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The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About The 2026 Winter Olympics - Larry Ferlazzo,
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6 to 12
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo....more
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo. This continually updated resource list brings together articles, videos, lesson materials, and other teaching resources on the Winter Olympics and the broader Olympic movement. Importantly, not every resource on the page is specific to the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. The collection also includes evergreen materials you can use before, during, or after any Olympic year, such as the New York Times "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, ELL lesson materials from The English Flows and Bogglesworld, and resources on Olympic history and athletes. Ferlazzo later added a TED-Ed resource on the ancient origins of the Olympic Games, another example of content useful for teaching the Olympics generally, not just the 2026 Games. Because the page functions as a curated link collection rather than a single lesson, teachers can select resources according to grade level, reading ability, language proficiency, and instructional goal. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): evaluating sources (58), olympics (64), sports (104)
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Have students browse several resources from the collection, sort them into categories such as 2026-specific information, general Olympic history, athlete stories, and classroom lessons, and then discuss which sources would be most useful for different research questions. Invite students to view selections from the "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, identify visual details that communicate an athlete's preparation, concentration, or experience, and compare observations with a partner. Ask students learning English to use one of the ELL-oriented Olympic lessons in the collection, such as resources from The English Flows or Bogglesworld, and build a paper vocabulary organizer for key sports, action verbs, countries, and competition terms.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Olympic Athletes - International Olympic Committee
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4 to 12
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured...more
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured athletes or investigate individual competitors through profile pages that may include biographies, Olympic results, medals, competition highlights, news, photos, and videos. Profiles vary in the amount of information available, but the collection offers a useful starting point for researching athletic achievement, perseverance, international representation, and the history of individual Olympic sports. The resource works especially well for biography projects, comparison activities, geography connections, and research tied to current or past Olympic Games
tag(s): biographies (103), olympics (64), sports (104)
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Have small groups choose athletes from several nations and plot their home countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding a brief athlete profile to each location to connect Olympic participation with world geography. Invite students to synthesize research by creating a short athlete profile presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, combining biographical information, Olympic results, geography, and images into an evidence-based presentation. Have students select an Olympian from a country or sport they are studying and gather evidence from the athlete's profile to write a short biography highlighting accomplishments, challenges, and Olympic participation.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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Annenberg Classroom Lesson Plans - Annenberg Classroom
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6 to 12
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Build a civics or U.S. government lesson around ready-to-use materials from this searchable Annenberg Classroom collection. The archive includes more than 70 lesson plans covering constitutional...more
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Build a civics or U.S. government lesson around ready-to-use materials from this searchable Annenberg Classroom collection. The archive includes more than 70 lesson plans covering constitutional principles, Supreme Court cases, civil rights, the branches of government, federalism, lawmaking, media literacy, source evaluation, logical fallacies, and other critical-thinking skills. Many lessons accompany Annenberg Classroom documentaries and provide background information, learning objectives, discussion prompts, primary-source work, research tasks, assessments, and extension activities. Recent entries are labeled for middle or high school, while some individual guides reach upper-elementary learners. Teachers should check each lesson's grade designation, timing, required technology, and potentially sensitive legal or historical content before use.
tag(s): bill of rights (44), branches of government (68), civics (135), constitution (107), critical thinking (187), Juneteenth (33), media literacy (136), presidents (153), primary sources (176), supreme court (36), womens suffrage (64), world war 2 (169)
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Assign small groups different Supreme Court cases and have them create a case comparison presentation with AhaSlides, reviewed here, identifying the constitutional question, ruling, reasoning, and lasting impact. Have students arrange amendments, court decisions, laws, and historical events on Padlet, reviewed here, using its easy and age-friendly Timeline board to show how a constitutional principle developed over time. Invite students to conduct a mock congressional hearing or Supreme Court argument in which they question witnesses, cite constitutional evidence, and defend a final position.
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The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution - Annenberg Classroom
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6 to 12
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Place the Constitution's original language beside a student-friendly explanation with this interactive reference guide from Annenberg Classroom. The resource moves from the Preamble...more
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Place the Constitution's original language beside a student-friendly explanation with this interactive reference guide from Annenberg Classroom. The resource moves from the Preamble through all seven articles and 27 amendments, presenting each section as "The Text" and "What It Means." Explanations clarify the document's language, historical context, governmental structure, individual rights, and connections to court decisions. Teachers can use the guide as a focused reference during civics lessons, while students can navigate directly to a particular article or amendment for close reading, research, or case analysis. The guide is part of a larger free collection that includes constitutional videos, games, timelines, downloadable books, and glossaries.
tag(s): bill of rights (44), civics (135), constitution (107), primary sources (176)
In the Classroom
Have students read one section of the Constitution and its "What It Means" explanation, then rewrite the section in their own words without changing its legal meaning. Ask student pairs to annotate the Preamble by matching each stated goal with a historical or present-day example of government action. Use Google Forms reviewed here, for an exit assessment in which students interpret an unfamiliar constitutional passage, identify the relevant principle, and support their explanation with textual evidence.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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PBS NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lessons - PBS NewsHour Classroom,
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6 to 12
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Help students connect classroom learning to unfolding events with ready-to-go news lessons for grades 6-12. PBS NewsHour Classroom regularly posts lessons built around current reporting...more
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Help students connect classroom learning to unfolding events with ready-to-go news lessons for grades 6-12. PBS NewsHour Classroom regularly posts lessons built around current reporting in civics, social studies, English language arts, science, STEM, and arts and culture. Teachers can search by topic or keyword, and individual entries commonly include a video report, a concise summary, discussion prompts, background information, media-literacy questions, and extension activities. The collection is especially useful for morning meetings, current-events routines, substitute plans, and timely additions to an existing unit. Because the subject matter follows the news, teachers should preview each lesson for sensitive topics, political content, violence, or other material that may require context for a particular class.
tag(s): civics (135), critical thinking (187), journalism (72), media literacy (136), primary sources (176)
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Ask students to identify who, what, where, when, and why in a current-events story, then post their findings on Padlet, reviewed here, to create a whole-class news briefing. Invite students to take opposing positions on a civic or policy question raised by a lesson, prepare evidence-based arguments, and use Mentimeter, reviewed here, to collect an anonymous vote before and after the debate. Have students write and record a two-minute news analysis with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining the event, why it matters, and which evidence supports their interpretation.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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This is What Courage Looks Like - Scholastic Action
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4 to 12
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students,...more
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students, the readers theater reading level is scaffolded to a 3rd- to 5th-grade level to make the materials accessible to all students. In addition to the script, the materials include an introductory vocabulary slideshow, an activity focused on inferencing, an ELL lesson plan, a video, and an interactive presentation view. Another accessibility feature is the option to use text-to-speech on the site with standard or slower audio.
tag(s): Accessibility (13), civil rights (227), multilingual (83), readers theater (13), text to speech (25), women (195), womenchangemaker (85)
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Use this readers theater script to engage students as they learn about Claudette Colvin and the civil rights movement. Use an AI tool such as Claude, reviewed here, to rewrite the script for different reading levels. For example, ask Claude to rewrite the script for a 10th-grade reading level. Include this activity as part of a choice board that includes videos, articles, and other activities to learn about Claudette Colvin. Students can record their video and share it with the class. Use MagicSchool, reviewed here, to create and share a rubric as part of your assessment of students' choice board activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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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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 (104), 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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Living Nations, Living Words: A Guide for Educators - Library of Congress
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6 to 12
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Bring contemporary Native voices into the classroom through poetry, place, sound, and personal experience. This Library of Congress educator guide supports Joy Harjo's Living Nations,...more
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Bring contemporary Native voices into the classroom through poetry, place, sound, and personal experience. This Library of Congress educator guide supports Joy Harjo's Living Nations, Living Words, a project featuring poems by 47 contemporary Native Nations poets, an interactive story map, and an online collection of poets reading and discussing their work. The guide provides interdisciplinary entry points, themes, discussion questions, adaptable activities, and additional research resources. Teachers can begin with an individual poem, explore poets geographically, compare recurring themes, study the relationship between identity and place, or use the audio recordings to examine how a poet's voice shapes a listener's understanding. The materials emphasize that Native people, communities, and literary traditions are living and diverse, not confined to the past.
tag(s): cultures (301), identity (48), native americans (169), poetry (195), primary sources (176)
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Synthesize learning by asking groups to select recurring words and ideas from several poems and create a class WordCloud visualization, reviewed here. Students should then evaluate which themes the visualization highlights, which nuances it hides, and what textual evidence is needed to explain the results. Write place-based poetry by inviting students to identify a location important to their family, community, or personal history. Students can publish the finished work in Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, maps, and recorded readings. Hold a seminar on the idea of poetry as "living language". Ask students to support their responses with details from several poems and collect opening observations or concluding reflections on Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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18 Teacher Resources on Native American History and Culture - Facing History & Ourselves
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6 to 12
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year,...more
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year, rather than limiting study to Native American Heritage Month. The page points middle and high school educators to Smithsonian Native Knowledge 360''''? lessons and student webinars, museum exhibitions and art collections, books, podcasts, films, and Facing History readings and teaching ideas. Topics include treaties, removal, stereotypes, military service, public memory, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, and the gap between the United States' founding ideals and its treatment of Indigenous peoples. The main article is freely viewable without an account, although account requirements and access conditions may vary for linked materials. Some linked Facing History lessons may require a free login to access all materials.
tag(s): cultures (301), native americans (169), primary sources (176)
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Have groups sort statements into "historical," "contemporary," "stereotype," and "needs evidence," then revisit their choices after using the collection. Students can arrange treaty events, removal policies, resistance, and present-day developments on Padlet's age-friendly Timeline board, reviewed here. Secondary students can build a geographic narrative connecting lands, nations, treaties, and events with StoryMap JS, reviewed here.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)
In the Classroom
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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10 Classroom Vocabulary Games For All Ages - William H. Sadlier, Inc.
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1 to 12
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Turn vocabulary practice into active review with this collection of ten Sadlier classroom games. Teachers can choose from You're On a Roll, Oranges to Oranges, Go Fish, Vocabulary Land,...more
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Turn vocabulary practice into active review with this collection of ten Sadlier classroom games. Teachers can choose from You're On a Roll, Oranges to Oranges, Go Fish, Vocabulary Land, Vocabulary Scrabblez, Vocab-Zee, Vocabulary Bingo, Vocabulary Checkers, Bracket Battles, and Guess That Word. The activities reinforce definitions, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, word relationships, and accurate vocabulary use in context through individual, partner, and small-group play. Each game includes practical sections explaining when to play, materials, rules, how to determine a winner, and possible rewards; many also include downloadable game boards, cards, score sheets, or templates. Individual activities span grades 1-12, with suggested grade ranges identified for each game, making this a flexible collection for repeated vocabulary practice throughout the year.
tag(s): antonyms (16), Formative Assessment (48), parts of speech (40), synonyms (20), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
In the Classroom
Have students play Vocabulary Bingo as a whole-class review, listening to definitions or synonyms and identifying the matching vocabulary words on their boards. Afterward, ask students to identify the words that were most difficult and explain them using examples and nonexamples. Students can work in pairs to play Vocabulary Checkers, earning each move by correctly using the vocabulary word on the destination square in a sentence. Extend the activity by having students collect their strongest sentences in a shared Padlet, reviewed here, as a class vocabulary reference. Ask students to complete Bracket Battles individually by sorting words by part of speech and writing sentences that pit paired words against one another. Have small groups compare their winning words and defend their choices with evidence about meaning and usage.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast - Folger Shakespeare Library
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9 to 12
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Explore Shakespeare beyond the pages of his plays with Shakespeare Unlimited, the Folger Shakespeare Library's podcast that connects Shakespeare and his works with theater, history,...more
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Explore Shakespeare beyond the pages of his plays with Shakespeare Unlimited, the Folger Shakespeare Library's podcast that connects Shakespeare and his works with theater, history, literature, music, film, education, scholarship, and contemporary culture. Episodes feature conversations with scholars, writers, performers, historians, and other experts on topics ranging from individual plays and characters to translation, law, mathematics, historical events, and modern adaptations. The collection includes hundreds of episodes, and the Folger also provides useful episode lists organized by topic and by Shakespeare play, making it easier for teachers to locate audio connected to a particular text or unit.
tag(s): authors (116), plays (32), podcasts (188), shakespeare (98)
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Play a short, age-appropriate excerpt without naming the episode. Have them record clues about the speaker, topic, historical period, and connection to Shakespeare. After listening, have students infer the episode's main idea and support it with 2-3 pieces of evidence. Invite students to script and record their own Shakespeare-focused interview or commentary modeled on the podcast using Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, with one student serving as host and another taking the role of a scholar, character, actor, or historian. Have small groups choose different episodes about the same play and create a collaborative Padlet, reviewed here, highlighting important quotations, questions, historical connections, and differing interpretations for a whole-class resource.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Translate - Google
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K to 12
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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)
In the Classroom
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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K to 12
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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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