Themes by Topic
Missouri
1 Students will acquire a solid foundation which includes knowledge of: speaking and writing standard English (including grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, capitalization)
- Africa: Adinkra Cloths
- Africa: History and Culture
- Alamo
- Anatomy: Circulatory System
- Anatomy: Digestive System
- Anatomy: Immune System
- Anatomy: Respiratory System
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient Western Civilizations
- Animal Adaptations: Physical and Behavioral
- Animals: Barn Owls
- Animals: Birds
- Animals: Bottlenose Dolphins
- Animals: Chickens
- Animals: Clydesdales
- Animals: Farm Animals
- Animals: Food Chains and Webs
- Animals: Foxes
- Animals: Frogs, Snails, and Fiddler Crabs
- Animals: Gila Monsters
- Animals: Giraffes
- Animals: Hippopotamuses
- Animals: Jungle Animals
- Animals: Kangaroos
- Animals: Ladybugs
- Animals: Lions
- Animals: Mammoths
- Animals: Mice
- Animals: Missouri Birds
- Animals: Missouri Butterflies
- Animals: Missouri Fish
- Animals: Missouri Fox Trotting Horse
- Animals: Missouri Turtles
- Animals: Ostriches
- Animals: Raptors
- Animals: Rhinoceros
- Animals: Roaches
- Animals: Saint Bernards
- Animals: Sea Otters
- Animals: Urban Wildlife
- Animals: Utah Birds
- Animals: Utah Mammals
- Animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
- Arctic Explorers
- Author Study: Beverly Cleary
- Author Study: Bill Wallace
- Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg
- Author Study: Cormac McCarthy
- Author Study: David Shannon
- Author Study: Dr. Seuss
- Author Study: Eric Carle
- Author Study: Jonathan London
- Author Study: Judy Blume
- Author Study: Laura Numeroff
- Author Study: Louis Sachar
- Author Study: Peg Kehret
- Author Study: Tomie dePaola
- Author Study: William Steig
- Aviation: Activities for Junior and High School Students
- Awards and Certificates
- Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals
- Black History Month
- Careers: Job Hunting
- Circus Acts and Animals
- Civil Rights Movement
- Civil War: African American Soldiers
- Civil War: Causes and Battles
- Civil War: Confederate Soldier
- Civil War: Drummer Boys
- Civil War: Slavery
- Civil War: Union Soldier
- Civil War: Women
- Classroom Design: School Furniture
- Communication in History
- Continent: Asia
- Cool Websites for Kids
- Countries: Commonwealth of Independent States
- Country: Bolivia
- Country: Brazil
- Country: Canada
- Country: Ecuador
- Country: Germany
- Country: Guatemala
- Country: Honduras
- Country: Iceland
- Country: India
- Country: Ireland
- Country: Madagascar
- Country: Malaysia
- Country: Mexico: Traditions and Holidays
- Country: Peru
- Country: Philippines
- Country: South America: Pampas and Gauchos
- Country: South Korea
- Dance History
- Debate
- Debate Topic: Year Round School
- Decade: 1910-1919
- Decade: 1920-1929
- Decade: 1930-1939
- Decade: 1950-1959
- Dictionaries
- Dictionary Skills
- Economics: Owning an Ice Cream Shop
- Elections for Elementary Students
- Elections for Upper Grades
- English: Basic Language Skills for ESL Students
- Famous Americans: African Connections
- Famous Americans: Latin American Connections
- Famous People: Explorers of North America
- Famous People: George Washington Carver
- Famous People: Helen Keller
- Famous People: Kurt Warner
- Famous People: Levi Strauss
- Famous People: Magicians
- Famous People: Milton Hershey
- Famous People: Ozark Mountain Region in Missouri
- Famous People: Pocahontas
- Famous People: Rosa Parks
- Famous People: Ruby Bridges
- Florida: St. Augustine
- Folktales: Fables
- Folktales: Fairy Tales
- Folktales: Pourquoi Tales
- Folktales: Tall Tales
- French Revolution
- Geography: Countries
- Geography: New England Region of the United States
- Geography: Northeastern Region of the United States
- Geography: Ocean: Fishing and Oil Drilling
- Geography: Oceans
- Geography: Rivers
- Geography: Southern Region of the United States
- Geography: Western Region of the United States
- Grammar: Capitalization
- Grammar: Commas
- Grammar: Compound Words
- Grammar: Contractions
- Grammar: Diagramming Sentences
- Grammar: Homophones
- Grammar: Interactive Writing Activities
- Grammar: Irregular Verbs
- Grammar: Paragraphs
- Grammar: Parts of Speech
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Adjectives
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Adverbs
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Conjunction
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Interjection
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Nouns
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Prepositions
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Pronouns
- Grammar: Parts of Speech: Verbs
- Grammar: Possessive Nouns
- Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
- Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes
- Grammar: Proofreading and Editing
- Grammar: Punctuation: Quotations
- Grammar: Sentences
- Grammar: Spelling
- Grammar: Subjects and Predicates
- Grammar: Verb Tenses for Upper Grades
- Grandparents
- Habitat: An Overview
- Habitat: Deserts
- Habitat: Forests
- Habitat: Grasslands
- Habitat: Ponds and Lakes
- Habitat: Rainforests
- Habitat: Tundra
- Habitat: Wetlands
- Health: AIDS/HIV
- Health: Diet and Nutrition
- Helping Students Understand the War in Iraq
- Historic Documents: Declaration of Independence
- Historic Documents: Emancipation Proclamation
- Historic Documents: U.S. Constitution
- Holiday: April Fool's Day
- Holiday: Christmas Around the World
- Holiday: Christmas Traditions in America
- Holiday: Earth Day
- Holiday: Grandparents Day
- Holiday: Hanukkah
- Holiday: Independence Day
- Holiday: Kwanzaa
- Holiday: Memorial Day
- Holiday: Mother's Day
- Holiday: Presidents Day
- Holiday: St. Patrick's Day
- Holiday: Thanksgiving
- Holiday: Valentine's Day
- Holiday: Veterans' Day
- Holocaust
- Hot Air Balloons
- Human Body: Five Senses
- Human Body: Support System
- Immigration: Angel Island
- Immigration: Ellis Island
- Industrial Revolution
- Jury Duty
- Keyboarding Skills: Elementary
- Keyboarding Skills: Junior and High School
- Lewis and Clark Expedition: Louisiana Purchase and Exploring the West
- Lewis and Clark Expedition: Sacagawea
- Lewis and Clark Expedition: York
- Library Skills: Reference Resources Online
- Life in the Past and Life Now
- Literature: "A Day No Pigs Would Die" by Robert Newton Peck
- Literature: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry
- Literature: "A Taste of Blackberries" by Doris Buchanan Smith
- Literature: "And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?" by Jean Fritz
- Literature: "Animal Farm" By George Orwell
- Literature: "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner
- Literature: "Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days" by Stephen Manes
- Literature: "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
- Literature: "Blubber" by Judy Blume
- Literature: "Call it Courage" by Armstrong Sperry
- Literature: "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
- Literature: "Dear America" and "My Name is America" Civil War Books
- Literature: "Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie" by Kristiana Gregory
- Literature: "Dear America: Christmas After All" by Kathryn Lasky
- Literature: "Dear Mr. Henshaw" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Dovey Coe" by Frances O'Roark Dowell
- Literature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown
- Literature: "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume
- Literature: "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
- Literature: "Grandfather's Journey" by Allen Say
- Literature: "Harriet the Spy" by Louise Fitzhugh
- Literature: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
- Literature: "Harry Potter" Books by J.K. Rowling
- Literature: "Holes" by Louis Sachar
- Literature: "How to Eat Fried Worms" by Thomas Rockwell
- Literature: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Koala Lou" by Mem Fox
- Literature: "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Literature: "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
- Literature: "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
- Literature: "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse
- Literature: "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Ramona and Her Father" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
- Literature: "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
- Literature: "Superfudge" by Judy Blume
- Literature: "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume
- Literature: "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson
- Literature: "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
- Literature: "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
- Literature: "The Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop
- Literature: "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" by Elizabeth Coatsworth
- Literature: "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Catling
- Literature: "The Courage of Sarah Noble" by Alice Dalgiesh
- Literature: "The Diary of Anne Frank"
- Literature: "The Empress of Elsewhere" by Theresa Nelson
- Literature: "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
- Literature: "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Literature: "The House of Dies Drear" by Virginia Hamilton
- Literature: "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes
- Literature: "The Iceman" by Don Lessem
- Literature: "The Kid in the Red Jacket" by Barbara Park
- Literature: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving
- Literature: "The Lucky Baseball Bat" by Matt Christopher
- Literature: "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary
- Literature: "The Orphan of Ellis Island" by Elvira Woodruff
- Literature: "The Wanderer" by Sharon Creech
- Literature: "The War with Grandpa" by Robert Kimmel Smith
- Literature: "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
- Literature: "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
- Literature: "There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom" by Louis Sachar
- Literature: "Trouble River" by Betsy Byars
- Literature: "True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi
- Literature: "Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B. White
- Literature: "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt
- Literature: "Under the Blood Red Sun" by Graham Salisbury
- Literature: "Wander" by Susan Hart Lindquist
- Literature: Book Activities
- Literature: Choose Your Own Adventure Stories
- Literature: Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Literature: Mystery Books
- Literature: Online Activities for Lower Elementary
- Literature: Online Stories for Children
- Literature: Reader's Theater
- Literature: Story Elements
- Literature: Storytelling
- Maps: How to Use Them
- Math: Journals
- Mayflower Voyage
- Microbes: Protozoa
- Missouri Regions: An Overview
- Missouri Regions: Kansas City
- Missouri Regions: Lake of the Ozarks
- Missouri Regions: Mark Twain
- Missouri Regions: Ozark Heritage
- Missouri Regions: Ozark Mountain
- Missouri Regions: Pony Express
- Missouri: Civil War
- Missouri: Facts
- Missouri: Famous People
- Missouri: Famous War Heroes
- Missouri: Famous Women
- Missouri: Interstate 70
- Missouri: Springs
- Model United Nations Preparation
- Native American Culture
- Native Americans: Sitting Bull
- Natural Disasters: Earthquakes
- Natural Disasters: Relief Efforts
- Natural Disasters: Tsunamis
- Newspaper Production for Elementary Classrooms
- Newspapers: Classroom Activities
- Newspapers: Political Cartoons
- Olympic Games: Athletes and Records
- Olympic Games: Bidding to Host Olympics 2012
- Olympic Games: History
- Olympic Games: Summer 2004
- Olympic Games: Torch Relay
- Olympic Games: Winter 2002
- Parts of a Book: Nonfiction
- Performing Arts: Drama
- Photography
- Physics: Gravity
- Physics: Water-Bottle Rockets
- Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
- Plants: Gardening
- Plants: Life Cycles
- Plants: Photosynthesis for Elementary School
- Poets and their Poetry
- Quilts: Literature Activities
- Reading Skills: Fact and Opinion
- Reading Skills: Sight Words
- Reading Skills: Syllables
- Reading Skills: Vowels
- Reading Strategies for Elementary Students
- Revolutionary War: Choosing Sides
- Revolutionary War: Elementary School
- Revolutionary War: Paul Revere
- Rivers: Mississippi River
- Rivers: Missouri River
- Science: Dinosaurs
- Science: Robotics
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Shakespeare: "Hamlet"
- Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar"
- Shakespeare: "Macbeth"
- Shakespeare: "Romeo and Juliet"
- Shakespeare: His Life and Times
- Shoes
- Solar System: Earth's Atmosphere
- Solar System: Mars Exploration
- Solar System: Neptune
- Solar System: Pluto the Dwarf Planet
- Solar System: Saturn
- Space: Observatories and Planetariums
- St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
- Student Council Activities: Elementary School
- Superheroes
- Teaching Tips: Decoding Strategies
- Teaching Tips: Inquiry-Based Learning
- Teaching Tips: Literature Circles
- Teaching Tips: Using Online Journals and Blogs
- Technology: Student Email Accounts
- This Day in History
- Transportation: Aircraft
- Transportation: Steamboats
- U.S. Government: Executive Branch
- U.S. Government: Judicial Branch
- U.S. President: Abraham Lincoln
- U.S. President: George Washington
- U.S. President: Jimmy Carter
- U.S. President: John F. Kennedy
- U.S. President: Richard M. Nixon
- Ventriloquism
- Weather: Basic Concepts
- Weather: Hurricanes
- Weather: Rainbows
- Weather: Tornadoes
- Westward Expansion: Hardships
- Westward Expansion: Trails West
- Women's History Month
- World Records
- Writing: Advertisements
- Writing: Alliteration, Idioms, and Hyperbole
- Writing: Biographies
- Writing: Character Traits
- Writing: Fiction
- Writing: Historical Fiction
- Writing: Letters: Friendly, Business, and Thank You
- Writing: Memoirs
- Writing: Newspaper Articles
- Writing: Nonfiction
- Writing: Personification
- Writing: Persuasion
- Writing: Poetry for Elementary Grade Levels
- Writing: Prompts
- Writing: Realistic Fiction
- Writing: Research Papers
- Writing: Science Fiction for Upper Grades
- Writing: Similes and Metaphors
- Zebras
- Technology: Movie Maker Projects
- Teaching Tips: Interviews
- Teaching Tips: Reading in the Content Areas
- Teaching Tips: Writing Assessment Tools
- Teaching Tips: Graphic Organizers
- Teaching Tips: MAP Test Tips
- Teaching Tips: Guided Reading
- Teaching Tips: Questioning
