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Ten Free Things for Valentine’s DayMake February 14th a special day with classroom resources for all grades, including arts & crafts projects, creative writing ideas, historical resources, and more. | ||
TapestryThe Tapestry is a resource center for PreK-12 teachers and administrators who work with English language learners. | ||
Columbus DayColumbus Day is celebrated in the U.S., Spain, and many countries in Latin America. Whether Christopher Columbus is thought of positively or negatively depends on point-of-view. The following themed package presents a rangs of opinions. | ||
Noah WebsterTwo books about the life and legacy of the man who gave us the dictionary along with several word-related resources provide excellent additions to your K-12 language arts and and social studies curriculum. | Article; Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
Media LiteracyIn advertising, politics, journalism, and daily life, language is used and misused. In these challenging times of "fake news" and deceptive social media, we've gathered these excellent resources to support K-12 media literacy education. | Article; Background Reading | |
Teach with Picture BooksOn this web page, educator Keith Schoch provides book recommendations (books are available for purchase, but many other items are downloable), teaching ideas and lesson plans, author profiles, links to related sites, and activity downloads. | Article | |
Wormworld Saga Graphic NovelEven your most reluctant readers will be drawn to the critically acclaimed Wormworld Saga graphic novel and additional resources assembled to motivate reading and inspire creativity. | Article; Background Reading; Multimedia | |
Five Hundred And Seven Mechanical MovementsIt's never too early to teach students that human ingenuity is unlimited. Use this prolific collection of mechanical drawings across the K-12 curriculum to prove it! | Article; Background Reading; Printable | |
Creative Learning Exchange CurriculumEngage your K-12 learners in meaningful, real-world problem solving - across the curriculum - through the mastery of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling. | Article; Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
Teacher's List: 11 Classroom Creativity KillersVeteran art teacher Marvin Bartel lists 10 teacher behaviors that discourage student creativity and tells how to avoid them. | Article | |
Teaching About the 1963 March on Washington, Grades K-5August 28, 2013 is the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom. Examine the March with these lessons, background resources, audios, and videos for grades K-5. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Teaching About the 1963 March on WashingtonAugust 28, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom. Examine the March with these lessons, background resources, audios, and videos. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Reading Posters and GuidesOrder your Teacher Gift Box with posters, bookmarks, inspirational quotations, reader’s guides and discussion guides for several novels, and articles for teachers, librarians, and parents. | Background Reading; Printable | |
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (Book)Captivate your language arts learners with the story of the 8 year-old whose lists of words became one of the most important reference books of all time: Roget's Thesaurus. We've also assembled additional resources to accompany this reading | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
National Gallery of Art: TeachersBring art to your classroom with these lessons, activities, and interactives! Also browse teacher workshops and other professional development opportunities. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Professional Development Course | |
The Northwest PassageA picture book based on the folk song "Northwest Passage" with dynamic illustrations provides a good introduction to the geography and history of the Northwest Passage. We recommend related resources to help you build lessons. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Printable | |
The Printer's TrialIntroduce K-12 social studies and language arts learners to the first case in the United States concerning freedom of speech and freedom of the press with this book and additional resources. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
People Who Said No (book)Profiling people who broke the rules to change history, this book can provide your social studies and literature learners excellent starting points for classroom discussions about ethics and morality. | Background Reading | |
92Y/The Paris Review: Interview SeriesThis site maintains an audio and video archive of interviews with writers, musicians, artists, scientists, and experts in other fields. Teachers and students across the curriculum can find resources by keyword, topic, date, artist or speaker. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
Picture Book MonthFind dozens of classroom activities associated with popular picture books from more than 20 authors, plus a Teacher’s guide with suggestions for ELA, math, science, and social studies. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
“Here I Am” and Immigration-Themed Resources"Here I Am" weaves the tale of a young immigrant boy’s first journey to his new home in America. From social studies, to narrative writing, to art - this contemplative, wordless picture book and additional resources are lesson rich. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Printable | |
Flag Day ResourcesThese recommended web sites explore the history of the stars and stripes through images, songs, timelines, crafts and activities, lesson plans, interactive quizzes and more. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Chain ReactionArizona State University’s Chain Reaction is a science magazine and website for students in grades 4-8 with archived and downloadable stories; activities, experiments and games; and professional development resources for educators. | Background Reading; Learning Game; Lesson Plan | |
Classroom Resources for Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, and South AfricaThese lessons and resources will provide biographical information and historical context for a study on Nelson Mandela and his contributions to the end of apartheid in South Africa. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Scootle ResourcesScootle is a collection of thousands of digital resources available to K-12 educators in the U.S. All resources are searchable and include images, audio, video, datasets, activities, lessons and assessments. | Background Reading; Learning Game; Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Printable |
