Curricular Resources

Helpful YouTube Channels

These channels have elementary appropriate videos. Check them out to see what videos you could use in your classroom.

Teaching Without FrillsTeacher-created, simple, engaging videos to accompany lessons for elementary students.

PBS KIDSWelcome to the official PBS KIDS Channel on YouTube. PBS KIDS is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based media, using new and traditional platforms to support children in their acquisition of knowledge and critical thinking skills while empowering their imagination and curiosity of the world. Providing the highest-quality programming and learning environment for children, PBS’ children’s media invites kids on a journey to explore the world around them with non-violent, age-appropriate content that offers positive role models for children to learn from and grow with. Visit our website: http://pbskids.org/ Download our educational apps: http://pbskids.org/apps Check local TV times for PBS KIDS shows: http://pbskids.org/tvschedules/

Digital Makerspaces

These websites provide free makerspaces for students to explore.

Makerspace -- Explore this site to find fun things to create and investigate.

Subject Area Resources

These resources were curated to help teach the South Carolina State Standards.

Social Studies

Map Skills for Elementary StudentsFind activities that develop map skills in students from preK to Grade 6.

Elementary Geography Apps and Websites | Common Sense EducationHelp younger students get a grasp of the globe. Explore this Elementary Geography Apps and Websites Top Picks list of 19 tools curated by Common Sense Education editors to find relevant and engaging edtech solutions for your classroom.

This video provides an overview of South Carolina.

Education - South Carolina State Museum

The South Carolina State Museum provides lessons and programs to help support teaching and learning about South Carolina history.

This video helps teach the difference between primary and secondary sources.

The Mystery of History: Original Sources | ScholasticPresents a lesson identifying the methods through which historians gather facts and verify their accuracy with a special slant on stories about our family's history.

Museum lessons | National WWI Museum and MemorialHere you will find lesson plans and other education resources created by the National WWI Museum and Memorial.Looking for more? Explore the full archive, which includes resources and curricula from our many educational partners.

Science

Motion and Friction | Science Lesson For Kids (Grades 3-5)Do you want to learn about the different types of motion and friction? Watch our fun video for kids in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade!

Teach About Magnetism with Free STEM Lessons & Activities | Science Buddies BlogTeach K-12 students about magnetism and magnetic fields with free hands-on STEM lessons and activities!

Gravity and Falling Objects | PBS LearningMediaStudents investigate the force of gravity and how all objects, regardless of their mass, fall to the ground at the same rate.

Inherited Traits | Science Lesson for Kids | Grades 3-5What are inherited traits and how do they pass from your parents to you? Watch this fun science video on generics for kids in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade!

This video helps explain fossils and how they are formed.

Life Cycles of Frogs, Dragonflies, and Butterflies | PBS LearningMediaStudents explore similarities and differences in the life cycle of organisms and are introduced to the process of metamorphosis.

This National Weather Service site gives a lot of information about weather and topics relevant to it.

Matter and Interactions | PBS LearningMediaFind lessons on Matter and Interactions for all grades. Free interactive resources and activities for the classroom and home.

Simon Says Big Amplitude, Small Wavelength! - ActivityIn this activity, students play the game Simon Says to make the amplitudes and wavelengths defined by the teacher. First they play alone, and then they play with a partner using a piece of rope.

Plate Tectonics ActivitiesI absolutely LOVE teaching plate tectonics. What kid doesn't love learning about earthquakes and volcanoes?! I've compiled a list of activities you can choose from to make this one of your students'...

Erosion! The Ever-changing Earth - Kids DiscoverErosion is the general term that means the wearing down of landforms, including the toughest, tallest mountains. Actually there are two forces that work together

Law of Conservation of Matter | Science Lesson for Kids | Grades 3-5Want to learn about the law of conservation of matter? Watch this science video for kids in 3rd. 4th and 5th grade to help you learn it!

Math

25 Third Grade Math Games To Keep Kids Engaged in LearningSo many ways to multiply the fun!

Fishtank LearningExplore engaging, flexible curriculum that teachers can download, use, and adapt—all for free.

Multiplication Tables with times tables gamesCome and learn your multiplication tables. Improve with the 5-step plan, the tempo test, multiplication games, printable worksheets and get the diploma.

Math Playground Makes Math Fun!Practice addition, multiplication, fractions and algebraic reasoning with our popular math games. Discover fun learning games kids love to play.

Language Arts

Jump Start- This site provides many different activities to make learning language arts fun.

50+ Language Arts Lesson Ideas for Elementary TeachersConsider it the ultimate list of language arts lessons for elementary teachers! With over 50

570 Fun Language Arts Ideas for Kids in 2021 | fun language arts, writing, homeschool language artsMay 31, 2021 - Teach kids to write, read, and spell by trying these fun language arts ideas for kids! Visit www.lookwerelearning.com for more ELA learning tips. See more ideas about fun language arts, writing, homeschool language arts.

Related Arts

Physical Education Lesson Plans & Activities

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36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids - one for every week of the school year! Perfect for homeschool families, teachers, scout leaders, and parents!

46 Chorus in Elementary School ideas | teaching music, elementary music, music educationFeb 24, 2017 - Resources and ideas for teaching elementary school chorus. I love creating and sharing resources and teaching music ideas with other elementary music teachers. You can find me on Teachers Pay Teachers at Pitch Publications. See more ideas about teaching music, elementary music, music education.

Google Arts & CultureGoogle Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

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