NEW Lesson Plans!
Meal and Snack Time Lessons for Home-Based Learning
Grades: Elementary, Middle & High School
Subject Area: Family & Consumer Sciences, Health
Engage kids at home with activities that support healthy habits based on USDA MyPlate guidelines and encourage them to explore sustainable practices in pork production. Children will discover how pork is a nutrient-rich protein choice for balanced meals. Families will also find tips for making mealtime prep a learning experience.
The Peanuts Gang Family Resource Gallery
Grades: K-8
Subject Area: Language Arts, STEM, Social Studies, Math
Engage your children in learning at home with fun, educational activities inspired by Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang. Explore space with Snoopy and Woodstock, learn about NASA and Mars, and join the Peanuts Gang in celebrating spring. Use the activities for your child's grade level to support their learning skills.
Cotton Science and Sustainability
Grades: 4-6, 5-8
Subject Area: STEM, Environmental Science, Math
Greet spring and the new growth cycle with a fresh approach to your lessons by teaching about cotton. Take your students on a discovery from fashion to farm to the science-lab with standards-based activities that explore agriculture, the environment, and sustainability.
Family Resources for Home-Based Learning
Grades: Preschool - Grade 8
Subject Area: All
As the coronavirus emergency closes schools across the country, we and our partners hope that our free educational resources will help you enrich the home-based learning experience for your children. Visit this microsite for ready-to-use resources that we think families will find especially helpful.
Artemis Fowl
Grades: 4-6
Subject Area: Language Arts, Creative Writing
Invite your students to join 12-year-old mastermind Artemis Fowl on a mission and use their vocabulary, decoding, and creative writing skills to solve puzzles and write their own adventures.
Snoopy Explores Math in Sports
Grades: K-5
Subject Area: Math, Social Studies
Spark students' interest in math by relating a popular character to a favorite topic — Snoopy and sports — with these standards-based problem-solving activities and puzzles based on popular sports from around the globe. Easy-to-implement activities for classrooms and home-based learning.
Sonic the Hedgehog:
Adventures in Math
Grades: 3-5
Subject Area: Math, STEM
Math is more fun for students and their families with a boost from Sonic the Hedgehog! Building on concepts of speed and distance, these activities challenge kids to use their own special powers to solve math problems inspired by the film, Sonic the Hedgehog, now available on digital!
Tumble Leaf
Grades: Preschool & Daycare
Subject Area: Science, Discovery
Introduce preschoolers and their families to the whimsical world of the Amazon Original Series Tumble Leaf, with activities that promote exploration and scientific thinking through play. Join Fig the fox and his friends on Prime Video, free with your Amazon Prime Subscription, and available for a limited time at amazon.com/freeforall.
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