NEAMB Professional Resources Lessons and Activities

  • Spring Forward
  • Ring In the New Year
  • Holiday Ideas
  • Back-to-School
  • Summer Fun
  • Sports and Fitness

Ring In the New Year

  • HotChalk

    Browse through this extensive resource guide for lots of great tips and lesson plans.

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    HotChalk Browse through this extensive resource guide for lots of great tips and lesson plans. Read
  • Teacher Planet

    Lessons, worksheets, clipart and more for your New Year's activities.

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    Teacher Planet Lessons, worksheets, clipart and more for your New Year's activities. Read
  • The Teacher's Corner

    Along with New Year's and January-themed lessons, you can also find printables, pen pals and lots of other resources.

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    The Teacher's Corner Along with New Year's and January-themed lessons, you can also find printables, pen pals and lots of other resources. Read

Holiday Ideas

  • A to Z Teacher Stuff

    Get ready for the holidays with these K-12 winter-themed resources.

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    A to Z Teacher Stuff Get ready for the holidays with these K-12 winter-themed resources. Read
  • Crayola

    Find hundreds of hands-on, standards-based lesson plan ideas.

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    Crayola Find hundreds of hands-on, standards-based lesson plan ideas. Read
  • Education World

    December is a month full of special days. Education World offers resources, including holiday lesson plans, holiday art and gift projects, and additional holiday resources, to help educators teach about all those special days.

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    Education World December is a month full of special days. Education World offers resources, including holiday lesson plans, holiday art and gift projects, and additional holiday resources, to help educators teach about all those special days. Read
  • HotChalk

    Browse through this long list of holiday-themed lessons.

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    HotChalk Browse through this long list of holiday-themed lessons. Read

Back-to-School

  • A to Z Teacher Stuff

    Get ready for the new school year with these K-12 back-to-school resources.

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    A to Z Teacher Stuff Get ready for the new school year with these K-12 back-to-school resources. Read
  • Discovery Education

    Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators links to all types of back-to-school resources!

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    Discovery Education Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators links to all types of back-to-school resources! Read
  • Education World

    Icebreakers, ideas for the first day of school and more! Includes resources for first-year teachers and substitute teachers.

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    Education World Icebreakers, ideas for the first day of school and more! Includes resources for first-year teachers and substitute teachers. Read
  • HotChalk

    Browse through this extensive back-to-school resource guide for lots of great tips, strategies and lesson plans.

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    HotChalk Browse through this extensive back-to-school resource guide for lots of great tips, strategies and lesson plans. Read
  • Scholastic

    Find resources on planning, getting your classroom ready, first-week activities, classroom management and more at Scholastic’s Back-to-School Planning Guide.

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    Scholastic Find resources on planning, getting your classroom ready, first-week activities, classroom management and more at Scholastic’s Back-to-School Planning Guide. Read
  • Teaching with Historic Places

    Back-to-school lesson plans based on the National Register of Historic Places. Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history.

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    Teaching with Historic Places Back-to-school lesson plans based on the National Register of Historic Places. Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history. Read

Summer Fun

  • Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading

    Devote time in June to promote summer reading by inviting students (grades 9-12) to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months.

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    Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading Devote time in June to promote summer reading by inviting students (grades 9-12) to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months. Read
  • A Look at Sunspots

    Students (grades 9-12) will understand how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works.

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    A Look at Sunspots Students (grades 9-12) will understand how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. Read

Sports and Fitness

  • Oxygen Cycle

    In this activity, students (grades K-2) understand and experience the concept that when we exercise our bodies work harder. This makes our hearts beat faster requiring more oxygen that causes us to breathe harder.

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    Oxygen Cycle In this activity, students (grades K-2) understand and experience the concept that when we exercise our bodies work harder. This makes our hearts beat faster requiring more oxygen that causes us to breathe harder. Read
  • Fitness Obstacle Course

    In this lesson, students (grades 3-5) are involved in an activity that keeps them moving for an extended length of time, thus working on cardiovascular endurance.

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    Fitness Obstacle Course In this lesson, students (grades 3-5) are involved in an activity that keeps them moving for an extended length of time, thus working on cardiovascular endurance. Read
  • High Performance: Sports

    By the end of these lessons, students in grades 6-8 will be able to participate in a group/team activity of their own design in order to work to achieve an overall goal.

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    High Performance: Sports By the end of these lessons, students in grades 6-8 will be able to participate in a group/team activity of their own design in order to work to achieve an overall goal. Read
  • Muscles and Mitochondria

    In this activity, students learn about the role of mitochondria in a cell's energy production. Recommended for grades 9-12.

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    Muscles and Mitochondria In this activity, students learn about the role of mitochondria in a cell's energy production. Recommended for grades 9-12. Read
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