Environment Explorers

Students will distinguish between natural and human-made environments through video analysis, a high-energy sorting relay, and creative drawing. The lesson explores how humans reshape the world and the importance of restoration efforts.

Environment Explorers

Bay State Builders

An 8-day interdisciplinary project where 3rd-grade students design a sustainable historical Massachusetts settlement. Integrating math, ELA, science, and social studies, students apply area, perimeter, fractions, weather science, Wampanoag adaptations, and persuasive writing.

cfassel

Fishers of Men

A lesson exploring the calling of the first disciples, focusing on Jesus' invitation to become fishers of men and share God's love with others through creative, hands-on activities.

Sheila Martin

Fishers of Men Activity Packet

A gorgeous 4-page printable activity packet for the 'Fishers of Men' lesson. Includes a story sequencing activity, a word search and code breaker puzzle, a 'Catch of Love' cut-and-paste craft, and a coloring and reflection page. Fully styled with a nautical blue and seafoam green aesthetic.

Sheila Martin

Guacamole Exploration

A 4-day integrated unit for 3rd grade exploring the math, science, history, and language arts of guacamole. Students will learn about Mesoamerican history, investigate plant structures and life cycles, scale fractional recipes, and practice sensory and procedural writing.

davisc

Liberty Trail Board Game

A complete educational board game package designed for 3rd-grade English Language learners (ELs) studying the causes of the American Revolutionary War. Features simplified text, visual supports, and sentence frames to assist language production.

amy_oshea

Liberty Trail Teacher Guide

A simple teacher guide for the Liberty Trail Board Game. Includes lesson objectives, scaffolding strategies for 3rd-grade ELs, step-by-step game rules, and a complete Answer Key for the 12 history question cards.

amy_oshea

Sweet Scoops

An integrated 4-day unit for 3rd grade that uses the engaging theme of ice cream to teach ELA informational reading, fraction concepts in math, states of matter in science, and economics in social studies. Students read historical texts, partition scoops of fractions, perform a chemistry freezing lab, and design their own parlor business.

davisc

The Human Hive

A 20-minute introductory lesson exploring community, cooperation, and human connection inspired by Bill McKibben's 'We Are Better Together'. Students examine how our unique differences and teamwork allow us to build a better, stronger community, culminating in a creative sketch and reflection activity.

Kristin McCoy

Liberty Trail Recording Sheet

A student recording sheet for the Liberty Trail Board Game. Features 12 clear, white writing boxes arranged in a 2-column grid. Direct language supports including pre-printed sentence frames for each game question, and name/date fields.

amy_oshea

Landform Legends

A 5-day reading comprehension and social studies packet focused on geography and landforms. Designed with 3rd-grade state testing rigor, students explore diverse landscapes through high-interest passages and complex multiple-choice questions.

sashagaye Panton

Freedom Spark

An introductory history lesson on the key events leading to the American Revolutionary War, designed specifically for third-grade English Language Learners (ELL). It includes a visual vocabulary cloze worksheet, interactive matching cards for learning events, and a comprehensive facilitation guide for teachers.

amy_oshea

Liberty Trail Cards

Printable game cards for the Liberty Trail Board Game. Contains 12 Question Cards and 6 Event/Action Cards across 3 pages. Features simplified historical text, visual supports (emojis), sentence frames, and word banks tailored for 3rd-grade EL students.

Environment Explorers