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return to subject listingHowcast - The Arena Group
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cooking (32), crafts (61), dance (31), homes (5), teaching strategies (46), visual thinking (8)
In the Classroom
Choose a short Howcast video related to a topic you're teaching. Show the video and challenge students to follow the steps in real time or create their version of the task. Pause a video at intervals and ask students to predict the next steps in the process. This keeps them actively thinking and engaged with the content. Assign students to watch a Howcast video at home on a topic that interests them, then write a short reflection or presentation explaining how they could apply what they learned to a real-life situation.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Emoji Finder - Graham Hicks
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (160), character education (77), social and emotional learning (97), summarizing (23), Teacher Utilities (173)
In the Classroom
Students could use emojis to represent characters, emotions, or key events in stories, adding a layer of engagement in language arts or social-emotional learning. Challenge students to summarize a story, historical event, or scientific concept using only emojis. Use emojis as digital rewards or "stickers" for students who meet specific goals or demonstrate positive behaviors. Teachers could create a virtual reward board where students earn and display unique emojis for their accomplishments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ten Minute Warm-Ups for the Inclusive Classroom - Stetson & Associates, Inc.
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K to 12tag(s): back to school (62), empathy (32), firstday (22), social and emotional learning (97)
In the Classroom
Begin each day with a short share circle where students briefly express how they're feeling or share something positive. This builds a sense of community and helps students practice active listening and empathy. Start a weekly compliment chain where students are encouraged to sincerely compliment a peer each day. Have students set daily or weekly goals individually or as a class and track progress. For example, students could choose a teamwork goal for group activities. At the end of the week, reflect on progress together. This activity encourages personal responsibility and accountability.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boston Children's Museum - Boston Children's Museum
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K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): communities (37), cultures (163), environment (245), literacy (118), stories and storytelling (52), virtual field trips (112)
In the Classroom
Through virtual tours, students can explore the museum's exhibits from the comfort of their homes or classrooms. Lead students through a project like making a volcano or experimenting with buoyancy, sparking interest in STEM while allowing kids to interact with scientific principles. Students can engage in creative expression activities such as drawing, crafting, or making sculptures. Incorporate literacy and listening skills through the museum's storytime videos, where students can follow along with books and stories read aloud.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Safer Schools Through Proven Prevention Programs - Sandy Hook Promise
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K to 12tag(s): mental health (35), school violence (10), social skills (23)
In the Classroom
Have your students make a Kindness Wall where they write messages of kindness or inclusive gestures they've made, promoting connection and empathy. Students can act out different ways to handle conflict or social isolation. Students can also explore scenarios in small groups, identifying potential warning signs of violence and discussing appropriate responses.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
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K to 12tag(s): artists (83), cross cultural understanding (170), dance (31), empathy (32), jazz (17), musical instruments (49), social and emotional learning (97), sociology (23), STEM (287)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U-Report - UNICEF
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6 to 12tag(s): disabilities (30), environment (245), hiv/aids (15), inequalities (24), mental health (35), school violence (10), sustainability (43)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent resource to bookmark and use throughout the year when discussing current events, specific countries or geographic areas, or for non-fiction reading. Find informational texts that matter to your students. Spark informational writing, as well. Allow students to browse the site to find interesting articles. Have students enhance their learning by creating magazine covers of information on this site using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here. Elevate learning by challenging students to create a newspaper article using articles on this site as a model using the Newspaper Clipping Generator, reviewed here. World language teachers will find this useful when viewing articles in French or Spanish to practice translation skills. If you have a blended learning classroom or are teaching remotely, you may want to try adding the reading to Fiskkit, reviewed here to annotate and analyze text and measure reading activity through sharing and commenting on texts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life Skills- SEL Standards - St. Croix River Education District
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): child development (23), emotions (48), empathy (32), social and emotional learning (97)
In the Classroom
Create a fun and interactive game where students act out different emotions without speaking while their classmates guess the emotion. Organize a class project where students identify a need in their community and work together to address it, such as a food drive or a park cleanup. Ask students to create a collage that represents their values and what being a "good person" means to them. They can use magazine cutouts, drawings, or digital tools such as PhotoCollage, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life Skills: Be Good People - St. Croix River Education District
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): child development (23), emotions (48), empathy (32), social and emotional learning (97)
In the Classroom
Have students role-play scenarios from the curriculum that require showing empathy and understanding. Create a weekly "Kindness Challenge" where students perform acts of kindness in the classroom or at home. Hold regular classroom circle discussions where students can share their thoughts or experiences based on SEL topics. Have students work together to create a class charter or set of norms for a positive learning environment, incorporating SEL principles such as respect, responsibility, and inclusivity.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Public Health - Crash Course
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): mental health (35), stress (7)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Public Health, students can create a rubric using Quick Rubric, reviewed here rating various public health systems in different countries compared to the United States. Students can debate the health systems of other countries. Finally, students can create a public service announcement using Genially, reviewed here to provide information on a topic from the video(s). With Genially, students can choose to create a poster, an interactive image, an infographic, and many others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Operation Prevention - Discovery Ed
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3 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27), virtual field trips (112)
In the Classroom
Have students act out different decision-making situations where they must resist peer pressure or make healthy choices. Students can create posters or videos to raise awareness. Students explore the effects of specific drugs and present findings to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Outbreak Science - Crash Course
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): diseases (68)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Outbreak Science, students can create a rubric rating the severity of the outbreak, how the outbreak was handled, and what information society has learned to help stop another outbreak. Using Desygner, reviewed here, students can create a public service announcement sharing with everyone tips for helping to stop an outbreak from happening. Finally, students can debate which outbreak was the most influential on society and why.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Psychology - Crash Course
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7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): behavior (46), brain (56), psychology (64)
In the Classroom
Have students design a simple experiment based on psychological concepts like memory, perception, or behavior. Assign famous psychology case studies for students to analyze and discuss the findings. Let students take a personality test (e.g., Myers-Briggs) and compare their results, discussing personality theory. Label and explore different brain regions and their functions after watching related episodes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anatomy & Physiology - Crash Course
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): body systems (41), cells (83), human body (93)
In the Classroom
Have students create 3D models of different body systems to visually represent how organs and tissues function together. Students can investigate how muscles contract and extend using simple materials like rubber bands and paper to simulate joints and ligaments. Provide real-world scenarios where students diagnose issues with specific body systems and propose solutions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jr. NBA At Home - Jr. NBA
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Incorporating Jr. NBA at Home into the classroom can be a dynamic way to engage students, enhance their learning experience, and extend physical education beyond the traditional gym setting. Use Jr. NBA at Home drills for morning movement sessions or brain breaks. These short, structured activities can energize students and improve focus for the rest of the school day. If you're a Physical Education educator, you can integrate the Jr. NBA's skill development exercises into your P.E. curriculum. These drills, tailored for various skill levels, ensure all students can participate and progress at their own pace. You could even challenge students to do these activities outside the classroom by assigning Jr. NBA at Home challenges as homework. Students can complete these activities with their families and share their experiences with the class; this can help promote healthy habits and family engagement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic Education - National Geographic Education
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K to 12tag(s): africa (142), amazon (11), animals (294), antarctica (30), anthropology (10), australia (29), biodiversity (35), birds (46), cells (83), climate (83), climate change (93), conservation (93), constitution (93), continents (32), countries (73), diseases (68), earth (184), earthquakes (45), egypt (46), engineering (127), erosion (15), explorers (65), fish (18), hurricanes (32), mammals (22), mayans (13), migration (45), molecules (43), moon (72), natural disasters (17), natural resources (37), nutrition (135), oceans (148), plants (149), pollution (52), population (50), religions (84), reproduction (7), reptiles (12), romans (35), slavery (77), sociology (23), solar system (108), space (215), volcanoes (54), weather (161), world war 2 (160)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource to supplement your current curriculum. Share interactives and videos with students by bookmarking them on classroom computers or using a curation tool such as Symbaloo, reviewed here when sharing several resources. Enhance student learning when watching videos using Playposit, reviewed here to add questions, text, and additional media. Upon completing your unit, ask students to share their understanding of the content by creating concept maps using a visual organization tool such as Circlyapp, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Farm to School Network - Tides Center National Farm to School Network
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Visit this site for information about nutritious foods, local produce, and in-school gardening projects. The Farm to School Network resource center includes several lesson plans that offer opportunities for students to learn about growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables. Learn more about the many diverse ways to design and support school gardens by visiting School Garden Resources, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nova Education - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): archeology (26), engineering (127), environment (245), forensics (12), paleontology (29), space (215)
In the Classroom
Enjoy the interactives, videos, and text on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use selected activities as a center (station). Share the included articles and videos with students to supplement your STEM curriculum. If articles are too difficult for students, use a text leveler tool like the one available at Brisk, reviewed here to match student reading abilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Tools Smackdown: AI Tools - TeachersFirst
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K to 12The bots are battling...more
The bots are battling it out in this AI-themed Tech Smackdown! Our TeachersFirst contributors will showcase their favorite classroom AI assistants in an epic showdown. From creative bots, to time-saving bots, to student-engaging bots, to organizing bots, these artificial intelligence dynamos will digitally duel for the title of most valuable AI. With new AI tools emerging faster than you can say "machine learning," finding the top tech can be a challenge. Let our tech-wise teachers be your guides in this fast-paced, fun session! The future is now - come see which classroom AI education tool will be crowned king! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Compare and contrast the most popular AI-powered education tools to discover which ones are most effective for classroom use. 2. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of leading AI learning tools to determine which provide the greatest benefits for students. 3. Discuss implementation strategies and best practices for leveraging AI tools to enhance teaching and optimize student outcomes. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (160), professional development (402)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Change Makers - Women in STEM - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): STEM (287), women (145), womenchangemaker (32)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with your students to learn about many women in STEM who changed the world. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons to encourage girls to pursue learning paths in STEM and realize their potential.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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