Animal, Plant, or Fungi? A Life Science Classification Game
Classifying living things is one of the oldest puzzles in biology, and it’s still one of the trickiest for students to reason through, because appearances lie. A mushroom looks nothing…
Instant Lesson: How Do We Classify Living Things?
How do scientists decide whether something is an animal, a plant, or a fungus? This Instant Lesson walks K–5 students through the reasoning behind biological classification, with content that shifts…
Back to School Word Search
Get ready for the new school year with Wormly’s back-to-school word search! Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade search a letter grid to find vocabulary words tied to the classroom…
Wormly’s World Back to School Crossword Puzzle
Welcome back to school with Wormly the tortoise! This interactive crossword puzzle helps students in Kindergarten through 5th grade practice essential back-to-school vocabulary — from simple words like sun and…
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Life Science Lab
Watch a monarch butterfly grow from a single egg into a migrating adult in this interactive life cycle lesson for grades K through 8. Students click through each stage on…
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…
