Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Bony Fish Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about bony fish reproduction including modes, behavior, development, species dispersal and parental involvement.
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Helping With Homework

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is the balance between actually doing the homework or refusing to help? Here are some possible answers from math teachers.
Graphic
Other

Metamorphic Rocks Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful chart that explains the processes involved in transforming parent rocks into metamorphic rocks. Shows the two categories of metamorphic rocks produced, one by regional metamorphism and the other by contact metamorphism; their...
Handout
US Department of Education

Us Dept. Of Education: Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Children's Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are some proven steps that you can take to improve your child's education such as reading at home together and limiting the use of the TV. Find more advice from the US Dept. of Education.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Como Acercarse a Los Padres De Los Estudiantes Ell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Los estudiantes que estan aprendiendo ingles (ELL) se benefician cuando sus padres participan en su educacion igual que los otros estudiantes. Algunos padres hispanos pueden sentir aprension acerca de participar debido a su limitado...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Four Steps to Finding an Excellent Tutor for Your Child

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Whether your child is lost in a haze of elementary grammar rules, sinking fast in a jumble of Newton's laws in middle school, or lost in the details of an AP biology class, you need help quickly, before your child falls way behind the...
Website
Crayola

Crayola: The Art of Childhood

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A treasure trove of ideas for supercharging children's creativity.
Website
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: Imagine! Introducing Your Child to the Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Creative play with a purpose! Information, from the National Endowment for the Arts, to encourage and guide your children in understanding and appreciating the arts. Learn how to engage them in arts of all sorts: writing, dance, music,...
Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 13 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 13. This collection...
Website
The College Board

College Board: Extracurricular Acitivities; Life Outside the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some thoughts on how colleges look for extracurricular activities or a "passion for an activity outside of the academic setting."
Website
US Department of Education

Academic Success: A Tool Kit for Hispanic Families

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is a tool kit for parents, available in English and in Spanish, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. It tells parents how to help their children through school, from preschool and on to middle and high school.
Website
US Department of Education

Academic Success: A Tool Kit for Hispanic Families

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is a tool kit for parents, available in English and in Spanish, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. It tells parents how to help their children through school, from preschool and on to middle and high school.
Article
Other

All Family Resources: Advocating for Your Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Often times being an advocate for you child can involve anticipating problems and having a professional diagnose these potential issues. This article lists symptoms that could be indicators of a child's emotional problems.
Website
The College Board

College Board: Take Control of Homework

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but helpful list of tips to help high-school students take control of their homework.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mice Rule! (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationships between genetics, biodiversity, and evolution through a simple activity involving hypothetical wild mouse populations. First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents...
Article
American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: A Family Guide to Response to Intervention

For Teachers K - 1st
This family guide provides an overview of the basic components of RTI and includes questions parents may want to ask their child's school regarding how they can get involved in the RTI process. The guide also addresses the relation of...
Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Earth Day, April 22

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Save the world one step at a time. A fantastic tribute to Earth Day events and what students, teachers and parents can do to make a difference by going green. Learn about the various activities across the country and discover how you can...
Website
Other

Escort: Educating Migrant Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungi Reproduction

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Different fungi reproduce in different ways. Many fungi reproduce both sexually and asexually. However, some reproduce only sexually and some only asexually. Asexual...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Families of Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity provides students an opportunity to discover the similarities involved in shifting the parent functions for absolute value, quadratic, cubic, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Students will also be given the...
Handout
Other

Texas Project First: The Special Education Process, Step by Step

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This guide explains each step in the special education process. In each step, learn what happens, who is involved, and the timelines associated. Tips for parents are also included
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I'm Not in Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many...
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Play Pretend Post Office (Make a Post Office Lesson Plan)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Instructions for creating a make-believe post office.
Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The Clinton Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, but comprehensive, synopsis of Clinton's two terms as president. Included in the article is the 1992 campaign, successful and controversial legislation, and the scandals that would eventually become part of his presidential legacy.

Other popular searches