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20 Self-Control Activities for Middle School - Pathway 2 Success
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5 to 9
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20 Self-Control Activities for Middle School features activities that students can use to help control themselves. Some of the activities include: Build Routines, Scenarios, Hit the...more
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20 Self-Control Activities for Middle School features activities that students can use to help control themselves. Some of the activities include: Build Routines, Scenarios, Hit the Pause Button, Think It-Say It, and Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1. Each activity comes with a short description and links.
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tag(s): classroom management (135), emotions (71), game based learning (304), social and emotional learning (195)
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Students can play the various games mentioned on the site. Students can create a playlist of mindfulness videos/music using Symbaloo, reviewed here. Students can create an infographic sharing the importance of self-control using Mind Map Generator, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Metacognition--The Missing Link in Reading Instruction - Benchmark Education
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K to 12
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Metacognition--The Missing Link in Reading Instruction is a thirty-one-minute YouTube podcast from Teachers Talk Shop Podcast. The podcast begins with Patty McGee reading a text...more
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Metacognition--The Missing Link in Reading Instruction is a thirty-one-minute YouTube podcast from Teachers Talk Shop Podcast. The podcast begins with Patty McGee reading a text and sharing her metacognitive thinking as she reads. Patty and reading expert Dr. Peter Afflerbach then discuss the essential role of metacognition in reading comprehension. Strategies that are shared include: starting simple, using checklists, slowing the reading rate, rereading when confused, changing reading strategies when comprehension is not achieved, and setting realistic goals.
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tag(s): podcasts (163), thinking skills (116)
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Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here as a journal to take notes during reading of a text. Students can create a comic after reading a text using Witty Comics, reviewed here. Students can create their own podcast using Adobe Podcast, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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20 Festive Cinco de Mayo Activities for Your Classroom - We Are Teachers
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K to 8
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Discover a collection of creative, classroom-ready ideas to help students explore Cinco de Mayo in meaningful and engaging ways. The page features a wide variety of activities, ranging...more
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Discover a collection of creative, classroom-ready ideas to help students explore Cinco de Mayo in meaningful and engaging ways. The page features a wide variety of activities, ranging from reading stories, learning historical facts, and exploring Mexican culture to hands-on projects like making flags, crafting musical instruments, and designing pinatas, allowing teachers to integrate the holiday across subjects such as ELA, social studies, art, and music. It also emphasizes the importance of teaching the true history of Cinco de Mayo, including the Battle of Puebla, while promoting cultural awareness and appreciation beyond common misconceptions. Overall, it serves as a practical and flexible resource for planning culturally responsive and interactive lessons. Some activities include embedded YouTube videos; if your district blocks YouTube, these videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (29), crafts (111), cultures (292), holidays (285), mexico (70)
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Students can explore the history of Cinco de Mayo by reading a short article or watching a video, then create a simple timeline or storyboard with MyLens, reviewed here explaining the key events and why the victory was significant. Have students create colorful papel picado banners while learning about their cultural significance in Mexican celebrations. Have students compare Cinco de Mayo with another holiday using a Venn diagram using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching How-to: Chapter 4.1: Metacognition - Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
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K to 12
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The Teaching How-To: Chapter 4.1 -Metacognition resource from Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning offers practical guidance on engaging students deeply in the learning...more
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The Teaching How-To: Chapter 4.1 -Metacognition resource from Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning offers practical guidance on engaging students deeply in the learning process. It highlights research-informed strategies such as encouraging metacognition, incorporating a variety of active learning activities, structuring effective peer-to-peer collaboration, and using experiential learning opportunities to connect course content with real-world contexts. The chapter emphasizes methods that promote critical thinking, motivation, and meaningful participation, helping teachers move beyond traditional lecture formats to create dynamic and student-centered learning environments.
tag(s): collaboration (112), critical thinking (179), thinking skills (116)
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Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here for weekly journal entries. Students can use Google Forms, reviewed here for Mid-Semester Check-Ins. Students can use Lino, reviewed here to share challenges faced during an assignment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition - The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
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K to 12
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Brown University's Metacognition resource from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning explains how educators can help students become more metacognitive by actively...more
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Brown University's Metacognition resource from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning explains how educators can help students become more metacognitive by actively thinking about and regulating their own learning processes. The article defines metacognition as a reflective skill essential for creativity, critical thinking, and deeper understanding, and it provides a variety of practical classroom strategies to support this work.
tag(s): thinking skills (116)
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Students can use Stormboard, reviewed here when completing the Minute Reflections or Question of the Day Exercise. Students can use Google Sheets as a template for their Learning or Reading Log. Finally, students can use Plickers, reviewed here while conducting a Visible Classroom Opinion Poll.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More - Kami
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3 to 8
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The Kami blog post Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More provides teachers with a collection of ready-to-use tools to keep students engaged in reading...more
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The Kami blog post Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More provides teachers with a collection of ready-to-use tools to keep students engaged in reading over the summer months. The post includes ideas for setting up a summer library, highlights author studies featuring writers such as Beth Campbell, Susan Hood, Bob Shea, and Adam Rex, and offers printable and digital reading logs. It also features interactive templates through Book Creator for reading response journals, along with themed activities for June, July, and August that support comprehension, reflection, and other key literacy skills.
tag(s): authors (113), digital storytelling (166), journals (22), literacy (124), summer (50)
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Copy and complete the book templates from Book Creator, reviewed here. Use Kami, reviewed here to write on the PDFs Summer Reading Logs. Learn more about the authors featured using Kiddle, reviewed here.
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Cinco de Mayo - Newsela
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5 to 12
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Newsela's Cinco de Mayo features lesson ideas in Social Studies and ELA. Lessons aligned with Social Studies include learning the history of the holiday, how it is celebrated in the...more
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Newsela's Cinco de Mayo features lesson ideas in Social Studies and ELA. Lessons aligned with Social Studies include learning the history of the holiday, how it is celebrated in the United States and Mexico, and the journey to and from Mexico. For ELA, lessons include using a three-column worksheet to write down information from three sources and learning about storytelling.
tag(s): artists (100), cinco de mayo (29), cultures (292), holidays (285), mexico (70)
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Students can use the NotebookLM, reviewed here to write down the information from the three sources. Students can use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in the United States and Mexico. Students can use Storyboard That, reviewed here to create a story to share about Cinco de Mayo.
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A Cinco de Mayo Video Lesson - EdPuzzle
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3 to 12
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday ...more
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday spread from Mexico to the United States. The blog post also features a summary of the holiday and the video. The questions can be adapted for as young as grade 3, all the way to high school. Note that the answers to the questions cannot be saved since this is a preview link.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (29), cultures (292), holidays (285), mexico (70)
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Students can answer the questions in EdPuzzle, reviewed here when the teacher creates an account and copies the activity. Students can also answer the questions in a Google Form, reviewed here. Students can finally share what they learned in a presentation using Presentations AI, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo | 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students - Deep Space Sparkle
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3 to 8
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures...more
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures throughout the year rather than in a specific month; Interview and include voices from the culture represented; Encourage art-making with personal choice; and Celebrate diversity. Within each of the five tips is a brief summary of how to apply it. The site also includes artwork projects that you can complete with your class.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (29), crafts (111), cultures (292), holidays (285), mexico (70)
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Students can create presentations to share about Cinco de Mayo using Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can virtually interview people who celebrate Cinco de Mayo to learn more about their culture and the holiday. Finally, students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast Cinco de Mayo to another holiday.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses - Virginia Tech
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K to 12
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses....more
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses. In addition, it gives adaptations and questions to consider for an exam wrapper.
tag(s): thinking skills (116)
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Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers. Students can track their progress using Google Sheets. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to track exam dates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ghost Writer - Tony Vincent
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2 to 12
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for...more
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for too long, all your words vanish, creating pressure to keep moving and preventing over-editing or getting stuck. This exercise serves as a tool to encourage brainstorming, freewriting, overcoming writer's block, and practicing flow state writing.
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Use this tool to help students develop writing fluency so they can focus on ideas rather than grammar and spelling rules. Ghost Writer is also an excellent tool for activating schema when starting a new unit. Ask students to set the timer and write nonstop about what they know about the upcoming unit's content or what they don't know. In science class, use Ghost Writer as a hypothesis brain dump, or use it as part of reading lessons for students to share all they know about characters from a novel you are reading. Extend learning by asking students to take their ideas and develop them further in Google Docs or Microsoft Word.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LogicBalls - LogicBalls
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K to 12
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their...more
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their history and access an easier-to-use interface. After creating an account, use the site's dashboard to choose an AI tool and follow the prompts to generate your requested results. Free accounts include access to over 200 tools, a chat assistant, 14,000 AI words per month, and five monthly image generations. Earn extra credits by sharing referrals.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (300), chat (39), images (266), search strategies (18)
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Utilize LogicBalls for various classroom applications, including lesson planning, creating images, and generating text. This site also analyzes YouTube videos, saving time by allowing users to paste the video URL into the chat and get a summary of the content without watching the entire video. Use the AI prompt generator as a tool to guide you through writing a prompt that achieves your desired results by adding information in a step-by-step manner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FlipAnim - Tomasz Witkowski
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4 to 12
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use...more
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use the icons on the dashboard to draw items, change colors, add frames, and more. Save and download the completed animations as GIFs. This site doesn't offer a tutorial; however, you can search YouTube for helpful ones.
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Share this site with students and give them time to explore and experiment. When working with troubled students, use this site to help them share their thoughts and emotions through animation. This is an excellent site for students who love art and enjoy sharing their learning through creative expression. Take a look at the images created by other users in the gallery as inspiration for how to use animations. Ask students to create animations that demonstrate science concepts such as erosion, weathering, or chemical reactions. Use this site to have students create animations that demonstrate events from stories, share their thought processes in math, or animate historical events. Have students include their animations when creating multimedia projects in an online tool like Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Historical Witness Lesson Plans - J. Paul Getty Museum
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4 to 12
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from...more
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from the J. Paul Getty Museum enables students to investigate how artists respond to real historical events, from struggles for human rights to changes in communities and cultures. With lessons organized into beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, teachers can easily adapt the content for use in upper elementary through high school. This resource encourages critical thinking, discussion, and meaningful connections between the past and issues students see in the world today.
tag(s): 1900s (84), civil rights (217), communities (40), critical thinking (179), cultures (292), women (189)
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Present a powerful artwork from the resource and have students silently observe before sharing what they see, what they think is happening, and what they wonder. Students infer the person represented in the artwork and what message the artist wants viewers to understand. Have them write a short "artist statement" or a mini-narrative from the perspective of someone in the image. After discussing how art can influence social change, students can create posters with positive messages that support fairness, kindness, or community issues. They should explain their design choices and connect their posters to themes found in the original artwork. Make posters digitally using DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here.
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KnowItAll.org - South Carolina ETV Commission
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K to 12
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KnowItAll.org contains a variety of resources, including videos, lessons, audio files, photos, interactives, and documents. The site allows you to browse by grade, which includes Pre-Kindergarten...more
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KnowItAll.org contains a variety of resources, including videos, lessons, audio files, photos, interactives, and documents. The site allows you to browse by grade, which includes Pre-Kindergarten through high school, Higher Education, and Professional Development. Subjects featured are Career Education, English Language Arts, Health Education, Math, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Visual and Performing Arts, and World Languages. When exploring the Collections tab, you can find resources on Anchor Charts, Archaeology, Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy and Economics, Holidays, Native American Heritage, and much more. The Curriculum and Lessons Plans tab allows you to search by Keywords, Subject, Resource Type, Downloadable Content, Language (English or Spanish), and Accessibility (English or Spanish Captions, Transcript, and Audio Description). Lessons can be shared via Google Classroom, Previewed, and printed.
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Since this site has a wealth of information, students can have a Wakelet, reviewed here to host all the material. Students can view the series that are featured on the site, including Ask an Author, Character Minutes, ETV Shorts, Hobby Shop, and more. Students can share what they learned using Lino, reviewed here .Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ELA Curricula - Open Up Resources
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K to 12
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The Open Up Resources ELA Curricula site offers high-quality, research-based English Language Arts instructional programs for PreK-12 classrooms that center on rich, whole texts and...more
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The Open Up Resources ELA Curricula site offers high-quality, research-based English Language Arts instructional programs for PreK-12 classrooms that center on rich, whole texts and real-world content knowledge to help students build literacy skills. The curricula are openly accessible as OER (open educational resources) with both print and digital options, and include supports for diverse learners, embedded assessments, and clear instructional protocols grounded in the science of reading. Programs range from EL Education language arts editions (including updated 2025 modules) to Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing and the Odell High School Literacy Program, all designed to foster student discourse, differentiate instruction, and support teacher planning and professional growth.
tag(s): assessment (144), differentiation (92), literacy (124), OER (50), writing (309)
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Students can use the resources as supplemental materials to enrich their learning. Students can enrich their writing skills using Open Up Resources and post their writing in Write Reader, reviewed here. Students can use Podbean, reviewed here to practice their communication and verbal skills by sharing information that they learned or on a particular topic.
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A Brief Summary of Kwanzaa - Schoolhouse.world
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3 to 8
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This blog post from Schoolhouse.world offers a clear, student-friendly overview of the holiday Kwanzaa, including its origins, cultural significance, and the seven core principles known...more
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This blog post from Schoolhouse.world offers a clear, student-friendly overview of the holiday Kwanzaa, including its origins, cultural significance, and the seven core principles known as the Nguzo Saba. The article explains the holiday's purpose of honoring African heritage, strengthening community, and encouraging positive values such as unity, responsibility, and creativity. Teachers can use this page to introduce Kwanzaa in an accessible way, spark discussion about cultural traditions, and support lessons on history, identity, and community values.
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Students can use Canva for Education, reviewed here to create an infographic teaching about Kwanzaa. Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to share how they celebrate Kwanzaa. Students can create a game about Kwanzaa using Gimkit, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Children's Historical Books - Open Culture, LLC
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2 to 12
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This article from Open Culture highlights a freely available digital archive of thousands of historical children's books spanning the 18th through the mid-20th centuries. The collection...more
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This article from Open Culture highlights a freely available digital archive of thousands of historical children's books spanning the 18th through the mid-20th centuries. The collection allows educators to browse and download full-text editions of vintage readers, fairy tales, alphabet books, moral instruction titles, and more. It offers a rich resource for exploring how children's literature reflected cultural values, educational norms, and historical contexts over time. Teachers at any grade level can use these materials to support inquiry into literary history, compare past and present classroom texts, incorporate primary-source reading into lessons, and spark discussions about how children's books shape our understanding of childhood and learning.
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tag(s): alphabet (46), book lists (161), cultures (292), literature (215), OER (50)
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Invite students to create an illustrated mini-book on paper or digitally using Write Reader, reviewed here inspired by the structure and style of a historical text. Have students select a page from a historical book and rewrite it in contemporary language. They can update dialogue, replace unfamiliar vocabulary, and modernize the setting. Choose a short historical children's book and conduct a "Then vs. Now" picture walk. Students compare book covers, illustrations, and vocabulary with those of modern titles, noticing how styles and themes have changed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach Kindness - Stand for Children Leadership Center
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K to 12
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Teach Kindness is a collaboration among education organizations guided by teachers, offering research-based, relevant student resources that make schools kinder and more welcoming for...more
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Teach Kindness is a collaboration among education organizations guided by teachers, offering research-based, relevant student resources that make schools kinder and more welcoming for students and educators. Included in the site are The Pillars of Kindness, The Promise of Kindness, and How to Join.
tag(s): classroom management (135), social and emotional learning (195)
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Students can use Padlet, reviewed here to showcase the kindness that they are displaying in school. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a book on ways to be kind. Students can become pen pals with schools that are already a part of the organization.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open Culture- Free eBooks - Open Culture, LLC
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4 to 12
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The Free eBooks section of Open Culture provides teachers and students with access to hundreds of free digital books in multiple formats, including ePub, Kindle, and PDF. The collection...more
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The Free eBooks section of Open Culture provides teachers and students with access to hundreds of free digital books in multiple formats, including ePub, Kindle, and PDF. The collection features classic literature, historical texts, and modern works suitable for classroom use. Popular titles include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Frankestein by Mary Shelley, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Odyssey by Homer, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. This resource is ideal for supporting literature studies, independent reading, and cross-curricular projects. It is user-friendly, though teachers should preview selections to ensure appropriate reading levels and content before assigning them to students.
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Assign small groups different eBooks such as Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, or The Odyssey. Have each group discuss themes, character development, and the author's purpose, then share insights with the class. Students research the life and times of an author featured on the site, such as Mary Shelley or Homer, and present how their background influenced their writing with Genially, reviewed here. After reading a short story or chapter, have students write an alternate ending, a diary entry, or a scene from another character's perspective to deepen their understanding of voice and tone.
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