This is a game of weighing the rocks using the pan balance.

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In this lesson plan students read the novel The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, and then in small groups create a play by acting out the main scenes in order.

This lesson plan features the Latin roots FIN = end; SED, SID, SESS = sit, be still; FER = bear, carry, yield, bring Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue...

This lesson plan features the Latin roots FIN = end; SED, SID, SESS = sit, be still; FER = bear, carry, yield, bring. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue...

This lesson plan features the Latin roots FIN = end; SED, SID, SESS = sit, be still; FER = bear, carry, yield, bring. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue....

After enjoying the picture book Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore, students will work in small groups to generate possible themes that the book is trying to teach its readers. Themes will be shared in whole-group, and a class list of the best...

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Bandit's Moon" by Sid Fleischman. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Make an interesting musical composition by choosing from a menu of traditional and nontraditonal instruments.

The Space Weather Monitor program is an education project to build and distribute inexpensive ionospheric monitors to students around the world. The monitors detect solar flares and other ionospheric disturbances. Two versions of the...

This tutorial focuses on why it is important to have a question in mind before beginning research; how to pick a research question based on personal interests or finding gaps; and choosing a topic that is interesting, researchable,...

A brief description of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is followed by collection of resources on research, prevention, coping with the loss of a child, and organizations which are studying the syndrome or which provide support for parents.

Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.

A booktalk, sample vocabulary activity and a writing activities are the features of this brief literature guide by author and former librarian Nancy Polette.

H.A.N.D., a support group for those affected by neonatal death, offers information to parents, professionals, family, and friends.

This unit explores the history of the Middle Ages through the fictional tale of two unlikely friends, Price Brat and his whipping boy. The Middle Ages was defined by a strict class system in government and economy. The novel explores the...

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Whipping Boy.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This fun lesson features three characters: Meta, the metamorphic rock; Iggy, the igneous rock; and Sid, the sedimentary rock. Students explore characteristics of each type of rock, play games, fill out...

This article presents information about the needs of adolescents for plenty of sleep each night.

Full-text works by Harriet Beecher Stowe can be viewed as facsimiles of the original books, as PDF documents, and as plain text.

View a facsimile of the original 1875 edition of Henry James's short stories or read them in PDF or plain text form.

Full-texts of such Melville works as "Bartleby the Scrivner" and "Benito Cerino" can be read as facsimiles of the original editions as well as PDF and plain text documents.

The full texts to Twain's lesser-known works can be accessed from this site such as "Celebrated Jumping Frog" and "The Innocents Abroad." Read facsimiles of the original books or plain text versions.