Featured Sites Week of: Apr 19, 2020 -
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SplashLearn - StudyPad, Inc
Grades
K to 5
tag(s): addition (136), alphabet (46), blended learning (30), decimals (90), division (108), equations (128), fractions (173), game based learning (295), geometric shapes (150), Learning Management Systems (19), measurement (123), multiplication (131), number sense (75), place value (42), preK (351), sight words (22), spelling (96), subtraction (115)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free games and activities to provide practice and support with your math and reading curriculums. Differentiate learning based on student ability and confidence. Assign content based on students' learning goals. Share this site with parents to provide practice and support for math and ELA concepts at home. Use SplashLearn's reports and assessment results to guide your lesson planning and make adaptations to adjust to students' learning needs. Share this site with other practice activities using a bookmarking tool such as Symbaloo, reviewed here. Share your Symbaloo link with parents and on classroom computers for easy access to all learning tools shared. Use activities found in SplashLearn as part of a blended learning experience using Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include a link to the site along with videos and other learning activities found online or uploaded from your computer.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Math Resources for All Grades - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (183), data (214), equations (128), estimation (35), exponents (38), geometric shapes (150), integers (26), measurement (123), number lines (32), number sense (75), numbers (117), operations (70), order of operations (30), probability (134), sequences (12), sequencing (22), vectors (16)
In the Classroom
Save this list for when teaching any math class in grades K-12. Many of the resources would work in a BYOD environment. Share these lists on your class website for students to access for additional practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NCTM Illuminations Numbers & Operations Resources PreK-2nd Grade - NCTM
Grades
K to 2tag(s): number lines (32), number sense (75), numbers (117), operations (70), preK (351)
In the Classroom
Keep this site in your professional favorites to find supporting technology and activities for teaching numbers and operations. As you find practice or extension ideas for student use or at home reinforcement, share specific links on your class web page or classroom computer center for students to access independently or as you assign them for needed practice. The full site can be overwhelming for most parents, so share the specific areas that fit your curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Stock Market Game - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Assoc Foundation
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): business (51), DAT device agnostic tool (134), game based learning (295), investing (7), money (112), stock market (13)
In the Classroom
Participants who register as "Teachers with Classes" receive extensive teacher support, including a searchable library of standards, curriculum materials, and assessments. While providing real-world practice, SMG engages students in core academic subjects, including math, English, and economics. Lesson plans include Teacher Background and materials to implement the lesson with students. Find more information by perusing additional publications, links, and other resources. Contact a local SMG Coordinator for additional assistance. Use the game in individual classes, school-wide, in after-school clubs, or with home-schoolers. Encourage families to play at home together or collaborate with others. Additional benefits include higher math and financial literacy scores on tests by students who play SMG. Also, teachers report that the program even taught them about financial planning, research, and investing wisely. Because this is an ongoing activity, enhance learning by utilizing technology throughout. Have students share financial resource sites using a bookmarking tool like Wakelet, reviewed here. In addition to curating and sharing bookmarks, Papaly allows you the opportunity to add notes and comments to sites shared. Have students use a video creation tool like Powtoon, reviewed here, to make explainer videos of financial concepts. Ask groups of students to produce and share podcasts (perhaps weekly or bi-weekly) to discuss their learning and progress within the Stock Market Game. Buzzsprout, reviewed here, is a free tool for creating and sharing podcasts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Study Jams - Scholastic
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): addition (136), animals (281), climate (99), decimals (90), differentiation (103), division (108), ecosystems (115), energy (136), estimation (35), forces (54), fractions (173), game based learning (295), human body (97), landforms (38), light (61), matter (51), measurement (123), minerals (13), multiplication (131), number lines (32), percent (59), place value (42), plants (141), probability (134), problem solving (282), rocks (42), solar system (126), sound (71), study aid (175), subtraction (115), weather (170)
In the Classroom
Excite your students with the Jams! Share the Jam videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students sing along and learn more about science and math. Especially younger students will enjoy this feature. Create a link to the site on your classroom website or blog for students to use for review and practice at home. Use the many topics available to differentiate for all students in your classroom. Create learning centers using this site or use it on individual laptops. Print out the quizzes for students to take as an assessment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Financial Literacy Resources - KQED Education
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): financial literacy (90)
In the Classroom
Discover the many ready-to-go, free resources that go with these free lesson plans for use with all students, not just English language learners. Include this site on your class web page for students and parents to access as a reference when discussing financial issues at home. Use the calculators found on the site as part of any financial unit or as a math problem solving lesson. Oh, and by-the-way, students will also practice listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sheppard Software: Free Online Learning Games - Sheppard Software
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (136), alphabet (46), alphabetical order (9), animal homes (55), animals (281), capitalization (9), capitals (15), cells (82), colors (63), continents (30), counting (58), countries (67), decimals (90), dinosaurs (47), division (108), elements (31), endangered species (28), equations (128), estimation (35), fractions (173), geometric shapes (150), grammar (142), integers (26), landforms (38), life cycles (22), measurement (123), money (112), multiplication (131), number lines (32), number sense (75), numbers (117), oceans (141), order of operations (30), parts of speech (39), patterns (79), periodic table (46), place value (42), puzzles (178), states (127), subtraction (115), time (98), vocabulary (260), vocabulary development (112)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for computer center games and activities throughout the year. Share curriculum-related resources on your interactive whiteboard or projector. This site could work well in a BYOD or 1:1 classroom. Share with parents as a resource to use at home or as a summer skills review and refresher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TV411 - Finance - Adult Literacy Media Alliance
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): financial literacy (90), money (112)
In the Classroom
Include this site in a course on personal finance, business, or consumer science. It would also be very useful as a real world application for math skills. Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce or review financial topics. Take advantage of the free lesson plans. Share the videos with your class as you study finance and the economy. Share this site with parents through your classroom website or blog.Comments
Great Resource!Ladisha, VA, Grades: 9 - 12
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