Themes by Topic
Missouri
5 Students will acquire a solid foundation which includes knowledge of: comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations (such as story-telling, debates, lectures, multi-media productions)
- Alamo
- American Sign Language
- Anatomy: Circulatory System
- Anatomy: Skeletal System
- Anatomy: Urinary and Excretory Systems
- Ancient Civilizations: China
- Ancient Civilizations: Maya
- Ancient Western Civilizations
- Animal Adaptations: Physical and Behavioral
- Animals: Ants
- Animals: Barn Owls
- Animals: Bees
- Animals: Chimpanzees
- Animals: Elephants
- Animals: Farm Animals
- Animals: Horses
- Animals: Leopards
- Animals: Mice
- Animals: Ocean and Sea Creatures
- Animals: Raptors
- Animals: Siberian Tigers
- Animals: Snakes
- Animals: Spiders
- Animals: Spotted Owls
- Animals: Whales
- Animals: Wolves: Habitat and Stories
- Art Museums
- Australian Aborigines
- Author Studies
- Author Study: Beatrix Potter
- Author Study: Cormac McCarthy
- Author Study: Dr. Seuss
- Author Study: Eric Carle
- Author Study: Patricia Polacco
- Author Study: Peg Kehret
- Author Study: William Steig
- Book Week Celebrations
- Career Cluster: Manufacturing
- Cartoons for the Classroom
- Cells: Mitosis
- Children Around the World: School and Daily Life
- Classroom Design: School Furniture
- Cool Websites for Kids
- Country: Brazil
- Country: France
- Country: India
- Country: Iraq
- Country: Italy
- Country: Madagascar
- Country: Mexico
- Country: Mexico: Traditions and Holidays
- Country: Russia for Elementary Grades
- Country: Spain
- Country: United Kingdom
- Cultures from Around the World
- Cyberethics: Downloading Music from the Internet
- Debate
- Debate Topic: The Death Penalty
- Decade: 1910-1919
- Decade: 1920-1929
- Decade: 1950-1959
- Dragons
- Educational Videos
- Egypt: Ancient Culture
- English: Basic Language Skills for ESL Students
- Famous People: Artists
- Famous People: Benjamin Franklin
- Famous People: George Washington Carver
- Famous People: Jackie Robinson
- Famous People: Magicians
- Famous People: Vincent Van Gogh
- Fashion and Costume Design
- Fishing
- Folktales: Fables
- Folktales: Fairy Tales
- Folktales: Pourquoi Tales
- Folktales: Tall Tales
- French Revolution
- Geography: Continents
- Grammar: Compound Words
- Habitat: Deserts
- Health: Sleep and Dreams
- Health: Smoking Dangers for Elementary
- High School Journalism
- Holiday: Arbor Day
- Holiday: Christmas Games and Crafts
- Holiday: Easter
- Holiday: Halloween Crafts and Games
- Holiday: Hanukkah
- Holiday: Presidents Day
- Holocaust
- Hot Air Balloons
- Human Body Systems
- Immigration: Angel Island
- Immigration: Ellis Island
- 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
- Literature Awards: Mark Twain Award Nominees 2002-2003
- Literature Awards: Mark Twain Award Nominees 2005-2006
- Literature Awards: Michael L. Printz 2005
- Literature Awards: Show Me Readers Award Nominees 2002-2003
- Literature: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry
- Literature: "And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?" by Jean Fritz
- Literature: "Artemis Fowl" Series by Eoin Colfer
- Literature: "Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days" by Stephen Manes
- Literature: "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
- Literature: "Call it Courage" by Armstrong Sperry
- Literature: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
- Literature: "Grandfather's Journey" by Allen Say
- Literature: "Harry Potter" Books by J.K. Rowling
- Literature: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" by Lois Duncan
- Literature: "Judy Moody" by Megan McDonald
- Literature: "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
- Literature: "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse
- Literature: "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Literature: "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Literature: "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock
- 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 Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry
- Literature: "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes
- 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: "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelson
- Literature: "Under the Blood Red Sun" by Graham Salisbury
- Literature: Award Winners
- Literature: Choose Your Own Adventure Stories
- Literature: Cinderella Stories
- Literature: Connecting to Ancient Civilizations
- Literature: Leveled Books
- Literature: Mystery Books
- Literature: Online Activities for Lower Elementary
- Literature: Online Activities for Upper Elementary
- Literature: Online Stories for Children
- Literature: Reader's Theater
- Literature: Story Elements
- Literature: Storytelling
- Medieval Castles
- Medieval Feudalism
- Medieval Knights
- Missouri Regions: Lake of the Ozarks
- Missouri Regions: Mark Twain
- Missouri Regions: River Heritage
- Missouri: City of St. Louis
- Missouri: Facts
- Missouri: Famous People: Mark Twain
- Missouri: New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-12
- Model United Nations Preparation
- Mythology
- Native American Culture
- Native Americans: Anasazi: Mesa Verde National Park
- Native Americans: Missouri Tribes
- Native Americans: Navajo
- Native Americans: Osage Tribe
- Native Americans: Shoshone
- Native Americans: Totem Poles
- Natural Disasters: Floods
- Newspaper Production for Elementary Classrooms
- Newspapers: Political Cartoons
- Olympic Games: Bidding to Host Olympics 2012
- Performing Arts: Drama
- Photography
- Physics: Static Electricity
- Poets and their Poetry
- Reading Skills: Inference for Elementary School Students
- Science Fair Projects: Ideas and Organization
- September 11: One Year Later
- Shakespeare: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
- Shakespeare: "Hamlet"
- Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar"
- Shakespeare: "Macbeth"
- Shakespeare: "Romeo and Juliet"
- Shakespeare: The Globe Theatre
- Shoes
- Simple Machines: Advanced
- Slavery: The Underground Railroad
- Social Science Tools
- Space: Constellations
- Space: Living
- State Quarters
- Superheroes
- Timelines
- Transportation: Trains
- U.S. Armed Forces
- U.S. Government: Executive 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
- Vikings
- Virtual Field Trips
- Weather: Hurricanes
- Weather: Snowflakes and Frost
- Weather: Thunderstorms and Lightning
- Web Design: Examples of Elementary Classroom Sites
- Web Design: Examples of Elementary Student Pages
- Web Design: Free Clip Art and Photographs
- Writing: Fiction
- Writing: Mysteries
- Writing: Newspaper Articles
- Writing: Personification
- Writing: Persuasion
- Writing: Poetry for Elementary Grade Levels
- Writing: Point of View
- Writing: Realistic Fiction
- Writing: Research Papers
- Writing: Similes and Metaphors
- Technology: Inspiration
- Teaching Tips: Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Teaching Tips: Reading in the Content Areas
- Teaching Tips: Skim Reading
- Teaching Tips: Inference
