A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.

Miss Penny visit an American Airlines Pilot at the Miami International Airport. The Pilot explains her uniform and what is in her pilot flight bag. They walk through the airport and onto the plane. They inspect the plane inside and out. Then check out the cockpit and take off! Safe Travels!!! Included are age-appropriate lesson plans. [11:32]

Miss Penny and the KidVision Kids visit a police officer, learn about his uniform, get inside a police car and take part in a K-9 training class. Included are links to age-appropriate lesson plans. [11:49]

Miss Penny and the KidVision Kids went to Emerald Hills Animal Hospital to find out what happens at an animal hospital. Miss Penny took her dog, Kaiser, in for a checkup. They signed him in at the reception desk, watched Kaiser get a checkup, viewed his x-rays in the operating room, and gave him a bath in the grooming area. Who Let the Dogs Out!!! Included are links to age-appropriate lesson plans. [7:48]

Make your students' game play more meaningful by using our activity and assessment set designed specifically for LawCraft. This easy-to-use Extension Pack helps you give context and purpose to the game, as well as reinforce and assess the game concepts. That means deeper learning for students, and best practices around game-centered learning for you!
This Extension Pack uses a Google Slides deck and is designed for use with projectors or interactive whiteboards. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Simulate the law-making process of the US Congress. *Explain the role of compromise in the lawmaking process. *Make connections between bill amendments and the values it represents. *Evaluate cause and effect relationships.

Students sing a popular childrenŐs song, follow along with a picture book that contains the lyrics and illustrations, and then participate in activities to reinforce learning of the vocabulary words.

Prepare students for persuasive writing by introducing them to the concept of making an argument. Students discover there's a difference between "arguing" and making an argument in support of a position, and that making an argument is a learned skill that doesn't depend on how you feel about an issue. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define argument, counterargument, and supporting argument. *Identify supportng arguments for a main argument. *Distinguish between types of arguments. *Discuss hypothetical situations where persuasive writing skills are useful.

This video segment from Between the Lions uses a line of laughing Lions to help build vocabulary and illustrate the meaning of words that typically challenge young children.

This video segment from "Between the Lions" uses a line of laughing lions to help build vocabulary and illustrate the meaning of words that typically challenge young children.

In this lesson students must listen and follow directions. They will perform locomotor movements based upon those directions.

This QuickTime movie provides an opportunity to translate English words into an algebraic expression. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept.

This daily resource gives the word for the day, definition, example sentence and a "Did you know?" about the word.

In the animated 11-minute story "A Splash of Mink," from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, Molly and Trini must find a remedy after being sprayed by a mink. Despite getting advice from various sources about how to get rid of the smell, they are unable to do so after several tries. Eventually, they find a true expert who provides a remedy that works. Use this lesson to help students explore the importance of using sources that are accurate and trustworthy in the context of the literacy, STEM, or social studies unit they are currently studying. Support materials are provided.

The importance of paying attention to what you are reading, and employing reading strategies when something doesn't make sense, are demonstrated in the 11-minute animated story "Party Moose" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali.