Self-Portrait Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.		List of Firsts for U.S. Cities A list of firsts in various U.S. cities.
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Caldecott Medal Winners A list of Caldecott Medal winners, given by the American Library Association each year to the...
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...
Amazing, Bending Wood Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.		Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...
Geometry, Color, and Piet Mondrian Reproduce the art of Piet Mondrian with basic geometry, color, and imagination.		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.		If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...
Making Sand Art Make plaster molds out of sand, with this activity. Then, your students can paint the molds to...		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.