Seasonal Notepad Gift

Students follow instructions for using technology. practice technology skills.

Grow a Great Spring Bulletin Board: Eggshell Flowers

Students follow directions. work independently. show patience by working on a project that involves attention to detail. share their work with pride.

Snow Paintings

Students consider many possible subjects for their snow paintings. work successfully and creatively with a new medium (water-and-food-coloring “paints”). learn about how new colors form when primary colors are mixed (optional).

War of the Worlds: A Broadcast Re-Creation|War of the Worlds” radio broadcast script  (alternate source),”War of the Worlds” radio broadcast audio (scroll down)

Students learn the background behind this famous radio broadcast: why did it cause widespread panic? re-create, Readers-Theater style, the broadcast (or excerpts of it). reflect on the ability of this broadcast to cause such panic: were people that gullible?

Pictures Tell a Story: A Lesson in Sequencing

Students illustrate important events in a story or in history. correctly sequence images of events to tell a story.