Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ramadan - living in a diverse world

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Choice: Loss and Lost

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and then complete each sentence with the word loss and lost.
Activity
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: French and Raven's 5 Forms of Power: Power and the Work Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the quality of how to hold power and influence others through John French's and Bertrum Raven's five elements of power, including legitimate, reward, expert, referent, and coercive. Learn how these powers are linked to become...
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Frank Merriwell\'s Reward

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Burt L. Standish's Frank Merriwell\'s Reward has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Reward" by Melville Davisson Post

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Reward" by Melville Davisson Post. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Flying High

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the risks and rewards of extreme action sports. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pizza Problems

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the appropriateness of reading programs that reward students with unhealthy food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pizza Problems

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problem with reading programs that reward students with unhealthy food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Wise Choice

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Peter whose wise decision earned a reward from the queen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: News Debate Cash Courses

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether students should or should not get paid to attend class. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tricks for Treats: How Long Does It Take to Train Your Pet?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever been to an animal show and seen a sea lion balance a ball on his nose, or a tiger jump through a hoop? Or maybe you've met dogs who can sit, fetch, shake, or beg on command. The range of tricks that you can teach animals is...
Website
Other

The Poem Tree: X. J. Kennedy

For Students 6th - 8th
The Poem Tree, an anthology of metered poetry, provides a brief biographical note about Kennedy, and links to the text of some of his works.
Activity
The Franklin Institute

Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the history of Marie Curie and her work with radium. Use the tabs above to read more about this scientist, her research, and her rewards.
Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Entrepreneurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting your own business can be a daunting task. But for many, the idea of working for themselves rather than a large corporation is a dream come true. And although it can be a lot of hard work, owning your own business can be...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Inventive Incentive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are many ways in which people are rewarded or penalized for doing, or not doing, their work. These are known as incentives.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn that people respond predictably to positive incentives (rewards) and negative incentives (penalties). They will identify incentives in their daily lives at home and school. Students will discuss which incentives have...
Website
Code.org

Code.org: Careers in Tech

For Students 9th - 10th
Careers in computer science and technology can be fun and rewarding. Find out what a person working in these fields does.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Sci Girl: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math -- or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Sci Girls

For Students 9th - 10th
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math - or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and engineering, following a different group of...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"The Little Red Hen" is a one page fable about the other animals not helping the little red hen plant wheat, harvest it, or bake the bread, so they did not get to eat it either. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...