Teaching Tips

Thinking about teaching ocean currents? You can take a deep dive in just five lessons. First, students read a short passage and watch a video. Then they explore tides. Two…

Ocean Waves Models & STEM Make Learning Fun

June 13, 2021

Engage kids with ocean waves models and a STEM activity. They’ll love exploring four prototypes to discover which best simulates a transverse wave. (more…)

Teaching the Water Cycle with Amazing Activities for Kids

June 6, 2021

Teaching the water cycle is easy. Just use a solid learning cycle – instruction and inquiry, practice, and assessment. Your students will love the baggie project. You’ll love their mastery…

Properties of Water Lesson Plans – Fun Science Activities

May 30, 2021

Looking for properties of water lesson plans? A few simple activities can drive home important science concepts like evaporation, cohesion, adhesion, water as a solvent, and capillary action. Read on…

How to Teach the Hydrosphere, or Water on Earth

May 23, 2021

Earth Science, Earth's Spheres, Science

Introduce the hydrosphere with three types of interdisciplinary activities. First, ask kids to read and answer questions. Second, have them create pie graphs to show how water on Earth is…

Teaching Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface

April 18, 2021

Earth Science, Geology, Science

Teach slow changes to Earth’s surface – weathering, erosion, and deposition – with hands-on science experiments. With just a few simple materials, your students will experience these changes firsthand. (more…)

How to Build an Erosion Table (AKA Stream Table)

April 11, 2021

Earth Science, Geology, Science

Need an erosion table for your classroom? Try building this D.I.Y. version. All you need is a package of paint tray liners and an egg carton. (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

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

Looking for some The Lightning Thief reading activities? Try these! Background information introduces Greek mythology. Chapter analysis encourages kids to summarize, make inferences, and learn new vocabulary. (more…)

Mythology Writing Activities – 2 Authentic Argumentative Essays

March 14, 2021

What are some fun mythology writing activities? Surprisingly, argumentative essays fit perfectly. Just ask kids to argue which god should be invited to dinner. Or persuade others to vote for…

Mythology Characters: Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Creatures

March 7, 2021