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Christmas Around the World - northpole.net
Grades
2 to 8
In the Classroom
You may want to use eMargin, reviewed here, with these articles as a guided reading activity for younger students. Read Ahead is perfect for introducing any reading passage to struggling readers, special education students, and ENL/ESL learners. Older students can pick a country and find more facts about other holidays celebrated in their chosen country. Have them find out informaion about those holidays like traditional food, songs, and activities.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Solar Folklore - Stanford SOLAR Center
Grades
5 to 7tag(s): planets (123), solar system (124), sun (87)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free and interactive lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! Under the "educators" section are plenty of ideas, categorized by grade level and subject. Be sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grammar Gorillas - Pearson Education
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
In the Classroom
Use this during station rotation time in your classroom. Put a link on your website for students to use at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grammar Bytes
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): grammar (139), parts of speech (40), speech (66)
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On-Lion for Kids! - NY Public Library
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): book lists (161), reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Post a link for this site on your teacher webpage or in your newsletter. Talk about it with parents at back-to-school night or at parent conferences. Share with your middle school reluctant readers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Central - Merriam Webster
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): poetry (196)
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Poetry 4 Kids - Kenn Nesbitts
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Ask your students to choose a favorite poem from this site and use it as a model for their own poem. Have them pay attention to the rhythm and rhyme of the poem they like. Create a class book of poems using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Visionlearning - Visionlearning, Inc
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): acids and bases (8), carbon (15), cells (79), darwin (14), earth (194), energy (139), gravity (52), light (58), matter (52), molecules (43), optics (14), paleontology (28), periodic table (49), photosynthesis (19), planets (123), reading comprehension (146), rock cycle (26), rocks (44), scientific method (49), scientists (72), space (248), water (104), waves (14)
In the Classroom
Include this site to supplement your current grade 6-12 science curriculum. Use the resources to differentiate instruction for gifted students in lower grades or as remediation for struggling students in older grades. Use the student materials for differentiating instruction or as homework. Have students share their learning or understanding of a topic with video explanations using a tool like Gravity. Gravity is a tool for video responses to a question along with comments from peers. Extend technology use in your classroom and take student learning a step further by asking them to create and share their own multimedia presentation along with suggestions for learning about their topic of interest. Use a tool like Sway. Sway is a presentation tool that offers multimedia options including text, video, and images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quiz Hub
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use the free quizzes to help students review OR as pre-diagnositc quizzes to determine what students already know about the topic. This is a great way to assess which areas need strengthening and which areas students need less help in. Teachers wanting to focus their classrooms more efficiently will appreciate this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Spirit of Trees
Grades
4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read Write Think - NCTE
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): literacy (124), resources (80), thinking routines (35)
In the Classroom
Within the classroom resources are plenty of lesson plans that are aligned to National standards. Save this site as a favorite to allow for easy reference whenever you're in need of fresh ideas and lesson plans. There are many resources available on ReadWriteThink for teaching literacy. Choose from lesson plans and units sorted by grade level, or narrow down your search to specific objectives including fluency, text structure, and more. In addition, ReadWriteThink offers almost 60 interactives including graphic organizers and tools for word work. Be sure to browse through the Printouts portion of the site; these aren't boring fill in the blank activities. Printouts include book reports, writing tips, and card games.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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English Projects and Activities
Grades
1 to 7tag(s): grammar (139), reading comprehension (146), spelling (93)
In the Classroom
Beyond the excellent lesson plans, this site offers "interactive flashcards" that can help students review for quizzes and tests. Save this site on a classroom computer, and use it as a learning site during downtime. Allow students to pick their degree of difficulty, and they can review endlessly on a number of subjects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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International Children's Digital Library - University of Maryland
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): book lists (161), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Add this website to a Symbaloo, reviewed here to allow for easy access to a variety of books. Use Book Cover Creator reviewed here to create a book cover for your favorite book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Americas Award for Children and Young Adult Literature - CLASP
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): book lists (161), hispanic (55), reading lists (76), spanish (112)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free unit plans and classroom activities within the "resources" section of the page. Explore through these resources to find one to add a multicultural perspective to your history or language arts class. Be sure to save the site as a favorite to allow for easy reference later on. Try using Raindrop.io reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poems to Make, Watch, (and Hear) - BBC
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): poetry (196)
In the Classroom
Use this site on the interactive whiteboard or projector as an introductory activity to poetry. Play one or more of the clips on the interactive whiteboard as a way to hook student interest. Have a class discussion or journal reflections afterwards for students to respond to the topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Folklore and Mythology Online Texts
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to find stories from all over the world during a lesson/unit on storytelling. Incorporating stories from different cultures can insure that these wont all be repeats for students, as well as adds a multicultural perspective. Peruse the site ahead of time to proof the stories and either print them or have students read that at different computer stations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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StudyCard Studio - Digital Meadow
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
If your school uses MACs, you may want to get permission to load this software ( the free version) for students to create their own study cards, especially your learning support students who may be more motivated to study with such an electronic "aid."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Children's Choice Reading List - International Reading Association
Grades
1 to 9tag(s): reading lists (76)
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Teachers' Choice Reading List - International Reading Association
Grades
1 to 9tag(s): reading lists (76)
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Holes Lesson Unit - Reading Is Fundamental
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): guided reading (31)
In the Classroom
Start with the Study Guide (download well ahead of time) and pick and choose what you want to use from the activities starting on page 58. Find ready to print puzzles and other activities by going back to the RIF page for Holes. To engage students and enhance learning ask students to make a summarizing comic every few chapters using Make Beliefs Comix, reviewed here. It would be best to work as a class for the first chapter you summarize and use Canva Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, as a rough draft before creating the Make Beliefs Comix.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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