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Baseball Teaching Resources - WordWall
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K to 12
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Batter up for a large collection of ready-to-use baseball-themed learning activities from the Wordwall community. The search results include hundreds of teacher-created resources in...more
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Batter up for a large collection of ready-to-use baseball-themed learning activities from the Wordwall community. The search results include hundreds of teacher-created resources in formats such as labeled diagrams, quizzes, game show quizzes, matching pairs, word searches, spin-the-wheel activities, and other interactive games. Resources cover baseball skills and positions as well as academic topics that use baseball as a theme, including language arts, math, Spanish, and social studies. Listings often identify suggested grade levels or subjects, making it easier to locate activities for a particular class. Teachers can use community activities as-is or adapt them using Wordwall's templates. Wordwall also supports printable versions of activities and student assignments with results tracking. The free Basic account currently limits users to creating three activities, while community activities remain available to play.
tag(s): baseball (30), game based learning (337), quizzes (83), sports (105), vocabulary (259)
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Challenge students to create their own baseball game on Wordwall, reviewed here. Students can also create a comic using Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to explain the rules of baseball. Have students create a book of baseball legends in Book Creator, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Science and Math of the Summer Olympics - Pacific Science Center
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K to 8
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Use the excitement of the Olympics to explore the STEM concepts hiding behind athletic performance with this collection of explanations and hands-on activities from Pacific Science...more
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Use the excitement of the Olympics to explore the STEM concepts hiding behind athletic performance with this collection of explanations and hands-on activities from Pacific Science Center. The resource introduces biomechanics, force, momentum, nutrition, physiology, scoring, statistics, geometry, and trajectories, then provides age-appropriate activities for preschool, elementary, and middle school learners. Younger students can count and measure sporting events, engineer paper javelins, and make dough medals. Elementary students can try math relays, measure reaction time, and build a model lung, while middle school students investigate probability and design playground sports equipment using physics and geometry. Several linked activities provide additional instructions and background information. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): forces (50), gravity (55), measurement (123), nutrition (140), olympics (64), preK (349), probability (134), statistics (126), STEM (382)
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Students can run a classroom math relay modeled after the article, solve an age-appropriate problem at each station before moving to the next leg, then discuss whether accuracy or speed had a greater effect on their team's performance. Have younger students engineer paper javelins using the activity described in the article, measure each throw, revise one feature of their designs, and use the new measurements as evidence to explain whether the redesign improved performance. Invite students to finish an Olympics STEM unit by creating a short review assessment with Google Forms, reviewed here, using questions about biomechanics, measurement, probability, forces, geometry, or human physiology.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer Olympic Games Science - Home Science Tools
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5 to 10
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Connect Olympic sports with physics through two hands-on investigations from Home Science Tools. The first activity uses a spinning office chair and equal weights to model conservation...more
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Connect Olympic sports with physics through two hands-on investigations from Home Science Tools. The first activity uses a spinning office chair and equal weights to model conservation of angular momentum, helping students understand why divers, gymnasts, and ice skaters spin faster when they pull their arms and legs closer to their bodies. The second investigation measures reaction time by having a partner catch a falling meter stick, then using a provided reaction-time table or formula to interpret results. Both activities include materials, step-by-step directions, science explanations, and extension questions that encourage students to test variables and connect results to sports and everyday situations. The page also links to additional sports-science resources.
tag(s): gravity (55), olympics (64), sports (105), STEM (382)
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Have students complete the reaction-time investigation in pairs, record at least three trials, and compare their average response times to see whether repeated practice improves them. Have small groups alter one variable in the reaction-time experiment, such as age, practice, or completing another task while catching, then graph their results with Infographic Presentation Templates, reviewed here and write a claim supported by evidence. Ask students to research an Olympic sport that involves rotation and create a labeled explanation with Google Drawings, reviewed here, showing the rotational axis, body position, and how angular momentum affects movement.
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Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - HMH Education
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K to 9
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore...more
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore Olympic history, Jesse Owens, prominent athletes, host cities, life during a particular Games year, differences between the Summer and Winter Games, and details from a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Five additional math activities connect sports to graphing, angles, pacing, nutrition, medal data, rates, and goal setting. Many activities include suggested grade ranges, downloadable materials, or teacher guides, making the collection especially useful for teachers seeking ready-to-go ideas they can adapt across elementary and middle school classrooms.
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tag(s): angles (51), charts and graphs (183), nutrition (140), olympics (64), sports (105), timelines (61)
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Ask students in grades 6 and up to research Jesse Owens, choose one of his quotations, and write a reflection explaining what the quotation reveals about his experiences, achievements, or challenges during and after the 1936 Games. Assign editorial teams in grades 4-8 an Olympic year and have them research what life was like during that time, then create a collaborative "Year in Review" digital magazine using Canva Edu, reviewed here covering arts, fashion, sports, government, and international affairs. Have students complete the Winter Sports Scavenger Hunt while watching selected events, looking for age-appropriate features such as shapes and numbers, countries and continents, winter vocabulary, or examples of figurative language, and then compare their findings in pairs or small groups.
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10 Winter Olympic Games Classroom Activities - Newsela
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K to 12
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading,...more
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading, writing, discussion, research, and critical-thinking skills while helping students learn about Olympic sports, athletes, traditions, and related topics. Teachers can use the ideas as whole-class lessons, small-group activities, enrichment projects, or connections to current events. The blog article is free to read and requires no registration. However, some Newsela articles, lessons, or resources linked within the post may require a paid Newsela subscription. Newsela does offer a free Newsela Lite account, but it provides access to a limited, rotating selection of content rather than the full Newsela library.
tag(s): climate change (112), data (213), forces (50), matter (51), motion (57), olympics (64), sports (105)
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Have students choose a Winter Olympics research topic such as a famous athlete, the history of the Games, or a recent Olympic event and use Newsela's suggested readings to gather evidence before presenting their findings to classmates using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Ask students to use the snowboarding dataset highlighted in the article to explore incline angle, speed, trick height, or potential and kinetic energy, then write a claim supported by calculations and observations from the data. Invite students to write review questions about Olympic history, athletes, physics, climate, and vocabulary, then use Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here, to create a class formative-assessment game.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 (188), 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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Major League Baseball = Major League Science - Science Buddies
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6 to 12
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Combine science and baseball with Science Buddies' Major League Baseball = Major League Science collection. Students can explore baseball-themed science projects investigating topics...more
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Combine science and baseball with Science Buddies' Major League Baseball = Major League Science collection. Students can explore baseball-themed science projects investigating topics such as wood versus aluminum bats, the physics of hitting and hit charts, the biomechanics of pitching, how stadium dimensions may affect batting statistics, and the science behind cheating in baseball. Each project provides detailed guidance, including an abstract, project summary, objective, background information, key terms and concepts, research questions, materials, experimental procedures, variations, related careers, and additional resources.
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tag(s): baseball (30)
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Complete the different science experiments that Science Buddies shares on the website. Use Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here to show your step by step procedure. Have students use Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here to record yourself showcasing the final results.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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5 Winter Sports STEM Ideas For Elementary - Simply STEAM by Sarah Barnett
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2 to 5
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Bring winter sports into the classroom with five hands-on STEM investigations focused on force and motion. This Simply STEAM resource introduces speed skating through center of gravity,...more
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Bring winter sports into the classroom with five hands-on STEM investigations focused on force and motion. This Simply STEAM resource introduces speed skating through center of gravity, bobsledding through drag and air resistance, alpine skiing through balanced and unbalanced forces, curling through friction, and hockey through angles and deflection. Each activity pairs an approachable science concept with experimentation, building, testing, and redesign using common materials. The associated Winter Sports STEM pack includes 5E lesson plans, student-friendly reading passages, comprehension questions with answer keys, STEM challenges, recording and reflection pages, teacher tips, and materials lists.
tag(s): angles (51), forces (50), friction (12), gravity (55), motion (57), olympics (64), problem solving (284), sports (105), STEM (382)
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Have students build the speed-skater model described in the resource, test how changes in height or body position affect balance, and then ask pairs to explain how the center of gravity affected their results. Invite pairs to choose two winter sports challenges and compare the forces involved using Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here, to create a science comparison students can use during whole-class discussion. Have students investigate friction by testing marbles on several classroom surfaces before designing a curling broom, then invite groups to compare which surface and broom designs helped their "stone" travel farthest and most accurately.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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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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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 (188), graphic organizers (62), visual thinking (17), vocabulary (259), 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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18 Ideas for Teaching About the Olympics - Victoria Dotson
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K to 12
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social...more
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social studies, science, art, physical education, music, and social-emotional learning. Students can graph medal counts, work with fractions and percentages, analyze texts about Olympians, research athletes and countries, compare the ancient and modern Olympics, investigate physics and nutrition, explore symbolism and flags, create athlete portraits, practice sportsmanship, study music from Olympic ceremonies, and discuss growth mindset and resilience. Several activities link to supporting ClickView videos and curated Olympic resources for elementary, middle, and high school learners, and the author notes that many ideas can be differentiated by grade level.
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tag(s): charts and graphs (183), fractions (173), nutrition (140), olympics (64), sports (105), symbols (22)
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Invite students to examine the symbolism and color choices in Olympic rings, flags, medals, and other visual designs, then sketch a new Olympic symbol or flag and write a short artist's statement explaining each design choice. Have students research an Olympian's journey and create a digital presentation that combines images, brief text, statistics, and evidence of perseverance using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Invite students to review key facts from the unit and create questions for a whole-class formative assessment or review game using Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vivipod - Vivipod
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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:
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Kids Math Talk - Desiree Harrison
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K to 8
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Looking for practical ways to strengthen math instruction while helping children see themselves as capable mathematicians? The Kids Math Talk Podcast is for parents and educators...more
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Looking for practical ways to strengthen math instruction while helping children see themselves as capable mathematicians? The Kids Math Talk Podcast is for parents and educators and shares strategies and conversations to deepen children's mathematical understanding while keeping talk about mathematics active and positive. Episodes address topics such as fact fluency, math anxiety, mathematical identity, equity, culturally responsive teaching, accessible tasks, growth mindset, assessment, and student-centered instruction. Some episodes feature interviews with mathematics educators and researchers, while others provide concrete strategies teachers and families can use with children. Episode pages may include show notes, references, downloadable guiding questions or tip sheets, and classroom-ready suggestions, making the collection useful for both professional learning and instructional planning.
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tag(s): number sense (75), parents (54), podcasts (188), professional development (306), teaching strategies (87)
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Have students draw themselves as mathematicians and discuss what their drawings reveal about their experience of math, adapting the mathematical-identity activity described in Episode 2. Students can repeat the activity later in the year and reflect on how their perceptions have changed. Have students create a math-identity collage combining drawings, words, equations, and examples of mathematics in their lives, then use Google Drawings, reviewed here, to produce a digital version for a class gallery. Have students create strategy cards showing multiple approaches to a fact or problem and use Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, to turn each approach into a visual study aid.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Translate - Google
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Google Translate detects and translates text, voice recordings, images, documents, and websites between many different languages. By default, it translates text; type or paste your...more
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Google Translate detects and translates text, voice recordings, images, documents, and websites between many different languages. By default, it translates text; type or paste your text, select the source language, then select the target language using the dropdown arrow in the other box. Use the audio icon to listen to the translation, copy the results, or use the share link to email or share on X.
tag(s): chinese (40), french (74), german (51), italian (33), multilingual (83), russian (27), spanish (113)
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Use this translator to greet "other language" speaking students, make them feel welcome in your classroom, and encourage conversations between them and your class. Broaden your classroom's global perspective by engaging in conversations with others around the world. Use this site in world language classrooms to have students copy their text to convert into the language being studied (or the reverse). Enhance student learning by having students create presentations on other countries in the nation's native language using a presentation tool like Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI-Ready Educators and Students: Using the AUGMENT Framework to Teach and Learn with Generative - Torrey Trust, Robert Maloy, Patricio Bastida Nava, Chenyang Xu
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features...more
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features a component of the AUGMENT model, showing how to use GenAI to support educators in using AI through research-based methods. Use the accordion boxes in each portion of the AUGMENT model to find sample prompts and action steps to utilize and adapt to your needs. Read or listen to this ebook online or download chapters as a Word Document, PDF, or audio file.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), collaboration (142), professional development (306), Whiteboard (11)
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Use the information in this book to enhance your understanding of GenAI and as a resource for incorporating research-based and safe AI tools in your classroom to enhance student learning. Use the prompts to learn how to successfully prompt AI to generate resources that work for you and your students. Include this book with your other professional resources for learning about AI in Wakelet, reviewed here for easy access. Share this book with peers to do a book study (perhaps review a chapter monthly), then share your thoughts on a collaborative whiteboard such as Stickies.io, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Water Footprint Calculator - EcoRise
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4 to 12
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Estimate your household water footprint (gallons of daily usage) by answering a few questions about daily water habits using the Water Footprint Calculator. Household water usage depends...more
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Estimate your household water footprint (gallons of daily usage) by answering a few questions about daily water habits using the Water Footprint Calculator. Household water usage depends on the number of household members, average shower length, and other questions about faucet and toilet use. After you complete the survey, the calculator estimates your daily water usage and compares it to the United States average across several categories. Click the tips to find suggestions for decreasing your current water usage.
tag(s): calculators (39), conservation (104), environment (246), water (101)
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Ask students to take the quiz individually as homework, then bring their footprint number to class to discuss their results. Use this information to lead into lessons on water hidden in food, energy, and goods, not just what comes out of the tap. Turn this information into real-world graphing and data activities. Have students collect individual results and calculate the mean, median, and mode for your classroom; if possible, share and compare results with another class. Use a graph creation tool like Visualize Free, reviewed here, to create bar charts comparing footprint categories (diet vs. energy vs. household) across the class. After gathering all of your results, use Infogram, reviewed here to create an infographic that shares the results of your findings from the Water Footprint Calculator.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Indian Education For All - Office of Public Instruction
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education...more
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education for All (IEFA) provides classroom-ready lessons, curriculum guides, videos, posters, professional learning materials, and implementation resources developed with advice and assistance from cultural consultants from Montana Tribal Nations. Tribal-specific materials also receive input and review from members of the Montana Advisory Council on Indian Education who represent those Tribal Nations. Teachers can browse resources by areas including art, language arts, mathematics, music, science, social studies, health and family-consumer sciences, videos, and remote learning. Materials span early elementary through high school and address topics such as tribal diversity, sovereignty, traditional knowledge, contemporary Native experiences, history, literature, art, mathematics, science, and Montana's Tribal Nations. The site also features the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians, implementation guidance, recorded professional-development sessions, and links to additional tribal and national resources. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), preK (349), primary sources (177), professional development (306)
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Have students engage in the lessons and stories of Indian culture through the resources. Students can share facts or new information using Lino, reviewed here. Students can work in pairs to trace important events in American Indian education, tribal history, or sovereignty and build a chronological study aid with the Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.
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