simple craft ideas for children. Simple directions for each. Most can be made with common classroom or household supplies and with little or no adult help.
Other
Dltk: Bird Crafts for Kids: Bald Eagle Activities for Children
Need ideas for making bald eagle crafts? Get your ideas and directions here .. make a bald eagle paper bag puppet, a wreath, or even a toilet paper eagle. Suitable for younger students.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Lessons: Lessons, Crafts, Printables, and More
KinderArt directs you to multiple kinds of resources and materials for teaching art and art history. A fun place to explore ideas for creative lesson planning.
Other
African Craft: Small Loom Weaving
Directions on how to make a simple loom from a wooden board and dowel rods. This style is representative to a traditional African loom. Try a new way of weaving in your classroom.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Fulani
The Fulani are found in twenty nations in a wide swath of Africa -- from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The Fulani form the largest pastoral nomadic group in the world. The Bororo'en are noted for the size of their...
Other
Imagin on Fun and Games: Create a Crane [Pdf]
Follow these simple directions for making a three-dimensional crane out of paper.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mangbetu
The Mangbetu live in the northeastern corner of Zaire. They are the founders of one of the few centralized political systems in Central Africa. The Mangbetu achieved a very high level of technological and material development, as...
Other
Up to Ten: Make an Insect Kite
"Make a giant insect kite that you'll be able to fly around your garden or the local park."
Other
Up to Ten: Make a Fleet of Paper Airplanes
"With just a few sheets of paper and colored pencils (or pens), you can make a whole fleet of paper airplanes from these plans."
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo Kiting Up the Sky
This article provides a brief outline on the history of kites as well as information on the forces of kite flight. There are a couple lesson plans included. One lesson directs students in writing kite poems. The other includes...
Other
Twinity: The Berlin Wall
Re-visit the 20th anniversary of the downfall of communism in Eastern Germany with this virtual walk back in time of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Discover how and why the wall was erected and the way in which it came down. Then learn how...
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts: How to Make a Flag Book
This unique book style would suit any visual art or writing project and be a fancy way to display your work. The directions with illustrations are concise and simple to follow.
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Make a 3 D Paper Snowflake
Step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make a stunning 3D paper star-shaped snowflake.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Geography
At this site from Enchanted Learning, you can take a quiz, printout a map of the United States of America, and see where the Middle East is located in the world. Links are also provided for additional information.
Other
University of Connecticut: The Geographer's Craft: Map Projection Overview
An advanced overview of map projections with illustrative graphics. Created by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin in 1995.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Trash Matcher
Got Trash? Who doesn't? You can turn it to treasure by using the Trash Matcher. Click on the type of trash you have to find directions for fun projects that will use up your recyclables.
Other
Abc: Pop Up
Simple directions that explain how to create a pop-up box from a single sheet of paper. Great for beginners looking to create a pop-up feature in a book.