Provides information about ancient Egypt, covering geography, history, life and death, the Great pyramid, and King Tut's tomb; and includes activities related to each topic.
Presents primary documents from Colonial America along with teaching materials for grades 4-8, including background information, teaching suggestions, discussion questions, and reproducible activity pages.
Provides information on how to be funny, including ideas about comedic styles and routines, how to use props, developing a distinctive character, using music, improvisational techniques, as well as the history of comedy and some well-known people in the field.
Retells ten folktales from Argentina, India, Turkey, Russia, Ghana, Japan, Australia, Italy, Scotland, and Canada, presenting several hands-on activities with each to bring the tales to life.
Presents lessons, activities, and reproducible worksheets designed to help teachers of kindergarten and first grade teach students about nonfiction books.
Presents ten read-aloud plays for students in fourth through eighth grade that provide information about American symbols, holidays, and heroes, including the Liberty Bell, the White House, Mount Rushmore, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Presents twenty cross-curriculum activities designed to help students in grades three through six understand idioms, and includes step-by-step directions and reproducible templates.