Challenge your younger students to use their problem-solving skills with these short problems. Although this site requires paid registration to access many of the Math Challenge problems, there are several that you can use for free. Review understanding of time, addition, subtraction, and, most importantly, an understanding of how to attack a word problem. Some [...]
You might not remember what you were doing on May 18, 1980, but I remember hearing on the radio that morning that Mount. St. Helens had erupted, wondering what that would mean for my family and me, and watching ash falling like rain from the sky just six hours later. We live 300 miles east [...]
What an interesting way to explore Manhattan and its place in American literary history. Scroll down the map of the island or click on the book icons to find quotations from nearly one hundred authors that relate to specific addresses on Manhattan. You’ll find the quotation, citation to the work that contains the quotation, and, [...]
We all can use all the financial savvy we can get. This site, divided into information for five different age groups, provides lessons and activities that teach important information about saving, spending, and ways to avoid debt. Milestones for financial understanding are provided for children from ages 3 through 20 and activities are suggested to [...]
One of the daunting battles scientists are fighting right now is how to stave off antibiotic resistance of certain bacteria that cause lethal diseases. Some bacteria have evolved resistance to almost all antibiotics that are in use today. Use the microbe clock to see how the bacteria develop antibiotic resistance and read about why it [...]
Settle down and make yourself comfortable as you visit this online museum that is filled with interactive learning. Exploring everyday American historical artifacts from the lives of everyday people brings history to life and it’s fun to compare your life with what life was like a few centuries ago. Investigate the clothing worn in the [...]
Venn diagrams are valuable for so many disciplines. This lesson plan shows students how to use a Venn diagram to represent events and information that are not mutually exclusive. Use this plan as an introduction to studying probability and counting techniques. Included in the plan are the goals, problem statement, and suggestions on how to [...]
Thwart Danger Dog’s attempts to wreak havoc in Sparkyville by fixing the messes he’s created at Sparky’s house in this interactive game . There are safety lapses inside and outside Sparky’s place. You’ll need to look throughout the house, the car, the pool, and around Sparky’s bike not only to find the problems, but also [...]
Recently an article commented on the possible demise of the use of “whom” in speech and writing. What a shame! When writing, you want to show that you have the greatest command of your language possible and that includes knowing how various parts of a sentence affect each other. The problem with “who” and “whom” [...]
Get ready now to celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 13-19. Order copies of the commemorative poster, this year illustrated by Brian Selznick, and download bookmarks for your students drawn by author-illustrator Grace Lin. As a bonus she shows how to draw a Chinese dragon face using letters. The bookmark itself hides letters for your little [...]
The Hindenburg, the German zeppelin, crashed on its eleventh trip to the United States on May 6, 1937, in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The National Postal Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, displays pieces of mail that were recovered from the crash. Read about the disaster, the number of fatalities, and the hypotheses of why this [...]
How do you feel about checking your work after you’ve labored for minutes solving a mathematical problem? If you had a secret way of doing that checking that was easy and worked for not only addition, but subtraction, multiplication, and division too, would you use it? Learn this diabolically easy procedure, called casting out nines, [...]
Feed the frog with this fast-paced game that helps you review antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms. The word frog sits in the middle of a lily pad while word-labeled flies approach from all sides. Choose the correct fly and the frog will whirl to snap it up and present the next word for you to use. [...]
Follow the construction of the iconic skyscraper in New York City from the excavation of the site in January, 1930, to its official opening by President Herbert Hoover on May 1, 1931. By clicking on the calendar you can watch the Empire State Building, the tallest in the world for over 40 years, rise before [...]