Teaching Themes
Mountains: Everything You Need
Students learn about the world's highest mountains and the endeavor to climb them through these lessons and online activities.
Online Learning Activities
Edmund Hillary Conquers Mount Everest
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Students meet Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, the first men to conquer Mt. Everest.
Mountains Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Trek to the Top of the WorldGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Use research and problem-solving skills to follow Edmund Hillary and his team on their climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. |
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 Articles Mountain Climber Stacy AllisonGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Stacy Allison is the first woman to climb Mount Everest, which is just one of her many accomplishments. |
 Students Talk About Life in White MountainGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students from the oldest schoolhouse in Alaska share their stories with musher, Hannah Moderow. |
 Articles Specific VolcanoesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Is Mount St. Helens atill an active volcano? Are people in danger of Mount Rainier and other Pacific Northwest volcanoes exploding? Expert... |
 Articles Olympic National ParkGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Introduces Olympic National Park and discusses its location, geological features, and plant and animal life. |
On Top of the World at 13Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Jordan Romero is the youngest person ever to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth |
Lesson Plans Tall as a Mountain, Flat as a PlainGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Presents a lesson plan about land formations, involving students building a topographical model. |
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Book Resources, Discussion Guides First Person Fiction Discussion GuideGrades: 6–8 Each story has a strong main character who binds their families together by helping to adjust to a new way of life while still holding strong to... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Blows Its TopGrades: 3–5 Explore an underwater volcano with your class. |
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Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Teaching PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Teaching plan for Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel. |
Writing Activities, Book Resources, Discussion Guides Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Discussion GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Discussion guide for Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel. |
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Articles, Writing Prompts Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Writing PromptGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Writing prompt for Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel. |
Booktalks Behind the Mountains BooktalkGrades: 6–8 New York City and Haiti are worlds apart. Celiane and her family knew how to live in Haiti, but will they be able to survive in New York as well... |
 Book Resources, Lesson Plans Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 From the beauty of the mountains to the coal mines below, Cynthia Rylant takes us on a guided tour of Appalachia. Use the activities in this... |
Book Excerpts Text Excerpt from Everest II: The ClimbGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Read a sample chapter of The Climb, Book 2 of Gordon Korman's Everest series. |
