Teaching Themes
The Magic School Bus: Everything You Need
You may use these resources to build on students' interest in The Magic School Bus and provide opportunities for hands-on learning.
Lesson Plans
The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
What artifact did Arnold find in the trunk of his great-aunt Arizona Joan? The Magic School Bus kids test their guesses. Your kids explore how artifacts tell a story.
Articles, Book Resources
Facts and Fun About Insects with Magic School Bus's Ms. Frizzle
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Learn about those creepy crawlers from Ms. Frizzle, who answers student questions about bugs and insects.
Book Resources
The Magic School Bus
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Science experiments, games, and activities from the Magic School Bus and Ms. Frizzle.
 Articles The Magic School Bus Teaching ResourcesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Scholastic and The Magic School Bus have put together some exciting ideas to supplement your current curriculum. These lessons and activities build... |
 Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities Going Bug-gy! Facts and Fun About Insects and BugsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 A collection of fun online activities and resources to introduce your students to the world of insects and bugs. |
 Teaching Guides Going Bug-gy! Teacher's GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Presents an overview of the study of insects and bugs, covering basic science skills, such as classification, observation, and responses to habitat. |
 Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Gets ProgrammedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 One tiny mistake in Mikey's computer program has the school's system in an uproar. Your kids learn that computer tasks must be broken into... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Baked in a CakeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Is it baking — or is it chemistry? Ms. Frizzle's class learns that baking is like doing a chemistry experiment. Your kids can make chemistry... |
Activities and Games Butterfly and the Bog BeastGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 To protect themselves, butterflies can blend in with their surroundings or pretend to be something they're not. Your kids make a butterfly with... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its PantsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 What's the best way to get to know ants better? The Magic School Bus kids watch ants and figure out what they're doing. Your kids can observe... |
Indoor Activities, Articles, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Goes on AirGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Ms. Frizzle's kids trap air in containers and discover that air is pushy stuff. Your kids explore how air pressure can hold up heavy objects. |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus in a BeehiveGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 How do the Magic School Bus kids communicate where nectar flowers are? By dancing like bees! Challenge your kids to dance the Honey-Bee-Bop to... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus In the ArcticGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 The Magic School Bus kids are freezing! When they discover that heat flows from hotter to colder things, they find ways to block heat from... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Goes CellularGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Arnold's classmates discover that his body cells are alive. Your kids investigate whether yeast cells are alive. |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus In the CityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Ms. Frizzle's kids discover that they share their city with wild critters. Your kids take a wildlife field trip of your neighborhood to discover... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Takes a DiveGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Wanda thinks she can reach the treasure alone, but she soon learns that survival on the coral reef often depends on cooperation. Your kids find... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Gets EatenGrades: 3–5 The Magic School Bus kids really get into the food chain: They're swallowed by a tuna fish. With this activity, your kids get to eat while they... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Gets ChargedGrades: 3–5 The Magic School Bus kids charge through an electrical circuit to discover how it works. Your kids make a simple circuit and switch. They learn... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Revving UpGrades: 3–5 Since your students can't travel through the Magic School Bus's engine, to see what gets the wheels turning, they can explore another way to turn... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Rocks and RollsGrades: 3–5 Arnold and the other kids enlist the power of water erosion to sculpt stone! Your kids explore how running water moves earth and creates new... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Plays BallGrades: 3–5 What a difference friction makes! When Ms. Frizzle's kids get off the Bus into the world of non-friction, they can't even walk. Your kids can work... |
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Activities and Games The Magic School Bus Inside RalphieGrades: 3–5 The Magic School Bus gets inside Ralphie's body by going through a cut on his leg. Germs can get in the body that way, too, but skin usually... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Works OutGrades: 3–5 Ms. Frizzle wins the school Teacherathalon, thanks to teamwork - heart, lungs, blood, and muscles all working together! Your kids make a personal... |
