English Language Arts

English Language Arts

Halloween ELA activities spark kids’ attention. This October, increase learning with reading passages, writing prompts, and punctuation activities. Your third, fourth, and fifth grade students will love them! (more…)

Teaching Paddle-to-the-Sea, a Book About the Great Lakes

August 8, 2021

Teaching Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling? Take your kids on an adventure through the Great Lakes. Plentiful figurative language, detailed line drawings, and beautiful water colors make it a truly…

Great Lakes Water Activities – Hydrology for Kids

August 1, 2021

Great Lakes water activities provides lots of teachable moments. Start with the hydrosphere. Then move on to the evaporation and the water cycle. In addition, kids can learn about nutrient…

Teaching Great Lakes Geology and Glaciers for Kids

July 25, 2021

Teaching Great Lakes geology? Focus on glaciers and the rock layers they uncovered. In these activities, kids explore eras and the geologic timescale. Then they take a look at the…

Teach Great Lakes Facts with a Collaborative Research Project

July 18, 2021

Let kids discover Great Lakes facts with a short, collaborative research project. First, put kids in groups of five. Second, ask each student to investigate one lake. Third, combine the…

Great Lakes Geography Activities with Maps for Kids

July 11, 2021

Teach Great Lakes geography with maps of the region. Kids will label the lakes, as well as surrounding states, provinces, and cities. They’ll learn to spell them too! (more…)

A Magical Fairy Tales Unit Your Students Will Love

April 4, 2021

English Language Arts, Fairy Tales, Genre Studies

This fairy tales unit includes multicultural literature, informational text, figurative language, poetry, and drama. The two-week multidisciplinary unit is magical! (more…)

Free Mythology Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary & Middle School

March 28, 2021

English Language Arts, Genre Studies, Mythology

Looking for a complete set of mythology lesson plans? Try this set! As kids read The Lightning Thief, they learn about characters, point of view, patterns in literature, allusions, and…

The Lightning Thief Reading Activities – You’ll Love These!

March 21, 2021

English Language Arts, Genre Studies, Mythology