Curated OER
Becoming Authors
Fourth graders create the illustrations for their contrbutions for the class book. The students create a tough sketch on a plain piece of paper. Once the students have a plan they begin illustrating their page, using any materials...
Curated OER
The Invention of the Printing Press
Students are guided through a series of websites which teach about the history of printing, the invention of the printing press, the trials of Johann Gutenberg, and advancements in printing. This 20 question multiple choice quiz is...
Curated OER
Open Wide and Trek Inside!
Young scholars explore, examine and study a module that focuses on the science of the oral environment and major scientific concepts relating to oral health. They investigate the process of tooth decay by interacting with stories and...
Other
Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More
What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Vocabulary
This lesson focuses on increasing your vocabulary including using context clues, dictionaries, and your working vocabulary. It also offers two videos with strategies for enhancing your vocabulary.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Origins & Meanings of Foreign Words & Phrases: English Ii Reading
In this lesson, you will be introduced to selective lists of words. These words can help enrich your language, deepen your understanding of what you read, and broaden your sense of the world.
Other
Learning Enrichment:reading Skills in the Social Studies
Discussion of the critical reading skills needed in Social Studies, although the skills discussed can apply to a variety of areas. This is part of a larger site containing numerous lesson plans for Social Studies, and this page is really...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Enriching Writing With Adjectives and Synonyms
Contains plans for six lessons that teach third- and fourth-grade students about adjectives and uses webbing to come up with synonyms for a list of them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Other
Introduce Vocabulary: My School's a Zoo
A unique and flexible way to introduce vocabulary. The instructor introduces three new words to the class, then as the book My School's a Zoo by Stu Smith, is read, the students raise their hands when they hear the new words. The...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Stowaway Adventure Project
For this project students will learn how to track a real ship across the ocean and use real time marine data, including weather patterns, to predict when it will reach its destination. Teachers have the additional option of enrichment...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Teacher Guide for Antarctica
ELL students - and all students - will find these resources about Antarctica interesting and informative. This site is enriched with maps, clipart, games, activities, vocabulary builders, lesson plans and art activities.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Dictator for a Day
A lesson plan challenging students to identify the pros and cons of dictatorship and applying those to understand what life was like in Ancient Rome. Find adaptations for younger students, discussion questions, assessment, enrichment, as...
Teachnology
Teachnology: April Teacher Resource Guide
Enrich classroom learning during and about the month of April with these excellent resources provided by Teachnology. Additional lesson plans, rubrics and organizers, worksheets and much more covering such topics as spring, Earth Day,...