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PBS Learning Media - Physical Education - PBS
Grades
K to 12tag(s): alphabet (46), careers (186), dance (41), data (215), decimals (90), diseases (59), fitness (36), human body (97), mark twain (9), multimedia (70), music theory (49), percent (59), probability (134), problem solving (286), psychology (61)
In the Classroom
Find more details and teacher information under "Customization for States and District" to align the offerings here with your state's standards. Check this site for an introduction to a curriculum topic or unit or when looking for support activities to reinforce concepts. Use this site as the starting point for individual or group projects. Share the interactives as a learning center or on your interactive whiteboard or projector. This is one that you want to save in your favorites.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Compare & Contrast Map - Read, Write, Think - International Reading Association
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (183), concept mapping (16), graphic organizers (63)
In the Classroom
Use this site to introduce comparisons to your students on your interactive whiteboard or projector. After demonstrating how to use the site, create a link on classroom computers so students can make their own comparisons, which they can print and share. Divide students into 3 groups - one for each type of comparison essay - and have them create comparisons for their type, then share and compare with other students. Change student learning by having them create "annotated pictures" to illustrate the different types of comparisons using Annotely, reviewed here. Use this site with gifted students to help them explore subjects more deeply than is discussed in class. Use this site with ENL/ELL students to help organize information easily and as a visual representation of class material.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Research Building Blocks - Read, Write, Think - International Reading Association
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): book reports (26), interactive stories (23), Research (94)
In the Classroom
View the Hints About Print interactive with your class on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) to demonstrate different concepts on choosing appropriate resources for research. If you don't have an interactive whiteboard, create a link on your classroom computers for students to view as a center. This site is perfect to use with older students who may have already done research projects as a review for choosing materials. ESL and Special Education teachers may want to use materials included in this lesson as an aid for students who have been assigned research projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inspire My Kids - Mike Stutman and Kevin Conklin
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): behavior (51), bullying (56), charactered (87), disabilities (39), diversity (62), identity (49), school violence (9), service projects (16), tolerance (7)
In the Classroom
Share stories from the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector when learning about character traits such as sportsmanship, perseverance, and responsibility. Use the site as a resource when problems arise in the classroom such as bullying, intolerance, or special needs awareness. Have students use resources from the website as models for writing their own articles or enhance learning with the challenge to create a podcast. Use a site such as podomatic. Use the stories as models for writing activities and essays. Your students could also draw inspiration from this site to create values comics. Have students create printed comics (or rough drafts) using Canva Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, or exchange paper for a digital online comic with one or two characters. Use ToonyTools, reviewed here, for a single frame comic, or Make Beliefs Comix, reviewed here for multiple frames.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects Book List - What do you do? - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): book lists (168), careers (186), reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Build student literacy skills, reinforce what students are learning about Careers, and help students build the important reading strategy of connecting what they read to prior (classroom!) knowledge. Share this link on your class web page or wiki so students can select independent reading books to accompany your unit on careers. Don't forget to share the list with the school and local libraries so they can bring in some of the books on interlibrary loan. CurriConnects are a great help for teachers who have lost school library/media specialists due to budget cuts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum - Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Have students create an online presentation on Amelia Earhart or women in aviation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge presentation tools. Have students create "talking pictures" as an alternative to a traditional report using Blabberize.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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School Digger - Schooldigger.com
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): statistics (127)
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Refer visiting parents to this site when they make an initial school visit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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They Had a Dream Too - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 4tag(s): africa (161), african american (130), black history (133), martin luther king (42)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered on this site - a great resource for a Social Studies class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colorado K-12 Academic Standards
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K to 12In the Classroom
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SEN Teaching Printables - SEN Teacher
Grades
K to 5This site does include some minor advertisements.
tag(s): classroom management (155), printables (36), resources (78)
In the Classroom
Use the printables under the other tab to help manage your classroom. Use behavior chart to help students track their behavior or use for the class as a whole. Use the feeling bubbles to help students articulate their feelings. Use the literacy fans during your language arts time to help students build literacy skills. Use the time and money generators to support your students during math time. All of the tools and printables can be used for center or independent work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Institute for Community Inclusion - Institute for Community Inclusion
Grades
K to 12tag(s): disabilities (39), Special Needs (46), speech (64)
In the Classroom
Use ICI's research and tools to guide individualized transition plans for students with disabilities, helping them prepare for postsecondary education, job readiness, and independent living. Apply evidence-based strategies from ICI to design lessons, accommodations, and activities that ensure students with diverse abilities can fully participate in learning alongside peers. Share ICI resources with families to help them understand and advocate for their child's options after high school, while building stronger connections between school, home, and community agencies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teen Safety Blueprint - Cyberbullying Research Center
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4 to 12tag(s): bullying (56), cyberbullying (52), internet safety (117), safety (64)
In the Classroom
This site is a one stop shop for information on cyberbullying. Use the resources from this site to put together a parent information night on cyberbullying. Teachers, librarians and counselors can use the videos and present them at a staff meeting. Purchase copies of the book "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard" and run a book club. Post the links to the resources for students on your website for students to access from home or during library time. Include this resource as part of a schoolwide anti-cyberbullying campaign, challenging students to make their own anti-cyberbullying posters, videos, or songs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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No Name-Calling Week - GLSEN and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (56), charactered (87), sports (107), tolerance (7)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point to learn about and incorporate No Name-Calling Week into your classroom activities. Have students use Canva for Education, reviewed here to create posters with suggestions on how to address name-calling by using kindness or walking away from difficult situations. Ask students to use Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create cartoons demonstrating how to address and defuse name-calling situations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What's Your Learning Style? - Edutopia
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4 to 12tag(s): learning styles (23), multiple intelligences (6)
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Have your students open a word document and save it. Then have them take the quiz, without signing up. Use the "Print Screen" feature on the computer to have the students copy their test. They can then paste it in their word document. Next have them look to see what is their most dominate style, and have them copy and paste the description for that style first, then their next dominate and so on. Not only can your students use this when trying to figure out final projects for assessments, but if they are having trouble with tests, they can look and see what might help them when it comes to study time. You can also use the results to group students or for them to select a "study buddy" before tests! Many of the styles include possible careers for students to pursue.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): book lists (168), independent reading (85), reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Share CurriConnects as links on your class web page or share them with school and local libraries, where students can select books to accompany what they are studying. Explore the many ideas TeachersFirst offers for using CurriConnects in your classroom. Be sure to share these lists with multilingual/ESL teachers for reading selections to build student vocabulary and understanding of the curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): careers (186)
In the Classroom
Share this link on your class web page or wiki as students request leave for TYCTWD. Use the ideas and resources to assign career-related projects for them to share when they return to class. At other times of the year, use these resources for career day explorations or individual projects as part of a guidance class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Red Ribbon Week Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): red ribbon week (10)
In the Classroom
Share these resources among all the teachers in your school as you prepare for Red Ribbon Week. Make this link available on your class web page for projects and more during any drug/alcohol unit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Family Partnership - National Family Partnership
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K to 12tag(s): red ribbon week (10)
In the Classroom
Schools participating in Red Ribbon week may want to post a link to this site on the school website to explain the history and purpose of this campaign. This site focuses primarily on parent support. This is a helpful resource to stay up to date with drug abuse trends and advice to offer families dealing with these issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SciGirls - Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
Grades
4 to 10This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Add this site to your class wiki or website. Assign students to view a specific episode and start an online class discussion. Encourage students, especially girls to try experiments. Perhaps, have students design their own projects and post their instructions as part of a laboratory activity in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fire Prevention and Safety Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): fire (29), fire prevention (19), fire safety (22), safety (64)
In the Classroom
Use the resources on this site to help prepare and teach peers and students about Fire Safety. Share the link on your teacher web page to allow students to access the resources both in and out of the classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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