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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 (184), fractions (176), nutrition (137), olympics (50), sports (91), 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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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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 (197), primary sources (171)
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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 (171)
In the Classroom
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.
tag(s): assessment (141), blended learning (29), collaboration (141), 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:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Educational Vocabulary Games - Education.com
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1 to 8
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Turn vocabulary practice into play with this collection of 50+ ready-to-go interactive games from Education.com. Students practice word parts, compound words, commonly confused words,...more
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Turn vocabulary practice into play with this collection of 50+ ready-to-go interactive games from Education.com. Students practice word parts, compound words, commonly confused words, homophones, context clues, synonyms, antonyms, roots, connotations, and shades of meaning through activities such as matching, sentence building, quizzes, racing, fishing, and other themed games. Individual resources identify a target grade and skill, making it easy to choose focused practice for a lesson, center, intervention, or review. Examples range from first-grade compound words and context clues to eighth-grade synonyms and commonly confused words. Teachers can also filter the larger Education.com resource collection by grade and other criteria.
tag(s): antonyms (16), context clues (14), game based learning (329), homonyms (9), homophones (7), synonyms (20), vocabulary (261), vocabulary development (111)
In the Classroom
Create an adjective word wall on a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here. Assign students to work on a book of homophones using Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students make word clouds with synonyms using AhaSlides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Context Clues Climber - Ereading Worksheets/Ereading Games
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3 to 8
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Send students climbing, dodging enemies, and practicing vocabulary at the same time with Context Clues Climber, a free platform-style reading game from Ereading Games. Players work...more
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Send students climbing, dodging enemies, and practicing vocabulary at the same time with Context Clues Climber, a free platform-style reading game from Ereading Games. Players work through 50 levels using moves such as climbing walls, hanging from ceilings, and breaking bricks with a pickaxe. When students are hit by an enemy, they must answer a vocabulary question before continuing, providing repeated practice with determining word meaning from context. The game includes more than 500 vocabulary questions and is mobile-friendly. Ereading Games describes its collection as free educational games that reinforce Common Core English language arts skills, making Context Clues Climber a useful, engaging practice or review option after direct instruction on context clues.
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tag(s): antonyms (16), context clues (14), inferencing (9), reading comprehension (146), synonyms (20), vocabulary (261), vocabulary development (111)
In the Classroom
Students can play Context Clues Climber independently after a mini-lesson on context clues, record five unfamiliar words they encounter, and explain which words in each sentence helped them determine the meaning. After gameplay, have students work in pairs to compare challenging vocabulary and sort their words by the type of clue that helped them, such as a synonym, antonym, example, definition, or inference. Ask pairs to organize their findings with Padlet, reviewed here, as a shared class vocabulary board. Assign students a short passage from the current class reading and ask them to highlight an unfamiliar word, underline the surrounding clues, infer a meaning, and defend their reasoning in writing. Follow with partner discussion so students can compare how different clues influenced their interpretations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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 (261), vocabulary development (111)
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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Vocabulary Mini Games - Flocabulary
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2 to 8
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Need a quick way to reinforce vocabulary when you have a few minutes left in class? Flocabulary's Vocabulary Mini Games provide a collection of low-prep, teacher-ready games that move...more
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Need a quick way to reinforce vocabulary when you have a few minutes left in class? Flocabulary's Vocabulary Mini Games provide a collection of low-prep, teacher-ready games that move from basic recall to deeper thinking. Activities include Simple List, Conversation Competition, Erase a Word, Vocab Shot, Circle Rotation, Mini Game Show, Charades, Guess My Word, That's Sketchy, Categories, Newspaper Detective, and Word Up Baseball. Each activity includes directions, needed materials, extension ideas, teaching cautions, and suggested modifications for ELLs and students with special needs. Teachers can use current or previously learned vocabulary, making the games useful for quick review, informal checks for understanding, or longer review sessions. A printable PDF version of the games is also available.
tag(s): antonyms (16), context clues (14), Formative Assessment (48), parts of speech (40), synonyms (20), vocabulary (261), vocabulary development (111)
In the Classroom
Students can play Simple List in teams, then increase the challenge by defining each recalled word or using it correctly in a new sentence. Ask students to work in small groups with the Categories game, sorting vocabulary by part of speech, meaning, affixes, or another student-created classification. Groups can defend ambiguous choices and then compare overlapping categories with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here. Assign pairs to write original clues modeled after Mini Game Show or Guess My Word, requiring synonyms, antonyms, context clues, and examples without revealing the target word. Combine selected student clues into a class review activity with Wordwall, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Garden - FunBrain
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2 to 8
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Word Garden is a vocabulary game similar to Wordle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Choose Play to begin, then pick a level of difficulty from ...more
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Word Garden is a vocabulary game similar to Wordle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Choose Play to begin, then pick a level of difficulty from easy, medium, and hard. Type or tap letters to make the first word choice and enter. If a letter is highlighted in pink, it is in the right spot; yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot; and brown means the chosen letter is not in the word. Players can also use hints if needed.
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tag(s): game based learning (329), spelling (94), vocabulary (261)
In the Classroom
Include Word Garden with computer station activities or on choice boards to give students practice studying parts of words. For example, ask students why they choose certain letter combinations or how they eliminate choices based on the position of correct letters in their words. Use My Wordle, reviewed here, to create personalized Wordle activities that include vocabulary words for any subject as an engaging way to introduce and practice vocabulary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Formation - WordWall.net
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3 to 8
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Looking for ready-to-go practice with word formation? This Wordwall community search brings together more than 10,000 user-created word-formation activities, from early word families...more
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Looking for ready-to-go practice with word formation? This Wordwall community search brings together more than 10,000 user-created word-formation activities, from early word families and phonics to middle- and high-school vocabulary, grammar, morphology, and ESL/ELL practice. Activities appear in formats such as flash cards, group sorts, quizzes, anagrams, matching activities, speaking cards, complete-the-sentence exercises, and spelling activities. Because these resources are community-created, teachers should preview each activity for accuracy, difficulty, and alignment before assigning it. Wordwall also lets teachers adapt public activities by making an editable copy and switching compatible content into other activity templates.
tag(s): game based learning (329), phonics (54), prefixes (12), spelling (94), suffixes (10), vocabulary (261), vocabulary development (111)
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Share games with your students on a Symbaloo, reviewed here. Have students use the words that they learned to create a comic using ToonyTool, reviewed here. Have students use Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here to dive deeper into the meaning of the word by defining it, sharing examples, and finding synonyms and antonyms.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 (114)
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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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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 (354), collaboration (141), professional development (305), 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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National Postal Musuem - Smithsonian
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1 to 12
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics,...more
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The National Postal Museum site showcases the postal service with an online calendar of events, highlights, and photographs. Highlights include current exhibitions, special topics, stamp collecting, educator resources, and more. Google Arts and Culture Street View has a 360 tour of the museum. STAMP camp (currently closed at the time of this review) offers activities in science, technology, art, math, and problem-solving. STAMP camp is for children ages 6 through 12. All lessons are online and can be completed at your child's own pace.
tag(s): museums (58), primary sources (171), virtual field trips (153)
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Students can participate in the lessons from STAMP camp and showcase their work using ClipChamp, reviewed here. Students can use a virtual bulletin board such as Lino, reviewed here to share what they learned on the Google Arts and Culture 360 tour. Have students use MyLens, reviewed here to create a timeline of special stamps that have been created.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Maps - Aires Loutsaris
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K to 12
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Reading Maps turns journeys from books and films into maps, creating a visual exploration of the story's events. The site includes hundreds of maps to explore, and you can search ...more
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Reading Maps turns journeys from books and films into maps, creating a visual exploration of the story's events. The site includes hundreds of maps to explore, and you can search by author, title, location, and theme. Choose a title to open the map and view an animated journey. Below the book summary is a list of places on the map; click any number on the map to see a summary of the event. Users can change the map appearance with options such as topographic and satellite imagery, and zoom in and out for a closer look at any point on the map. Share individual maps using the share link in the description.
tag(s): independent reading (85), maps (223), reading comprehension (146), virtual field trips (153)
In the Classroom
Reading Maps includes many classic books with notable journeys such as Adventures of Huck Finn, Hatchet, and Frankenstein, making it an excellent option to bookmark and save to accompany your current reading lessons. Share the maps with your students to provide visual context for the physical journey in the story. Extend learning by asking students to create story maps using Google My Map, reviewed here. Add links, videos, and more in Google My Map stories to bring the story to life. For additional examples on how to use maps to accompany books, visit TeachersFirst Reading Treks - Make Learning a Journey, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Indian Reading Series - Education Northwest
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K to 7
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Indian Reading Series' Stories and Legends of the Northwest features supplementary reading and language development materials for Indian and non-Indian children. The site features six...more
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Indian Reading Series' Stories and Legends of the Northwest features supplementary reading and language development materials for Indian and non-Indian children. The site features six levels of reading materials, teacher manuals, and lesson plans. Each is downloaded as a PDF. Each lesson plan includes a brief summary of the lesson, targeted mostly to grades K through 2, with one lesson for grades 4-7.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), stories and storytelling (82)
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While completing the lesson titled "Far Out, A Rodeo Horse," students can learn more about rodeos using Kiddle reviewed here. In the "Coyote and the Stars" lesson, students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to compare and contrast coyote and spider. Students can create their own habitat for birds while engaging in the lesson titled "Birds of a Feather."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Montana State Parks Education Resources - Montana Fish
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4 to 12
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Turn Montana's state parks into outdoor classrooms with this collection of field trips, in-school programs, traveling trunks, and classroom-ready Indian Education for All resources....more
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Turn Montana's state parks into outdoor classrooms with this collection of field trips, in-school programs, traveling trunks, and classroom-ready Indian Education for All resources. Teachers can browse programs at parks such as Bannack, Chief Plenty Coups, First Peoples Buffalo Jump, and Flathead Lake, with activities covering Native American history and culture, Montana history, geology, ecology, wildlife, art, health, and language arts. Many offerings identify grade ranges and content standards, and several combine ranger-led interpretation with hands-on activities such as gold panning, traditional Native games, birding, scavenger hunts, puppet-making, and guided hikes. A particularly useful section links to 21 K-12 Indian Education for All model lesson plans created with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. These lessons feature individual state parks and can stand alone in the classroom even when a field trip is not possible. The page also includes teacher planning guidance, supervision recommendations, and traveling educational trunks with materials such as animal hides, books, maps, scientific equipment, and curriculum guides.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), primary sources (171)
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Have students select a Montana state park and create a brochure using Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here highlighting its history, geography, wildlife, cultural significance, and reasons to visit. Choose a park and research its plants, animals, geology, and ecosystems. Students can create a field journal with sketches, observations, facts, and food webs. Have students examine one of Sue Reynolds's photographs with the site's Notice and Wonder strategy, then post one careful observation and one inquiry question to Padlet, reviewed here, for a class discussion about evidence, perspective, and assumptions.
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Lessons of Our Land - Indian Land Tenure Foundation
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K to 12
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty...more
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty into regular classroom instruction. Developed by the nonprofit Indian Land Tenure Foundation, the interdisciplinary curriculum spans Pre-K through grade 12 and is designed for both Native and non-Native students. Teachers can search lessons by grade, subject, and academic standard, and some materials are tailored to California, South Dakota, Montana, or Minnesota while remaining adaptable for use elsewhere. Individual lessons may include teacher background, achievement goals, materials, student activities, discussion questions, maps, stories, research tasks, and downloadable PDFs. Sample topics range from creating neighborhood maps and studying wild rice to land stewardship, treaty-making, sovereignty, and the relationship between geography and cultural identity. The site also includes professional-development resources and the educational game When Rivers Were Trails, which follows an Anishinaabeg character displaced from Minnesota in 1890.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), preK (342), professional development (305)
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Have students explore a lesson about land, place, or community and create an annotated map showing important locations and explaining how geography connects to identity using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Invite small groups to complete one of the curriculum's hands-on or inquiry activities, then post a claim, supporting evidence, and one remaining question to Padlet, reviewed here for whole-class discussion. Students can compare two perspectives on land use, stewardship, sovereignty, or cultural identity from selected lessons and organize similarities and differences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here.
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Everyday Native - The Everyday Native Project
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4 to 12
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Everyday Native helps students look beyond stereotypes by pairing contemporary Native American experiences with photographs, poetry, videos, background information, discussion questions,...more
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Everyday Native helps students look beyond stereotypes by pairing contemporary Native American experiences with photographs, poetry, videos, background information, discussion questions, and inquiry activities. Designed for grades 4-12, the resource focuses on both Native history and present-day life. It supports Language Arts, U.S. History, Native American History, Social Studies, Current Events, Photography, Poetry, and Art. Students encounter photographs by Sue Reynolds, poems by Victor Charlo, and videos featuring Native youth discussing pride, courage, resilience, culture, family, and challenges. Teacher supports include interpretation strategies, writing and discussion prompts, research ideas, downloadable analysis sheets, and a regularly updated newsfeed. Full access is free after registration.
tag(s): media literacy (135), montana (34), native americans (169), primary sources (171)
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Ask students to read a Victor Charlo poem and use the site's inquiry approach to identify what they notice, what they wonder, and where their prior ideas about Native Americans originated; then investigate one compelling question using additional sources. Have students compare information about a Native nation featured in the resource with tribally produced information, then create an annotated map with Google My Maps, reviewed here, showing important places and explaining why specific tribal identification is more accurate than treating Native peoples as one group. Assign students a final reflection in which they explain one stereotype or misconception that changed during the unit and support the response with two pieces of evidence from photographs, poems, videos, or background readings.
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Spin the Wheel Education - Spin the Wheel
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K to 12
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Spin the Wheel Education is a free, fully customizable spinner that also provides ready-made spinning-wheel templates for many uses. Choose wheels with recess games, story ideas, creative...more
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Spin the Wheel Education is a free, fully customizable spinner that also provides ready-made spinning-wheel templates for many uses. Choose wheels with recess games, story ideas, creative writing prompts, and much more. Customize each wheel by color, topic, layout, theme, and spin time and speed.
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tag(s): classroom management (152), game based learning (329), Teacher Utilities (224)
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Use Spin the Wheel templates to add engagement and excitement to any classroom activity. Spin to select students to respond to questions, add a series of review questions, select writing or debate topics, and more. Add character names or chapters to the wheel with hidden questions that test comprehension or theme analysis. Store short science, math, or history questions behind entries and have teams compete to answer correctly for points. Spin the Wheel is an excellent way to build in retrieval practice and spaced review into a busy day.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Thiings - Liinks.co.
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K to 12
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Thiings is one of those handy sites you didn't know you needed until you see it. Choose from over 10,000 (and growing) icons of everyday objects to download as PNG ...more
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Thiings is one of those handy sites you didn't know you needed until you see it. Choose from over 10,000 (and growing) icons of everyday objects to download as PNG files. Search for what you need, or browse categories such as animals, vehicles, and historical figures. Downloading the file is as easy as selecting the icon and clicking to download or copying and pasting the image into your design. Email registration is required, and Thiings provides unlimited free downloads. Share icons using the provided share link.
tag(s): graphic design (57), images (275), presentations (49), symbols (22)
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Bookmark and save Thiings to use when creating any digital design, saving time and frustration by avoiding searches for the right icon. Thiings also includes a link to hear the object's description, making it user-friendly for all ages and abilities. Add a link to Thiings on classroom computers for students to use with their projects. Use icons from the site to ask students to predict the topic of an upcoming lesson, practice descriptive writing by describing an icon, or create visual examples of classroom routines. When using the Thinking Routines Toolbox, reviewed here, such as See, Think, Wonder, choose an unusual icon for students to generate observations, inferences, and questions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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