Once Upon A Time . . .

How did the environment and natural resources found on the Channel islands influence the culture of the Chumash? Archaeology meets technology in an activity designed for middle schoolers. After viewing West of The West's documentary Once...

Third through sixth graders complete a unit on the art of storytelling, folktales, and fairy tales. They explore various websites, create a story, and demonstrate storytelling techniques. Additionally, they listen to classmates retell...

"Once upon a time . . ." Language learners examine the key elements of well-known fairy tales and then craft their own.

Young readers examine the details in an 1821 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting two sisters who are exiled princesses. They read a tale about the Brothers Grimm, who were writing fairy tales during the same time period that these...

Students read a New York Times article to examine strong first person voice in essays about reading. They write their own first person essays about some aspect of reading, participate in peer review, and re-writing.

Once upon a time, seventh graders worked to identify a main theme and explain how the author developed it. Full of graphic organizers, guided questions, and a structured group discussion, 7th graders read a the Tale of Mandarin Ducks to...

Students explore world history by participating in a timeline activity. In this time dating lesson plan, students identify the different science jobs that work towards discovering human history such as geologists and anthropologists....

Youngsters write a story together with the help of their teacher. Use this language arts lesson to give your kids a chance to feel like real authors. Begin with the sentence, "Once upon a time, we went to school and found an elephant...

It can be tough waking up in the morning, especially for a young girl named Natalie. Follow along with a 15-minute audiobook to discover the lesson Natalie learned after one late morning caused her to miss Christmas. 

For this figurative language worksheet, students review the definition of puns. Then, they read sixteen short excerpts and describe the pun that is being used.