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A Teacher's Pump-Up Playlist to Get You Through Your Day - Education World
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): classroom management (107), mental health (56), professional development (281), songs (47)
In the Classroom
Save this list or add the playlist to your Spotify account to boost your spirits and increase energy throughout the school year. Share ideas with other teachers and create a school playlist for educators. Include songs from the list as a class anthem; for example, play a motivational song as students enter the classroom to get the day off to a good start or play a favorite tune as students pack up to go home at the end of the day.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Best Teacher Playlist: 20 Songs to De-Stress - Twinkl
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K to 12tag(s): mental health (56), professional development (281), songs (47)
In the Classroom
Play this list in the background to make everyday professional tasks more enjoyable. If you don't use Spotify, recreate this list in your favorite podcast player, such as Apple Podcast or Google Player. You can find many of these songs on YouTube and add them to a personal playlist for listening.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teacher Self-Care Bingo - Teaching Channel
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K to 12tag(s): mental health (56), professional development (281)
In the Classroom
Reward yourself by taking mental breaks and energizing your spirit using this Bingo card. Print the card before placing it in a prominent area of your classroom or home to remind yourself to take mental health breaks. As a reward for completing a Bingo, treat yourself to a small reward such as a new outfit or book. Use this Bingo card as inspiration to personalize a Bingo card to match your interests using the Bingo Card Card Generator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educator Self Care Activities: Perfect for Staff PD - CounselingwithMrB
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): mental health (56)
In the Classroom
Teachers can perform the activities Mr. B shares in his video. Teachers can begin to look deeper into their mental health and well-being and discuss ways to focus more on mental health for themselves and their students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast - The Educator's Room Presents: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast
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K to 12tag(s): mental health (56), professional development (281)
In the Classroom
Teachers can begin to examine their mental health and well-being more deeply and discuss ways to focus more on mental health for themselves and their students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Expressing Emotions Through Art - Getty Museum
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K to 3tag(s): art history (102), emotions (55), social and emotional learning (127)
In the Classroom
Students can keep a weekly art reflection journal. After each lesson, they can write or draw how the activity made them feel, connect it to their experiences, or explore how they would change a famous artwork to express a different emotion. Challenge your students to do the journal online using a tool such as ePubEditor, reviewed here or WriteReader reviewed here. Collaboratively create a large mural that represents a range of emotions. Assign small groups of students an emotion to illustrate, using the concepts learned from the curriculum. Have students paint abstract art pieces using colors that represent specific emotions. They can present their work, explaining their choices of color and form. Provide students with a selection of famous artworks from the curriculum. Ask them to identify the emotions expressed in each piece and discuss their observations as a class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Internet Archive - Brewster Kahle
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3 to 12tag(s): audio books (41), digital storytelling (147), ebooks (47), literature (207), media literacy (105), movies (50)
In the Classroom
Make a digital scavenger hunt by creating a list of questions or tasks that require students to search for answers using the Internet Archive, such as finding a historical document or an old movie clip. Encourage students to find supplementary materials, like old videos, music, or texts, to add depth to a research project or presentation on a historical or cultural topic. Use the Wayback Machine to explore how a popular website looked at different points in history. Discuss how technology and design have changed over time. Assign students to locate and analyze primary source documents, such as speeches, newspapers, or historical books, to support history or social studies lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Emoji Finder - Graham Hicks
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (218), charactered (77), social and emotional learning (127), summarizing (24), Teacher Utilities (175)
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 (52), empathy (42), firstday (22), social and emotional learning (127)
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 (36), cultures (253), environment (244), literacy (121), stories and storytelling (66), virtual field trips (130)
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 (56), school violence (10), social skills (22)
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 (87), cross cultural understanding (175), dance (39), empathy (42), jazz (16), musical instruments (53), social and emotional learning (127), sociology (22), STEM (330)
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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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 (55), empathy (42), social and emotional learning (127)
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 (55), empathy (42), social and emotional learning (127)
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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Operation Prevention - Discovery Ed
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3 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (27), virtual field trips (130)
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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Jr. NBA At Home - Jr. NBA
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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 (150), amazon (10), animals (275), antarctica (25), anthropology (9), australia (28), biodiversity (34), birds (42), cells (83), climate (89), climate change (103), conservation (103), constitution (100), continents (31), countries (69), diseases (58), earth (188), earthquakes (50), egypt (59), engineering (135), erosion (15), explorers (63), fish (15), hurricanes (34), mammals (21), mayans (32), migration (45), molecules (41), moon (83), natural disasters (19), natural resources (34), nutrition (133), oceans (138), plants (139), pollution (55), population (52), religions (121), reproduction (6), reptiles (11), romans (52), slavery (79), sociology (22), solar system (122), space (235), volcanoes (59), weather (166), world war 2 (166)
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
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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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OK2Ask: Tech Tools Smackdown: AI Tools - TeachersFirst
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K to 12The 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 (218), OK2Askarchive (79), professional development (281)
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 (330), women (175), womenchangemaker (70)
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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