Utah Education Network
Uen: Second Grade Writing Lesson #1/ Narrative Prompt
This lesson engages students in working with narrative reading and writing. Students will listen to different stories and fill out story maps for them. Then students will plan a personal narrative about a "surprise" on a graphic...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative: Examine Story Elements Using Comic Stri
Comic frames are traditionally used to illustrate a story in a short, concise format. In this instructional activity, students use a six-paneled comic strip frame to create a story map, summarizing a book or story that they have read....
NASA
Dawn Mission: Education: Structure and Properties of Matter: Ion Propulsion
Student groups explore propulsion technology necessary for the Dawn project to complete its mission. Learning module components include story mapping, online interactive activity, RAFT writing exercise, and other standards-aligned...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Milly and the Macy's Parade
Resource guides the reader through this great book. Choose from different categories in before, during, and after you read. Take a quiz, create a story map, and write a book report.
NASA
Nasa: Aerial Photography: The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon
An animated adventure story, developed by NASA, that helps children understand earth science concepts by using satellite photography and other types of aerial photographs to identify physical features on the surface of the earth. Teaches...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Exploring Community Through Local History
Guidelines for exploring local history and culture through examining a collection of written and spoken stories, landmarks, and traditions, such as food, festivals, and events. Students will research a variety of primary resources and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Lights, Camera, Action: Interviewing a Book Character
Students get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: The Path to Women's Suffrage
Students analyze maps and primary documents and share stories of the Westward Expansion relating to gaining women's suffrage.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Ohio & Erie Canal
This site begins with a story to introduce the Ohio & Erie Canal. Following the story is an extensive lesson plan for students to learn about the canal's structure, use, and much more. Included in the lesson plan are links to maps,...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: North Korea: Nuclear Standoff
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer this site is updated with the most recent news stories related to North Korea's nuclear standoff with the international community. Also offer links to lesson plans, maps, and an archive of related...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Green: Chlorophyll
In this video/lesson series you will learn the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis, and the role of pigments in making plants green (or making them appear green). Also in this collection: news stories from the archives of NBC News and...