Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of using digital text, print, and other media in the classroom.
• Find instructional supports within the resource.
• Create a lesson plan to integrate The World Almanac for Kids Elementary into instruction. 

The World Almanac for Kids Elementary Printable Handouts

The World Almanac for Kids Elementary has many customizable teacher resources to meet your instructional needs. In the lesson Using the Teacher Resources, you learned how to find content for teachers including graphic organizers and printable handouts.

Below are five examples of printable handouts from various K-2 subject areas. 

• Story Elements Worksheet
• Food Groups Worksheet
• Good Citizenship at School Worksheet
• Addition Worksheet: 2-digit, no regrouping
• Forms of Water Worksheet

Below are five examples of printable handouts for grades 3-5 subject areas. 

• Conflict and Plot Worksheet
• Classifying Plants and Animals Worksheet
• Three Branches of Government Worksheet
• Finding Area Worksheet
• Potential & Kinetic Energy Worksheet

In the Using the World Almanac for Kids Elementary: Searching & Browsing lesson, you learned how to search by standard to find content that aligns with the teaching topic.

Create a Lesson Plan

Consider what you learned in the lessons titled Using the Teacher Resources lesson and Using the World Almanac for Kids Elementary: Searching & Browsing. Choose a printable handout from the lists above that will complement an upcoming lesson. Or choose one your own printable handout from the Teacher Resources in the World Almanac for Kids Elementary. After choosing a handout, complete a search in the Search by Standards page of The World Almanac for Kids Elementary resource to find articles that align to a standard you will be teaching. Use the template in the Exercise Files below to create your lesson plan. 

1. Once you have created your lesson, consider sharing it in INFOhio's Open Space.
2. To learn more about how to share your lesson with The World Almanac for Kids Elementary Open Space group, review the lesson, Submitting a Web Resource to Open Space. 

Reflecting on Your Learning 

Once you've shared your lesson plan to the group Resources, post about what you shared in The World Almanac for Kids and Elementary Open Space group Discussions. Find The World Almanac for Kids and Kids Elementary Lesson Plans post and reply to the thread to share your lesson plan.