● The universe is made up of all the galaxies and the millions of stars in each galaxy. Scientists believe there are billions of galaxies. To make one billion, they would need one million sheets with 1,000 galaxies on each and that still wouldn’t be enough! The universe contains billions of galaxies. ● Our Solar … Read more
White House Facts The White House was the biggest house in the United States until: Name the president who served the shortest term. How long did his term last? Click on Constructing a Home for the President. The construction of the White House began in the year . Name the first president to live in … Read more
The land provides not only living space for people, plants, and animals, but also the source of most food. People have destroyed the land in many ways; by poor crop management, deforestation, waste disposal, strip mining, and urban sprawl. Climate plays an important role in our environment. A desert climate and that of a tropical … Read more
What Do You Do With…? picture book series is created by New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada and illustrator Mae Besom. This set includes 3 books: What Do You Do With an Idea What Do You Do With an Idea? is for anyone who’s ever had a big idea. This is the story of … Read more
Canadian Boundaries Boundaries are the imaginary lines between political areas. Canada has political divisions called provinces. Use the map of Canada to answer the questions below. What body of water is directly west of Quebec? The northern boundary of Saskatchewan is created by the _. The eastern boundary of Ontario is _. Which Canadian province … Read more
From Earth, Mercury is difficult to see because it is so close to the Sun. The Sun’s light obscures it from our view. Sky watchers are most likely to glimpse Mercury in the spring right after the Sun sets or in the fall just before dawn. The Rocky Planets – Venus Venus is the planet … Read more
Directions: Assemble the mobile according to package directions. Set aside for later use. Trace stencil figures on your choice of heavy paper. Cut out the shapes and color them on both sides. If desired, laminate at this point. Punch a hole in the top of each figure for attaching to the hanging strings. Attach the … Read more
These early missions searched for life, past or present, and for evidence of liquid water or ice. Without water, life cannot exist. Long ago, Mars may have had huge oceans and a dense atmosphere. But, sometime in the last three billion years, the climate changed dramatically. Mars would have lost most of its air and … Read more
describing attributes of shapes, including those with lines of symmetry patterning with shapes taking apart shapes and putting them back together relating ideas in geometry to ideas in number and measurement recognizing geometric shapes and structures in the environment As children build with blocks again and again, they develop understandings of relationships among shapes. Two … Read more
October 4THThe U.S.S.R. launched the first man-made satellite, SPUTNIK, on this day in 1957. (Gather a collection of space exploration books from the school library for your students to read.) October 5THCHESTER A. ARTHUR, the 21st United States President, was born on this day in 1830. (Have students find out how many presidents we have … Read more
Some Items to Discuss Sentence Structure/LengthDoes the author use long sentences? Short sentences? Fragments? CharacterizationDoes the author use the same type of protagonist? For example, boys who show strength in survival situations? Or perhaps girls who have conflicts with their friends? SettingDoes the author select the same type of setting? Does he or she always … Read more
Is It Alive? Meg and her pet, Rufus Rat, see living things all around them.Plants and animals are living things. So are humans!Living things need air, water, and food.Living things make more things like them.Color the things on this page that are alive. Not Alive! All living things need air, water, and food.Living things grow.Some … Read more
My daughter came out to the car with her load of favorite possessions. On the top of her stack was a quilt her grandmother had made and a baby quilt given to her by her aunt,Marianne. I am glad that my daughter treasures quilts and the time-honored tradition of quilting as much as I do. … Read more
Let’s Set Up the Action: • Separate the green head cards from the blue tail cards.• Add the Wild Card to the head card pile. It can be used for any beginning sound. Shuffle both piles.• Lay both stacks face down.• Everybody in! Draw 3 tail cards. Lay them face up.• Set the tail card … Read more
Part of the Grid Ceiling Hanglers™ product line: Grid Ceiling Clips™ are all-purpose clips that slide directly onto the grids of a dropped or suspended ceiling system. Use these grid clips with loop for sting to easily hang papers, posters, models, mobiles and other lightweight to medium weighted objects. These clips work great in schools … Read more
SUMMER COLLECTIONSEncourage students to collect simple souvenirs from the various places they visit during the summer. Examples might be postcards, maps, placemats, brochures, etc. At the close of summer, children can make a collage of their collection and share it with the class as they give an oral report of their travels. SUMMER MATHKeep students … Read more
Mathematicians What is a mathematician? It is a person who is skilled in mathematics, which is the study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes, and properties, and of logical operations by which unknown quantities, magnitudes, and properties may be deduced. The contributions of famous mathematicians can be seen in areas such as astronomy, philosophy, law, politics, … Read more
The Trail of TearsIn May of 1838, General Winfield Scott and 7,000 soldiers began rounding up all the Cherokee at gunpoint and herding them into overcrowded, disease-ridden stockades like cattle. By October they were divided into 13 groups and forced to march on foot beside ill-equipped wagons for more than 800 miles. The Cherokee called … Read more
Table of Contents Resources – 5Space–the New Frontier – 6The First Astronauts/Chimp in Space/The First Men in Space – 7Problems and Successes/The Space Program in Full Swing – 8Daily Life in a Spacecraft – 10To the Moon – 11Rocket Power – 12What a Ride!/A Driving Test – 13Dinner and TV/Day Two – 14Day Three/Orbiting the … Read more
Healthy hands mean healthy classrooms! Help your students develop good hand-washing habits with the Healthy Hands Pocket Chart from Learning Resources. Inspired by our line of popular pocket charts, this essential classroom tool helps you track, reward, and encourage your students on their way to healthier hand hygiene. Each chart comes with spaces for 36 … Read more
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