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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity Plan

Grades: PreK–K
This ready-to-use teaching idea provides art, math, and dramatic-play activities that will engage children in activities that extend Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

 

Autumn Leaves Curriculum Connections

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Explore leaves through exercising estimation skills, expanding leaf-themed vocabulary, and moving like a falling leaf.

 

Books for Exploring China

Grades: 1–2

Use this collection of fiction and nonfiction books to share Chinese culture with elementary students.

 

Tell Us a Tale: Teaching Students to Be Storytellers

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Follow a step-by-step lesson to help even shy students find their voice and make a story their own.

 

CyberHunt: Westward Ho!

Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Women's History Month is the perfect time to introduce your middle- and upper-graders to female pioneers in the sciences. Begin with our CyberHunt Reproducible of internet-based activities.

 

CyberHunt: Volatile Volcanoes_teacher

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Teach your students about the world of the volcano with Instructor's online CyberHunt

 

CyberHunt: Veggie Power

Grades: 3–5

Women's History Month is the perfect time to introduce your middle- and upper-graders to female pioneers in the sciences. Begin with our CyberHunt Reproducible of internet-based activities.

 

CyberHunt: Cybervoyage to the Sun

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Women's History Month is the perfect time to introduce your middle- and upper-graders to female pioneers in the sciences. Begin with our CyberHunt Reproducible of internet-based activities.

 

Water Changes and Moves

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

 

Halloween Multiplication Mysteries

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

These hands-on Halloween math games make learning multiplication a little spooky and a lot of fun!

 

Celebrate FLIGHT

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Which butterfly weighs less than a paper clip and can travel 50-80 miles a day? A monarch! Soar across the Web to learn more about these 'kings' of the insect world!

 

Digging for Dinosaurs!

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Go back to the Mesozoic era, or the “Age of Reptiles,” to find out more about dinosaurs.

 

Cinco de Mayo: La Celebración Matemática!

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Festive math activities and ideas to help you celebrate this important day in Mexican history.

 

CyberHunt: Classroom Inventions

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Invite students to try Internet-based activities on inventions, suitable for middle- and upper-graders.

 

CyberHunt: Calling All Astronauts

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Women's History Month is the perfect time to introduce your middle- and upper-graders to female pioneers in the sciences. Begin with our CyberHunt Reproducible of internet-based activities.

 

Calling All Astronauts

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Put on your space suit, check your oxygen supplies, and get ready to explore the wonders of the galaxy!

 

CyberHunt: The Venus Flytrap

Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Better than science fiction: activities to get you up close with the strangest plants ever, CyberHunt

 

The Venus Flytrap

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Have you ever heard of a plant that eats meat? In fact, carnivorous plants like these aren't just found in science fiction movies - they actually exist! Learn more online with the interactive hunt.

 

CyberHunt: Swimming with Dolphins

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Dive deep into undersea learning with the CyberHunt Reproducible. Plus, enjoy these fun bonus activities.

 

Shape It Up!

Grades: PreK–K

An activity plan teachers can use with their 3/4 year old students.

 

Pulley Play

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Activity plan for ages 4-5 to explore the use of pulleys.

 

Print Shop

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Activity plan idea for 3 and 4 year olds.

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