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01 July 2008
...:::Exploring Africa by Lindsay Brasell...:::
by knann
Zunal is a new web service that makes creating Webquests a snap. This webquest is perfect for the Africa unit. Downloads include a powerpoint for weblinks to find information. Excellent word.doc report template also included.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Build a Neighborhood Activity
by knann
A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, play and pretend. What kind of neighborhood picture do you want to make? A house, a farm, a construction site or our Neighborhood of Make-Believe?
Create a scene then write about it!
Choose one area to get started, then create your own neighborhood with the pictures on the bottom
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29 June 2008
Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
by knann
This is an outstanding resource....
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.
Behind the Lesson provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Computer Lab Favorites | Scholastic.com
by knann
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safe, fun,educational activties for students in all subjects
23 June 2008
Wordle: using word clouds in a lesson
by knann
Nice example of how to use wordle in the classroom as a pre-reading strategy.
22 June 2008
Childtopia
by knann
18 online animated books for Listen and reading comprehension. When in listening mode, the text is highlighted. Browsers with magnification can enlarge the text. More activties for language, math, etc. Teachers should preview for younger students as the interface is a different (and flash based).
Math For Kids - By KidsNumbers.com
by knann
& 1 other
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KidsNumbers.com is the absolutely free math resource designed by teachers, specifically for students and children of all ages. A place where students can practice all aspects of math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, in a fun and pressure free way.
Math Foundations is a cutting edge, free 12 week program that will help build the foundation your student need to do well in Kindergarten.
Teachers - Use the Free Worksheet Generator To Create Customized Worksheets!
21 June 2008
Motion and Forces
by knann
interactives >Teachers need to preview to determine grade level appropriate nteractives.
Human Body Systems
by knann
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill resource for gr 5 unit on Human Body Systems. Animations and audio. Great for DI
Past Tense Game
by knann
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Help Fernando get to school by typing the past tense of the verb shown on his book.
quikmaps.com :: maps for the masses
by knann
& 8 others
Personalize a google map and then share. No registering required
Digital Storytelling- Part VI VoiceThread
by knann
Great explanation of using Voice Thread with students
Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
by knann
& 9 others
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
20 June 2008
Maths Whack 'Em Booster
by knann
This fun collection of booster activities have all been carefully chosen and designed as a result of the Athena research project which identified specific areas of maths development where pupils were under achieving. With thanks to Athena for all their work enabling this important resource to be developed.
The activities and resources included are as follows:
· Area & Perimeter
· Checkout Challenge
· Co-ordinate Shapes
· DigitWize
· Division Bingo
· Fractions
· Matchstick Patterns
· Matchstick Sequencing
· Measures
· Mental Gym
· Negative Numbers
· Percentages
· Shapes
· Symmetry
· Trainers Challenge
· Weather Station
· Weigh It Up
For teachers who may wish to bypass the game, each of the activities can be directly accessed from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
K-1 Early learning
by knann
& 1 other
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These programs were designed to support many areas of the curriculum. They can be used with a range of assistive input devices including switches (emulating the spacebar or left mouse button); touch-screens and pointing devices. Our counting songs also accept input from keyboards including Intellikeys and Concept. All work brilliantly on an interactive whiteboard such as those produced by Smart or Promethean.
multiplication puzzle
by knann
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Fin multiplication puzzle for individual,whole class whiteboard, or small groups. Customize the puzzle for different abilities
