Middle School Resource Welcome to Middle School This is a cooperative learning experience for four 6th Grade students. The final product was used with 4th grade students as a primer for entering our Middle School. It will also be used in the Fall as a ‘welcome back’ piece during the first Middle School Assembly. Students […]

High School Resource Interdisciplinary Study Of Cyclic Change  Students will learn about the effects of earth’s revolution on seasons. Related NY State Academic Standards: 7.RP.2.a, 7.RP.2.b, 7.G.1 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 What’s the Main Idea? Students will explain the main idea of a poem. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.5.2, RL.5.10, RF.5.4 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!

Elementary School Resource Why Do We Have Seasons?  Students will learn that the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the sun is responsible for the changing seasons. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.1.ESS.1.2 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, […]

Middle School Resource Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems by ReadWorks In a series of lessons, this unit explores a variety of literary concepts related to poetry using the texts “Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems” and “A Light in the Attic.” Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.10 and more! Be sure to check out […]

High School Resource DAY AND NIGHT: Interdisciplinary Study Of Cyclic Change by NYSATL This Learning Experience was introduced in an 8th grade science class with the statement …”length of day is a cyclic change.” From that statement discussion followed where many ideas and questions were shared by the class and recorded. From this introduction, our […]

Middle School Resource Lesson 3: A Poem’s Theme In this lesson plan, students will identify a theme in a poem. Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.5.2 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 Autumn Writing In this lesson, students will review and brainstorm the signs of autumn through a PowerPoint presentation with embedded video clips. After brainstorming ideas as a group, the students will use Kidspiration to develop a graphic organizer and follow the writing process to write three paragraphs on the seasonal changes that […]

Elementary Resource Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems In a series of lessons, this unit explores a variety of literary concepts related to poetry using the texts “Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems” and “A Light in the Attic.” Related NY State Academic Standards: RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RF.5.4, RF.5.4.b, and more! Be sure to check out our […]