This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explore how to use fossils and artifacts (scientific clues) to learn about the polar regions' past. Targeted literacy skills include making inferences, and using context clues to define new vocabulary.

In this unit, students will learn about the 4Cs (communication, collaboration, creation, and critical thinking) through literature-based engineering challenges. Each lesson focuses on one "C" and one read-aloud. This unit is geared for grades 2-3 but could be adapted to any elementary grade level.

COMMUNICATION - Click Clack Moo

COLLABORATION - Iggy Peck Architect

CRITICAL THINKING - Rosie Revere Engineer

CREATION - Galimoto

In this unit, students will learn about the 4Cs (communication, collaboration, creation, and critical thinking) through literature-based engineering challenges. Each lesson focuses on one "C" and one read-aloud. This unit is geared for grades 2-3 but could be adapted to any elementary grade level.

COMMUNICATION - Click Clack Moo

COLLABORATION - Iggy Peck Architect

CRITICAL THINKING - Rosie Revere Engineer

CREATION - Galimoto

This article highlights lessons and activities for elementary students about the people and cultures of the Arctic region.

This article highlights lessons and activities for elementary students about heat, insulation, and how animals and people stay warm in cold environments.

This article includes lessons that elementary teachers can use to build the foundations of climate literacy while meeting elementary science standards. Lessons are paired with literacy activities as well.

An information literacy resource designed to help students undertaking the extended project qualification or other pre HE project.

It brings together several elearning modules tailored to the audience, covering subjects such as, plagiarism, searching, writing, proofreading and referencing.

Use the following link to download the editable files: https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/learning-objects/wp/download/

This article describes daily life and work at the IceCube telescope at the South Pole, Antarctica, and links to informational text about them. Versions are available for students in grades K-1, 2-3 and 4-5. Related science and literacy activities are included.

Students will be able to listen to a read aloud story, accurately answer comprehension questions about the story and create a simile poster.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and use the story as a foundation for discussions on historical fiction, school desegregation and the evolution of technology.

Students will be able to listen to a read aloud story, accurately answer comprehension questions about the story and create a presentation using Google Slides or Paper Pencil.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a recipe for Carla to use.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a brochure based on concepts from the story.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a slides presentation about ducks or crocodiles dependent upon student choice.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a slides presentation about Alaska or Hanukkah traditions.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a research project based on concepts from the story.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a monster and bedtime routine to help Emma.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a research project based on concepts from the story.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literacy elements questions about the story, and create a monster drawing with explanation.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a life swap story from varying perspectives.