Arthropod Adventures

A 2nd-grade lesson where students explore the world of arthropods using trilobite fossils as a mystery clue, culminating in a backyard scavenger hunt for modern relatives like roly-polies.

Arthropod Adventures

A 2nd-grade lesson where students explore the world of arthropods using trilobite fossils as a mystery clue, culminating in a backyard scavenger hunt for modern relatives like roly-polies.

Spine Squad

A five-day modified animal classification unit focusing on the five main vertebrate groups, designed with extensive visual support, sentence frames, and tracing options for modified learning.

katie_conklin

Mind vs Machine

A 35-minute introductory lesson on AI for 2nd and 3rd grade library students. It focuses on how computers learn from patterns (training data) and contrasts human thinking with robot minds through an unplugged sorting game and collaborative charting.

jennifer.monday

Mind vs Machine Sorting Game

A 2-page student activity pack. Page 1 is a beautifully designed 'Is it AI?' Sorting Mat with Name and Date lines. Page 2 contains 12 cutout game cards representing AI and Non-AI technology, styled identically to ensure a neutral assessment.

jennifer.monday

Providing for Pollinators

Grade 2, Module 4: 'Providing for Pollinators' focuses on the life cycles of pollinators, specifically butterflies, and how they interact with their habitats to support our environment. This sequence covers the core of Unit 2, moving from the physical characteristics and life cycles to the specific ways these insects provide for our ecosystem.

Maria Amato

Sprout Scouts

An immersive, hands-on science lesson exploring the plant life cycle for second graders. Incorporates interactive slides, observation labs, and structured emotional Zone check-ins to support student self-regulation and engagement.

Kianna Ferrante

Mind vs Machine Slides

An engaging, visual 6-slide presentation for projecting during the lesson. It explains human vs. computer brains, defines AI and training data, displays a child-friendly YouTube video, and provides instructions for the sorting activity. All text is designed at large sizes (24px+) for visibility.

jennifer.monday

Debugging Detective Agency

An interactive computer science lesson for K-2 students where they roleplay as 'Debugging Detectives' to identify and fix logical sequencing errors in physical algorithms to save a summer picnic.

Julie Gonzales

Mind vs Machine Teacher Guide

A comprehensive 2-page print-ready lesson plan and facilitation guide for K-3 librarians. It provides a 35-minute pacing guide, vocabulary definitions, step-by-step teaching scripts, and instructional strategies for the unplugged activities and anchor charting.

jennifer.monday

Bug Inspectors

An insect-themed science and vocabulary lesson where students inspect insect anatomy, identify bug types, and complete highly engaging puzzles including a labeling lab sheet and a comprehensive word search.

amy_oshea

Sprout Scouts Diagram Worksheet

A 1-page visual fill-in-the-blank diagram worksheet. Students label the stages of the plant life cycle (Seed, Sprout, Seedling, Adult Plant) using a word bank and interactive elements, supported by a Zone check-in.

Kianna Ferrante

Ice and Forest Duel

A thrilling comparison lesson focused on polar bears and grizzly bears. Students read a themed comparison passage, complete fact-retrieval questions, and play a write-in bingo review game based on the book 'Who Would Win? Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear'.

Lynn Zendano

Sprout Scouts Exit Ticket

A 1-page quick Exit Ticket formative assessment. Includes simplified multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank cycle sequencing, a drawing box, and a closing emotional Zone reflection.

Arthropod Adventures

Bug Hunters Teacher Guide