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These Videos Are a Great Resource for Your Classroom

Create a fun lesson plan for your students to enjoy!  

By Scholastic Editors
July 10, 2023

Support and enhance your lesson plans with virtual field trips to destinations like the American Museum of Natural History and Ellis Island along with informative videos featuring favorite authors and books. 

Watching these educational videos with students will keep them entertained — and also spark curiosity in your classroom. What’s more, pair these resources with books to create a strong connection between learning and reading. 

Virtual Field Trips:

I Survived: Beyond the Battlefield — A Virtual Field Trip to the Musuem of the American Revolution

39 Clues: Decoding History Virtual Field Trip to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

A Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island

Wonderstruck: A Virtual Field Trip to the American Museum of Natural History (NYC) with Brian Selznick

 The Magic School Bus:A Virtual Field Trip to Liberty Science Center

Books & Authors:

Watch the Creators of Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Create a Story Smashup

Step Into the Magical World of Harry Potter

Dive Into the Spine-tingling Goosebumps Series 

Experience the Making of a Myth

Literacy Events:

Inspire Students to Read With Taylor Swift

Read Every Day With Taylor Swift

Start a Year of Reading With Usher 

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Inspired by the traveling trunk of a Hogwarts student, this stunning boxed set contains all seven of J.K. Rowling's beloved, bestselling Harry Potter books in handsome hardcover editions featuring original jacket artwork and chapter opening illustrations. 

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Clifford Collection Grades K-3

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

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At Ellis Island

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Ellis Island was the gateway to America and the promise of freedom for thousands. Its walls are rich with stories. Its walls are rich with stories. In this book we hear many of those voices.

 

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Best of Goosebumps Grades 3-5

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What does a baby dolphin do on the day it is born? He swims, he whistles, he jumps, he naps, he escapes a shark, and he follows his mother through the sea. This easy reader brings children along on his new adventures and teaches them about these highly intelligent animals!

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Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops.

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Dav Pilkey Collection Grades 2-5

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A perennial favorite of the elementary school set, take a deep dive into the world that is all Dav Pilkey.

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Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes,including empathy,kindness,persistence,and the importance of being true to one's self.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End

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On their cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation-or if they're already in too deep.

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