This article assembles free resources from the Polar Plants issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine into a unit outline based on the 5E learning cycle framework. Outlines are provided for Grades K-2 and 3-5.

This article features children's literature about plants and the plants found in the polar regions.

This article provides an overview of the geography, characteristics, and life of the Arctic and Southern Oceans.

This article highlights professional development books about the polar regions, pedagogy, and best practices in science and literacy instruction.

An interactive game in which students must "find" the contractions embedded in a word search. Contractions may be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards.

Analyzing a book takes the form of creating their own when students complete this activity. The stated goal is to help students "Read like writers." Includes link to a template for student use.

This article profiles Julie Codispoti, assistant curator at the United States Polar Rock Repository, and discusses the basics of polar geology. Modified versions are available for younger students.

This article provides an overview of metacognition, suggestions for teaching elementary students to be metacognitive about their reading, and links to professional resources.

This article explains how the ice and snow of the polar regions fit in the global water cycle and includes links to professional development resources.

This content package contains quality professional learning and instructional materials to support elementary educators interested in getting started with project-based learning as well as examples of projects to use in the classroom.Items included in the package are premium materials licensed or purchased by INFOhio or an open access item  reviewed by educational professionals.Please review materials from external sites before sharing with students.

Suggestions and resources for hands-on activities to teach elementary students about rocks and minerals.

This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explores the basic characteristics of rocks and minerals, the types of rocks, the rock cycle, and the specimens found in the polar regions. Find lessons that allow students to observe rock and mineral specimens, perform classification exercises, and read to develop their content knowledge.

This article assembles free resources from the Rocks and Minerals issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine into a unit outline based on the 5E learning cycle framework. Outlines are provided for Grades K-2 and 3-5.

Teachers will find an assortment of detailed worksheets that engage students learning in vowels.

This article reviews the book "Using Science Notebooks in Elementary Classrooms" by Michael Klentschy and provides basic information about the role of notebooks in instruction and assessment.

This article describes how elementary teachers can use modified writer's workshops to help students organize information in their science notebooks.

This article highlights science lessons about mammals, mammal diversity and adaptations, and polar mammals. Literacy integrations and alignment to national standards are included.

This article provides geography lessons to teach elementary students about the polar regions. Literacy extensions are included for each lesson.

This article assembles free resources from the Science at the Poles issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine into a unit outline based on the 5E learning cycle framework. Outlines are provided for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5.

This article features children's literature about scientists and scientific research in the Arctic and in Antarctica.