PBS
Snowboarding Women Making History: Winter Sports, Gender Roles in Sports, Biographies
Students will explore biographical Web pages about women who are competing in snowboarding. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these women, and design interview questions to be submitted via email.
Curated OER
Lake Tahoe Then and Now
Students investigate the differences in Lake Tahoe from the past to the present. In this geography lesson, students read the book Washoe Seasons of Life and identify the descriptions of the land and lake. Students create a Venn diagram...
The New York Times
Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine
Provide a historical context for the political unrest between Russia and Ukraine that began in late 2013. Learners review their prior knowledge and chronicle new understandings with a KWL chart, watch a video explaining the Ukrainian...
Curated OER
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor
Students act as groups of event planners to invent large entertainment events, determine appropriate sponsorship categories for them, identify potential sponsors within those categories, and pitch their ideas to those companies.
Curated OER
Let It Snow!
In this let it snow instructional activity, students, with a partner, read and discuss nine questions about sports to start a conversation and then fill in ten blanks in ten sentences associated with snow phrases.
Curated OER
History and Culture of Russia
The history and culture of Russia is one of the most complex in Europe, and can provide interesting learning opportunities.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Winter Olympics: Non Standard Measurement
We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.
Other
Pearson Education: Alpine Skiing
Lesson plans and links to educational resources on the Winter Olympic sport of alpine skiing.
Other
Pearson Education: Athletic Code of Conduct: Snowboarding
In this activity, students will analyze the rules of snowboarding as established by the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) in order to help them develop an athletic code of conduct for elementary school students. This code of...