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.

This article highlights children's literature about fossils, dinosaurs, archaeology, and paleontology for use in the elementary classroom.

One of a set of toolkits to support student development and personal reflection. Produced by students for students.

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

This article includes integrated lessons, activities, and ideas for teaching about exploration and polar explorers in the elementary classroom.

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.

This lesson plan is perfect for practicing and developing speaking skills. With that being said, you should use it with a student(s) at a pre-intermediate level in English. This essentially means that a student can engage in short, unplanned conversations about everyday life. Essentially this lesson provides a student with the opportunity to ask and answer questions about life in Australia. Don’t forget, this lesson is perfect to use with individual students or groups.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

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.

This article discusses explicitly teaching and assessing listening comprehension skills in the elementary grades and provides templates for classroom use.

This article features children's literature about mammals and the mammals that live in the polar regions.

Ability – Can and couldThis lesson plan is a great introduction to modal verbs. It is designed for beginner students and focuses on the use of can and can’t to discuss ability, possibility, and permissions. Throughout this lesson, students can practice both the positive and negative forms of can and could. In addition, students will study common questions and short answer prompts used in spoken English.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Advisability – ShouldAlso designed for pre-intermediate ESL students, this lesson plan guides teachers and students through the use of the modal verbs should and shouldn’t for suggestions, duties, responsibilities and/or expectations. Students will also practise forming questions and speak using should to express expectations. If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Expectations – Be Supposed toIn this lesson designed for intermediate-level learners, students are taught ways to use be supposed to so that they can communicate expectations. In addition, students will practice using be supposed to in the present and past tenses.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Necessity – Must and have toDesigned for pre-intermediate students, this lesson plan introduces the concept of necessity using must and have to. It also features gap-fill exercises and activities that allow students to express opinions in English. If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Probability – May, might, and couldThis lesson plan is great for beginner students and introduces them to the concepts of possibility and probability. Your students can practice speaking, reading, and listening while using may,  might, and could in positive and negative forms. If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Requests – Would, could, can, may and mightThis lesson plan focuses on using the subject I to ask for permission and make requests. As well, it covers using you as the subject to make polite requests. It also outlines formal and informal ways to use these specific modal verbs. This is a great lesson plan for you to use with pre-intermediate students and as a review for intermediate students. If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Suggestions – Let’s, why don’t, shallThis lesson plan discusses different forms to make suggestions in English. It contains useful phrases and activities for intermediate-level students to improve their speaking, writing, and reading skills. If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article describes a number of creative projects that incorporate art and literacy skills into a science unit on biomes and ecosystems.

When should this lesson be used?“My Apartment” is a speaking lesson plan download designed to use with pre-intermediate students. Prior to using this speaking lesson plan download, I suggest you introduce your students to vocabulary that describes typical features of a city and apartment. This lesson should be used with students that are familiar with the present simple tense. By the end of the lesson a student should be able to use the present simple to talk about an apartment.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.