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Today in History: April 22

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Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural events at tens of thousands of sites including elementary and secondary … learn more

Read Write Think: Poetry

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Here at ReadWriteThink, our mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering … learn more

History for Kids

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Today, more than 500,000 families have already tried Learn Our History and millions of video lessons have been enjoyed by smart children across the United States. What’s more, … learn more

Youngzine: Teachers

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Our climate, our future. As educators, you are at the forefront of shaping our children’s minds and hearts, helping them make sense of this changing world and inspiring … learn more

26 EPIC Book Report Ideas

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Book reports are a great way for kids to recall what they’ve read, help with reading comprehension, and improve writing too. But not all kids enjoy filling out … learn more

What Is Test Anxiety?

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Test anxiety is a type of performance anxiety. It can affect everyone from kindergarteners to PhD candidates. If you have test anxiety, you may have anxiety and stress … learn more

PREK-8 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY GUIDE

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Project Learning Tree. Charting Diversity. Birds and Worms. Pollution Search. These are some of the 96 hands-on interdisciplinary activities found in Project Learning Tree’s PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide. … learn more

The Tech Interactive

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The Tech Interactive is a family-friendly science and technology center in the heart of downtown San Jose. It has become a landmark for visitors seeking a glimpse of … learn more

McGraw Hill PreK-12 Videos

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We are the leading education partner to millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world. We believe that your diverse experiences enrich the way you learn, teach … learn more

PBS NewsHour Classroom

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PBS NewsHour Classroom (formerly NewsHour Extra) helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of news stories.  Classroom features daily news lessons based on PBS NewsHour, full-length video-based lesson … learn more

April: Citizen Science Month

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Free Citizen Science Training Modules  Free Training Modules and Badges from the instructional designers at Arizona State University and the citizen science experts at SciStarter! Brush up on … learn more

SCIgames: inspire, explore, discover

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The unique mission of the Space Science Institute (SSI) is to integrate scientific research with education and public outreach. Our research program includes earth science, space physics, planetary … learn more

Science Buddies: Astronomy Lesson Plans

Astronomy is science that will challenge your imagination. How many stars in a galaxy? How many galaxies in the known universe? How many strange worlds are out there … learn more

i2 Learning

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Preparing students for their future world.  i2 Learning provides project-based STEM curriculum, professional development for teachers, and logistical support for educators to engage and inspire their students for … learn more

Education to the Core

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At Education to the Core, we exist to help you connect with the Education to the Core community to find trusted, state-of-the-art resources designed by teachers for teachers. … learn more

Izzit: Elementary Focus

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Thr entertaining & educational videos come with tons of additional resources — Teacher’s Guide, activities, quizzes, and much more! We also offer Current Events lessons — two each … learn more

Maps on the Web

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Maps on the web, maps from the web, charts and infographics. The sources of the maps are mainly readers submissions, news sites, Flickr map pools and groups, MapPorn … learn more

Civic Online Reasoning

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Students are confused about how to evaluate online information. The COR curriculum provides free lessons and assessments that help you teach students to evaluate online information that affects … learn more

STEAM CURRICULUM FOR K-8

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Reinforce core learning objectives through STEM hands-on projects with cross-curricular connections to ELA, math, science, art, and engineering.  TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER While students in STEM programs may have … learn more

First Day of Spring 2023: The Spring Equinox

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox across the globe) occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north. It’s … learn more

Teacher Planet: Spring Season

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Chances are your students have a strong association with spring. They know it’s a time of flowers, changing weather and of course it signals that school will be … learn more

Kids Soup Resource Library

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PreK & Kindergarten lessons and resources.  With your KidsSoup Resource Library Membership, you’ll get one year of access to our online library containing over 70 themes filled with … learn more

Teacher Vision: Spring Resources

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Spring is a time of birth, growth, and development for plants and animals. This is the perfect season to teach your students about the Earth sciences. Use our … learn more

The US American Civil War

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The US American Civil War was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought – 600,000 paid the ultimate price for freedom. And a war for freedom … learn more

HistoryMaps

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The Story of HistoryMaps. Once upon a time… or at least when I was growing up, I loved reading stories from picture books at the local library. Much … learn more

FactMaps

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“A map is worth a thousand words.” This is Andras Borzsonyi, the owner of factsmaps.com. Welcome to my site, a comprehensive collection of thought-provoking and analytical maps, charts, … learn more

News and Media Literacy Collection

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PBS Learning Media. This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and … learn more

Best Deaf Awareness Lessons & Activities

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The following free deaf history and awareness lessons and activities highlight the accomplishments of deaf people in the arts, education, sports, law, science, and music. According to one … learn more

Museum of the Gulf Coast

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The Museum of the Gulf Coast is administered by the Port Arthur Historical Society in partnership with the City of Port Arthur.

Fake News: 4 quick checks

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Not everything we see online is truthful, but it can be hard to tell the difference between fact and fiction. To help, we’ve put together a few quick … learn more

The Old Schoolhouse

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The trade magazine for Homeschool Families The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, available both in print and digital formats, contains over 120 pages per issue of informative articles, teaching units and … learn more

TinkrWorks: Free Makerspace Lessons

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TinkRpedia has everything you need to get started with STEM/STEAM Project-based Learning. Browse our educator-curated Makerspace Lesson Library—featuring free, hands-on projects that cover a variety of subjects and difficulty … learn more

STEAM Games, Apps, and Sites

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When their forces combine, science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) are a super group of essential subjects that lead to long-lasting learning. Using an interdisciplinary STEAM approach … learn more

AI is for Everyone, Everywhere

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Education is the conduit through which today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders. And this guide serves as a toolkit for K-12 teachers who are preparing the next generation of … learn more

What is ChatGPT?

What’s the new buzzword today in the education world…ChatGPT. Have you heard about it?What are your first thoughts and feelings about artificial intelligence (AI)? I learned about it … learn more

Forensic Science Lesson Plans

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During the 2006-2007 school year I started teaching a 9-week course on Forensic Science as one of our 8th grade activity classes. A brief outline is available in … learn more

PBS Learning Media: Rosie’s Rules

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Rosie’s Rules is a new PBS KIDS® animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican-American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world. Rosie’s Rules aims to … learn more

CyberWise: WHAT IS CHATGPT?

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 We asked ChatGPT, the new A.I. chatbot to describe itself, here’s what it told us: “I’m ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI. I was trained on a large … learn more

17 Activities for St. Patrick’s Day

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Several small holidays happen throughout the school year that kids love to celebrate! But, teachers wonder how to still meet the learning activities for the school day while … learn more

Curiosity Chronicles

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Curiosity Chronicles is a secular homeschool history curriculum. Our two main characters, Ted and Mona, take students on a tour through history beginning in ancient times. Curiosity Chronicles … learn more

ReadingIQ

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A Comprehensive Digital Library at Your Fingertips. Growing readers are making strides in their learning and development with increases in both reading fluency andcomprehension. Our collection includes books with simple language, early … learn more

Brightly: Raise Kids Who Love to Read

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Brightly provides passionate parents, educators, and caregivers with the tools they need — such as tips and advice, book recommendations, Brightly Storytime, which features read-aloud and flip along videos, and more … learn more

NASA Science: Space Place

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Mission. Explore Earth & Space. Launched in 1998, NASA Space Place’s mission is to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kids’ learning of space and Earth science online through fun … learn more

The American Presidency Project

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Our goal today is to be recognized as the authoritative, non-partisan on-line source for presidential public documents.  By providing easy access to useful information, we seek to promote a more … learn more

Geometry

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Geometry is all about shapes and their properties. If you like playing with objects, or like drawing, then geometry is for you! The Idea: We offer mathematics in an … learn more

Mrs. Kim’s Building Blocks

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Hi everyone. Welcome to Mrs. Kim’s Building Blocks where you’ll find many fun, educational videos! As you watch my videos, I want you to know that you are … learn more

Celebrate African-American Heritage & Culture

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Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers books about African-American history and culture appropriate for all reading levels. This is useful resource for celebrating Martin Luther King … learn more

TEACHFLIX

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Classroom videos to use in class TODAY — crowdsourced from educators like you. A video can be the right tool to kickstart great learning. That’s why we created … learn more

History of Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day occurs every February 14. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in … learn more

The History of the Valentine

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Would it surprise you to learn that those cards your child is folding into tiny envelopes for the class Valentine’s Day party probably have their origins in Third … learn more

HistoryBits

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HistoryBits, Exploring True History, is a unique art feature that presents true historical facts in a compact, easy to read and creatively pleasing format. The goal of HistoryBits … learn more

Easy Science for Kids

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EasyScienceForKids.com, is the choice free online resource for tutors, teachers, parents and educators and where young kids enjoyably learn all about science through our extensive articles, free science … learn more

Science Experiments for Kids

Science experiments you can do at home! Explore an ever-growing list of hundreds of fun and easy science experiments. Have fun trying these experiments at home or use … learn more

Storybird

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Storybird is a unique language arts tool focused on visual storytelling. Storybird lets anyone make visual stories in seconds. We curate artwork from illustrators around the world and inspire writers … learn more

On the Life and Legacy of MLK Jr.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working classes, and the oppressed around the world. Tap these resources throughout the year to help … learn more

TeacherVision: New Year Resolutions

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The resources on TeacherVision include printables, lesson plans, graphic organizers, quizzes, worksheets, literature guides, encyclopedia-type reference pages, videos, images, digital books, Powerpoint presentations, the art of teaching/classroom management (including classroom … learn more

MLK Day

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Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in your classroom with  a collection of MLK Day 2023 teaching resources that celebrates Dr. King through writing activities, … learn more

Best Technology Lessons and Activities

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Tech & Learning. How to teach about technology, with technology. Everyone knows what STEAM stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. And odds are, most teachers can … learn more

Supreme Court Historical Society

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Classroom Resources for Teachers & Students The Supreme Court Historical Society is a private non-profit organization, incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1974. The Society is dedicated … learn more

New Year’s Activities, Lessons & Printables

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Starting back for the new year in January offers opportunities for reflection, setting new year’s resolutions, and learning about the history of new year’s celebrations and traditions around … learn more

iThrive Curriculum Games

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Game-based learning helps high school teachers meet teens where they are through play-a tool they are familiar with. Games give students a chance to immerse themselves in new information, … learn more

5 Fun Winter Facts for Kids

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It is the coldest time of the year, with short days and long nights. Trees start to lose their leaves, animals enter deep sleep, and snow blankets everything … learn more