Learning Objectives Students will be able to identify and create different types of story introductions.   Grade Levels 3-5   Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.A Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.   Materials Needed The Incredible Journey by […]

Learning Objectives Students will make inferences from text to determine a character’s personality traits, consider what jobs might best suit them, and then create a business card that highlights their traits.   Grade Levels 6-8   Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says […]

Learning Objectives Students will write a news article that makes claims supported by reasons and evidence.   Grade Levels 6-8   Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8 Trace and evaluate […]

Learning Objectives Students will be able to describe the difference between short and tall.   Grade Levels K-2   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference.   Materials Needed Short and Tall (Cork and […]

Learning Objective Students will be able to write multiplication word problems.   Grade Levels 3-5   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the […]

Learning Objective Students will interpret numerical expressions without solving them and write simple expressions.   Grade Levels 4-5   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.OA.A.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.OA.A.2 Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.   Materials […]

Preschool curriculum often includes a lesson about different types of homes. Like people, dogs need shelter too! As a part of a lesson on homes or on taking care of pets, use this STEM inspired activity to encourage your children to create a home for dogs. Responsible dog owners use crates in their homes to […]

Young children love to be read to and utilizing accompanying activities with these stories really helps to increase understanding and engagement. This activity centers about the book, “Dog’s Colorful Day” by Emma Dodd. “Dog’s Colorful Day” by Emma Dodd is an adorable tale about a dog that becomes covered in colors during his trip around […]

Sensory activities that encourage children to combine the sense of touch, sight, sound, taste and smell, help to build children’s cognitive skills. They have long been utilized in early childhood education as a vital activity for learning. The activity below is a fun way to teach young children the important aspects of feeding a dog. […]

Sensory activities that encourage children to combine the sense of touch, sight, sound, taste and smell, help to build children’s cognitive skills. They have long been utilized in early childhood education as a vital activity for learning. The activity below is a fun way to teach young children about being a responsible dog owner and […]