Elementary School Resource Making a Peanut Butter Sandwich The day before you do this activity, “psych” the kids up. Tell the children that you are going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich – only the children are going to give the directions and you (the teacher) will do exactly what they (the children) […]

Elementary School Resource Gingerbread House This four minute video from History.com’s archives focuses on the Christmas tradition of creating gingerbread houses. It can be used in the classroom to teach tradition or could be turned into a STEM activity as students create their own houses. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.3.TCC.4, SS.3.MOV.5.b, SS.E.1 and more! […]

Middle School Resource Pumpkin Patch from P.E. Central In this lesson students work cooperatively together during a fun, Halloween search activity. Related NY State Academic Standards: HPF.PE.E.1.1.A, HPF.PE.E.2.1.A, HPF.PE.E.2.1.C and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Middle School Resource Manipulator Math Applets for the Pythagorean Theorem This is an interactive web-based resource that provides students with activities that deal with the application of the Pythagorean Theorem. Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Thanksgiving: Past, Present and Future Individually, students will reflect about their traditions, compare them with their peers’ and contrast their celebration with the first Thanksgiving. As a whole group, students will explore the first Thanksgiving with two interactive tours, and they will compare their ideas to common myths. With partners, students will […]

Middle School Resource Giant Lens by Exploratorium A large hanging lens creates upside-down images of distant objects and right-side-up images of nearby objects. You can locate the upside-down images by using a piece of white paper as a screen. The right-side-up images are harder to find. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.5.PS.1.3, MST4.I.PS4.4 Be sure […]

Elementary School Resource Helping Hands Students will gain knowledge of how people help each other. Related NY State Academic Standards: CDOS.E.3a.BS.1.A, CDOS.E.3a.TS.2.A, CDOS.E.3a.IS.4.A Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Make a Valentine With a Connecting Word by Starfall In this web-based practice, students will learn how to connect words and form basic sentences by using an interactive Valentine’s Day game. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.PK.5, W.PK.2, W.PK.11 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of […]

High School Resource Transportation Systems: Two Liter Boat Activity by NYSATL In this Learning Experience, students design and build full-size boats that are raced in the school’s swimming pool, paddled by the designers. The boats are made out of two-liter plastic bottles, chicken wire, and plywood. The students are enrolled in an elective Transportation Systems […]

Middle School Resource Winter Olympics in the Gym from P.E. Central In this activity, students will develop their physical fitness while learning about some of the Winter Olympic Games. Related NY State Academic Standards: HPF.PE.E.1.1.A, HPF.PE.E.1.1.B, HPF.PE.E.2.1.A and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, […]