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Holiday Ideas

A to Z Teacher Stuff Get ready for the holidays with these K-12 winter-themed resources. Read
Crayola Find hundreds of hands-on, standards-based lesson plan ideas. Read
Education World December is a month full of special days. Education World offers resources, including holiday lesson plans, holiday art and gift projects, and additional holiday resources, to help educators teach about all those special days. Read
Hotchalk Browse through this long list of holiday-themed lessons. Read

A to Z Teacher Stuff Get ready for the new school year with these K-12 back-to-school resources. Read
Discovery Education Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators links to all types of back-to-school resources! Read
Education World Icebreakers, ideas for the first day of school and more! Includes resources for first-year teachers and substitute teachers. Read
HotChalk Browse through this extensive back-to-school resource guide for lots of great tips, strategies and lesson plans. Read
Scholastic Find resources on planning, getting your classroom ready, first-week activities, classroom management and more at Scholastic’s Back-to-School Planning Guide. Read
Teaching with Historic Places Back-to-school lesson plans based on the National Register of Historic Places. Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history. Read

Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading Devote time in June to promote summer reading by inviting students (grades 9-12) to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months. Read
A Look at Sunspots Students (grades 9-12) will understand how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. Read

Oxygen Cycle In this activity, students (grades K-2) understand and experience the concept that when we exercise our bodies work harder. This makes our hearts beat faster requiring more oxygen that causes us to breathe harder. Read
Fitness Obstacle Course In this lesson, students (grades 3-5) are involved in an activity that keeps them moving for an extended length of time, thus working on cardiovascular endurance. Read
High Performance: Sports By the end of these lessons, students in grades 6-8 will be able to participate in a group/team activity of their own design in order to work to achieve an overall goal. Read
Muscles and Mitochondria In this activity, students learn about the role of mitochondria in a cell's energy production. Recommended for grades 9-12. Read