Unit Plan
University of Kansas

Newspaper in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
Worksheet
K5 Learning

Mixed Practice with Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Help young mathematicians see how fractions are used every day in the world around them with a series of problem solving exercises. Offering eight different word problems, this worksheet challenges children to apply their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Apprentice: A Study of Business and Technical Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore business practices by creating a portfolio in class. In this business writing lesson, students identify the causes for a businesses success and failure before deciding on a business they would like to create. Students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Quiz on Dogs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science quiz on dogs worksheet, students answer ten questions about dogs before scrolling down to see the correct answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars read a story. In this telling time lesson plan, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Young scholars read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'm a Weather Watcher Watching plants grow by......my,my,my

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting to Know You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create survey questions for their classmates. In this survey lesson, students pick a yes or no question and find what fraction of the class responded yes. They discover how the wording of a survey question can affect the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Caring for a Dog

For Students 1st - 4th
In this dog worksheet, students learn about how to care for and feed a dog. They discuss the differences between big dogs and small dogs and complete an activity in which they portion out biscuits for two different dogs.