Classroom Resources

This printable resource is a ready-to-use unlabeled map of Latin American countries. It is a perfect resource for novice low students to use as they label countries and capitals, a common first step toward learning to identify the locations around the world that speak Spanish. A copy of this resource that is labeled with each country's name is posted in the comment box below. Additionally, another map that includes Spain and Equitorial Guinea is posted in the comment box.

This simple mindfulness activity can help reset students’ brains (and yours!) when things get chaotic during the school day. Shifting your focus away from anxious thoughts to non-threatening things in your immediate surroundings can help your body stop producing stress hormones. This exercise was inspired by the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, developed by a therapist and former pilot to help people conquer a fear of flying.

This lesson explores what it means to stay safe online. It focuses on cyberbullying and helping young people understand what it is, reflect on their experiences of it, and learn ways to prevent it or stop it.

This novice low to novice high grammar game helps Spanish learners 'see' how the target language is formed so that they can make connections between the Spanish language and their own. This game will work for any tense but the instructions are specifically geared toward reflexive present tense conjugations. Students work in groups to create sentences. A die is rolled to determine the subject of each sentence. Then, students match the verb stem to the correct verb ending based on the subject determined by the die. Finally, students use this newly constructed verb to write a sentence using the verb and current vocabulary.

In this activity, you will become a historical detective, and progress through a variety of challenges and tasks. After a step-by-step investigation, you will discover how your community, the people in your area, and the land itself have changed over the course of history. You may even be able to describe what life was like where you live in 1628!

In this video, students learn about the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is the most pivotal moment in the American Revolution. It is the moment when everything changed. This was probably the most important battle because it was the first time the Americans could fend off the British and led the way to an American victory.

This classroom resource from TED-Ed includes an animated video illustrating the story behind the Boston Tea Party. A six-question quiz follows the video to get students thinking about information from the video. Additional resources are included such as primary sources, allowing students to "dig deeper" into the topic. Finally, the resource includes a guided discussion question. The entire resource can be used to introduce the Boston Tea Party or as a supplement during a unit on the Boston Tea Party. 

The Brain Bites video series teaches physical education concepts in short video bites. In this bite, how to build a fitness routine is taught using the F.I.T.T. Principle and the Overload Principle.

Players need to work together to find solutions to group/individual challenges. Cooperation games put an emphasis on team building, communication and trust. Tactical problems relating to cooperation games include communication, cooperation, teamwork, trust, and problem-solving. This resource includes multiple descriptions and illustrations for cooperative games. 

Video games are fun to play, but have you ever wondered how to make one? Carmelo, a grad student in the MIT Media Lab, shows how anyone can start learning how to create video games by talking to machines through programming languages using block-based programming. This video can be played to introduce a lesson on computer programming.

Computers are often used to put lists into some sort of order, for example, names into alphabetical order, appointments or e-mail by date, or items in numerical order. Sorting lists helps us find things quickly, and also makes extreme values easy to see. If you sort the marks for a class test into numeric order, the lowest and highest marks become obvious.

If you use the wrong method, it can take a long time to sort a large list into order, even on a fast computer. Fortunately, several fast methods are known for sorting. In this activity, children will discover different methods for sorting and see how a clever method can perform the task much more quickly than a simple one.

“Silent ball” is a fun physical and educational game that can be adapted to review any subject.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Following along with their teacher, students learn about the various upper body muscles we have such as the bicep and pectoral muscles and learn how to give them a good stretch and exercise. This lesson engages students by focusing on psychomotor and cognitive skills.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Students learn about the life of John Lennon through his lyrics in a breathtaking book, John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon by Doreen Rapaport. After studying the life of Lennon, students write a short story from their lives following the style of Rappaport by weaving lyrics from some of their favorite songs throughout. Finally, students create a classroom book including each student's story from their life.

In this learning activity, students explore the First Thanksgiving and focus on the declining relationship between the European settlers and the Native Americans. Additional resources for this learning activity can be found by clicking on Download PDF or DOC.

Students will solve problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication of fractions in this interactive from WNET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students work in groups of two and watch a series of Cyberchase videos; answer associated discussion questions; and complete an activity that uses fraction knowledge, proportion, addition, and multiplication.

Explore division by modeling problems and grouping them with manipulatives. This video focuses on dividing whole numbers by unit fractions and modeling the problems with unit blocks. 

The exclamation mark or exclamation point ends a sentence that expresses a strong feeling or an important command. It is also used at the end of short interjections such as "Wow!" or "Ouch!" and to draw attention to a fact or opinion (I am the greatest soccer player in the world!). Since exclamation points show powerful emotions, they should be used sparingly in writing and should be only used one at a time. In this classroom resource, the students will learn where to place an exclamation mark. This resource offers informational material, videos, games, quizzes, and worksheets to help further understand this concept.

Students will read about how a green screen works.  They will watch a weather forecast and identify how the green screen works.  They will research a movie and what special effects were used.  

In this online interactive game, Ms. Information is traveling the country trying to re-write history with her false information! Can you stop her? She has traveled to Philadelphia to change the story of the events leading to the Revolutionary War. Use your knowledge of these causes to foil her plan once and for all!

Students will perform a new version of Little Miss Muffet. They will do body percussion and play percussion instruments.  

Students will listen to Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony and write a descriptive essay about how the music influenced them. They will create watercolor artwork while listening to the music. 

Teachers and parents understand how digital mistakes can hurt feelings, reputations, and privacy. But it can be harder to convince kids that a seemingly harmless post today could be misunderstood tomorrow—let alone in the future and by people, they never thought would see it. These activities use concrete examples and thought‑provoking discussions to teach young learners how to maintain a positive online presence and protect their privacy.

This resource is a 139-page unit plan with materials, scenarios, and conversation starters focused on digital safety. 

Five or six fitness activities are arranged in the center (the pit) of a large circle outlined with marking spots (the race track). If desired, tumbling mats can be placed in the center of the race track to delineate the pit stop area. Students work with a partner and alternate running (or doing other locomotor movements) or rope jumping around the race track and going to the pit to perform a strength or flexibility exercise. A different exercise should be performed each time so students assure variety in their workout.

A demonstrative video is included in this resource. 

While doubling a cupcake recipe, students practice three ways of doubling fractions using representations, addition, and multiplication. They also convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Either, nor? Or, neither? Neither! You use correlative conjunctions in connecting two equal grammatical items. If a noun follows "either," then a noun will also follow "or." If a noun follows "neither," then a noun will also follow "nor."

This resource provides students with the opportunity to identify correlative conjunctions. 

Steve Trash teaches kids about science with fun and magic. The show is filmed in Alabama.

The sun is the center of our solar system and it’s really important to all living things. The Earth has a very unique place for living things in our galaxy – The Milky Way. Steve puts the sun and Earth into perspective with fun... and a little magic.

Students will learn about Sketchnoting.  They will view examples of sketchnoting and create their own sketchnotes while listening to a video about taking notes in class.  They will use Adobe Photoshop Sketch to create sketchnotes while watching an informational video.  

In this lesson, students will learn the Russian folk danceTroika. They will research and gather information on Russian culture and history. Students will create their own rendition of a Russian folk dance using the same organizational pattern and music.

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding that whether and how much a substance dissolves (solubility) is a property of that substance. Students will be able to plan and carry out an investigation to compare the solubility of two substances.    

Students develop a test to compare how the candy coating from an M&M and a Skittle dissolve in water. Students put an M&M and a Skittle in the same amount of water at the same temperature at the same time. Students will also see that the inside of the Skittles dissolves but the inside of the M&M does not. Students see an animation to help explain why the inside of the Skittles dissolves but the inside of the M&M does not.

Students will analyze Igor Stravinsky's Firebird and Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. They will listen again and draw a picture of what they feel while listening to each piece. They will compare and contrast each composer.  

Students will explore the history and art of masks.  They will decorate their own mask using a variety of materials.  They will display their mask and discuss art elements included in the design.  

This is a novice mid to novice high ASL activity in which students describe clothing worn by others. Students start with a fashion show as each student takes turns describing the outfit of another. This can be kept simple, describing what students are wearing at school or students can plan more elaborate outfits. If time allows, give students a bag of inexpensive supplies and ask them to create an outfit in 30 minutes or less. After the fashion show, students play a game similar to the board game Guess Who. Students describe the outfit worn by one person as well as their physical characteristics to see if their partner can guess who they are describing. Note: This lesson was prepared originally to be completed in a virtual environment with students using breakout rooms online. The activities can easily be replicated in the face-to-face classroom.

Students will view three small groups of still-life objects.  They will draw at least two objects and use warm colors to create dominance for one object.  Students will compare their art with classmates' art.  Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF. 

Students will analyze the "Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland."  They will compare and contrast the suit of armor to animal "armor."  They will sketch a variety of animals with "armor" and how they use it for protection.