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6 Olympics Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Teachers' Curriculum Institute
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3 to 8
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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): biographies (103), olympics (64), persuasive writing (50), Project Based Learning (30), sports (104)
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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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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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): collaboration (142), problem solving (284), Project Based Learning (30)
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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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Substitute Teacher Activities Pack - HMH
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K to 6
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Keep a collection of ready-to-go activities handy for substitute days, unexpected schedule changes, or extra class time with this downloadable Substitute Teacher Activities Pack from...more
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Keep a collection of ready-to-go activities handy for substitute days, unexpected schedule changes, or extra class time with this downloadable Substitute Teacher Activities Pack from HMH. Designed for grades K-6, the collection includes 30+ literacy and math activities, including writing prompts, math practice pages, critical-thinking puzzles, word searches, crosswords, and more, that keep students productively engaged with minimal prep. Teachers can select individual pages as backup activities, add them to substitute plans, or keep copies available when students finish other work early. To access the download, complete a form with your contact and school information.
tag(s): critical thinking (187), crosswords (24), literacy (122), puzzles (178), substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (232)
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Have students complete one of the pack's writing prompts independently, then have them share their responses with a partner and identify an interesting detail or idea in each other's writing. Brainstorm other writing prompts based on seasons or events, or use Journal Buddies, reviewed here to get writing prompts. Invite students to complete a word search or crossword from the pack as a quiet early-finisher or transition activity, then ask them to select several terms and explain or illustrate their meanings.
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Mind Games - NeonGames
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K to 7
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Mind Games offers many free word and letter games and quizzes, with no registration required. Hover over any game icon to view a summary and select Play. Games come in ...more
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Mind Games offers many free word and letter games and quizzes, with no registration required. Hover over any game icon to view a summary and select Play. Games come in many formats, such as crosswords, word searches, and Wordle-style activities. Most games include foreign language options, including Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, and Dutch.
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tag(s): crosswords (24), game based learning (335), puzzles (178), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
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Offer Mind Games as a center activity or include games as part of choice board options. Differentiate learning by offering different games to students of different interests or abilities. For example, this site includes several Wordle-type games that require different levels of vocabulary and word-knowledge skills. If Mind Games doesn't meet your classroom needs, make games for your students using Educandy, reviewed here, using personalized vocabulary lists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Literacy Arcade - Chelsea Herndon Warner, Ph.D.
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K to 6
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Looking for ready-to-use reading practice you can also customize for individual learners? Literacy Arcade brings together Science of Reading-aligned games, assessments, fluency activities,...more
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Looking for ready-to-use reading practice you can also customize for individual learners? Literacy Arcade brings together Science of Reading-aligned games, assessments, fluency activities, and teacher tools for elementary literacy instruction. Teachers can check letter knowledge, letter sounds, phonics, decoding, and oral reading fluency, then use built-in or custom words, sentences, vocabulary, and comprehension questions to create targeted games, flashcards, spinners, and practice activities. Teacher tools include phoneme counting, sound boxes, letter tiles, an interactive phoneme chart, Letterbox Lessons, repeated-reading activities, and an oral reading fluency calculator. Students can access activities via a direct link or through Google Classroom without student accounts. Free accounts can save or share up to five activities or tools. Unlimited saving, complete assessment analysis, and printable reports and lesson plans are restricted features.
tag(s): fluency (33), phonics (55), reading comprehension (146), science of reading (37), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
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Ask students to demonstrate mastery of a phonics, vocabulary, or comprehension skill by writing questions for a class review activity, then use Wordwall, reviewed here, to turn selected questions into a review game. Invite small groups to use Literacy Arcade's vocabulary practice with words from a current science or social studies unit, then have them create a visual vocabulary display with Google Drawings, reviewed here, showing definitions, examples, and illustrations. Ask students to compare two phonics patterns practiced in Literacy Arcade and represent similarities and differences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here, as a visual study aid.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Felipe Femur & Friends - David Vincent Dorn and Russell J. Dorn
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K to 8
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Step into Toonstone, a kid-friendly world of skeletons, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other friendly monsters, with a surprisingly broad range of seasonal learning activities....more
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Step into Toonstone, a kid-friendly world of skeletons, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other friendly monsters, with a surprisingly broad range of seasonal learning activities. Felipe Femur & Friends brings together original comics, stories, games, music, videos, printable coloring pages, crafts, recipes, riddles, trivia, science experiments, scavenger hunts, and Halloween activity guides. Students can read the original comics on the site, explore interactive games hosted externally, investigate Halloween-themed STEM activities, or use the printable and hands-on materials for creative projects. The mix works particularly well for seasonal enrichment, classroom celebrations, literacy centers, STEM connections, and early-finisher activities. Some content is primarily recreational rather than instructional, so teachers will want to select individual materials that support their learning goals. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): crafts (107), game based learning (335), halloween (44), holidays (291), riddles (16)
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Ask students to select several Halloween riddles and explain the clues that lead to each solution. Invite pairs to write original riddles and exchange them with classmates for a seasonal inference and wordplay challenge. Ask students to choose a friendly Toonstone monster and create a character trading card using Trading Card Creator, reviewed here describing its appearance, personality, interests, and important traits. Have students support each characteristic with information gathered from the site's character descriptions. Invite students to complete the site's Halloween scavenger hunt in teams or adapt it for a classroom hunt. Older students can photograph items rather than collect them, then organize their findings into categories and explain their classification choices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Piskel for Kids - Piskel
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4 to 8
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Piskel for Kids is a child-friendly, free online editor that creates pixel art, game sprites, and animated GIFs. View your animation in real time as you draw and make adjustments. ...more
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Piskel for Kids is a child-friendly, free online editor that creates pixel art, game sprites, and animated GIFs. View your animation in real time as you draw and make adjustments. Exporting options include animated GIFs, a PNG sprite sheet, or a Piskel file with each frame saved separately. You can use Piskel without an internet connection on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The kids' version has no ads, no personal-information tracking, and no social features.
tag(s): animation (73), creating media (19), creativity (93), images (276)
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Students can post their piskels into a virtual bulletin board such as Stormboard, reviewed here. Create a piskel character depicting the main character of a student's favorite story or display the piskel character in a trading card using Trading Card Creator reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Napkin Slides - Napkin AI
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K to 12
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Napkin Slides turns any idea into a customizable slide presentation from any prompt. Type or paste your idea, then add an optional source file (such as an Excel, PowerPoint, or ...more
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Napkin Slides turns any idea into a customizable slide presentation from any prompt. Type or paste your idea, then add an optional source file (such as an Excel, PowerPoint, or Word document) to get started. Slides asks a few clarifying questions to gain additional context, then generates a slide deck based on your responses. Once finished, users can refine slides, including changing text, adjusting image size, and more. When complete, present slides from Napkin Slides or export as a PowerPoint, PDF, SVG, or PNG file. The free plan includes 500 credits weekly; Napkin says it uses about 1 AI credit per word processed, though more complex operations may use more credits. This means the free plan is likely enough to create several lesson presentations each week. For example, if you typically create 8- to 12-slide lesson decks from about 100 words of notes, you could expect to generate around five presentations per week before reaching the 500-credit limit
tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), presentations (50), visualizations (16)
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Napkin Slides is part of NapkinAI, reviewed here which generates stunning visuals from text. Use both tools to create informative presentations with visuals that enhance student learning. Share Napkin Slides with students to use to create engaging presentations for any subject. Napkin Slides currently only allows users to attach Microsoft documents to a prompt; if using Google products, look for options in each file to download as Word, PowerPoint, or Excel documents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Between the Lines - Vocabulary - Groovelit
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4 to 10
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Turn vocabulary and text-analysis practice into a quick classroom competition with this saved Groovelit game from the PSSA Grade 5 ELA TDA Prep collection. Students join with a game...more
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Turn vocabulary and text-analysis practice into a quick classroom competition with this saved Groovelit game from the PSSA Grade 5 ELA TDA Prep collection. Students join with a game code and respond to short prompts that reinforce vocabulary and writing skills tied to state-test preparation. Groovelit awards points as students write and uses automated analysis to provide immediate feedback, making the activity useful for low-stakes practice rather than formal grading. Teachers can launch prepared games, adjust game length and scoring options, or create their own prompts. Because automated scoring may not recognize every valid connection or interpretation, teachers should review student responses and treat the results as formative feedback. Groovelit identifies its broader platform as gamified writing practice for grades 4-10, while this particular collection is labeled for grade 5.
tag(s): context clues (15), essays (16), game based learning (335), Teacher Utilities (232), test prep (68), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
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Have students play the vocabulary game individually, then ask them to select three responses they are proud of and explain the reasoning or word relationship behind each answer. Invite teams to write new text-dependent analysis questions using the game's vocabulary, exchange questions with another team, and evaluate whether each answer requires evidence from the text. Ask students to record a brief vocabulary explanation with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, defining a word, using it in context, and explaining how its meaning affects the passage. Find additional writing and literacy games on Groovelit, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Sticky Notes - Online Notepad
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3 to 12
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes,...more
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes, search their collection, sort notes alphabetically or by creation or modification date, and format text with bold, italics, underlining, strikethrough, bullets, and checkboxes. Notes can also include images and be downloaded as TXT, PDF, or RTF files. A pin feature keeps a note visible while users move between supported desktop windows and tabs. Notes save automatically in the browser's local storage rather than to an online account, so they remain on the same device and browser and may disappear when browser data is cleared. Full pinning and editing features are intended for supported desktop browsers and are limited on mobile devices and Safari.
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tag(s): organizational skills (92), study aid (177)
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Have students create color-coded sticky notes for facts, questions, vocabulary, and connections while reading a text, then sort their notes before writing a summary. Ask students to build a checklist for a long-term assignment and update each step as they research, draft, revise, and submit their work. Assign students to record one key idea, one supporting detail, and one remaining question after a lesson, then use the notes as an exit ticket or discussion starter.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): grammar (142), grammar review (34), holidays (291), preK (349), worksheets (71), writing prompts (56)
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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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Sparky School House - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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K to 6
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the...more
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the top of the page to find resources for educators, families, and kids, or browse the site's full collection. Topics cover a wide range of fire safety issues, including lithium batteries, creating a home escape plan, and women in firefighting.
tag(s): fire (28), fire prevention (19), fire safety (21), preK (349), safety (64), STEM (382), women (195)
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Many of the site's activities integrate easily into different content areas, including math, spelling, and writing, offering opportunities to weave fire safety activities across the curriculum. Use any of the many Kahoot quizzes, reviewed here found on the educator page to engage students in learning about fire safety in many different ways, including the sounds of fire and the science of fire.
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Word Counter - Online Notepad
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4 to 12
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX...more
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX files to count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimated pages. Additional tools analyze frequently repeated words and phrases, highlight selected terms, measure sentence length, estimate reading and speaking time, and allow users to set word, character, sentence, or paragraph limits. Students can also set daily writing goals and track progress on weekly and monthly reports. Text and saved reports remain in the browser's local storage rather than in a cloud account. Downloadable reports are available as TXT, PDF, or DOC files on desktop devices. Picture-in-picture counting, full-screen writing, and downloads are desktop-only, and picture-in-picture support varies by browser.
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Have students paste a draft into the counter and compare its word, sentence, and paragraph totals with the assignment requirements before submitting it. Ask students to use the word-frequency display to identify overused words, then revise their writing with stronger verbs, more precise vocabulary, and varied transitions. Assign students to set a daily writing goal and track their progress while drafting a journal, research paper, narrative, or National Novel Writing Month project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bridge Map Templates - Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
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4 to 12
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for...more
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for analogies, mathematical relationships, scientific concepts, vocabulary, and historical connections. Users can begin with a template, replace the sample text, add or reposition shapes and connectors, format the diagram, and collaborate with others in real time. Users can share finished diagrams through a URL or export them as PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or PDF files. The free edition is intended for personal and noncommercial use and does not limit the number of drawings, although premium design content may display a watermark in free accounts.
tag(s): critical thinking (187), graphic organizers (62), visual thinking (17), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
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Ask multilingual learners to pair words or phrases in two languages and label the relationship as translation, category, function, or part-to-whole. Students can add images or symbols to support meaning. Invite teams to plan an analogy-based presentation in which each student explains one pair from a shared bridge map. Students can build the final presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Use an incomplete bridge map as a formative assessment. Ask students to supply missing pairs, identify the relating factor, and explain their reasoning before completing a brief class review with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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Safe & Caring Schools Grades 3-5: Bullying - Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D
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3 to 5
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Turn bullying prevention into an integrated month of learning with this ready-to-use collection of lessons, activities, reproducibles, literature connections, and assessment materials...more
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Turn bullying prevention into an integrated month of learning with this ready-to-use collection of lessons, activities, reproducibles, literature connections, and assessment materials for grades 3-5. Centered on empathy, kindness, acceptance, positive communication, and safe responses to bullying, the resource includes lessons such as "The Problem with Bullying," "Mean Words Hurt," "Helping Our Friends Stop Bullying," "The Other Person's Shoes," "Just Kidding," and "Courageous and Safe." Students examine teasing and bullying, practice being positive bystanders, distinguish asking for help from tattling, and consider when to seek adult assistance. Printable materials include vocabulary activities, a word find, scenario-based worksheets, a game, writing and drawing prompts, and a culminating bullying quiz. Cross-curricular extension ideas connect the theme with language arts, literature, art, music, and math.
tag(s): bullying (56), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (221)
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Have students complete the "The Problem with Bullying" activity, then discuss nonviolent responses such as staying calm, using I-messages, saying "stop," avoiding fighting, and seeking help from a trusted adult. Ask students to examine the "Just Kidding" scenarios individually, decide when joking crosses the line into hurtful teasing, and defend their decisions with evidence from each situation. Follow with a whole-class discussion about how intent and impact can differ. Have students create a cartoon showing a situation in which asking an adult for help is appropriate, as suggested by the resource. Students can draw their cartoons on paper or use Free Comic Maker by Adobe, reviewed here, to create a digital version.
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Chickasaw.tv - The Chickasaw Nation
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4 to 12
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network....more
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Hear Chickasaw people share their own history, language, traditions, achievements, and contemporary experiences through Chickasaw.tv, the Chickasaw Nation's high-definition video network. Its growing collection includes short interviews, documentaries, profiles, language lessons, traditional stories, historical features, and multi-episode series organized around people, places, culture, government, and community life. Teachers can locate firsthand perspectives on topics such as tribal sovereignty, forced removal, boarding schools, language revitalization, traditional arts, stickball, stomp dancing, military service, education, and notable Chickasaw citizens. The language area also features songs, stories, games, and videos connected with conversational Chickasaw lessons.
tag(s): biographies (103), interviews (18), native americans (169), primary sources (176)
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Have students map significant Chickasaw homelands, removal routes, cultural sites, and present-day locations with Google My Maps, reviewed here; have small groups attach relevant Chickasaw.tv videos to map points and explain how the place shapes the history presented in each selection. Have students role-play a tribal council or community planning discussion about language revitalization, cultural preservation, education, or economic development. Assign students evidence-based roles and have them prepare questions, proposals, and responses drawn from related videos. Synthesize learning through a short interview-style podcast in which students correct a misconception about Native peoples using evidence from Chickasaw voices and record with Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Oral History - Reading Rockets
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K to 5
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Reading Rockets' Oral History introduces teachers to oral history as an active learning strategy in which students learn about the past through firsthand stories from family or community...more
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Reading Rockets' Oral History introduces teachers to oral history as an active learning strategy in which students learn about the past through firsthand stories from family or community members. Students take on the role of historians as they conduct interviews, gather information, and preserve personal experiences. The resource explains the rationale for using oral history and provides step-by-step teaching strategies, activities for grades K-2 and 3-5, differentiation suggestions, recommended books, and assessment ideas.
tag(s): differentiation (102), oral history (16), primary sources (176)
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Have students use Vmaker, reviewed here while recording their oral history interviews. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create their culminating project on their research. Students can create a virtual bulletin board of important information that they learned using FigJam, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! - Maria Dismondy
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K to 3
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Welcome a new student and open a conversation about empathy, friendship, and communicating across language differences with this author read-aloud of Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! The...more
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Welcome a new student and open a conversation about empathy, friendship, and communicating across language differences with this author read-aloud of Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! The story follows Gabe, a new student who doesn't speak English, and Johnny, a classmate who initially responds unkindly. Johnny's perspective begins to change after struggling to learn a new soccer skill and recognizing how discouraging it can feel when something is difficult. The story offers young students an approachable way to discuss welcoming newcomers, communicating without a shared language, developing empathy, and building friendships across differences. This video is especially useful because author Maria Dismondy reads her own book and shares information about what inspired the story.
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tag(s): diversity (62), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (221)
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Invite students to compare Gabe's and Johnny's experiences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here, identifying their challenges, feelings, actions, and eventual similarities. Students can share a time when they felt like Gabe and how others showcased kindness. Have students use a template from Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create a comic about showing empathy to another student.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Let's Talk About Race - Michael Zetterberg
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K to 3
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Begin a thoughtful classroom conversation about identity, differences, and equality with this video read-aloud of Julius Lester's picture book, Let's Talk About Race. Lester presents...more
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Begin a thoughtful classroom conversation about identity, differences, and equality with this video read-aloud of Julius Lester's picture book, Let's Talk About Race. Lester presents each person as having a unique story made up of many parts, including family, interests, experiences, and race, and encourages children to consider both what makes people different and what they share. The book offers an accessible starting point for discussing racial identity, assumptions, fairness, and respect while inviting students to reflect on their own stories. Educational resources that use the book recommend it for conversations about similarities, differences, inclusion, and how ideas about race affect how people see one another. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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Ask students to write and illustrate a short personal narrative beginning with the idea that everyone has a story, then combine the finished pages into a digital class book with Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students use graphic organizers from Google Drawings, reviewed here to share the message of the book. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud sharing the message of the book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vivipod - Vivipod
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K to 12
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Vivipod is an online video discussion platform designed to record and share conversations that go beyond simple recording, with options to create and share information. Begin by creating...more
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Vivipod is an online video discussion platform designed to record and share conversations that go beyond simple recording, with options to create and share information. Begin by creating a space for your conversations, add a prompt to guide each thread, community members then post a response, and then users comment. When recording, users can share their screen, draw, pause, and auto-save drafts. Login is optional to record, download, and own your video; no account required. ViviPod aligns with FERPA, COPPA, and other student privacy frameworks. ViviPod's current free plan allows 3 Spaces, unlimited Topics and participants, 90-second recordings, video comments, moderation, @mentions, and timestamped feedback. For learners under 13, accounts should be managed through a school or with appropriate consent.
tag(s): assessment (141), blended learning (29), collaboration (142), communication (126), Formative Assessment (48), remote learning (32)
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Use Vivipod in many ways to encourage discussion in any classroom. For example, ask students to share reading responses, math explanations, science observations, and provide quick introductions at the beginning of the year. Use moderation tools as needed when posting responses to ensure that students use proper online etiquette and responses that meet prompt requirements. Because Vivipod is a tool that encourages conversations, use prompts that require students to explain, respond, and react without the need for an in-class discussion. Prompts can require students to respond to a class member's recording or discuss another student's prediction of what might happen during a science experiment.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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