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The Center for Character & Social Responsibility - Boston University
Grades
1 to 12
tag(s): behavior (47), charactered (88), ethics (22), social skills (23)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a character trait from the video, such as respect, responsibility, or empathy, and create a short poster or digital slide using Canva for Education reviewed here that explains the trait, gives examples, and shows how it can be used in school and at home. Create a week-long challenge where students practice specific character traits, such as kindness or honesty, and track their actions on a class chart or digital board with Venngage, reviewed here. Students can brainstorm ways to show good character in their school or community and design a small service project, such as writing thank-you notes, creating posters, or helping younger students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Circle of Stories - PBS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): native americans (169), oral history (16), stories and storytelling (82)
In the Classroom
Use the educators guide to find ways to incorporate this site into your classroom, either through lesson plans or classroom activities. This would be a very useful site for a US history or English teacher, studying Native American Culture and story-telling.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Energy Kids - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Grades
K to 12tag(s): conservation (103), energy (139), nuclear energy (20), science fairs (22), solar energy (36)
In the Classroom
Have students work in small groups to complete one of the site's hands-on investigations, such as solar, circuits, friction, or energy surveys, then compare their observations and evidence with the expected results. Assign students an inquiry challenge using the site's energy information and recent statistics, then have groups post claims, supporting evidence, questions, and source links on Padlet, reviewed here, for a class-wide evidence board.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Braille Bug - American Foundation for the Blind
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): alphabet (47), disabilities (37), hearing impaired (8), vision (40)
In the Classroom
This would also be a great stop in a study of disabilities and adaptive strategies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Recommended Literature - California Department of Education
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): literature (214), reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find this a great tool for locating books appropriate to particular topics or student interests, especially in multi-lingual classroomsAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Magnet Puzzles
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): poetry (197), vocabulary (261)
In the Classroom
Try this as a brainstormer in your poetry class, or as a vocabulary builder.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Best of the Year for Young Adults - American Library Association
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): reading lists (79)
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TeachersFirst's Reading List Collection - TeachersFirst
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): book lists (167), reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Try using these lists with your reluctant readers; there are dozens of possibilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Lifetime Reading List - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Share this list with students as a challenge, and make the link available on your class web page. Consider conducting a year-long independent reading challenge, asking students to read from this list and create their choice of media "advertisement" or critique of the book using one of the many tool options in the TeachersFirst Edge. Ask students to generate a personal goal "Lifetime Reading" or "Book Bucket List" and share it in their own creative way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hamlet Study Guide - Sparknotes
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): hamlet (8), shakespeare (98)
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Prufrock Press
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crane, Stephen - The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): civil war (148), literature (214), symbols (22)
In the Classroom
Have students closely read a selected passage and annotate details that reveal Henry Fleming's thoughts, fears, and changing understanding of courage. Ask pairs to sort quotations into categories such as internal conflict, external conflict, imagery, irony, and character development, then defend their choices with textual evidence. Students can use Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, to design a character card that identifies Henry's motivations, conflicts, defining choices, and supporting quotations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BBC News - BBC
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): news (223)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for current events projects - assign students various weeks through out the semester in which they are to be the class news reporter, keeping their peers up to date and informed. Have students research whats going on via this news site, and present a small presentation at the beginning of class every day during their week. Students can either orally present, or for the technologically inclined, create a short video summarizing the same information. Have students create news briefs and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ABC News - ABC news
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): news (223), newspapers (87)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for current events projects - assign students various weeks throughout the semester in which they are to be the class news reporter, keeping their peers up to date and informed. Have students research what's going on via this news site and present a small presentation at the beginning of class every day during their week. Students can either orally present, or for the technologically inclined, create a short video summarizing the same information. Have students create news briefs and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Library Association Newbery Medal Page - Amer. Library Assoc.
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): book lists (167), reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Use this list to help your students choose some new literature to read. Provide this link on your class website for students and parents to use to find quality literature. Consider starting your own class wiki with student-made interactive book posters on favorite Newbery winners and honor books using a tool like Canva, reviewd here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Banned Books Online
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
This is a useful site for history and English teachers, and a great discussion- starter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Best Fiction for Young Adults 2024-2025 - Adult Library Services Association
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (79)
In the Classroom
Use these book lists as a way to interest hesitant readers in your classroom. The books recommended are all interesting enough to capture any young mind, regardless of their previous feelings towards reading. Avid readers will also love this site, so be sure to post it on your teacher web page to allow students to access it out of the classroom. Parents will also love access to the site and can use it to generate a summer reading list for their kids.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Modern American Poetry - University of Illinois
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): poetry (197)
In the Classroom
Post the site on the class web page as a resource for students working on a research paper, allowing them to access it both in and out of the classroom. The biographies provided would be an excellent resource, as would some of the poems that accompany them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mississippi Writers & Musicians - Mississippi Writers and Musicians
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): acting (17), artists (106), authors (116), biographies (101)
In the Classroom
Give students a list of fun facts (e.g., "Won a Grammy," "Wrote a bestselling novel") and a list of names from the site. Students can use the website to match each fact with the correct person. Each student selects one writer, musician, artist, or actor from the site and creates a trading card that includes their photo, a brief biography, a notable achievement, and a quote or fun fact. Have them use paper or a template from Canva, reviewed here. Have students research one person from the site and write an imagined interview, with 5-7 questions and answers. They can role-play the interview in pairs or write it as a dialogue script.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mecury Radio Theatre Collection
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): radio (16)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the beginnings of the radio, or the evolution of entertainment in Western Society. Allow students to listen to some of the broadcasts, making sure to include headphones in the center. Most entertaining would be the historic "War of the Worlds," broadcast, which could be easily compared the recent Hollywood movie. Start a class discussion on the differences between radio and movies, focusing on the difference between seeing and hearing the action. This site would definitely add some interest to radio, a topic that may seem boring from the outset.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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