Pupils examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.

Second graders, in groups, write quilt reports.

Young scholars listen for specific information during summary presentations. They practice giving feedback on given topic according to a set of standards. The speaker reports to the rest of class from a report and listeners determine if...

Pupils listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.

Third graders create new devices out of everyday objects.

Students study maps and use them for real world experiences.

Young scholars research the lives of Native Americans living in the Northeast Woodlands region, focusing on how the climate, location, and physical surroundings affected their way of life.

Second graders compare and contrast groups of Native Americans and culture groups from different regions and times.

Students research and analyze how communication has changed over time. They chart communication developments on a timeline, and create commemorative stamps depicting forms of communication.

First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...

Second graders, as a whole class, create a calendar of holidays using cards. Afterward, they add their birthdays to the calendar.

Eighth graders, in groups, study the law on the Internet.

First graders locate place of birth on a map. They identify their birthdays and place a graphing square with their birthday written on it under the corresponding month. They compare birthdays on the graph. They read "P.B. Bear's Birthday...

Students examine and discuss vocabulary dealing with finances. They write and develop commercials promoting savings practices and spending habits that incorporate emotional appeals.

Fourth graders diagram written and oral directions of a Native American, European Viking, Right Whale or Humpback Whale migration route, the student diagram all directions only in the sequence given, with arrows indicating direction of...

Students, in groups, discuss the Underground Railroad, then fill out a worksheet.

Pupils listen to a story about a cat and dog fighting all the time. They must develop and explain a machine that stops the cat and dog from fighting. Then they have a discussion about machines and inventions.

Online text of Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow." Links to each of his texts for easy navigation.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Martha's Home and How the Sunshine Came into It by F.M.S. [1870], a Christian novel for children.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Sunshine: A Tale for Very Young Children by Mrs. Henry Mackarness (1861), a story to be read to young children. Note: Several pages are missing from the book.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sunshine by Maud Humphrey (c1887), a collection of illustrated children's stories.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sunshine at Home by Review & Herald Publishing (1883), a collection of illustrated passages forming a family portfolio of natural history, biography, and Bible...

A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of Martha's Home, and How the Sunshine Came into It by Mary Gotham Howitt, a book of stories for children.

A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of Hours of Sunshine by Matthias Barr, a book of poetry for children.