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Learn to Read - Starfall.com
Grades
1 to 3
tag(s): audbk (25), audint (13), audio books (43), audtxt (19), sound (74), sounds (40), vocabulary (252)
In the Classroom
Use the movies to introduce the class to the alphabet. After working on letter sounds use the games and books during station time to reinforce letter sounds and spelling rules.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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March Into Spring - Education World
Grades
1 to 6In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer to allow for easy retrieval of information. This is a really helpful resource for any elementary school teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Photography from National Geographic - National Geographic
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): animals (276), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Share a photo of the day as an activator at the start of a lesson on your projector or interactive whiteboard (IWB). Allow a student of the day to select his/her photo of the day as a class inspiration. Share a photo as a visual writing prompt. Use tools on your IWB to discover and reveal design elements in the photos in art class. Use selected collections on laptops with student partners (galleries) to provide a visual experience of a location or culture you are studying, engage students and enhance learning by asking students to use Padlet, reviewed here, to record their observations for visual evidence of some of the major concepts you have discussed in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Art of the Stamp - Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (162), african american (129)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on the evolution of mail services in the US, and how services such as the pony express was affected by Westward expansion. Allow students to explore the site on classroom computers, using the stamp template as a formative assessment of their understanding. To make the stamp activity more content-based, have students design their stamps to reflect what they learned rather than allowing them to draw anything they can think of. History teachers will like this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Education - Smithsonian
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): cultures (290)
In the Classroom
The lesson plans in the educator's section are sorted subject area and cover arts and design, language arts, history and culture, and science and technology. The site also has helpful hints for planning a field trip to the Smithsonian, as well as a searchable database that allows educators to browse the lesson plans in search of a particular subject.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Buggy and Buddy - Make Your Own Kaleidoscope - Buggy and Buddy - Science for Kids
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): animation (62)
In the Classroom
This would be a good center activity to have with a parent or older buddy helping out.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: Cooperative Activities - Cspace
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): e l konigsburg (2)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson activities and group discussion questions on this site!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mark Twain House
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): architecture (83), mark twain (9)
In the Classroom
Teachers wanting to introduce some of Twain's personal life before or after reading one of his books can do just that with this site. Share the site with students on the interactive whiteboard, watching the virtual tour or examining the exhibits. There may not be a ton of information, but this is a great way to get students started on understanding just a little bit more about the famous author.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Artsonia
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): artists (100), crafts (110), portfolios (21)
In the Classroom
Use Artsonia to create student portfolios or to simply display student art, infographics, scientific journals, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Origami Learning Center
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): japan (62), origami (15), paper folding (3)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an supplement to the book "One Thousand Paper Cranes." After the students have completed the book, use some class time to allow students to create their own cranes in class. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to explore it further in cooperative learning groups. Once students have created a crane, encourage them to try more complicated shapes and figures! This is a great way to lead into a conversation on the significance of origami and why it was so important in the book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Standards for Music Education - National Association for Music Education
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): music theory (47)
In the Classroom
This site is written primarily for music educators.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PaPaInk
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): painting (49)
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KinderArt
Grades
1 to 3tag(s): crafts (110)
In the Classroom
Many of the printables require Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Finding the Rhythm of Blues in Children's Poetry, Art, and Music - Yale University
Grades
1 to 4tag(s): blues (19), migration (45), poetry (195), slavery (77)
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The Mississippi Writers & Musicians - Mississippi Writers and Musicians
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): acting (16), artists (100), authors (114), biographies (96)
In the Classroom
Give students a list of fun facts (e.g., "Won a Grammy," "Wrote a bestselling novel") and a list of names from the site. Students can use the website to match each fact with the correct person. Each student selects one writer, musician, artist, or actor from the site and creates a trading card that includes their photo, a brief biography, a notable achievement, and a quote or fun fact. Have them use paper or a template from Canva, reviewed here. Have students research one person from the site and write an imagined interview, with 5-7 questions and answers. They can role-play the interview in pairs or write it as a dialogue script.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Complete Writings and Pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti - University of Virginia
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): art history (105), artists (100)
In the Classroom
Introduce the exhibits and objects page using a projector or an interactive whiteboard, and have students partner read the biographical information about Rossett. Have students take notes using Webnote, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Next, show students how to navigate the exhibits and objects page. Ask partners or small groups to choose one topic from the list of Pictures, Poems, etc. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore independently while continuing to take online notes. Take this a step further and allow pairs or small groups of students to share what they learned with their peers using an interactive infographic like Canva, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Florence Art Guide
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): museums (55)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on Renaissance art in Europe. There is art that encompasses other time periods, but a good majority of it is from the Renaissance era. Allow students to peruse the site in cooperative learning groups, with the intentions of presenting their own summary of what they read on the site. Have students use a mapping tool such as Zeemap to create a map of local landforms (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Art Teacher on the Net - Valerie Colston
Grades
1 to 1tag(s): art history (105)
In the Classroom
In the art classroom, find ways to incorporate technology into instruction using your projector or interactive whiteboard, and demonstrate the different techniques on this site. For project-based learning in any class, share this tool as a resource to enhance students' research projects with visual impact. Social studies teachers can include lessons on making African art in units on that continent. Encourage your artistically inclined students to explore on their own. Explore this site before a trip to an art museum or to find inspiration for a display or culminating project in a teaching unit. You may even find some bulletin board ideas for your classroom! Ask students to document their learning stages by taking photos of their art and editing them, and then making a collage with Photo Joiner Collage Maker, reviewed here. Encourage older students to keep their work in a portfolio for future use with Pathbrite, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crayola Learning-Creativity Resources - Crayola
Grades
K to 6tag(s): creativity (87), drawing (57)
In the Classroom
This website is ideal for teachers seeking holiday crafts. Under the "Crafts" tab in "Create," there is a section that lists holidays and provides a wealth of information under each one. Pick a project, and share it on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Students will love the examples provided, and keeping the directions up will solve a lot of time for the teacher. Include this site on your teacher web page to allow parents to access, as there are a lot of activities that could also be done at home! Students can upload a photo, make edits, and create a personalized coloring page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kinder Art Littles
Grades
1 to 1In the Classroom
Ignore the advertising; the site content is worth it. This is a great website for Kindergarten teachers to access if ever in need of a quick project. There is information on centers, drama, art, etc and all can be set up in a relatively short period of time. Include it on your teacher web page for parents to access, as it provides at-home ideas that parents would also find useful!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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