“Students are introduced to a new routine called Questions About Us. In …
“Students are introduced to a new routine called Questions About Us. In this version, they figure out how many students are in the classroom today. Students then count objects in different collections in a way that makes sense to them.” Finally, students synthesize their learning by considering careers which require counting skills.
In this lesson, students learn about the structure of picture graphs and …
In this lesson, students learn about the structure of picture graphs and bar graphs, the features of graphs that help communicate information clearly, and the information they can learn by analyzing a graph. Students learn that a key is the part of a picture graph that tells what each picture represents. Students contextualize and make sense of the data through the lens of an emerging career in Health Sciences.
Activity packet created by Chicago Public Schools that includes a biography, summary …
Activity packet created by Chicago Public Schools that includes a biography, summary of why the day is important to Polish Americans, and different ideas for commentating the day.
How do we remember the Civil War? Whose stories are told in …
How do we remember the Civil War? Whose stories are told in the art and memorials from and about the time period? In this resource students will examine works of art from and relating to the Civil War era. Students will also learn about the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, an all-Black regiment, and compose a written response to a cause they are passionate about.
Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.
The importance of community helpers is a building block of civics understanding. …
The importance of community helpers is a building block of civics understanding. In this episode, children investigate who community helpers are, and how they have changed over time through exploration of a rich photograph (from the Library of Congress) of a man delivering ice to a schoolhouse in 1899.
Children explore the photograph by revealing it in sections, observing the details they find (See), and working with in-game character Ella to figure out what jobs the helpers are doing. Children collect elements of the photograph to their journal, and use what they have collected to help them decide what the jobs are (Think), and then to connect those jobs with community helpers today (Wonder)
Congress is made up of a group of people who work together …
Congress is made up of a group of people who work together to improve the quality of lives of citizens throughout the nation. Long ago Congress decided that it was important to pass labor laws to protect children. Students will answer the question why child labor was a problem? They will explore this question by investigating a series of photographs of children working in fish factories long ago. In addition, In this episode, students will engage in careful observation to identify objects and note details (See), generate and test hypotheses based on evidence they have collected (Think), and reflect on their learning by applying it to related questions (Wonder).
The National Park Service has created a K-12 curriculum that focuses on …
The National Park Service has created a K-12 curriculum that focuses on scaffolded lessons that focus on Martin Luther King’s advocacy, the March on Washington and other leaders of the Civil Rights movement.
Dane County's abundant surface water resources are monitored and assessed primarily by …
Dane County's abundant surface water resources are monitored and assessed primarily by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Major streams and lakes are classified into categories based on the aquatic organisms present. These classifications provide an indication of water quality and fishery conditions.
Agricultural and urban land uses contribute to nutrient rich runoff reaching surface waters. Impervious surfaces and removal of wetlands also increases the flow of stormwater to local waterways. Explore issues facing our surface water and see maps of degraded water resources.
Effective water quality planning depends on long-term assessment and monitoring. The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission uses long-term datasets to evaluate regional trends.
Learn about practices meant to protect the region's streams, shorelands, and lakes.
Dane County Land and Water Resources Viewer: An interactive county map showing watershed boundaries, thermally sensitive areas, cold water communities and more.
In the article “Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice,” activist Keith …
In the article “Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice,” activist Keith Jones remembers the bias and deficit-based approach he experienced in school: “Being Black and a child with cerebral palsy, or ‘crippled’ as I was called, neither I nor my classmates were expected to put forth any effort to learn. So, little effort was spent on teaching us.” Now, Jones, a leader within the disability rights movement, advocates for disability representation in the broader social justice struggle, including in education because “we can’t have inclusive schools without disability-inclusive spaces and accommodations for learning.”
This resource aims to teach map reading skills of worldwide temperatures, percipitation, …
This resource aims to teach map reading skills of worldwide temperatures, percipitation, biovidsetiy, and soil nutrition levels in rainforest areas. It includes world maps, tropical rainforest maps, vocabulary, and teaching strategies.
The ELA Comparison Tool is a chart that can be used in …
The ELA Comparison Tool is a chart that can be used in conjunction with EdReports to chart the scores for each gateway that a particular resource receives. The chart is helpful to summarize findings when comparing resources rated by EdReports.
Students learn about habitats, wings, and conservation in this activity guide to …
Students learn about habitats, wings, and conservation in this activity guide to accompany the children's book An Eagle’s Feather by Minfong Ho (an animated reading of the book is included on the webpage). Activities target national science, math, writing, and art education standards for grades K-5. This website provides background information and digital content to complement the printable Guide.
In this lesson, students will be introduced to one of the main …
In this lesson, students will be introduced to one of the main ways that the Great Lakes impact the economy of the region—shipping. Countless ships carry myriad cargo throughout the Great Lakes waterways to various destinations, making the transportation of goods accessible, reliable, and effective. Without the Great Lakes to transport various goods, which are typically shipped in the waterways, many commonly accessible materials would not be available in the ways they are today. This lesson will afford students the chance to see some of that technology in action, as well as see the direct impact that shipping has on the regional commercial industry.
This is the world's largest site for arts integration and STEAM in …
This is the world's largest site for arts integration and STEAM in K-12 education. Contains standards-aligned lesson plans, free printables, online courses, certification and conferences for professional development credit. They cover arts integration, advocacy, research, assessment, classroom management, curriculum, organization, PBL and the arts and classroom strategies.
This resource is for students in K-4 who want to learn more …
This resource is for students in K-4 who want to learn more about Earth's systems by having students read a science storybook as the lesson and then there are additional activities. There are 7 lessons which are air quality, climate, clouds, Earth system, seasons, soils, and water.
The engineering question would be how to create a tool to throw …
The engineering question would be how to create a tool to throw (or roll) the ball farther. Students would test initial throws (or rolls) Then they would be tasked with planning an investigation - creating criteria and constraints (if in grade 5). Students would then be introduced to the news article about the birdstone found in Door County. They would read the wikipedia article about the theories of birdstones, look at a map of where birdstones were said to be found and the tribes that were present. Then students would design an investigation to test how the atlatl worked (the science of energy quantities and transference of energy - depending on the grade) using pictures and art from history and the present. They create an atlatl-type tool and test it against their original throws or rolls. They look at two extensions of the atlatl, one a game that the cherokee played using the atlatl as a symbol and another from modern times, the chuckit. They then discuss whether attributions of the chuckit should be given to the first nations who actually invented the idea. (Criticality)
This video collection features strategies for comprehensive literacy instruction for students with …
This video collection features strategies for comprehensive literacy instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The purpose of the collection is to support educators and families in understanding how all students can learn and make progress in Common Core English Language Arts standards.
In each video, classroom educators demonstrate research-based instructional strategies in literacy, language and communication including the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems. The videos feature students in both inclusive general education classrooms and self-contained settings.
This resource contains a lesson plan that aims to review conditional forms, …
This resource contains a lesson plan that aims to review conditional forms, review useful verbs related to enviornment, and discuss problems and solutions for enviornmental issues. This resource has warm-up, activities, homework, worksheets and there are options of socially distanced classrooms.
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