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12 Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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K to 9
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle...more
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Bring the excitement of international athletic competition into math, social studies, and language arts lessons with this collection of 12 classroom activities for elementary and middle school students. Students can investigate the history of the Summer and Winter Games, analyze a passage about Jesse Owens and the 1936 Games, research notable athletes, locate host cities on a world map, create a digital magazine about a specific year, compare the Summer and Winter Games, and complete a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Math activities connect sports with graphing, rates, functions, measurement, nutrition, and data analysis through topics such as javelin throws, cycling, medal counts, and goal setting. Several activities include downloadable materials or teacher guides, and individual activities specify appropriate grade ranges.
tag(s): functions (60), sports (107), data (215), olympics (65)
In the Classroom
Have students in grades 4-6 use the downloadable timeline activity to investigate historical events that disrupted, postponed, or canceled the Summer Games, then discuss connections between international events and sports. Ask students in grade 6 and above to examine the passage about Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games, then discuss how sports can reflect larger political and social issues occurring at a particular point in history. Ask students to use one of the math investigations to analyze a real-world sports problem, such as graphing javelin angle and distance, examining cycling pace, graphing medal data by country, or tracking progress toward a personal goal.
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Earth Day Lesson Plans for Science, ELA, and Social Studies - Newsela
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K to 12
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Bring Earth Day into science, ELA, and social studies with this collection of ready-to-use lesson ideas and resources for K-12 classrooms. Teachers can explore Earth's systems, environmental...more
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Bring Earth Day into science, ELA, and social studies with this collection of ready-to-use lesson ideas and resources for K-12 classrooms. Teachers can explore Earth's systems, environmental change, conservation, energy choices, recycling, environmental data, and ways students can help the planet. Literacy activities include environmental debates, argumentative writing, advocacy texts, and poetry, while social studies ideas connect environmental issues with civic responsibility and community action. Science resources include articles, infographics, data investigations, hands-on activities such as making seed balls, and videos accompanied by 5E lesson plans, vocabulary, and discussion questions. The page identifies resources for different grade bands, although access to some linked Newsela instructional content may depend on the user's Newsela access.
tag(s): earth day (68), ecosystems (117), sustainability (61), recycling (51), environment (248), conservation (110), pollution (59), poetry (196), climate change (116)
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Have students examine an infographic about Earth's biomes or four spheres, then sketch and label connections among Earth's systems, and then discuss how changes in one system can affect another. Have students examine environmental data about air quality, plastic waste, or energy consumption, identify patterns in the data, and write an evidence-based claim about what the information reveals about Earth's health. Ask students to develop an Earth Day action plan for their home, classroom, or school, then create a persuasive presentation using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used to create flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Day Poster Templates - Adobe
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3 to 12
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Turn Earth Day learning into an eye-catching visual with this collection of customizable Adobe Express poster templates. Choose from professionally designed templates featuring environmental...more
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Turn Earth Day learning into an eye-catching visual with this collection of customizable Adobe Express poster templates. Choose from professionally designed templates featuring environmental themes, then personalize the text, images, fonts, colors, and other design elements to communicate a message about topics such as conservation, recycling, sustainability, or community cleanups. Students can share designs digitally or print them for classroom, school, or community displays. The collection gives students a helpful starting point while still letting them make their own design and content choices.
tag(s): earth day (68), sustainability (61), conservation (110), recycling (51), environment (248)
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Have students research an environmental issue such as plastic pollution, habitat loss, water conservation, or climate change, then customize an Earth Day poster to communicate three evidence-based actions people can take. Assign students different environmental topics and have them create a coordinated set of posters for a whole-class Earth Day awareness campaign, then display the finished collection digitally or around the school. Ask students to conduct a gallery walk of classmates' posters, leave feedback about the strength of each message and supporting evidence, and revise their own poster based on the feedback.Edge Features:
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Story Maker 1 - British Council English Learning Kids
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K to 6
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What happens when students get to choose the ingredients of a story and see where their choices lead? Story Maker 1 is a simple interactive activity from British Council LearnEnglish...more
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What happens when students get to choose the ingredients of a story and see where their choices lead? Story Maker 1 is a simple interactive activity from British Council LearnEnglish Kids that guides children through creating a fairy, science fiction, or horror story. Students select options as they move through the activity, then read and print the completed story at the end. The activity provides an approachable way for young English learners to practice reading while exploring story structure, genre, and vocabulary. British Council categorizes Story Maker 1 as Reading, Traditional Stories, and language Levels 1 and 2.
tag(s): digital storytelling (178), creative writing (122), stories and storytelling (82)
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Have students create a story independently, print the finished version, and highlight the characters, setting, problem, important events, and resolution. Students can use the generated story as a starting point for creative writing by changing one major element, such as the setting or a character, and rewriting the story to show how that change affects later events. Have students turn their generated story into an illustrated digital book with Book Creator, reviewed here, adding original illustrations and revising the text with descriptive language and dialogue.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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WordyKid - LiLoLi Studio
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K to 8
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Turn the words students already need to learn into short, game-based practice with WordyKid. The site lets users work with spelling lists, homework words, worksheets, reading pages,...more
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Turn the words students already need to learn into short, game-based practice with WordyKid. The site lets users work with spelling lists, homework words, worksheets, reading pages, books, photos, and other text, and then practice vocabulary, reading, spelling, listening, speaking, writing, and translation through a variety of games. Game choices include Memory Match, Listening Bingo, Word Match, Speak the Word, Word Striker, Word Bowling, Word Flight, Magic Dictation, and other activities. The platform supports English, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, and Russian and includes level and reading-readiness settings, saved progress, parent statistics, child profiles, friends features, and leaderboards. Free access currently unlocks all games for 10 hours, so teachers should plan around that concrete usage limit.
tag(s): game based learning (295), worksheets (72), vocabulary (260), spelling (96), phonics (57), listening (121), speaking (23)
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Have students enter the week's spelling words, complete several short WordyKid game rounds, then write down the three words they still need to practice and explain which spelling pattern caused the difficulty. Assign students to photograph or upload a teacher-prepared vocabulary sheet and turn the words into practice games, then use the resulting rounds as a station activity before a quiz. WordyKid specifically supports worksheets, photos, reading pages, and word lists as source material. Invite English learners to practice a targeted set of classroom vocabulary in English and another supported language, then create a simple bilingual reference sheet showing the word, translation, and an original sentence.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chalkie - Chalkie AI Ltd
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K to 12
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity...more
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity you want to create. Use the prompts to adjust the content to the grade level, reading level, output language, and other options. Additional options include activity types, adding standards and learning objectives, and creating vocabulary lists. The final step before Chalkie generates your activity is to select a theme option, some of which create materials for students who require low stimulation and have ADHD. After Chalkie generates your materials, use the options to edit them as needed. Although registration isn't required to create with Chalkie, a free account lets users share and export materials to Google Slides, PowerPoint, and PDF, and use Teach Mode. Free plans let users create 5 resources weekly, plus up to 10 AI edits each week.
tag(s): Teacher Utilities (234), presentations (51), slides (40), remote learning (33), blended learning (30), assessment (144), artificial intelligence (368)
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Use Chalkie to create new lessons or to update your current lessons. Easily differentiate materials by adjusting the grade and reading levels you generate. Generate bell-ringers, to-dos, exit tickets, and other quick activities to assess student learning. Use Chalkie as a planning partner to generate a first draft, then review, revise, and adapt the content to fit your students and instructional goals.Edge Features:
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GenType - Labs.Google
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3 to 12
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a ...more
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a prompt in the text box; Google suggests prompts with a foreground, background, and style for the best results. After generating your alphabet, type in a phrase to download as a PNG image or scroll down to copy or download individual letters. Visit the FAQ section to learn more about how to use and download GenType.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (368), descriptive writing (40)
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Use GenType to personalize and enhance multimedia projects, newsletters, or written documents. Share it with students to make book reports and research projects more engaging. Generating an alphabet with a prompt requires strong descriptive language; use this feature to give students practice writing descriptive terms. After students create an alphabet, have them share it with a friend and see if they can recreate a similar alphabet without the original prompt. Have students use their alphabets to add interest to websites created using Google Sites, reviewed here or Site123, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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6 Olympics Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Teachers' Curriculum Institute
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3 to 8
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games,...more
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games, create a country-based newspaper, research an Olympic athlete, propose a new Olympic sport, design an original mascot, or imagine hosting the Olympics in their own city. The ideas range from short creative assignments to more involved research and planning projects, giving teachers several ways to connect an international sporting event with geography, history, biography, persuasive writing, and design. The article was originally published in 2021 and later updated to reference the 2024 Paris Olympics, so teachers should update time-sensitive examples and athlete information before using it.
tag(s): sports (107), olympics (65), biographies (103), persuasive writing (46), Project Based Learning (32)
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Ask students to research an Olympic athlete and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, which the master resource recommends for people or concepts. Invite students to design an original Olympic mascot with Google Drawings, reviewed here, then write a short explanation connecting the mascot's symbols, colors, and features to an imagined host city or country. Have students work in small groups as reporters from different countries and create mock Olympic newspaper front pages with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used for flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Class2Class- Discover Projects - Class2Class ApS
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K to 12
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects...more
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects area includes searchable opportunities organized by student age, language, starting month, and project status, with activities ranging from cultural exchanges and storytelling to debates, sustainability investigations, Model UN, and problem-solving around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects commonly ask students to research, discuss, compare perspectives, collaborate with international peers, and create products such as videos, profiles, reports, infographics, displays, or presentations. Teachers can also use ready-to-use activities and lesson plans rather than building an international project from scratch. The platform is free for teachers and students, and teachers create and manage student accounts.
tag(s): Project Based Learning (32), collaboration (146), problem solving (286)
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Have students synthesize what they learned from an international exchange by creating a short podcast with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining how another culture's perspective changed or expanded their thinking. Invite students to exchange interviews or personal stories with a partner classroom, then turn their findings into a digital story with Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, and reflections. Assign small groups a global issue represented in one of the Class2Class projects and have them prepare evidence-based positions for a live or recorded debate, using the exchange with international classmates to challenge assumptions and strengthen arguments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - HMH Education
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K to 9
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore...more
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore Olympic history, Jesse Owens, prominent athletes, host cities, life during a particular Games year, differences between the Summer and Winter Games, and details from a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Five additional math activities connect sports to graphing, angles, pacing, nutrition, medal data, rates, and goal setting. Many activities include suggested grade ranges, downloadable materials, or teacher guides, making the collection especially useful for teachers seeking ready-to-go ideas they can adapt across elementary and middle school classrooms.
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tag(s): timelines (61), sports (107), olympics (65), charts and graphs (183), angles (51), nutrition (140)
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Ask students in grades 6 and up to research Jesse Owens, choose one of his quotations, and write a reflection explaining what the quotation reveals about his experiences, achievements, or challenges during and after the 1936 Games. Assign editorial teams in grades 4-8 an Olympic year and have them research what life was like during that time, then create a collaborative "Year in Review" digital magazine using Canva Edu, reviewed here covering arts, fashion, sports, government, and international affairs. Have students complete the Winter Sports Scavenger Hunt while watching selected events, looking for age-appropriate features such as shapes and numbers, countries and continents, winter vocabulary, or examples of figurative language, and then compare their findings in pairs or small groups.
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Mind Games - NeonGames
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K to 7
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Mind Games offers many free word and letter games and quizzes, with no registration required. Hover over any game icon to view a summary and select Play. Games come in ...more
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Mind Games offers many free word and letter games and quizzes, with no registration required. Hover over any game icon to view a summary and select Play. Games come in many formats, such as crosswords, word searches, and Wordle-style activities. Most games include foreign language options, including Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, and Dutch.
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tag(s): game based learning (295), crosswords (25), puzzles (177), vocabulary development (112), vocabulary (260)
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Offer Mind Games as a center activity or include games as part of choice board options. Differentiate learning by offering different games to students of different interests or abilities. For example, this site includes several Wordle-type games that require different levels of vocabulary and word-knowledge skills. If Mind Games doesn't meet your classroom needs, make games for your students using Educandy, reviewed here, using personalized vocabulary lists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Felipe Femur & Friends - David Vincent Dorn and Russell J. Dorn
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K to 8
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Step into Toonstone, a kid-friendly world of skeletons, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other friendly monsters, with a surprisingly broad range of seasonal learning activities....more
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Step into Toonstone, a kid-friendly world of skeletons, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other friendly monsters, with a surprisingly broad range of seasonal learning activities. Felipe Femur & Friends brings together original comics, stories, games, music, videos, printable coloring pages, crafts, recipes, riddles, trivia, science experiments, scavenger hunts, and Halloween activity guides. Students can read the original comics on the site, explore interactive games hosted externally, investigate Halloween-themed STEM activities, or use the printable and hands-on materials for creative projects. The mix works particularly well for seasonal enrichment, classroom celebrations, literacy centers, STEM connections, and early-finisher activities. Some content is primarily recreational rather than instructional, so teachers will want to select individual materials that support their learning goals. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): halloween (44), holidays (292), riddles (16), crafts (109), game based learning (295)
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Ask students to select several Halloween riddles and explain the clues that lead to each solution. Invite pairs to write original riddles and exchange them with classmates for a seasonal inference and wordplay challenge. Ask students to choose a friendly Toonstone monster and create a character trading card using Trading Card Creator, reviewed here describing its appearance, personality, interests, and important traits. Have students support each characteristic with information gathered from the site's character descriptions. Invite students to complete the site's Halloween scavenger hunt in teams or adapt it for a classroom hunt. Older students can photograph items rather than collect them, then organize their findings into categories and explain their classification choices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Piskel for Kids - Piskel
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4 to 8
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Piskel for Kids is a child-friendly, free online editor that creates pixel art, game sprites, and animated GIFs. View your animation in real time as you draw and make adjustments. ...more
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Piskel for Kids is a child-friendly, free online editor that creates pixel art, game sprites, and animated GIFs. View your animation in real time as you draw and make adjustments. Exporting options include animated GIFs, a PNG sprite sheet, or a Piskel file with each frame saved separately. You can use Piskel without an internet connection on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The kids' version has no ads, no personal-information tracking, and no social features.
tag(s): images (276), creativity (95), creating media (19), animation (73)
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Students can post their piskels into a virtual bulletin board such as Stormboard, reviewed here. Create a piskel character depicting the main character of a student's favorite story or display the piskel character in a trading card using Trading Card Creator reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Napkin Slides - Napkin AI
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K to 12
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Napkin Slides turns any idea into a customizable slide presentation from any prompt. Type or paste your idea, then add an optional source file (such as an Excel, PowerPoint, or ...more
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Napkin Slides turns any idea into a customizable slide presentation from any prompt. Type or paste your idea, then add an optional source file (such as an Excel, PowerPoint, or Word document) to get started. Slides asks a few clarifying questions to gain additional context, then generates a slide deck based on your responses. Once finished, users can refine slides, including changing text, adjusting image size, and more. When complete, present slides from Napkin Slides or export as a PowerPoint, PDF, SVG, or PNG file. The free plan includes 500 credits weekly; Napkin says it uses about 1 AI credit per word processed, though more complex operations may use more credits. This means the free plan is likely enough to create several lesson presentations each week. For example, if you typically create 8- to 12-slide lesson decks from about 100 words of notes, you could expect to generate around five presentations per week before reaching the 500-credit limit
tag(s): visualizations (16), artificial intelligence (368), presentations (51)
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Napkin Slides is part of NapkinAI, reviewed here which generates stunning visuals from text. Use both tools to create informative presentations with visuals that enhance student learning. Share Napkin Slides with students to use to create engaging presentations for any subject. Napkin Slides currently only allows users to attach Microsoft documents to a prompt; if using Google products, look for options in each file to download as Word, PowerPoint, or Excel documents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Between the Lines - Vocabulary - Groovelit
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Turn vocabulary and text-analysis practice into a quick classroom competition with this saved Groovelit game from the PSSA Grade 5 ELA TDA Prep collection. Students join with a game...more
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Turn vocabulary and text-analysis practice into a quick classroom competition with this saved Groovelit game from the PSSA Grade 5 ELA TDA Prep collection. Students join with a game code and respond to short prompts that reinforce vocabulary and writing skills tied to state-test preparation. Groovelit awards points as students write and uses automated analysis to provide immediate feedback, making the activity useful for low-stakes practice rather than formal grading. Teachers can launch prepared games, adjust game length and scoring options, or create their own prompts. Because automated scoring may not recognize every valid connection or interpretation, teachers should review student responses and treat the results as formative feedback. Groovelit identifies its broader platform as gamified writing practice for grades 4-10, while this particular collection is labeled for grade 5.
tag(s): Teacher Utilities (234), game based learning (295), essays (15), context clues (15), test prep (68), vocabulary development (112), vocabulary (260)
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Have students play the vocabulary game individually, then ask them to select three responses they are proud of and explain the reasoning or word relationship behind each answer. Invite teams to write new text-dependent analysis questions using the game's vocabulary, exchange questions with another team, and evaluate whether each answer requires evidence from the text. Ask students to record a brief vocabulary explanation with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, defining a word, using it in context, and explaining how its meaning affects the passage. Find additional writing and literacy games on Groovelit, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Sticky Notes - Online Notepad
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3 to 12
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes,...more
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes, search their collection, sort notes alphabetically or by creation or modification date, and format text with bold, italics, underlining, strikethrough, bullets, and checkboxes. Notes can also include images and be downloaded as TXT, PDF, or RTF files. A pin feature keeps a note visible while users move between supported desktop windows and tabs. Notes save automatically in the browser's local storage rather than to an online account, so they remain on the same device and browser and may disappear when browser data is cleared. Full pinning and editing features are intended for supported desktop browsers and are limited on mobile devices and Safari.
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tag(s): organizational skills (94), study aid (175)
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Have students create color-coded sticky notes for facts, questions, vocabulary, and connections while reading a text, then sort their notes before writing a summary. Ask students to build a checklist for a long-term assignment and update each step as they research, draft, revise, and submit their work. Assign students to record one key idea, one supporting detail, and one remaining question after a lesson, then use the notes as an exit ticket or discussion starter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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15 Worksheets - 15Worksheets.com
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K to 12
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool,...more
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool, kindergarten, and general skills. The homepage reports more than 28,100 worksheets, with most topic collections offering at least 15 activities and many including answer keys. Teachers can browse broad subject categories or search for a specific skill, unit, or lesson topic. Materials range from early-learning practice to selected high school content and include reading passages, writing prompts, computation practice, word problems, language exercises, science activities, and history resources. The creators report that retired educators write the worksheets, which are peer-reviewed, checked by an editor, and reviewed for clarity, age appropriateness, skill progression, and answer accuracy. Worksheets may be downloaded and printed for free educational use, but the site does not permit users to repost the files to public websites, shared drives, or file repositories.
tag(s): holidays (292), grammar (143), grammar review (34), writing prompts (56), preK (355), worksheets (72)
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Invite students to revise several worksheet questions into a class review game with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here, and require each team to provide an answer explanation. Have students use a worksheet as the starting point for a hands-on station where they model math problems with manipulatives, act out vocabulary, sequence printed events, or test a science concept with classroom materials. Use worksheets at different complexity levels for targeted practice, then ask students to reflect on which items were most challenging and create a personal improvement plan in Simplenote, reviewed here.
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Sparky School House - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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K to 6
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the...more
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the top of the page to find resources for educators, families, and kids, or browse the site's full collection. Topics cover a wide range of fire safety issues, including lithium batteries, creating a home escape plan, and women in firefighting.
tag(s): fire (29), fire prevention (19), fire safety (22), STEM (389), women (198), safety (64), preK (355)
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Many of the site's activities integrate easily into different content areas, including math, spelling, and writing, offering opportunities to weave fire safety activities across the curriculum. Use any of the many Kahoot quizzes, reviewed here found on the educator page to engage students in learning about fire safety in many different ways, including the sounds of fire and the science of fire.
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Word Counter - Online Notepad
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4 to 12
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX...more
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX files to count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimated pages. Additional tools analyze frequently repeated words and phrases, highlight selected terms, measure sentence length, estimate reading and speaking time, and allow users to set word, character, sentence, or paragraph limits. Students can also set daily writing goals and track progress on weekly and monthly reports. Text and saved reports remain in the browser's local storage rather than in a cloud account. Downloadable reports are available as TXT, PDF, or DOC files on desktop devices. Picture-in-picture counting, full-screen writing, and downloads are desktop-only, and picture-in-picture support varies by browser.
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Have students paste a draft into the counter and compare its word, sentence, and paragraph totals with the assignment requirements before submitting it. Ask students to use the word-frequency display to identify overused words, then revise their writing with stronger verbs, more precise vocabulary, and varied transitions. Assign students to set a daily writing goal and track their progress while drafting a journal, research paper, narrative, or National Novel Writing Month project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bridge Map Templates - Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
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4 to 12
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for...more
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for analogies, mathematical relationships, scientific concepts, vocabulary, and historical connections. Users can begin with a template, replace the sample text, add or reposition shapes and connectors, format the diagram, and collaborate with others in real time. Users can share finished diagrams through a URL or export them as PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or PDF files. The free edition is intended for personal and noncommercial use and does not limit the number of drawings, although premium design content may display a watermark in free accounts.
tag(s): vocabulary development (112), vocabulary (260), visual thinking (17), critical thinking (194), graphic organizers (64)
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Ask multilingual learners to pair words or phrases in two languages and label the relationship as translation, category, function, or part-to-whole. Students can add images or symbols to support meaning. Invite teams to plan an analogy-based presentation in which each student explains one pair from a shared bridge map. Students can build the final presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Use an incomplete bridge map as a formative assessment. Ask students to supply missing pairs, identify the relating factor, and explain their reasoning before completing a brief class review with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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