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Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans
Some of our favorite books for Egypt units: Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile Muti’s Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World The Egyptian Cinderella The Egypt Game Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Golden Goblet The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt Pyramids: 50 Hands-On… Continue reading
Hansel and Gretel Lesson Plans
Hansel and Gretel is a good, horrible fairy tale for when you want a creepy story. The University of Pittsburgh collection contains the basic Grimm’s version. The story is certainly among the most familiar of fairy tales. A poor woodcutter and his wife, faced with starvation, abandon their two children… Continue reading
Ballad Lesson Plans
A ballad is a poem that tells a story, typically sung, though we often just read ballads in English classes. We have a ballad for you to work with, “The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry.” It’s in a video at the bottom of this post, if you’d like to… Continue reading
Holiday Traditions Lesson Plans
Every culture observes special days of some kind, and the traditions associated with these holidays are often important elements of the cultural identity and experience. As you’re looking at holidays celebrated in your own community, why not explore some of those celebrated by neighbors of different cultural heritages? We’ve… Continue reading
Werewolf Lesson Plans
Twilight has brought werewolves into vogue, but the stories have been around for a very long time. For Hallowe’en, for something to capture the attention of your reluctant readers, or just for fun, why not include some shapeshifter tales in your lit lessons? We don’t really have any favorite werewolf… Continue reading
Homes Lesson Plans
We all need homes, and the study of homes allows us to meet a lot of standards in social studies. Here are ideas for various grade levels: K-3: How Homes are Built Homes of Our Own, a coloring book available as a free download from United-Bilt Homes, makes a… Continue reading
Community Scavenger Hunt
Watch our video exploring our neighborhoods, and then send your students out with a worksheet to find contrasts in their own neighborhoods. Continue reading
Chocolate Lesson Plans
Chocolate is worth studying, and it can be a great classroom theme all year round. The very first thing to do, when you first start thinking about using the theme, is to write off to the chocolate companies explaining that you plan to do this in your classroom. They… Continue reading
Halloween Lesson Plans
Do you observe Hallowe’en in your classroom? Some do, with parties and costume parades and all, and some don’t. Maybe you (or your district, parents, community leaders, administration…) disapprove of Halloween and would rather not bring it into the classroom at all, but you feel like you spend the whole… Continue reading
