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Infographics Presentation Templates - SlidesGo
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5 to 12
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SlidesGo Infographics Presentation Templates is a site that offers three templates in its free plan. Templates are for Canva, Google Slides, and PowerPoint. Note that the crown is only...more
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SlidesGo Infographics Presentation Templates is a site that offers three templates in its free plan. Templates are for Canva, Google Slides, and PowerPoint. Note that the crown is only available to Premium subscribers. Templates include timelines, project management tools, graph paper, market shares, financial information, dating apps, and more.
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Students can download infographics to customize for classroom assignments. Students can use Canva Edu, reviewed here to create their own infographics. Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to post their infographics.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Teach from Anywhere - Google
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K to 12
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The "Teach From Anywhere" website by Google provides various resources and tools to support teachers in delivering effective remote or in-person instruction. Teachers can use the platform...more
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The "Teach From Anywhere" website by Google provides various resources and tools to support teachers in delivering effective remote or in-person instruction. Teachers can use the platform to access tutorials on Google Workspace for Education, lesson ideas, and strategies for managing hybrid classrooms. The website also includes tips for families, offering guidance on supporting learning at home, making it a valuable bridge between school and home environments. Educators can integrate these resources into their teaching to enhance student engagement, streamline communication, and ensure students and families feel supported in their learning journey. The videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
tag(s): collaboration (116), digital literacy (36), feedback (14), remote learning (32), Teacher Utilities (219), teaching strategies (69)
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Incorporate the tools and ideas from the website into lessons to enhance digital literacy, such as creating collaborative projects in Google Docs or interactive presentations in Slides, reviewed here. Use the platform's teacher resources for personal growth, exploring strategies to improve classroom management, foster student engagement, or integrate technology more effectively in teaching. Incorporate the resources to create a seamless remote or hybrid learning experience, including tips on managing virtual classrooms, engaging students online, and organizing digital materials. Share the website's family tips with parents to help them support their children's learning at home, fostering a stronger connection between the classroom and home environment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Just Beam It - Akshay Kannan, Hristo Oskov, and Pranava Adduri
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4 to 12
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Share files hassle-free using Just Beam It! Drag your file into the designated space, share the URL link, and leave the WINDOW OPEN. You will get a message telling ...more
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Share files hassle-free using Just Beam It! Drag your file into the designated space, share the URL link, and leave the WINDOW OPEN. You will get a message telling you the transfer completed. At this point, it is safe to close the window. If you prefer the traditional file search to find sharable documents, there is a spot to click for that method of file identification. Just Beam It! works by streaming the file directly from your computer to your recipient, and is not stored on the website. Just remember, files cannot exceed 2 GB and keep the window open until the transfer is complete. Beam happily!
tag(s): collaboration (116), computers (114)
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Have trouble sharing files with students because they do not have email? Do they need to share files with each other for collaborative projects ? Try using Just Beam It! No email or flash drive needed. File transfer is quick. Drag, drop and share! So easy, a savvy fourth grader could do it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Discover a collection of educational materials about ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations and the cultures that flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including the Sumerians,...more
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Discover a collection of educational materials about ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations and the cultures that flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. From interactive timelines that trace the rise and fall of these empires to high-resolution images of archaeological artifacts, our resources bring the ancient world to life. This collection features primary sources and multimedia presentations on daily life in ancient cities like Ur and Nineveh. Share these resources with your students to aid in understanding the foundational civilizations that laid the groundwork for human progress in law, science, literature, and government.
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Help your students learn more about ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations. This list includes resources for cooperative learning groups. Read each resource's Classroom Use section to learn ways to incorporate the information in your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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America's Second Independence Day - Juneteenth - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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America's Second Independence Day - Juneteenth is part of the TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here that shares...more
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America's Second Independence Day - Juneteenth is part of the TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here that shares book ideas and resources for teaching about Juneteenth. This resource includes background knowledge information, activities, book suggestions, and ideas for extending learning. Information includes correlation to ISTE and AASL standards.
tag(s): black history (131), book lists (161), civil rights (220), emancipation proclamation (14), Juneteenth (32), slavery (77), texas (7)
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Use the suggested activities and book lists to find resources for teaching about Juneteenth in your classroom. Include these lessons as part of Black History Month and when teaching about United States history and civil rights. Engage students in learning about Juneteenth by asking them to create interactive presentations using Genially, reviewed here. Search for Juneteenth on Genially to find a template to use when presenting Juneteenth to students or for students to use to share their knowledge on this topic. Extend learning using IdeaBoardz, reviewed here, an online interactive whiteboard, to share additional resources, add polls, diagrams, sketches, and more using Figjam.
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Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations (Habit of the Mind) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This collection of resources is designed to help you and your students cultivate the Habit of Mind of Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations--the strategic practice of accessing...more
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This collection of resources is designed to help you and your students cultivate the Habit of Mind of Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations--the strategic practice of accessing prior knowledge and transferring what you've learned beyond the original context to tackle fresh challenges. This connective habit helps students use math concepts to solve real-world problems, apply research skills from one project to another, and draw on previous experiences to navigate unfamiliar territory with confidence. We've all seen students who ace a test but can't apply the same knowledge to a real-world problem. We've gathered a variety of tools to help you bridge that gap, empowering students to "use what they learn" and access prior knowledge in novel contexts. In this collection, you'll find video examples showing how skills transfer across disciplines and contexts, interactive analogy activities and pattern-recognition challenges that strengthen connection-making, KWL charts that help students link new learning to past experiences, lesson plans featuring real-world application projects and cross-curricular problem-solving tasks, and transfer journals where students document how they've repurposed their knowledge. These resources are packed with practical strategies and real examples to help your students tap into what they already know and make those "aha!" connections across everything they're learning and doing.
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Share these resources with your students to learn more about applying past knowledge to new situations. Share a link to this collection on your school web page. Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Trek: March, Book One - TeachersFirst
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7 to 12
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TeachersFirst Reading Treks create a virtual field trip of resources about a piece of literature or text using the My Maps feature of Google Maps. This Reading Trek provides inspiration...more
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TeachersFirst Reading Treks create a virtual field trip of resources about a piece of literature or text using the My Maps feature of Google Maps. This Reading Trek provides inspiration and suggestions for sharing the autobiography of Congressman John Lewis who as a student met Martin Luther King, was instrumental in the birth of the Nashville Student Movement and their "lunch counter sit-ins." View the robust instructional guide for suggestions to use with students in grades 7-12. Content correlates to Common Core Standards, ISTE Student Standards, and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Find the entire selection of Reading Treks here.
tag(s): black history (131), civil rights (220), congress (39)
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Using the Reading Trek, explore the periods of the 1930s and 1960s using maps and other non-fiction resources. Engage students and use an online organization tool like Padlet, reviewed here, to collect and share resources with students. Organize information within the Padlet using columns to sort content by decade. Be sure to allow comments to encourage student discussion and collaboration. Enhance learning by asking students to create infographics using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here. Use the infographics as an alternative to a book report and ask students to share important places, dates, and historical characters to tell the story of John Lewis.
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Responding with Wonderment and Awe (Habit of the Mind) - TeachersFirst
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Remember that feeling of pure fascination when you first saw a shooting star or finally understood how a complex puzzle fit together? That's exactly what the Habit of the Mind ...more
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Remember that feeling of pure fascination when you first saw a shooting star or finally understood how a complex puzzle fit together? That's exactly what the Habit of the Mind - Responding with Wonderment and Awe is all about! This often-overlooked habit is one of the most powerful that educators can nurture. In our rush to cover content and meet standards, it's easy to forget that curiosity and joy are actually cognitive tools, not just nice bonuses. When students approach learning with a sense of wonder, they're more engaged, more persistent, and more likely to remember what they've discovered. The resources in this collection are designed to help you cultivate that sense of "wow" in your classroom--whether you're teaching math, literature, history, or science. Some examples included in this collection: high-definition science pictures of the day, live feed cams of animals and places, interactive math or art tools, collaboration whiteboards to use for "I wonder" questions, citizen science projects, "how things work" videos, interactive museum video tours and exhibits, brainteasers, optical illusions, and more. Use these resources to turn your classrooms into places where "I don't know" is just the exciting start of a brand-new adventure!
tag(s): thinking skills (124), visual thinking (16)
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Help your students learn and practice the habits of responding with wonderment and awe. This list includes resources for all grades. Read each resource's Classroom Use section to learn ways to incorporate the information in your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Made EZ with Book Creator - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from October 2024. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey,...more
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from October 2024. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey, and pass the assessment. For details, read the Registration & Credit Options section on the registration page.
Learn how to use the free Book Creator app in your classroom! This engaging hands-on workshop will guide you through the basics of the app and help you make the most of your free account. Together, we'll explore various strategies to differentiate and scaffold student work, ensuring that all learners can succeed. We'll also discover innovative ways to integrate Book Creator into digital storytelling projects, enhancing creativity and engagement in your classroom. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Book Creator's features and functionalities. 2. Differentiate instruction and scaffold student work with Book Creator. 3. Apply learning by creating hands-on Book Creator projects. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Learn how to use the free Book Creator app in your classroom! This engaging hands-on workshop will guide you through the basics of the app and help you make the most of your free account. Together, we'll explore various strategies to differentiate and scaffold student work, ensuring that all learners can succeed. We'll also discover innovative ways to integrate Book Creator into digital storytelling projects, enhancing creativity and engagement in your classroom. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Book Creator's features and functionalities. 2. Differentiate instruction and scaffold student work with Book Creator. 3. Apply learning by creating hands-on Book Creator projects. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): digital storytelling (167), Formative Assessment (47), OK2Askarchive (87), professional development (321)
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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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Getty Education- Curricula and Teaching Guides - Getty Museum
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K to 12
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The Getty Education website offers extensive curricula and classroom resources designed to integrate art into various subjects. Teachers can explore ready-to-use lesson plans, activities,...more
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The Getty Education website offers extensive curricula and classroom resources designed to integrate art into various subjects. Teachers can explore ready-to-use lesson plans, activities, and multimedia content tailored for diverse grade levels and subjects, such as history, language arts, and visual arts. The resources emphasize critical thinking, creativity, and cultural understanding, featuring topics like ancient civilizations, photography, and visual storytelling. These materials align with academic standards and include educator guides, worksheets, and interactive experiences, making them an invaluable tool for enriching classroom instruction through the power of art. The videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
tag(s): critical thinking (181), interactive stories (22), multimedia (63), photography (136), stories and storytelling (77)
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Select a lesson from Getty's curriculum on world cultures. For example, examine Ancient Greek pottery and have students create their designs on paper based on the themes or stories depicted in the originals. Show an artwork from the Getty collection and have students write a creative story inspired by it. Use the provided resources on visual storytelling for guidance. The "Understanding Formal Analysis" videos can also introduce students to elements of art (line, color, texture, etc.). Then, assign students an artwork to analyze using these elements, working in pairs or small groups. Explore art from different periods using the Getty's curated lesson plans on ancient civilizations or the Renaissance. Have students create a timeline showcasing key artworks and their historical significance. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here or Read Write Think Timeline, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vodcast Book Trailers - Brian Dawson/Palm Beach Schools
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K to 5
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Enjoy short book trailers similar to movie trailers on the Palm Beach Schools Vodcast page. These exciting book previews make choosing a new book easy! Scroll down the bar to ...more
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Enjoy short book trailers similar to movie trailers on the Palm Beach Schools Vodcast page. These exciting book previews make choosing a new book easy! Scroll down the bar to the right of the main video screen to view options. Each book trailer is approximately one minute in length. They are just right to inspire interest without giving away the whole book.
tag(s): book lists (161), book reports (26), guided reading (31), independent reading (83)
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Use this site to show a book trailer on your interactive whiteboard or projector before heading to the library for students to choose books. Create a link on classroom computers for students to view book trailers on their own. Use this site as a model and challenge students to create their own book trailers and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here. Share this site on your classroom website or blog using the embed code given.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ChatGPT for Teachers - ChatGPT
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K to 12
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ChatGPT makes its free, educational version available to United States teachers and school staff through June 2027. The educational version protects student data, meets FERPA requirements,...more
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ChatGPT makes its free, educational version available to United States teachers and school staff through June 2027. The educational version protects student data, meets FERPA requirements, and does not use the content to train ChatGPT models. It offers settings to remember details such as your grade level, curriculum, and preferred format, so responses feel tailored to your teaching style and classroom. Users can build presentations in ChatGPT with Canva and bring in lesson plans and files from Google Drive or Microsoft 365, so every chat starts with your classroom context. School and district leaders can create accounts that bring district and school staff into a single workspace with role-based controls. Create your account by completing the verification form with your school email, which verifies that you meet all requirements.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (318), chat (40), presentations (34), professional development (321)
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Use this educational version of ChatGPT for a wide range of classroom and professional needs. Create lesson plans that align with your state standards, upload your current lessons to create assessments or differentiate learning activities, or find new resources to supplement your current teaching materials. Take advantage of the integration with Canva, reviewed here, to create infographics, presentations, and other materials to enhance student learning. Canva is available through an app in this version of ChatGPT. Follow the instructions to link your accounts for easy access to all available features. Learn more by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: AI for Educator Excellence: Reclaiming Time and Enhancing Instruction, reviewed here, find out more about Canva's AI features by watching OK2Ask: Interactive Lessons with Canva's AI Magic Tools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Readability Lab - Shaun Wallace
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3 to 12
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What font do you read fastest in? Take the test provided by the Virtual Readability Lab to test the best font for you. Begin by starting the test to view ...more
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What font do you read fastest in? Take the test provided by the Virtual Readability Lab to test the best font for you. Begin by starting the test to view the directions. The test shares several short reading passages along with comprehension questions at the end of each passage and takes approximately five minutes to complete. When finished, users receive a report that includes the number of words read per minute, the correct percentage of questions answered, and the font that best matches the users' reading style. The authors of the Virtual Readability Lab recommend participants complete the test on a computer, not a phone, to achieve the best results.
tag(s): digital reading (18), reading comprehension (146), reading strategies (93)
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According to studies, reading in a font that best matches your reading style can increase reading speed without affecting comprehension and lead to better focus. Knowing your readers' fastest font allows educators to support student learning by adjusting fonts when creating worksheets, sharing websites, or providing articles. Use the information learned to adjust font settings in computer browsers. Go to settings, appearance, and fonts in Chrome or Edge to change all websites' font families, sizes, and weights. Include this site in activities encouraging students to participate in active learning and reflective experiences. After completing the test, ask students to write a summary of their results that includes action steps based on the information received. This activity might make an excellent addition to your students' academic portfolios. Create their portfolios in Seesaw, reviewed here or about.me, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planet eBook - PlaneteBook.com
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6 to 12
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Planet eBook offers an extensive list of classic (public domain) literature for free download. Scroll through titles listed in alphabetical order from 1984 to Wuthering Heights. Click...more
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Planet eBook offers an extensive list of classic (public domain) literature for free download. Scroll through titles listed in alphabetical order from 1984 to Wuthering Heights. Click on the title for a short synopsis. Once you find what you want, click Download.
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tag(s): ebooks (49), literature (214)
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Share this site with students as a resource for classic literature titles to download. Assign literature from this site as class homework. Share this link on your class website for families to find free online literature. If you are looking for text to use to teach sequencing, inference, or main idea on an interactive whiteboard, this is one source to copy/paste text that is not copyrighted. Have students highlight parts of speech, experiment with word order, and more as they "touch" the language.
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2025 Groundhog Day Activities for Elementary Student - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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K to 5
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The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) website provides a variety of engaging Groundhog Day activities designed for elementary students. These activities include crafts, storytelling,...more
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The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) website provides a variety of engaging Groundhog Day activities designed for elementary students. These activities include crafts, storytelling, weather predictions, and fun science experiments, all centered around the tradition of Groundhog Day. The site offers teachers easy-to-follow guides and resources that integrate reading, math, and science skills into the theme, helping students explore topics like shadows, seasons, and folklore.
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tag(s): crafts (110), holidays (280), stories and storytelling (77), weather (174)
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Students can create simple shadow experiments to explore how light and shadows work. Have them predict if they'll see a shadow based on different light sources (flashlight, sunlight, etc.) and record their observations. They can use a free tool such as Book Creator, reviewed here or WriteReader, reviewed here to create stories. They can also use these tools to write a weather journal, keeping track of the weather after Groundhog Day to see if the prediction came true. Students can make groundhog puppets using paper bags and basic craft materials. They can present a puppet show on Groundhog Day or a short skit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Theater & Drama - Crash Course
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4 to 12
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Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and...more
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Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson, The Spanish Golden Age, Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes, among many others. The videos include a short paragraph describing the content; some also have lesson stems. What a great collection for secondary English teachers or anyone looking for short videos related to Shakespeare and the history of drama. Be aware - some of the videos include short advertisements before they begin. As these videos are hosted on YouTube, if your school does not allow YouTube, this site would not work well for you. There is an option on the site to download the video to view off of YouTube.
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tag(s): acting (16), plays (31), shakespeare (98)
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Share the Shakespeare videos during a unit on The Bard - or even to recognize his birthday! These videos would be ideal to use for flipped or blended learning. Have students view the videos at home and then use a tool such as Magic School, reviewed here to create instant questions to review the video and use for a quick entrance ticket at the start of the next class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ELA Curricula - Open Up Resources
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K to 12
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The Open Up Resources ELA Curricula site offers high-quality, research-based English Language Arts instructional programs for PreK-12 classrooms that center on rich, whole texts and...more
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The Open Up Resources ELA Curricula site offers high-quality, research-based English Language Arts instructional programs for PreK-12 classrooms that center on rich, whole texts and real-world content knowledge to help students build literacy skills. The curricula are openly accessible as OER (open educational resources) with both print and digital options, and include supports for diverse learners, embedded assessments, and clear instructional protocols grounded in the science of reading. Programs range from EL Education language arts editions (including updated 2025 modules) to Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing and the Odell High School Literacy Program, all designed to foster student discourse, differentiate instruction, and support teacher planning and professional growth.
tag(s): assessment (143), differentiation (99), literacy (124), OER (52), writing (306)
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Students can use the resources as supplemental materials to enrich their learning. Students can enrich their writing skills using Open Up Resources and post their writing in Write Reader, reviewed here. Students can use Podbean, reviewed here to practice their communication and verbal skills by sharing information that they learned or on a particular topic.
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Scoop.it! - Scoop.it Inc
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5 to 12
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Scoop.it considers itself a free "publishing-by-curation" tool on the web. You create a Scoop topic and add articles and websites to the topic. People who view your Scoop see...more
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Scoop.it considers itself a free "publishing-by-curation" tool on the web. You create a Scoop topic and add articles and websites to the topic. People who view your Scoop see what you want them to see. This is a way to deliver subject focused articles and information to a specific audience. Scoops can be shared through social media or using a widget to embed on your website.
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Create Scoops for projects so that students have a one stop shop to research. Create a Scoop with information and sites for students to use as a study guide. This also gives you some control over the information to which your students are exposed. Have students sign up for their own free account. Students could use this as a working bibliography of the resources they use for research, posters, and presentations for all classes. Assign students to create a collection of online literature about a specific topic as an assignment. Have students use the "add your insight" text box to provide a mini review of the articles.Edge Features:
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What's a Thesaurus? - Education Development Center
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This short video creates a situation where it is necessary to choose synonyms to avoid using the same word repeated times. It goes on to explain how to use a ...more
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This short video creates a situation where it is necessary to choose synonyms to avoid using the same word repeated times. It goes on to explain how to use a conventional thesaurus. It uses the overly repeated word from the first situation to examine a thesaurus entry, and it explains how to know which group of thesaurus words to choose from. Although tv411 was originally created for English language learners (mainly adults), much of the content would be useful with secondary students. Preview the video before you share with your class.
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Use as an introduction to the thesaurus when teaching dictionary skills. Click on a related, non-video lesson on "Finding New Ways to Say Something" for more ideas about how to teach thesaurus skills.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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217+ Infographics PowerPoint Templates & Slides for Presentations - SlidesModel
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SlidesModel offers over 200 infographics, PowerPoint templates, & slides for presentations at this free site. Templates are available for PowerPoint and Google Slides with a free account....more
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SlidesModel offers over 200 infographics, PowerPoint templates, & slides for presentations at this free site. Templates are available for PowerPoint and Google Slides with a free account. The free account includes free weekly slides and over one hundred fifty PowerPoint templates. Infographics templates include overlapping circles, 4-step business models, animated infographics, business agreements, and more.
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Students can download one infographic to customize for classroom assignments. Students can use Canva Edu, reviewed here to create their own infographics. Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to post their infographics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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