Design your unit on The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg with a concept and vocabulary analysis resource. It outlines the plot, literary elements, vocabulary issues, and any possible considerations for planning a differentiated...

A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...

If it's warm, they will come! Learners find a line of best fit to show a relationship between temperature and beach visitors. Previous lessons in the series showed pupils how to create and find associations in scatter plots. Now,...

With Eros and Psyche, your learners will have the opportunity to combine the art of reader's theater with a study of the ancient Greek gods! This engaging reader's theater script will also serve as a fantastic way for your...

Humans have been developing number systems for thousands of years, and while they can be very different from one another, they can also share surprising similarities. Take your young mathematicians on a journey through the history...

Keep your kids reading throughout the summer with a wonderful list of books! Youngsters can choose from 25 different titles, each of which is paired with publication information so that their parents, guardians, or librarians can...

Americans spend around one billion dollars each year on school uniforms, but are they necessary? As pupils research the debate topic, they form their own opinions. They review the history of school uniforms and discover the top pro and...

A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...

While this resource was originally made to be used in conjunction with John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, it could be used for any literary text. A reference sheet for readers, the resource includes terminology related to figurative...

This worksheet provides a good description of when to use a semicolon, followed by 6 sentences to practice inserting punctuation. A key is provided.

Reel Classics provides an illustrated biography of the dancer and film actor Fred Astaire.

The Library of Congress provides a brief overview of D-Day (in three parts), the day that thousands of American and British soldiers landed on the beaches of northern France.

Resource that gives information on the diet, range, relatives of the blue whale. Conservation notes and cool facts are also included. There are links to similar information on dozens of other types of marine life.

Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario was, until 1989, the home to an amusement park and a famous roller coaster, the Crystal Beach Cyclone. Information is provided on the history of this popular Ontario vacation spot.

Found only on Muskeget Island, the Beach Vole became isolated from its closest relative, the Meadow Vole, about 3,000 years ago during a glacial melt and rise in sea level. It is the only mammal endemic to Massachusetts, the result of...

This volleyball site provides information on the characteristics of volleyball, its history, its rules, and the finer points of playing the game.

Interesting facts and figures about horseshoe crabs, including information about mating, reproduction, pictures, and a link to the University of Delaware's page on Horseshoe Crabs.

This presentation provides an extensive gallery of American artist Winslow Homer's work, as well as a link to biographical information.

Sand dunes along the North Carolina coast are an integral part of the ecosystem immediately adjacent to the sea. The dunes are formed when sand particles that have been washed ashore are picked up by the wind and blown inland until an...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Milton Avery in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum. A link is also provided for additional...

These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'Beach Scene' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.

What would you like to know about the Piping Plover? This site features information on this fascinating aquatic bird. The content includes characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, behavior and range.

The piping plover is on the list of endangered species, largely due to loss of its beach habitat. Here are some facts about this bird along with drawings and photos.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on William Glackens in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.