The cross-indexed materials include thematic lessons and activities with handouts and quizzes, picture dictionaries , nursery rhymes , and over 700 animal printouts . You will find a collection well indexed links on a surprisingly large variety of themes as well as strategies for integrating web-based resources into your daily classroom activities. The downloadable teaching guide includes activities for studying the mathematical components of art and quilting. The downloadable teaching guide includes cross-curricular activities and handouts for studying folk medicine and natural dyes, nutrition, and food preservation. They may then compare ground and satellite data, or share data with other participants, to learn more about clouds and climate.
Participation is completely free and includes all observational worksheets and reporting forms.
Besides English, all information is available in Spanish , French , and German . National Archives and Records Administration Digital Classroom A constantly expanding site designed to encourage teachers of students at all levels to use archival documents in the classroom. Resources include reproducible documents with lessons and activities related to historical issues concerning the status of women and minorities. These educational resources and classroom activities are aligned with the Nebraska Department of Education's Social Studies and Visual and Performing Arts frameworks and are designed to assist teachers in planning cross-disciplinary lessons that examine state news and cultural issues such as the future of Nebraska's Native Ponca tribe and the recent influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. Though designed to support ESL instruction, activities range from simple games to writing exercises to creating web pages and are designed to emphasize cooperative learning experiences that encourage student interaction along with individual self expression.