Lesson Plan
Maggie's Earth Adventures Books and Resources
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
From Unit Plan: Maggie's Earth Adventure
From Maggie's Website
SPECIAL EDITION GAMES CD (dual-language English and Spanish)
Learn the state capitals with "It's a Capital Idea", test your math facts with "Around the World in 80 Seconds" and spelling patterns with "Password Puzzler or Fish 'em Up". On this CD you will find these and 13 other curriculum games on the CD. These games are ideal for the home PC where children have limited access to the internet or in older classrooms which are not on-line. In addition, watch animated cartoons and join Maggie and her friends as they travel the world to learn more about such key environmental issues as over-fishing, air pollution, energy conservation and wildlife habitats.
Maggie's Archived Material
Access nearly 1,000 pages of classroom-ready activity sheets from lessons in reading comprehension to math; from quotation marks to sentence structure and from Michigan to Mali. Annual subscription price: $15.00.
Maggie's Math Mania
Maggie's Math Mania offers 100 pages of reproducible math packets that are sure to engage and challenge your students. As differentiating and integrating are essential goals for teachers today, Maggie's Math Mania is the ideal comprehensive resource that will enable you to accomplish critical educational objectives. The activities in Maggie's Math Mania have been specifically designed to be completed independently. Independence is at times synonymous with calculation yet we at Maggie's Earth Adventures have a strong commitment to problem solving. We encourage students to think mathematically and to explain their thinking. This philosophy allows many of the activities to be used in math journaling as well as to be completed independently.
From Scholastic
Scholastic Guides: Checking Your Grammar by Marvin Terban (Grades 3-6)
Written in a light, appealing style, this guide is packed with information on parts of speech, spelling rules, punctuation, and much more.
Great Grammar Skill Builders (Grades 2-3)
Offering targeted practice for your 2nd or 3rd class, this lively workbook provides them with an array of skill-building exercises covering everything from parts of speech to punctuation. The activities range from reproducible flip-books to challenging rebus puzzles. An answer key makes it easy for you to support their learning.
Fun With Grammar by Laura Sunley (Grades 4-8)
These 75 classroom-tested games and activities will help your students learn and remember the grammar they need to know. Noun Tic Tac Toe, Adjective Bingo, Adverb Charades, Hinky Pinky Adjectives, Poetic Prepositions, and Verb Detectives are just some of the engaging games and activities sure to make your grammar lessons lively and memorable.
Additional Web Resources
Maggie's Earth Adventures
All the games in this online activity were originally developed for Maggie's Earth Adventures. Their site has many more interactive learning games, paper and pencil games, as well as in-depth teacher support.
Funbrain.com: Words
Grammar, spelling, reading and writing skills with online games and activities.
English Grammar Connection
Select level (intermediate, advanced, intermediate ESL, Advanced ESL) to practice grammar skills and writing mechanics with interactive components.
Spanish Grammar Exercises
For more advanced Spanish learners, these online Spanish activities allow practice in grammar. Includes audio and teacher support.
Math Basics
Choose several math skills including addition, decimals, subtractions, multiplication, and rounding.
Online Interactive Mathematics
Picture math, flash cards, clock reading, and more math skills to practice online.
BBC: Spanish
Practice listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills with this online tutorial.
- Subjects:Bilingual Education, ESL and ELL, Curriculum Development, Addition and Subtraction, Grammar and Punctuation, Environmental Conservation and Preservation, Counting and Numbers, Content Area Reading, Literature, Reading Comprehension, Prefixes and Suffixes, Spelling, Word Origins and Usage, Fractions and Decimals, Time, Cities and States, Pollution, Recycling, Social Perspectives on Science, Teaching with Technology
- Skills:Science, Social Studies, Grammar and Punctuation, Prefixes and Suffixes, Spelling, Word Origins and Usage

