Digger and the Gang Go on a Journey

Support young mathematicians on their journey to fluent multiplication with these handy reference tables. Small enough to fit in their pockets, these charts allow children to practice their multiplication facts anywhere they go.

Humans have been developing number systems for thousands of years, and while they can be very different from one another, they can also share surprising similarities. Take your young mathematicians on a journey through the history of...

Students take an imaginary trip to a nearby field, park or backyard and are only one inch tall. They observe the natural world of plants and animals living within a five-foot circle. In essence, a miniature ecosystem. A variety of...

After five class sessions, young scientists will be able to identify common rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. This plan involves hands-on activities, includes various handouts and worksheets, and requires there to be...

Go on an incredible journey called the water cycle with a video that details the ins and outs of water, its various forms, and place on planet Earth. 

Help online friends Digger and Sprat from the BBC series to solve math problems! In a series of activities, your class will use data sets to calculate measurements, averages, means, and probabilities. The class completes worksheets and...

First graders go on a journey through the human body. Join the teacher and her helper, who is dressed in a bodysuit that is designed to help the systems come alive. They lead the class through the "skeletal" basics of the skeletal,...

Get ready for a 1000-mile road trip with young mathematicians on a journey to understand subtraction concepts. Begin by presenting this scenario, telling them you have already traveled 632 miles. How many more do they have to go? Review...

Students explore angle estimation and measurement. In this angle lesson, students define obtuse, acute, and right angles, and practice measuring angles using a protractor. Students participate in an online angle estimation activity.

Discover how Arbor Day came to be with a brief, engaging video. Scholars watch how Nebraska's first pioneer in 1854 decided why planting trees was important and the journey that took place to make Arbor Day a national holiday celebrated...