Rock Paper Scissors Instant Lesson for PreK–5
Rock Paper Scissors takes ten minutes, needs nothing but a smartboard and a child’s own hands, and works three developmental processes at once. The countdown builds impulse regulation as children…
Rock Paper Scissors Game for PreK-5th Classrooms
Play Rock, Paper, Scissors on Your Smartboard World Rock Paper Scissors Day lands on August 27, and this free smartboard game turns it into a whole-class activity. One child stands…
Back to School Math Game | Shopping Cart Budgeting Challenge
Head back to school with this standards-aligned budgeting game for grades K–5. In the Back-to-School Shopping Challenge, students shop for school supplies within a set budget — $20, $50, or…
Close-up with Carl Nelson Gorman: Navajo Code Talker, Artist, and Teacher
Pfc. Carl Gorman at his observation post above Garapan, Saipan, June 27, 1944. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, National Archives Catalog, NAID 100378149; public domain. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/100378149 Carl Nelson Gorman was punished as…
STEAM Maker Lab: Paper Airplane Challenge Instant Lesson
Fold it, fly it, measure it, then change one thing and fly it again. This STEAM Maker Lab™ turns a paper airplane into a real engineering investigation for National Aviation…
Paper Airplane Folding Craft — National Aviation Week
STEAM Maker Lab™ · August 2026 Paper Airplane Folding Craft Fold four different paper aircraft with our resident artist, then print the reference sheet and build your own. K–5th Grade…
Wormly: Beach Week Edition — Classroom Implementation Guide & Mini Lesson Plans
Wormly: Beach Week Edition is a Science of Reading–aligned spelling game for beginning readers through grade 5, built on a curated coastal word bank where every word is tagged by…
Insect Anatomy Lesson: A Life Science Lab
This Instant Lesson Offers a Step into Insect Anatomy for Pre-K–5th grade plus a section for Middle Schooler and up to do deeper exploration. Explore insect anatomy with an interactive…
What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects a K-8 Life Sciences Activity
This is a Fun, MUST-have Standards-Aligned Insect Classification Activity for K–8 STEM Classrooms, that’s great for easing into the Back to School Period What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects! This…
Close-up with Betty Reid Soskin | Ranger, Songwriter & Keeper of History
This close-up guide introduces K–5 students to Betty Reid Soskin — songwriter, gospel music entrepreneur, civil rights advocate, and the oldest active National Park Service ranger in United States history.…