►Terrorist drivers kill 14 in Spain
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Volley of threats between North Korea and U.S. cool down after tense exchanges
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Cartoons use a dark visual metaphor
►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
Daily Science Webcasts
Daily Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated daily with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.
This week's word in the news: AGITATE
DEFINITION:
To upset; disturb. To stir up public interest in a cause.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He also attends California State University, Stanislaus, in nearby Turlock, where students say he’s agitated on racial issues.
►The San Jose Mercury News -- 08/21/2017
LAFS.K12.R.3.7; LAFS.K12.SL.1.2
Chapters
The National Wildlife Federation lesson plans are designed to introduce students to life science, ecology, wildlife biology, scientific identification and observation. All lesson plans are aligned to the National Science Education Standards and organized by grade level.
NASA's Space Place
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
Tom Tufts Materials
Book, Board Game and Playing Cards
Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!
Get the lessons here:
► Cyberspace Safety
► 9/11 Lessons and Legacies
► Keeping America Free