English Language Arts

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 Tale Thematic Unit for Your Classroom

April 4, 2021

English Language Arts, Fairy Tales, Genre Studies

Fairy tales provide the perfect backdrop for a complete thematic unit. Sure, you can read and compare them. But you can also pull in informational text, figurative language, poetry, and…

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…

Teaching The Lightning Thief – Chapter Analysis & Background

March 21, 2021

English Language Arts, Genre Studies, Mythology

Teaching The Lightning Thief chapter by chapter? This novel really motivates kids to read! What’s more? Chapter analysis encourages kids to summarize, make inferences, and learn new vocabulary. Additionally, background…

Mythology Writing Activities – 2 Authentic Argumentative Essays

March 14, 2021

English Language Arts, Genre Studies, Mythology