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Reading Treks: Bread and Roses, Too - TeachersFirst
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Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson is a historical fiction novel set during the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rosa, an Italian-American schoolgirl, fears for...more
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Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson is a historical fiction novel set during the 1912 textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rosa, an Italian-American schoolgirl, fears for her family as they join workers demanding fair wages and safer conditions. When she is sent to stay in Vermont, she meets Jake, a boy who asks her to pretend that he is her brother. The story highlights courage, friendship, and the power of collective action. This Trek includes a downloadable Teacher Guide and two maps (Google My Maps and Google Earth).
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), 1910s (31)
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Use the maps to trace Rosa's journey from Lawrence to Vermont and connect the story to its historical setting. Students can research child labor and the 1912 strike, write a diary entry from Rosa's or Jake's perspective, or discuss what the phrase "bread and roses" means and why dignity matters alongside fair wages. The Teacher Guide offers additional activities and extensions.
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Reading Treks: A Ticket Around the World - TeachersFirst
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A Ticket Around the World by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens, illustrated by Kim Smith, is an informational picture book that follows a young boy as he visits friends in ...more
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A Ticket Around the World by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens, illustrated by Kim Smith, is an informational picture book that follows a young boy as he visits friends in 13 countries across six continents. Each two-page spread uses maps, colorful illustrations, and accessible facts to introduce a country's geography, languages, foods, traditions, and wildlife, helping students compare cultures. This Trek includes a downloadable Teacher Guide and two maps (Google My Maps and Google Earth).
tag(s): cultures (292), countries (69), Reading Treks (61)
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Read the book aloud a few countries at a time, using the maps to locate each stop on the journey. Students can create a passport and record facts at each destination, make a Venn diagram comparing two countries, or research and present a country not featured in the book. For a digital option, try Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here. The Teacher Guide offers additional activities and extensions.
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Reading Treks: Front Desk - TeachersFirst
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3 to 7
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old Chinese immigrant who helps her parents manage a California motel in 1993. While secretly helping her parents shelter other...more
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang follows Mia Tang, a ten-year-old Chinese immigrant who helps her parents manage a California motel in 1993. While secretly helping her parents shelter other immigrants, she faces bullying at school and her family's financial struggles. Through determination, kindness, and a love of writing, Mia finds her voice and learns to stand up for herself and others. The novel explores immigration, resilience, social justice, and the power of speaking up. This Reading Trek includes interactive maps--available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file--that trace key locations from the story. A downloadable teacher guide (PDF) also supports classroom instruction and provides activities and extensions.
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), immigrants (51), social justice (45)
In the Classroom
Use the interactive maps to trace Mia's journey and the story's key locations as students read. Invite students to write a letter to Mia or to a character who stood up for others, discuss how Mia uses her voice to create change, or write about a time they spoke up for something important. The teacher guide offers additional activities and extensions.
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Reading Treks: A Walk in New York - TeachersFirst
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K to 3
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A Walk in New York, written and illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino, follows a young boy and his father as they explore Manhattan, from the Empire State Building and Times Square ...more
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A Walk in New York, written and illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino, follows a young boy and his father as they explore Manhattan, from the Empire State Building and Times Square to Greenwich Village and Central Park. Lively illustrations, maps, and fun facts blend a walking-tour narrative with informational text, building readers' background knowledge of the city's geography, landmarks, and daily life. This Reading Trek includes interactive maps--available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file--that trace key locations from the story. A downloadable teacher guide (PDF) also supports classroom instruction and provides activities and extensions.
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), new york (24), preK (355), landmarks (21)
In the Classroom
Use the interactive maps to follow the boy and his father's route and locate each landmark. Students can create their own walking-tour map of a familiar neighborhood or town, write a "fun facts" page about a favorite stop, or compare city life in Manhattan to their own community. The teacher guide offers many additional activities and extensions.
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Reading Treks: The World is Not a Rectangle - TeachersFirst
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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, is a picture-book biography of the influential Iraqi architect. Growing...more
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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, is a picture-book biography of the influential Iraqi architect. Growing up in Baghdad, Hadid loved to draw the curves of rivers, marshes, and sand dunes. She later studied architecture in London and designed buildings with flowing forms that challenged convention. Despite rejection and discrimination, she persisted and became one of the world's most influential architects, showing that buildings can be creative, beautiful, and full of imagination. This Reading Trek includes interactive maps--available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file--that trace key locations from the story. A downloadable teacher guide (PDF) also supports classroom instruction and provides activities and extensions.
tag(s): Reading Treks (61), architecture (82)
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Read the book aloud, then use the interactive maps to trace Hadid's journey from Baghdad to London and discuss how place inspired her designs. Extend the story with the teacher guide's activities, or have students sketch curves from nature, build a model without straight lines, and talk about why persistence matters when your ideas are different.
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20 Engaging Ways to Teach With Graffiti Walls - WeAreTeachers
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K to 12
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Turn an ordinary classroom wall, whiteboard, or sheet of butcher paper into an interactive space for thinking, sharing, and reviewing with these 20 ready-to-try graffiti wall ideas....more
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Turn an ordinary classroom wall, whiteboard, or sheet of butcher paper into an interactive space for thinking, sharing, and reviewing with these 20 ready-to-try graffiti wall ideas. Students can write, draw, respond to classmates, and visually organize their thinking in activities ranging from geography and math challenges to vocabulary practice, reading responses, discussion starters, weekly reflections, music appreciation, and art. Ideas include rotating through review questions before a test, collecting favorite book quotations and recommendations, responding to an image, recording important points during guided reading, and comparing students' prior knowledge with what they know after a unit. Most activities require little preparation and can be adapted to different subjects and ages.
tag(s): collaboration (146), Formative Assessment (52), critical thinking (194)
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Have students respond to a challenging question on chart paper before a class discussion, then invite classmates to add connections, questions, or supporting ideas as they read one another's responses. Ask students to create a digital version of a graffiti wall with Padlet, reviewed here, where the class can collect ideas, reflections, questions, or resources around a shared topic. Have students individually record what they already know about a new concept on a graffiti wall, save the responses, and revisit the same prompt after the unit to identify evidence of learning and changed thinking.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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12 Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle...more
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle school students. Students can investigate the history of the Summer and Winter Games, analyze a passage about Jesse Owens and the 1936 Games, research notable athletes, locate host cities on a world map, create a digital magazine about a specific year, compare the Summer and Winter Games, and complete a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Math activities connect sports with graphing, rates, functions, measurement, nutrition, and data analysis through topics such as javelin throws, cycling, medal counts, and goal setting. Several activities include downloadable materials or teacher guides, and individual activities specify appropriate grade ranges.
tag(s): functions (60), sports (107), data (215), olympics (65)
In the Classroom
Have students in grades 4-6 use the downloadable timeline activity to investigate historical events that disrupted, postponed, or canceled the Summer Games, then discuss connections between international events and sports. Ask students in grade 6 and above to examine the passage about Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games, then discuss how sports can reflect larger political and social issues occurring at a particular point in history. Ask students to use one of the math investigations to analyze a real-world sports problem, such as graphing javelin angle and distance, examining cycling pace, graphing medal data by country, or tracking progress toward a personal goal.
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Earth Day - WWF-UK
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3 to 12
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Help students discover more about Earth Day, planet Earth, and the people working to protect it. WWF-UK brings together accessible facts, conservation stories, and hands-on Earth Day...more
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Help students discover more about Earth Day, planet Earth, and the people working to protect it. WWF-UK brings together accessible facts, conservation stories, and hands-on Earth Day activities focused on wildlife and the natural world. Students can explore facts about oceans and forests, read firsthand accounts from WWF conservationists, learn about projects involving tigers, rhinos, jaguars, pandas, penguins, and hawksbill turtles, and try activities such as creating a nature book or coloring a rainforest scene. The page also encourages spending time outdoors and links to additional games, live learning opportunities, and environmental resources. This collection works especially well as a starting point for Earth Day inquiry because teachers can select individual readings and activities rather than follow a prescribed sequence.
tag(s): conservation (110), ecosystems (117), sustainability (61), biodiversity (45), forests (31), oceans (142), earth day (68)
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Ask students to explore the ocean and forest facts, then work in pairs to sort their findings into categories such as biodiversity, human impact, ecosystem services, threats, and conservation solutions. Ask students to choose one issue they learned about from the Earth Day resources and write a persuasive Earth Day message explaining why others should care and one action individuals or communities could take. Have students conduct a biodiversity observation around the school grounds or another nearby outdoor area, tally the living things they observe, and propose one realistic change that could make the area more supportive of wildlife.
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6 Olympics Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Teachers' Curriculum Institute
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games,...more
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games, create a country-based newspaper, research an Olympic athlete, propose a new Olympic sport, design an original mascot, or imagine hosting the Olympics in their own city. The ideas range from short creative assignments to more involved research and planning projects, giving teachers several ways to connect an international sporting event with geography, history, biography, persuasive writing, and design. The article was originally published in 2021 and later updated to reference the 2024 Paris Olympics, so teachers should update time-sensitive examples and athlete information before using it.
tag(s): sports (107), olympics (65), biographies (103), persuasive writing (46), Project Based Learning (32)
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Ask students to research an Olympic athlete and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, which the master resource recommends for people or concepts. Invite students to design an original Olympic mascot with Google Drawings, reviewed here, then write a short explanation connecting the mascot's symbols, colors, and features to an imagined host city or country. Have students work in small groups as reporters from different countries and create mock Olympic newspaper front pages with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used for flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Class2Class- Discover Projects - Class2Class ApS
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K to 12
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects...more
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects area includes searchable opportunities organized by student age, language, starting month, and project status, with activities ranging from cultural exchanges and storytelling to debates, sustainability investigations, Model UN, and problem-solving around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects commonly ask students to research, discuss, compare perspectives, collaborate with international peers, and create products such as videos, profiles, reports, infographics, displays, or presentations. Teachers can also use ready-to-use activities and lesson plans rather than building an international project from scratch. The platform is free for teachers and students, and teachers create and manage student accounts.
tag(s): Project Based Learning (32), collaboration (146), problem solving (286)
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Have students synthesize what they learned from an international exchange by creating a short podcast with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining how another culture's perspective changed or expanded their thinking. Invite students to exchange interviews or personal stories with a partner classroom, then turn their findings into a digital story with Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, and reflections. Assign small groups a global issue represented in one of the Class2Class projects and have them prepare evidence-based positions for a live or recorded debate, using the exchange with international classmates to challenge assumptions and strengthen arguments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympics in PE: A Class Period of Champions! - Beth Swanger
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Turn the gym into an Olympic arena with this ready-to-use physical education activity from Gopher Sport. Beth Swanger begins with the Olympic Creed and a torch run, then moves students...more
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Turn the gym into an Olympic arena with this ready-to-use physical education activity from Gopher Sport. Beth Swanger begins with the Olympic Creed and a torch run, then moves students into partner relay stations inspired by Olympic events. One student completes a sport-related movement while the partner performs an accompanying fitness exercise, then the students switch roles. Activities represent athletics, swimming, gymnastics, boxing, basketball, soccer, rowing, javelin, canoeing and biking, track, equestrian, hockey, and tennis. The page provides preparation directions, gym setup, an equipment list, and directions for each event, using familiar PE supplies such as scooters, balls, pool noodles, rackets, batons, scarves, cones, and hoops. Teachers can modify the activities for their available space and equipment while reinforcing movement skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, and connections to geography and culture.
tag(s): STEM (389), crafts (109), olympics (65), sports (107)
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Have students begin with the suggested Olympic torch run: jog around the gym while passing a construction-paper torch, then discuss how a ceremonial relay can represent cooperation and shared responsibility. Assign students partners for the Olympic relay stations and have them alternate between sport-specific movements and fitness exercises such as mountain climbers, flutter kicks, squats, planks, lunges, and high knees. Ask students to represent different countries during the relay games and locate those countries afterward with Google My Maps, reviewed here, creating a map that includes each country's flag and one Olympic fact.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympics in PE: A Class Period of Champions! - Beth Swanger
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Turn the gym into an Olympic arena with this ready-to-use physical education activity from Gopher Sport. Beth Swanger begins with the Olympic Creed and a torch run, then moves students...more
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Turn the gym into an Olympic arena with this ready-to-use physical education activity from Gopher Sport. Beth Swanger begins with the Olympic Creed and a torch run, then moves students into partner relay stations inspired by Olympic events. One student completes a sport-related movement while the partner performs an accompanying fitness exercise, then the students switch roles. Activities represent athletics, swimming, gymnastics, boxing, basketball, soccer, rowing, javelin, canoeing and biking, track, equestrian, hockey, and tennis. The page provides preparation directions, gym setup, an equipment list, and directions for each event, using familiar PE supplies such as scooters, balls, pool noodles, rackets, batons, scarves, cones, and hoops. Teachers can modify the activities for their available space and equipment while reinforcing movement skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, and connections to geography and culture.
tag(s): STEM (389), crafts (109), olympics (65), sports (107)
In the Classroom
Have students begin with the suggested Olympic torch run: jog around the gym while passing a construction-paper torch, then discuss how a ceremonial relay can represent cooperation and shared responsibility. Assign students partners for the Olympic relay stations and have them alternate between sport-specific movements and fitness exercises such as mountain climbers, flutter kicks, squats, planks, lunges, and high knees. Ask students to represent different countries during the relay games and locate those countries afterward with Google My Maps, reviewed here, creating a map that includes each country's flag and one Olympic fact.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer Olympic Games 2024 - Facts & History for Kids. Kids Academy - Kids Academy
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Introduce elementary students to the Summer Olympic Games with this short Kids Academy video covering basic Olympic history, traditions, and sports. The approximately five-minute presentation...more
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Introduce elementary students to the Summer Olympic Games with this short Kids Academy video covering basic Olympic history, traditions, and sports. The approximately five-minute presentation gives young viewers accessible background on the Games and highlights events such as athletics, swimming, and gymnastics. Although the title references the 2024 Summer Olympics, much of the content provides broader Olympic background that supports lessons on sports history, international competition, and Olympic traditions beyond a single Games year. The brief format makes it useful as a whole-class introduction, discussion starter, or background source before students begin a research or comparison activity. If your district blocks YouTube, students may not be able to view the video.
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Have students watch the video, record three facts they learned about the Summer Olympic Games, and write one question they would like to investigate further. Ask students to compare the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and organize their ideas with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here, focusing on sports, settings, and traditions. Ask students to write a short, evidence-based response explaining which Olympic tradition, sport, or historical fact they found most interesting and why.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - HMH Education
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore...more
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore Olympic history, Jesse Owens, prominent athletes, host cities, life during a particular Games year, differences between the Summer and Winter Games, and details from a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Five additional math activities connect sports to graphing, angles, pacing, nutrition, medal data, rates, and goal setting. Many activities include suggested grade ranges, downloadable materials, or teacher guides, making the collection especially useful for teachers seeking ready-to-go ideas they can adapt across elementary and middle school classrooms.
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tag(s): timelines (61), sports (107), olympics (65), charts and graphs (183), angles (51), nutrition (140)
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Ask students in grades 6 and up to research Jesse Owens, choose one of his quotations, and write a reflection explaining what the quotation reveals about his experiences, achievements, or challenges during and after the 1936 Games. Assign editorial teams in grades 4-8 an Olympic year and have them research what life was like during that time, then create a collaborative "Year in Review" digital magazine using Canva Edu, reviewed here covering arts, fashion, sports, government, and international affairs. Have students complete the Winter Sports Scavenger Hunt while watching selected events, looking for age-appropriate features such as shapes and numbers, countries and continents, winter vocabulary, or examples of figurative language, and then compare their findings in pairs or small groups.
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Paralympic Sports - International Paralympic Committee
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter...more
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter categories and links students to individual sport pages where they can investigate rules, competition formats, athletes, equipment, and other sport-specific information. The IPC currently sanctions 29 Paralympic sports, 23 summer and six winter, with Para climbing the newest addition to the Paralympic Games program. The six winter sports are Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard, and wheelchair curling. This authoritative resource provides a useful starting point for researching adaptive sports, comparing events, examining how equipment and rules vary among sports, and learning how athletes compete at the international level.
tag(s): sports (107), olympics (65), disabilities (39)
In the Classroom
Assign small groups different summer or winter sports, and have them design a one-page guide that explains the sport for a newcomer, including rules, equipment, terminology, and questions they might still have. Invite students to research an athlete associated with a selected sport and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, highlighting the athlete's sport, country, accomplishments, and an important fact learned through research. Have small groups investigate how a Paralympic sport or piece of adaptive sports equipment has developed over time, then create a chronological summary with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Museum Virtual 360 Tours - The Olympic Museum
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4 to 12
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions...more
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions remotely in an immersive, room-by-room format, giving students opportunities to examine displays connected to Olympic history, athletes, traditions, objects, and the development of the modern Olympic movement. The museum itself preserves and interprets a major collection of Olympic heritage, and its broader site also provides resources for educators, students, and researchers. The virtual tour works especially well as a ready-to-go visual source for introducing an Olympics unit, supporting historical inquiry, or giving students artifacts and exhibition spaces to investigate before discussion or research.
tag(s): virtual field trips (154), olympics (65), cultures (292), sports (107)
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Have students explore the virtual museum individually, record three artifacts or displays that reveal something important about Olympic history, and then share one observation and one question with the class. Invite small groups to investigate how the Olympic Games have changed over time and create a chronological summary with Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, using evidence gathered from the museum and additional reliable sources. Assign students to select one museum object and write a short, evidence-based museum label explaining what the item reveals about the culture, technology, or values of its time, then display the labels beside screenshots or sketches during a class gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Athletes - International Olympic Committee
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured...more
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured athletes or investigate individual competitors through profile pages that may include biographies, Olympic results, medals, competition highlights, news, photos, and videos. Profiles vary in the amount of information available, but the collection offers a useful starting point for researching athletic achievement, perseverance, international representation, and the history of individual Olympic sports. The resource works especially well for biography projects, comparison activities, geography connections, and research tied to current or past Olympic Games
tag(s): olympics (65), sports (107), biographies (103)
In the Classroom
Have small groups choose athletes from several nations and plot their home countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding a brief athlete profile to each location to connect Olympic participation with world geography. Invite students to synthesize research by creating a short athlete profile presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, combining biographical information, Olympic results, geography, and images into an evidence-based presentation. Have students select an Olympian from a country or sport they are studying and gather evidence from the athlete's profile to write a short biography highlighting accomplishments, challenges, and Olympic participation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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15 Worksheets - 15Worksheets.com
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K to 12
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool,...more
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool, kindergarten, and general skills. The homepage reports more than 28,100 worksheets, with most topic collections offering at least 15 activities and many including answer keys. Teachers can browse broad subject categories or search for a specific skill, unit, or lesson topic. Materials range from early-learning practice to selected high school content and include reading passages, writing prompts, computation practice, word problems, language exercises, science activities, and history resources. The creators report that retired educators write the worksheets, which are peer-reviewed, checked by an editor, and reviewed for clarity, age appropriateness, skill progression, and answer accuracy. Worksheets may be downloaded and printed for free educational use, but the site does not permit users to repost the files to public websites, shared drives, or file repositories.
tag(s): holidays (291), grammar (143), grammar review (34), writing prompts (56), preK (355), worksheets (72)
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Invite students to revise several worksheet questions into a class review game with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here, and require each team to provide an answer explanation. Have students use a worksheet as the starting point for a hands-on station where they model math problems with manipulatives, act out vocabulary, sequence printed events, or test a science concept with classroom materials. Use worksheets at different complexity levels for targeted practice, then ask students to reflect on which items were most challenging and create a personal improvement plan in Simplenote, reviewed here.
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Geography for Kids - KidsWorldTravels
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3 to 8
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Explore the planet through a child-friendly introduction to physical and human geography. This resource explains what geography is, distinguishes physical from human geography, introduces...more
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Explore the planet through a child-friendly introduction to physical and human geography. This resource explains what geography is, distinguishes physical from human geography, introduces the word's Greek origins, and describes geographers' work. Students can read about landforms, natural hazards, migration, cultures, languages, environmental challenges, and the relationship between people and places. Photographs, examples, related country and continent pages, and an embedded geography quiz support independent exploration. The site states that children collect and write much of its geography and travel information for children and that it supports students, teachers, and homeschooling families.
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tag(s): maps (222), map skills (68), landforms (37), migration (44), cultures (292), continents (30), countries (69)
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Have pairs research a country and write five clues about its location, landforms, and culture without naming it. Classmates can use a world map to identify the country and explain which clues helped. Assign small groups to design a three-stop trip using the site's country and landmark resources. They can plot their route on a map and create a travel guide explaining what visitors would learn at each stop and what to pack based on the climate and activities. After reading the page, ask students to sort examples such as mountains, languages, rivers, and cities into physical or human geography. Challenge them to explain how the two connect--for example, how a river might influence where people build towns.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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18 Ideas for Teaching About the Olympics - Victoria Dotson
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K to 12
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social...more
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social studies, science, art, physical education, music, and social-emotional learning. Students can graph medal counts, work with fractions and percentages, analyze texts about Olympians, research athletes and countries, compare the ancient and modern Olympics, investigate physics and nutrition, explore symbolism and flags, create athlete portraits, practice sportsmanship, study music from Olympic ceremonies, and discuss growth mindset and resilience. Several activities link to supporting ClickView videos and curated Olympic resources for elementary, middle, and high school learners, and the author notes that many ideas can be differentiated by grade level.
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tag(s): nutrition (140), fractions (173), charts and graphs (183), symbols (22), olympics (65), sports (107)
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Invite students to examine the symbolism and color choices in Olympic rings, flags, medals, and other visual designs, then sketch a new Olympic symbol or flag and write a short artist's statement explaining each design choice. Have students research an Olympian's journey and create a digital presentation that combines images, brief text, statistics, and evidence of perseverance using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Invite students to review key facts from the unit and create questions for a whole-class formative assessment or review game using Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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