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LBT has thematic materials such as worksheets, activities, study guides and more to expand favorite Story Books and Childrens & Young Adults Literature.
For those on the old groups, I am combining the PreK-4 & 5-12 Literature Groups. The two groups will be closing as soon as everything is moved off [...]
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Journalism with Kit – Grades 3-5: Fun End-of-the-Year Lessons, Activities & Printables. This standards-based educational program was created by Scholastic in conjunction with American Girl and Picturehouse. Inspired by the major motion picture Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, these free lessons and printables reinforce your students’ observation and deduction skills. The program also champions Kit’s [...]
Scheherazade: A Musical Story of Arabia – This three lesson unit introduces students to the world of Scheherazade, the Sultan and Sinbad the Sailor. It highlights the relationship between the tales of the Arabian Nights and the great musical work, Scheherazade, by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Increase listening, music reading and dancing skills.
The Seven Voyages [...]
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web unit by a 2nd grade class
Charlotte’s Web Activities and Resources
List of 50+ ideas, tidbits and questions using Charlotte’s Web
EasyFunSchool’s Charlotte’s Web Unit Study
Multidisciplinary thematic unit is on Charlotte’s Web and Spiders
Charlotte’s Web lapbook from Hilltop Academy
Print a Charlotte’s Web lotto game
Amazon.com Widgets
Peter Rabbit.com
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter – Find the online version here for Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s tale.
Peter Rabbit’s Activities – Download printable student activities and connect to online learning games to complement your reading of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”.
Math worksheet for Peter Rabbit – How many items did Old Mrs. [...]
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 25,000 free books and 17000 free ebooks whose copyright has expired in the USA. Book listings, search engine, newsletter and articles
ReadPrint.com has lots of free online books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. You can search within the books, look through the author index, and view recently [...]
Vocabulary Lessons
Pioneer & Colonial Crafts
Take a field trip to a one-room school house.
Environmental Education for Kids
Wisconsin Forests
The Black Bear
Animal Tracking
Owl Unit Study
All About Owls
The Aviary – owl facts and photos
North American Owls
Owl Identification Guide
The Raptor Center at the Univ of MN – facts and pictures.
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Musings on Pioneer Clothing
Pioneer Clothing from A History [...]
Discovery School offers many ideas to make your own board games.
Classroom Planetarium–Astronomy/Space lesson plan (grades K-5)
Students learn about the relationship of the nine planets in our solar system to the sun by creating a three-dimensional representation. They find out the planets’ relative distance from the sun and their approximate size in relation to the Earth.
Alexander [...]
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