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Locate useful web sites for K-12 math, science, language arts etc. Preparation for Student Assessment and Testing CanTeach Marilee's Word Puzzles Sue's Internet Collection of ED Resources
Monday, December 30, 2002
The Complete Technology Resource
Saturday, December 28, 2002
MarcoPolo Monthly Feature: Just Chill
....."Predicting winter weather is a difficult task, even for the professionals. Experts say that this winter season, which begins on December 21 at 2:21 p.m., will bring weather similar to last year, including the possibility for another Nor'easter on the East Coast, and above-average temperatures in the southwest. Whether you live in a warm or cold climate, MarcoPolo has numerous lessons and resources to help you and your students explore the symmetry of snowflakes, imagine a trip to the North or South poles, or curl up with some hot cocoa and revive the lost art of letter-writing........"
Google Translator Using machine translation technology, Google now gives English speakers access to a variety of non-English web pages..... I use it to translate French phrases into English... this works for me!!
Friday, December 27, 2002
Get Ready for the Blogs
Making good on the Internet’s promise of a global village
By Leif Utne, Utne magazine
Jan / Feb 2003 Issue
"Early evangelists of the Web hailed the new medium largely for one reason: Anyone, anywhere could now be their own publisher. With nothing more than a modem, an elementary knowledge of HTML, and some basic design skills, even the humblest worker, student, or artist could put together a Web site as eye-catching and influential as anything Madison Avenue could cook up. That democratic vision is finally being realized, at least in part, in the burgeoning form of Web logs."
Check out the current UTNE buzz on Weblogs in the January / February 2003 Issue
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
eduScapes and 42eXplore: A Site for Life-long Learners : Thematic Technology Integration" provides ways to extend, expand, and enhance the learning environment by identifying key themes and matching web resources and technology-rich activities.
Snow Thematic Unit: An Online Resource Guide for Educators by Midge Frazel
Eduscape's Topic:Snow Explore the topic of snow using a thematic approach.
Backflip Publisher: sroseman | Folder: K to 3 Resources
Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Howstuffworks "BIG List of Useful Links - You'll use these every day!"
Sunday, December 22, 2002
New AskERIC Lesson Plans
You'll find a list of the most recent lesson plans added to their site (along with their submission dates).
This list was last updated December 3, 2002
Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 If you are learning powerpoint, keep at it. It's not too difficult once you get the hang of it. Hyperstudio is another program out there for presentations, but since we live in a microsoft world, I would stick with Powerpoint.
6 Step by step lessons include ~
•Beginning the Presentation
•Refining and Printing the Presentation
•Working with Images and Backgrounds
•Creating Charts, Tables, Equations, and Special Characters
• Creating Live, Stand-alone, and Web-based Slide Shows
•Concluding Tips
Click on Land-Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons for additional tutorials
Saturday, December 21, 2002
PBS Cyber School: Your Secret Report on Snowflakes Your Secret Report on Snowflakes ~ brought to you by the PBS Cyber School.
Kids Snow Page The Teel Family, a family in Chugiak, Alaska,a great place to study snow, has developed this extensive website of snow learning activities including science, art, literature ... In Praise of Snow
SnowArt Snow Art and Snowflake Activities from the Teel Family
Friday, December 20, 2002
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology, Folklore, and Legends.
You will find a comprehensive encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend.
Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Elementary Teaching Resources - Links to primary educational school resources The following CANADIAN links are to the provincial Department of Education web sites and a variety of other teaching organizations.
Sunday, December 15, 2002
The Kindergarten Page is a photo oportunity for Kindergarten ideas and units of study.
Monday, December 09, 2002
The Science House - For Teachers is a learning outreach project of NC State University.
Texan teacher, Laura Goodwin, wrote in about today's site:
While searching for a recipe for silly putty to make with my sixth graders, I stumbled upon this site. In the countertop chemistry section, there are many cool experiments using ingredients that are readily available at the grocery or hardware store. The experiments are categorized according to what scientific principles they would enhance. Most even have extension questions over the lab.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
Science Center Lesson- 42 Ways To Start a Math Journal Entry
1. I understand everything until I get to the part...
2. Another way I found to do this problem is...
3. Today, something new I learned...
4. I am still confused by...
5. I would like to know how...
6. Next time I _________, I plan to...
7. I learned/understand...
8. I think __________ is...
9. This problem is similar/different to______ because...
10. The (number) most important things I learned...
Thursday, November 28, 2002
ENC: This Week: Classroom Calendar: The Marvelous Möbius Strip Is it art or is it geometry? It's both, of course.
Monday, November 25, 2002
Free worksheets, reproducibles, and printable activities for grades K-3.
Saturday, November 23, 2002
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Virtual manipulatives related to the NCTM Geometry standard. These interactive activities will supplement and support concrete activities used in the classroom.
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
ITforLearning Is our teaching effective? Who's being left behind? Which skills must our teachers master next, in order to help students move ahead? How can we prepare students for mandated assessments without tunnel-vision teaching-to-the-test? How can we begin to collect benefit from the dollars we've invested in education technology? How are we going to get the money, the time, and the talented people we need to sustain improvement?
Monday, November 18, 2002
Customer Entry Welcome to the York University Libraries’ Ask A Librarian Chat Reference Service, where we provide online real-time assistance on research and the use of library resources.
Ask A Librarian Chat Reference participates in the Ontario Collaborative Virtual Reference Project (OCVRP). The service is jointly staffed by York, Ryerson, and Guelph University Libraries.
VRD- Facets of Quality for Digital Reference Services This document outlines important characteristics and features (referred to as facets of quality) for building a digital reference service for all audiences, including the K-12 educational community. The facets are intended as a set of standards for organizations to achieve in creating and maintaining digital reference services participating in the Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) Network [a collaborative Internet-based question and answer service providing support to digital reference (or AskA) services by accepting out-of-scope and overflow questions], but can be applied to all digital reference services and consortia.
VRD- AskA Locator: By Subject To submit an AskA service for inclusion in the AskA+ Locator, please refer to the criteria established by the expert panel before completing the submission form.
About VRD The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) is a project dedicated to the advancement of digital reference and the successful creation and operation of human-mediated, Internet-based information services. VRD is sponsored by the United States Department of Education.
What is Digital Reference?
Digital reference, or "AskA", services are Internet-based question-and-answer services that connect users with experts and subject expertise. Digital reference services use the Internet to connect people with people who can answer questions and support the development of skills.
Googlewhacking: The Search for The One True Googlewhack Some writers recently have suggested that Googlewhacking may affect Google's ordinary search results. That's extremely unlikely. The few dozen whacks on this page do appear in the Google database; they arrived there before the craze was under way. So if you're often searching for 'squirreling' or 'boogers,' you may find a few more results, for which we apologize :-)
Sunday, November 17, 2002
HOT LINKS TO CHRISTMAS LESSON IDEAS
(copy and paste into your favourite browser-UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
There are quite a few here to sift through, enjoy them.
Barbara's Christmas links page from Palmerston
http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/christmas/christmas02_main.htm
A Christmas Treasure Hunt - I liked this one.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/ChristmasTreasureHunt.htm
How is Christmas celebrated around the world?
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/HowChristmasIsCelebrated.htm
A page of Christmas links for websites, webquests & worksheets at:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/Christmas.htm
Santa's Mail Room
http://www.north-pole.net/sendletter.html
Celebrating December Around the World -
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/december.shtml
Education World offering on ways to incorporate the holidays into your
classroom; includes ideas from articles and websites to help you plan
effectively
Clip Art - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip.html
Free images you can use on your webpages, newsletters, activity sheets and letterhead. Check this out!
Christmas Around the World - http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Extensive listing of traditions from various countries.
Christmas on the Net - http://www.holidays.net/christmas/
Excellent overview of the history and traditions of Christmas; includes an animated calendar and music files
Christmas Traditions in France and Canada -
http://www.culture.fr/culture/noel/angl/noel.htm
Available in French and English, a joint effort from Canada and France
to present the traditions of these nations in consort: family traditions,
religious traditions, community celebrations, and coverage of the
Middle Ages, the 15th through 18th centuries, and the 19th and 20th centuries.
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/
Dozens of downloadable recipes you can use with your students.
Party Games and Ideas -
http://hometown.aol.com/SantiKlaus/KidsPartiesXmas/HolidayFunPg6.html
Puzzles and games you can use in your classroom this December for
Elementary and Middle School aged students.
Trees and More - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/trees.html
From the University of Illinois Extension, a highly comprehensive guide
to all kinds of December greenery: varieties, facts, traditions, care,
events, flowers, recipes and so much more (thus, the title!).
Trivia Quiz - http://www.familygames.com/features/quizzes/xmasquiz.html
Thirty questions on Christmas traditions presented in an interactive
multiple choice format which allows the participant to click on any and
all of the choices to test their knowledge and gain information on the
history of this holiday.
The Twelve Books of Christmas -
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/wwr/christmas/index.html
Recommended reading from the American Library Association for Christmas
season in your classroom; great Children literature to enrich your unit of study
Virtual Christmas Tree Farm -
http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/vtfsite/vtfmain.html
The Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario have put together this virtual
field trip to a farm to learn how trees are grown, cared for, harvested and
sold for the holidays; includes a history of trees and kids activities too.
Worldwide Christmas Calendar -
http://www.algonet.se/~bernadot/christmas/calendar.html
Independent Children's Artist Network
Saturday, November 16, 2002
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers Launch a child into a bright future with reading strategies that work from PBS.ORG.
http://www.pbs.org/launchingreaders/images/homepage_shifty_ani.gif
Book Units PreK-12th grade A superb collection of lesson, units and activities for core works of literature.
Monday, November 11, 2002
Ginny's Teachers' Curriculum Resources By Subject
Sunday, November 10, 2002
Grade 1 - November Issue
Our Grade 1 teacher explains classroom goals for the month of November.
Activity of the Month: Practise phonics with Kids Lab.
Report Cards
With report card time looming at the end of the month, parents of Grade 1 students often look forward to counting all the A's which their child might receive. If your first child is in Grade 1 this year, it might be helpful to be aware that the marking scheme may be somewhat different than one to which you may be accustomed. A child who meets all the expectations of the programme should receive a B or a B+. In order to receive an A, a child must "consistently exceed" the expectations - a daunting task indeed, for someone just beginning Grade 1. So celebrate those B's. It means your child is doing just fine!
Language Arts
By November, Grade 1 students have learned most of the consonant sounds and at least two or three short vowel sounds. Now it gets exciting, because they should be able to spell dozens of words simply by applying their new phonics skills! For example, if they know the consonants m,s,f,c,r,t,l, and p as well as the vowels a,i, and o, they can spell words like map, mop, tip, fast, and crop. Parents can help by asking their children to practise a few words at home each night. Don't forget to include the blends (fl, sl, fr, cr, st, etc.). Parents may find Kids Lab, a phonics web site, useful and fun.
Parents often ask why their child can easily spell a word but encounter difficulty when trying to read the same word. This is because the skills are different. Sounding out a word to spell it involves encoding. Sounding out a word to read it involves decoding. With daily practice, most children will become adept at both skills on their way to becoming readers.
Our self-selected reading block becomes quite noisy by November. This is the time when the children choose a book to read by themselves or with partners. It used to be called silent reading, but it is anything but silent in Grade 1. As they start to recognize words from either the Word Wall, class-displayed word lists or by sounding them out, they don't hesitate to spread this excitement to anyone within earshot!
Mathematics
Most Grade 1 classes will have introduced addition and subtraction by now and a great deal of the Math time is spent in consolidating the understanding of the concepts. This means lots of practice using the number line and counters. Parents can help at home by teaching their child problem-solving skills using everyday situations. For example, while setting the table for dinner, you could ask, "We have three glasses on the table already. If we put two more, how many will we have altogether?" This kind of daily practice at home and at school will help to ensure that your child has a solid grasp of adding and subtracting.
Science
In Science, we'll be dealing with some of the expectations in the Life Systems as well as Matter and Materials strands. The children will be learning to use their five senses when making observations. They will be encouraged to use more than one sense and not simply to rely on their sense of sight. Their ability to use descriptive oral language throughout the unit will be one of the tools that will be used to evaluate their progress. Some of the Math expectations in Data Management will come into play here also, as we graph some of the results of our observations. Science activities are a wonderful opportunity for children to learn group work. Learning the art of compromise is very difficult for any age group, but the skills involved can definitely be taught and encouraged at the Grade 1 level.
French
Grade 1 students will be working on vocabulary based on members of the family (maman, papa, soeur, et père) as well as occupations of the adults whom they meet at school each day (secrétaire, professeur, et directeur de l'école). They will continue to work on colours, numbers (counting to 30) and the alphabet.
D. Nieminen, Grade 1
St. Marguerite d'Youville School, Ottawa
Courtesy: Rogers Hi-Speed Internet Education Centre
Saturday, November 09, 2002
Picture Stories
What is PictureStories?
Picture Stories lets you make little webpages of stories you write where some of the words are replaced with images (called "rebuses"). What makes PictureStories cool is that the images are dynamically pulled from popular web-based image search engines (like Yahoo). Lots of people have written cute little storybooks for kids that are like this, and I thought it'd be neat to be able to do your own.
KIDS LAB
Friday, November 08, 2002
New Teacher Connection
Reaching the Reluctant Teacher How Teachers Learn Technology Best --- "Technology reluctants have special needs, interests and learning styles that must be addressed with respect and ingenuity if we expect to see such teachers embrace the new technologies being placed in their classrooms."
Tuesday, November 05, 2002
Language Arts
Kids Snow Page
Education Network of Ontario :-)
NUMBER and WORD PUZZLES Ken Egan updates this Australian site monthly and offers a range of interactive ... on
your computer) and non-interactive work sheet number and word puzzles.
Monday, November 04, 2002
ECOO resources
ECOO OUTPUT magazine
WebQuests > Featured Projects In addition to San Diego University's huge site on WebQuests, check out what this city's teachers have created as a result of their Technology Challenge Grants Program. There are WebQuests here for studnets of all ages. They follow Dodge's WebQuest model and are ready to use in the classroom to tackle a variety of issues and topics.
Saturday, November 02, 2002
Teacher Tools - by Teachers for Teachers Forms and Letters!!! This section of Teacher Tools contains more than 80 templates for documents most teachers use every day. They are downloadable and modifiable.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Free Spelling Course Index
Integrating Spreadsheets Across the CurriculumYou have reached an old version of my spreadsheet site. Please update your bookmarks to http://lttechno.com/links/spreadsheets.html This is the site I keep updated.
The WEBQUEST: A Model for Linking WEB-BASED RESEARCH and Learning Outcomes
Sunday, October 27, 2002
Canada Use the clickable map to gather information, flags, flowers, birds and emblems on each of the Canadian Provinces.
As a mega resource for both teachers and students I like Proud Canadian Kids!©
Saturday, October 26, 2002
Switch Zoo Switch the animals' heads, legs and tails to make new creatures at this surrealistic virtual zoo. Over 6500 possible combinations! "A fantastically addictive kids site with a huge visual “wow factor”. Start with an elephant, choose a bear’s head and bison’s tail and watch it morph in front of your eyes to create your own bearsonphant. Try it… Words don’t do it justice!" Use it for creative writing...includes a section for teachers with lesson plans
The Top 101 Web Sites for Teachers
The Teacher's Desk is a resource designed for teachers of grades five and six. Most are original ideas, while others have been shared with The Desk via e-mail.
Friday, October 25, 2002
Scholastic Events CalendarWeek by Week: Check out upcoming online events on their monthly calendar.
Saturday, October 19, 2002
ReadWriteThink NCTE's newest resource for K-8 teachers, ReadWriteThink, a Web collection of lesson plans, Web resources, and classroom materials is now live! ReadWriteThink.org, a partnership of NCTE, the International Reading Association, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation, launched with over thirty lesson plans ranging from such topics as "The Fairy Tale Autobiography" to "Name-Talk: Exploring Letter-Sound Knowledge."
Paper Airplanes by Jim Cornish Step by step instructions (with visuals) for creating simple, high performance paper airplanes.
Friday, October 18, 2002
Web English Teacher ? Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.
Thursday, October 17, 2002
Novel Study Guides for the Classroom Teacher
Recipient Of Last Year's ETFO 2001 Writer's Award. Novel Study Links
ECOO OUTPUT magazine WAY COOL FALL WEBSITES! These web links were submitted by students completing part one of Computers in the Classroom through Nipissing University’s online Additional Qualifications courses.
Monday, October 14, 2002
Page by Page - Lesson Plans and accompanying Worksheets Sponsored by the National Library in Ottawa, Ontario
Page by Page - Introduction Have you ever read a great book and wondered how it was made? This site takes an inside look at how books for children are made. Using real-life examples, you will explore the story behind the story. You'll discover inside information: starting with where the idea came from, all the way to what happens after the book is printed.
Canadian Children's Illustrated Books in English > Resources > Internet
Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth: How Now Brown Cow: Phoneme Awareness Activities for Collaborative Classrooms
Sunday, October 13, 2002
Education World® : Holidays Center: Awesome Autumn
FREE Worksheets
Saturday, October 12, 2002
Brainpop Lesson Plans
KidWings Main Page The goal of the site is to get student involved in the study of birds and this is done admirably. From Bird Topology, to studies or eggs, to studies of birds, to experiments in flight, this site has it all.
Even colouring sheets for the youngest bird enthusiasts are easily found and printed from here. The copyright use is explicitly stated (please respect it) and the site is very teacher friendly. If you're a teacher of science, you've got to check it out!
Guinness World Records
Primary Resources: Maths: Money & Real Life Problems
A Hotlist on One-Computer Class
Fall Fantasies
Friday, October 11, 2002
Autumn Coloring and Activity Pages
Worksheets
Coloring Pages
Wednesday, October 09, 2002
ABC's of the Writing Process - Contents Page
Rocks Grade 4
Flights of Inspiration Flights of Inspiration is a study in the history and evolution of flight ? it will be a valuable resource for teachers who are putting together a unit in this popular science topic. In particular, this website looks at the challenge of flight, from the Wright brothers' first flight to the transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown.
Monday, October 07, 2002
ITN Archive
Math problems Math Problems is used to construct a set of simple arithmetic problems. You can choose the number of problems presented, as well as the types of questions asked. Fill in all of the boxes and then hit the Submit button to generate the problems. Once generated you can print the sheet out for work offline, or you can answer the problems on the computer and have the results graded.
Saturday, October 05, 2002
Do The Math
SciZone at the Ontario Science Centre
The Ontario Science Centre web site gives you a virtual tour of their exhibits, online science experiments at the Interactive Zone, a list of Web Connections, and several educational programs that have been tested by educators.
Friday, October 04, 2002
KidWings Main Page Jody Hildreth created this site with the hope that children will better understand and appreciate the birds around us. The most exciting part of this web site is the Virtual Owl Pellet dissections. In the future, she hopes to add more pellets from different species of owls and other birds.
Also at this site you will be able to look and study different parts of a bird. There are pictures of bird skulls and eggs.
The URL: http://www.kidwings.com/
"Word Safari: Megalist of Word Links"
It's a vocabulary guessing game. Follow the Fresh Tracks link to a list of words that serious readers often think they know. Do you? If you guess a word's meaning correctly, you'll have a chance to track it to other places in the World Wide Wilderness where it's been spotted, and learn how other writers have used it. Some trails lead to popular locales, others to less-traveled regions of the Web -- you might find some new favorites while you're at it.
CyberSmart! : Curriculum Overview
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
October Internet Scavenger hunt
Word Processing and Text Editors
Word Processing Internet Hunt
Monday, September 30, 2002
KidsClicks Search Engine There is a simple search window at top of page, and advanced options on a similar page that is easily linked to. And, very importantly, the site database is -selected- by librarians. Not filtered. A neat feature is the 'What does this page look like through a Librarian's Eyes?' that switches the opening directory page to Dewey.
AN EXPLANATI0N OF LEARNING STYLES AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE(MI)
Sunday, September 29, 2002
Go to Surfaquarium for the html version of this week's newsletter:
Can it actually be seven years since Bernie Dodge first presented his
idea for a Web-based problem solving model that promoted
collaboration and higher-level thinking? Amazingly it has. Along the
way many practitioners have dabbled in WebQuests, some more
successfully than others. The best Quests have always stuck closely
to Dodge's original formula for WebQuest design, and these are the
kinds of Quests I sought to identify for you here. Quests are not
scavenger hunts or scrap books or virtual versions of worksheets.
They are so much more than these. The collections I offer you today
will add to your cache of teaching resources by volumes.
I opted not to include the old faithful "how to" sites and definitive
collections of the past in the hopes of offering you some new
resources you may not have been aware of. As teachers you are busy
enough and these sites don't ask you to reinvent the wheel. Just find
what approximates your needs and adapt it to your classroom. To find
other noteworthy WebQuest resources check out my WebQuest page
You can save a Quest page to your hard drive and then open it up in
Word, Composer or your favorite html editor to modify it for your
students. Just be sure to email the creator of the Quest and get
permission to use their work. Not to worry - these Quests are housed
online to share the wealth - these educators will be gratified that
you like their work enough to make use of it in your own room! Thanks
to Jerry B for his recommendations on the topic. Enjoy!
Berks County, PennsylvaniaCollection One of the more long-standing collections online and one of the more spruced-up sites, Berks County now boasts some one-hundred Quests divided into fifteen subject area categories such as Business, Careers, Foreign Language, Math, Music, Science and Social Studies. While some categories have few titles to suggest, it still makes for efficient browsing of a sizable collection. These educators also
stick closely to Dodge's format, making for quality Quests.
Catawba County, North Carolina -
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/
Here's fifty teacher-created WebQuests (with more promised to be
coming soon) made through the TechTraC program. Quests are listed
with grade level indicators and there are some imaginative approaches
here: Surfing with Dr. Seuss, Catch March Madness, This Bod's for You
and Something's "Phishy" in NC Waters speak well for the collection.
These pages are very nicely formatted; if the presentation of your
content is important to you, then this may be the place to begin
looking.
Conn Global Communications Elementary School -
http://connes.wcpss.net/WebQuest/
Imagine one K-5 school that showcases forty - count 'em - forty-one
WebQuests! Conn breaks them down by individual grade levels, and
while K-3 has fewer to claim as their own, fourth and fifth grades
more than make up for it. K Rozar has her own page of a variety of
Quests and there's even two WebQuests for parents covering emergent
reading and inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. The nice thing
about the design of this page is that it's easy to find appropriate
Quests for each audience.
Florida State English Education WebQuests -
http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/web.htm
David Medicus and colleagues present this collection of sixty-nine
WebQuests all built by students at the college of education at
Florida State. They are broken down into secondary and elementary
titles, and they are annotated to let you know what the focus of each
Quest is. Titles include The Chocolate War, Stellaluna, Lord of the
Flies, The Scarlet Letter, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and
twelfth Night.
Guilford County, North Carolina -
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/
Here's a collection of teacher-generated WebQuests that are broken
down with more granularity than most: Grades K-2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8 and 9-
12. The descriptive annotations of each title help to save you time
and give you an idea of what is of value to you. Any support
materials and activity sheets needed to complete these Quests are
embedded right in the web pages. You'll find the topics here are
straightforward and easily adaptable to any state curriculum.
Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio -
http://www.itsco.org/webquest/gallery.html
This page was so slick in its presentation I really did some digging
to make sure it had some substance to offer.....and it did! Here are
thirty plus Quests made by educators taking the WebQuest class
offered by ITSCO. The instructional quality is consistently high and
the occasional formatting issue is a gentle reminder that these are
created by real educators learning right along with us. There's a
nice emphasis on the assessment component and range of topics makes
it a pleasure to peruse.
Jackie Carrigan's Graduate Class WebQuests -
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webquest.htm
Jackie's grad students complete these Quests as part of their course
work and she showcases them here online to share with the rest of us.
You can view the collection by subject area or grade level, with more
than one-hundred different Quests catalogued here. Some of the
catchier titles include Should Students Wear School Uniforms?, What
event has had the biggest impact on technology and Let's Move the
United States Capitol.
Memphis City, Tennessee - http://www.memphis-
schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/web_que.htm
You'll find eighty WebQuests here developed by Memphis City Schools'
talented teachers, sorted by grade levels and listed alphabetically.
Faithfully following the Dodge format, these Quests run the gamut
from standard topics found in all curricula to original treatment of
unique content. Consider these titles: My Life as a Shark, Rumble On
The River, Booker T vs W.E.B. and Will that Volcano Spoil Our Party?
New Mexico State University -
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html
Carmen Gonzales and students in the Learning Technologies Program at
New Mexico State University put together this collection of sixty
plus WebQuests presented in a matrix of subject area and grade level
to help you pinpoint those Quests which are best suited for your
students. Several of the Quests are presented in both English and
Spanish (In Search of Our Roots, El Camino Real: Back to the Future,
Yerbas y Remedios: A New Look) and there's an occasional dead link.
Overall this site is worth your consideration.
Spartanburg, South Carolina -
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
These district 3 educators have put together a collection of home
grown WebQuests that include a lot of support materials, theoretical
and practical considerations, assessments and links to other WebQuest
collections around the Web. Some intriguing titles include In the Eye
of the Storm, Impressionism, The Love Canal Debate and For Love of
the Game?
Stonewall Traditional Elementary -
http://www.stonewall.fayette.k12.ky.us/wq/wq.htm
This Quest collection from Lexington, Kentucky is an alchemy of
original WebQuests and links to other high quality Quests developed
by educators from around the world. The common denominator is
quality, as this collection faithfully subscribes to Dodge's formula
and offers a nice array of choices from K -5. And while the K
activities may not be true Quests, they still give you ideas for
using technology in the classroom. If you're a primary teacher
looking for age-approrpiate tasks online this is a good place to
start.
University of Richmond -
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests
.html
Richmond students showcase eighty-four WebQuests here, presented in
categories of Art and English, Foreign Language and Social Studies
and Math and Science. Each Quest is labeled with an intended grade
level, an indication of when it was last revised, and markers for new
Quests recently added. Titles include are Restoring the Nike,
Rewriting Wuthering Heights, Put Words in My Mouth, Murder in the
Tropics and Dolphin-Safe Tuna?
Yorkville, Illinois Community School District -
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webquests.htm
Yorkville offers sixty WebQuests for your consideration, listed by
grade level and annotated to give you an idea of what each has to
offer. Titles include A Quest for Respect with The Grouchy Ladybug,
Be a Good Citizen with Miss Rumphius, The Colonial Antique Road Show,
Plastics By the Number, Using the Number "e" for Population Growth
Analysis and Travels with Forrest Gump - Creating a commemorative
magazine.
Saturday, September 28, 2002
Kindergarten: Language Arts & Fine Arts
Web Activity Menu
Simple Machines
Encyclopedia.com - Because knowledge is cool.
Writing Prompts (WP)
Johnny Appleseed Thematic Unit
Friday, September 27, 2002
SITES THAT WORK WITH STUDENTS
Jeffco Schools: Keyboarding Resources
Why Leaves Change Color
Environmental Education for Kids: Why Do Leaves Change Color? Student illustrations highlight this explanation. Scroll to "Can you tell a tree from its colors?" and find out how to identify oaks, hickories, birches, poplars, and maple trees from their fall leaves.
Science Made Simple: Why Do Leaves Change Color? Learn why photosynthesis stops and how plants prepare for winter. Younger students can click on "I Can Read" for a simple story of how leaves change color. Projects include separating colors in a fall leaf using chromatography and observing how light affects color development.
Fall Color Learn how to identify trees, read an interview with botanists, and study the science behind leaf color changes. Find photography hints and read about autumn folklore.
Fall Fun at Kids' Domain Find a large collection of games, crafts, clip art, online stories, and holiday activities for celebrating fall and teaching seasonal changes.
The Chemistry of Autumn Colors Older students can study the molecules that are present in chlorophyll and carotene and learn how the action of light on these pigments affects the color of leaves.
Thursday, September 26, 2002
More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports
Fear of Physics The site authors
created this site to be a friendly, non-technical place for you to come and "play" with the laws of physics for a while. Hopefully you'll find that Physics explains a lot about the world around us, and that it's really not
that bad!
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Plants In Motion
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Welcome to SFSKIDS San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site
Music > Instruments > Symphony
Music teachers, take note! This kid-friendly site will have
your kids tapping their toes and humming along to the San
Francisco Symphony. Visitors can learn about notes, check
out the tempo, play with harmonies and more. Be sure to
check out the Performalator to play an existing piece, then
make your very own tune with the Composerizer.
Page By Page Books. Read Classic Books Online, Free.
Dozens of Web sites offer full-text versions of everything
from Shakespeare's plays to "War of the Worlds." However,
these versions are often long, cumbersome text files. Page
By Page Books now offers many of these titles in easy-to-read,
single-page formats. Just click "Next Page" to move through
the chapters. The new format makes it easy to add links to
specific passages of your literature lessons and activities.
Monday, September 23, 2002
RAFT - Teacher Resources
RAFT Idea Sheets will provide you with creative lessons to make learning fun and exciting! Each Idea uses materials typically found at RAFT and will enhance your students’ learning experience in the areas of science, math, art and beyond.
In most cases, idea sheets can be used across the curriculum and adapted to suit any grade-level.
Hands_on Science Curriculum Units Triangle Coalition member TERC has unveiled the pre-publication version of its new web-based, content rich Leveraging Learning science curriculum units. Designed for students in grades 2-8, the units can be accessed at no cost at http://ll.terc.edu. The units integrate hands-on and online classroom activities and assessments. They also support mastery of standards-based science content and process.
Curriculum Unit Planner
Online help in preparing long range, unit and daily plans
Sunday, September 22, 2002
Literacy Matters -Resources Why spend hours preparing for your daily literacy hour?
Download and use these resources!
Activities
Fern's Poetry Club
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/images/teasers/morewithfern.gif
Friday, September 20, 2002
MATH Technology Projects in EDU 506 MATH WebQuest Projects
Teacher Centre - One Computer Classroom The sites below contain specific information that can be used in simple databases or spreadsheets by student individuals or pairs. This data might also be used simply as information items to be shared by student individuals or pairs with a class.
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
New Middle School Teacher Guide
Sunday, September 15, 2002
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Ideas on Cooperative Learning Cooperative learning involves a great deal more than just group work. Gisele Glosser's article entitled: "Cooperative Learning Techniques" is full of great techniques that can be used at virtually any grade level,
including motivators and time-saving tips for managing your groups.
Saturday, September 14, 2002
DiaryLand DiaryLand is a place where you can get your own online diary, that you can update super-easily just using your web browser!A wonderful resource for Reflective Journals
Web Pages and Portfolios
Classroom Decor Index | bulletin boards, white boards, cheap decorating in your classroom Create a wildlife scene right outside your window, bring in atmosphere and learning experiences with plants, or learn how to make eye-catching bulletin boards. Plenty of other tips make this site a worthwhile resource for finding suggestions on creating a great classroom environment.
Miscellaneous Organization Tips ho among us could not use a little help here and there with some great organizational tips? This site offers some miscellaneous suggestions, from lining up how-to's to fire drills and clipboard uses.
Newspaper in Education
and 100 Ways to Use the Newspaper
Excellent suggestions abound at this site for using newspapers in the classroom. Find great ways to introduce elementary students to newspapers by finding synonyms, looking for verbs, locating articles and pictures and data to match all five senses... Find much more in creative ideas here to apply to subjects across the curriculum.
Thursday, September 12, 2002
Teaching Community's LiveJournal Tonight is open house, and this afternoon I taught a lesson and the output from the studenst was better than I expected, and I have this AWESOME bulletin board that I created and the parents can see that I do some work in this room. (Rather than being that stranger the kids talk about).
***Begin Brag***
My lesson involved this Chinese fable. I introduced the story by showing the kids a fortune cookie and explaining how the story they were going to read is like the fortune inside "fortunes predict what will happen in our lives and/or tell us how to live as good people. Fables teach us lesson that tell us how to live as good people."
After we read the story, I had the children try to figure out what some morals meant (i.e., treat others as you want to be treated, etc") Then the students had to make up their own moral. I almost cried when this boy wrote "Love and trust others" He was a hard worker. I then got in a use of technology (I have to use 18 this semester) and had them type their sentences on the computer.
This afternoon I took brown paper circles and folded them into fortune cookies and slipped their "morals" inside. The parents will love the "Always brush your teeth". I had to let that one in...
I then stapled all of the "cookies" to the bb. Too awesome. I also made a header and a sheet that tells parents that the students have been studying folktales and morals.
*** END BRAG***
Word Problems For Kids Grade 5 and up!
Math in the Mall This site popularizes mathematics through building of displays such as puzzles, games and geometrical models.
Canadian Kids Page - join us for fun!
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Clifford Unit Check teacher guide and extension activities!
Preschool Printables Calendars, awards, centre signs and much more
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Free printable multi topic worksheets
Monday, September 09, 2002
TIME for KIDS
Great for Current Events
Mag-o-Matic
Start the Presses!
The Mag-O-Matic turns your headlines, ideas, and choices into a TIME for KIDS cover!
Sunday, September 08, 2002
Free printable calendars, calenders, monthly, yearly
30 FREE Leveledbooks for you to download, print and assemble for ages 4 to 11.
Includes lesson plans, worksheets and how to assemble instructions
Thursday, September 05, 2002
small blue printer : design your own house plan
With this Web site you can quickly and painlessly setup the walls of your house and add windows and doors where needed. You can also do a 3D walkthrough of your creation or even view it isometrically (meaning that you can view it in 3D from an overhead angle). However, most importantly is the capability to print out your blue print, which you can do either in landscape or portrait format.
Signs of Autumn, Signs of Spring Signs of Autumn, Signs of Spring starts its seventh annual cycle. This project serves as a positive introduction to collaborative learning for both educators and younger students.
Students in grades K-6 study the changing seasons for four consecutive weeks
through their own observations and the reports of other participants. Each
week, students observe, discuss and represent local seasonal progress. They
compare the season's progress around the globe using the published
observations on the project web site. Project repeats in March and October.
Current session starts Sept. 30.
Please share this announcement with your colleagues.
Thank you!
Nancy Schubert
Telecollaborate!
http://telecollaborate.net
nicknacks@telecollaborate.net
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Math Teachers Always Have Problems, by Gisele Glosser <--
Do you get tired of creating problems for your students all the time? Why not have students create and solve their own word problems in order to demonstrate their understanding of a topic?
For example, when teaching Perimeter, Cirumference and Area, I present students with real-life problems in class. For homework, I ask them to create and solve 5 problems. Students love to be creative and get very excited about this assignment! I then collect their problems for future use. Other math teaching tips,ideas and strategies can be found here.
Sunday, September 01, 2002
"Take Home" fliers to help parents help their students
Are you sending printed information and updates home to parents regularly? In an effort to help meet this challenge, TeachersFirst has introduced new, online tip sheets that you can personalize with your own name. Enter your name, and up pops a completely personalized page. First offerings include reading tips for elementary and middle school, and a personalized award that you can use to note a student's special accomplishments.
Saturday, August 31, 2002
Create Math Worksheets on the Fly
Thursday, August 29, 2002
Search Engines - Search thousands of specialty search engines.
Handhelds Go to Class
Pew Internet & American Life Project A study about students and the internet...considered an excellent read.
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Web Pages and Portfolios
Classroom Confidential
Saturday, August 17, 2002
techLEARNING.com | Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders
Dino Lab is located on the [Jurassic Park Institute] site, features a variety of free materials including interactive lesson plans, online Student activities and easy-to-implement teaching tools. The program was Developed by top educators across the nation as well as dinosaur experts, including
Dr. Philip Currie and Dr. Bob Bakker.
Thursday, August 15, 2002
Tools from the NCTM Illuminations Project Java Mathlets (Applets)
You can use to Mathlets to explore math and create interactive lessons.
Use the i-Math Investigations on a daily basis in your lesson planning.
Each e-example consists of an interactive math applet, suggestions for student activities, and some discussion for teachers
ILLUMINATIONS Illuminating the NCTM Standards. Gateway to Standards-Based Mathematics Education
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Ooey, Gooey Recipes for the Classroom
Friday, August 02, 2002
Test Pic
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/index.html
Teachers Helping Teachers
Monday, July 29, 2002
The One-Computer Classroom***
These sites will help you make the most of your single computer.
Shelly County Schools: Ideas for the One-Computer Classroom
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/SCS/trpages/IntCR/one_computer_classroom.htm
Shelly County Schools of Memphis, Tennessee presents resources for using technology in the classroom including ideas for the one-computer classroom.
The One-Computer Classroom: From Reward to Treasure
http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/onecomputer.html
The Digital Desert Library, developed by Dr. Carmen Gonzalez of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University, offers resources for students including this article by Cissy Lujan-Pincomb of Jornada Elementary School on ideas for the one-computer classroom.
Hotlist On the One-Computer Classroom Class
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listonecompja.html
Scan this site for strategies and ideas for using technology in a one-computer classroom.
One-Computer Classroom: Project Based Learning
http://www.esc20.k12.tx.us/techserv/workshops/occ/pbl.html
Education Service Center, a regional organization in Texas dedicated to improving student performance, presents resources for project-based learning that incorporate technology.
Tip Sheet: Strategies for Managing Students on One Computer http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/tip4.htm
Learn to manage students in a classroom with limited computer access and explore how to use a projection device.
Sunday, July 28, 2002
Weblogg-Ed
Will Richardson's thoughts...
"1. Professional weblogs—where teachers track their own planning/research/thoughts about what’s happening in their classrooms and school. Takes minimum set up and little maintenance.
2. Course weblog—where teachers can update assignments, notes and links for a particular class. Can be “sold” as a way to communicate classroom activities to parents and community, to give students an idea of what the class is about, to keep track of makeup work for absent students. Low setup and maintenance.
3. Group weblog—where students in a class or members of a department or community become active participants in the discussion. Larger group weblogs require a moderator to define groups and lead discussion. In classroom setting, can be used for feedback. In other settings used for idea exchange, dissemination of information, etc. Small group weblogs could be used for students to track/show work on projects. Low setup, higher maintenance.
4. Student weblogs—where each student creates and maintains individual weblogs. Uses include tracking time for individualized work, entering into give and take feedback discussions with instructor, online filing cabinets (Diaryland), research logs, etc. Can be used to encourage metacognitive (thinking about thinking) work. High setup, low maintenance.
5. Combinations—where teachers employ any number of these logs in tandem. A course weblog could keep track of the business and planning side of the class while small group and individual weblogs could focus on student learning and achievement.
Questions to be explored: What are the benefits of weblogs over more traditional ways of classroom management (i.e. giving assignments, tracking notes, organizing and tracking work handed in)? How can weblogs be most effectively introduced into the classroom or community setting? What skills are needed to make the best use of weblogs (i.e. HTML, Internet)? What training and resources are needed? What software/hardware implications are there (served locally or remotely)? Assessment of weblogs (rubrics, requirements)? Internet connectivity of students/groups?
Saturday, July 27, 2002
http://www.ecis.org/it/images/Schrock_School.gif
Tomkins Family Home Page
has printable activity calendars for first and kindergarten, math fun printables, printable games and more!
123 Reading Road has lots of printable and online activities to work on word families.
And To Think I Learned It With Seuss consists of activities for language arts, math, science, writing, social studies, art, physical education, and music to go with several of Dr. Seuss's books.
Donald Graves offers tips for teaching writing and professional materials about teaching writing.
JigSaw Puzzles is a searchable list of photos that create jigsaw puzzles...the difficulty levels are adjustable.
Look Cover Spelling is the site that Sharon Elder shared with us about spelling. It is the method that Sharon Taberski had recommended.
Marcia's Lesson Links has been visited over 338,800 times since March 1, 1999. It was created by Marcia Goudie. She is one of our resident experts. She has spent a lot of time finding/sharing information with other teachers.
Mrs. Attaya's First Grade Class
allows you to sneak a peek into her first grade classroom. Objectives, spelling lists, literacy station plans, and photos of class activites are included.
Mrs. Elder's "Beary" Special First Grade Class website
Class website
http://www.homestead.com/elderfirst/home.html bamateacha
Mrs. Laux's First Grade
This site has a great booklist, links to first grade sites, word wall words, and a great list of first grade expectations and skills.
http://www.geocities.com/blaux2001/ mom1teach2
Mrs. McGowan's First Grade
Comprehensive class site featuring student work, Internet Projects, parent and teacher resources.
http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan marcimcg
Ponton's Pond
Our class web site.
http://www.myschoolonline.com/FL/Ponton_Pond frogs4yu
SEN Resource Centre
This site has some gameboards that are content specific, but also has some gameboards that are not! This site was shared by another teacher on the first grade mailring.
http://www.geocities.com/SEN_resources/resources.html mom1teach2
Seuss Book Reviews
This is the page that Malinda has started for the Seuss reviews being done by several teachers as part of the 2002 Seuss celebration.
http://www.geocities.com/frogs4yu/seuss_first.html mom1teach2
Some Writing Samples
Here is a page with some of our published classroom writings. I also included a few of my favorite resource books for writing.
http://www.geocities.com/frogs4yu/index.html
Spot and the Gang
This is Pat Schmidt's Site. It has 100th Day pictures, writing portfolios, themes, Internet projects, and links to other spectacular sites.
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,35062-125145-38-24431,00.html
Structured Curriculum Table of Contents The site shared by Amy Keane. On the left hand side click on LESSONS then on STRUCTURED CURRICULUM. It has Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science for first grade. Music and art are also included for K-3.
Kinder
ARTS TO CRAFT
GEOMETRIC ANIMALS:
http://www.kinderart.com/littles/little18.shtml
Much like using shape blocks, these ones are cut
out of sturdy paper. Match colors to shapes, put
all cutouts in the middle of a circle, and chal-
lenge students to select a piece until they have
completed an animal design.
BUTTERFLY ART:
http://www.kinderart.com/littles/butterflies.shtml
All ages will enjoy this simple but beautiful
art lesson in creating tissue paper butterflies.
Using a black construction paper background sets
the tissue colors off beautifully.
ANIMAL SOUND AND COLOR BOOK:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/whatdoisay/titleprint.shtml
Print out copies of this animal book for your
kindergarten students; they will put it together
and learn the colors and sounds of each animal.
CREATE A FIELD JOURNAL:
http://www.enviro-explorers.com/journalactivity.html
Refine your students' senses of detail in their writ-
ing by observing nature and recording it with both
written and artistic expression--a great summer writ-
ing project.
AMAZING ANIMALS IN ART:
http://www.artsmia.org/animals/art_activities.html
Various activities here support the exploration of
animals in art. Try making your own animal design
printing plate with styrofoam, an animal wire sculp-
ture, or continuous-line drawings. All exercises
can be illustrated with the images link available
at page bottom.
Friday, July 26, 2002
TheMoMI.org -- The Museum of Musical Instruments -- Collections
American Musem of Natural History Presents Ology .. What's OLogy? Genetics, Biodiversity, Genetics, Asterisk, Astronomy, Astronomy, Paleontology, Paleontology, Paleontology, Copyright, Credits, Privacy,
Description: Learn a lot about astronomy, paleontology, and the definitions of other "ologies" on this... 2002 Award Winning Site
Thursday, July 25, 2002
FUN DAY
Soda Play
A construction kit for ... crafting curious constructions and exhibiting their creations for all to see and play and experiment!
Working together since October 1996, soda are a group of artists, researchers, designers and developers. We formed in order to steer the development and funding of our own areas of practice. Although this practice covers a broad range of individual interests, the group is held together by common views on technology and art. We are interested in developing languages, structures and installations in a way that will push the field of contemporary art practice in terms of both context and form. what we do We have a range of technical skills from communications, design, education, software< development, to electronics and mechanical engineering.
These skills allow us to develop projects that employ technologies on an investigative level within our practice. This emphasis on research and development, and the fine art practice of members of Soda, comes together in our methodology that underlies both our commercial and non-commercial work. see www.soda.co.uk sodaconstructor 1999 Ed Burton A construction kit for two-dimensional wiry walkers.
A bouncy virtual model of springs, muscles and masses. A toy. Sodaconstructor started life as the private plaything of its creator, a distracting dynamic building set made purely for fun. Since being made accessible on the internet sodaconstructor popularity exploded and took on a creative direction all of its own. Now many thousands of people across the world are crafting curious constructions and exhibiting their creations for all to see and play with in the sodazoo.
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
There's a new set of Bulletin Board Days of the Week cards for
you to share with your students. They're in the Activities Pages
section of my Home Page.
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
Also new is this week is a set of Subtraction Flash Cards.
They're also in the Activities Pages. You can find flash cards for
Addition, Multiplication, and Division there too!
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
In the Bookmarks section of my Activities Pages are a set of
"Welcome Back to School" bookmarks in cursive and printed manuscript.
I hope that you'll share them with your students for the coming of
the new school year.
http://www.janbrett.com/bookmarks/bookmarks.htm
Saturday, July 20, 2002
Poetry RUBRIC
Ideas and Content __________
- focuses on an idea, feeling, or experience
- uses a few carefully chosen words
- uses specific, concrete images
- may include figurative language
- may include poetic sound devices
Sentence Fluency __________
- may use lines of varying lengths
- may use stanza breaks to show changes in mood, images, or emphasis
- uses a variety of sentence structures
Organization __________
- uses a logical, effective organizational strategy
Voice __________
- uses own, unique style
- writes honestly, as if the reader was standing right there; doesn't
try to impress the reader
- writes with confidence and enthusiasm
Conventions __________
- contains no more than two or three minor errors in grammar and usage
- contains no more than two or three minor errors in spelling, capitalization,
and punctuation
Total Score __________
TeAch-nology's Back To School Teaching Theme
Mr B's Technology Rich/a>
Evergreen - Lesson plans
Leaf Magic - Learning on the School Grounds
Evergreen - Lesson plans
Feel free to use these resources to enhance learning opportunities on the school ground however, use of material from this site other than in an educational setting is a violation of Evergreen's copyright and other proprietary rights.
teachers Helping teachers
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Lisa_Simpson.gif
Friday, July 19, 2002
Eighth Grade Language Unit Worksheets
EIGHTH GRADE LANGUAGE UNIT WORKSHEETS:
http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/language_arts/vocab/eight/
Choices for eighth grade worksheets include crypto-
grams, vocabulary quizzes, word scrambles, word
searches, and missing letters. Use these worksheets
for ready-made homework activities to reinforce
classroom learning.
ALL ABOUT COLOR
Hues, tints, shades, primary colors, complementary colors... explore all aspects of the phenomena of color in this Currents article from Riverdeep. Students will also be able to investigate the physics of color as it relates to light, with exercises in the science behind rainbows, or the visible spectrum of light.
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
GRADES 6, 7, AND 8 READING, LANGUAGE, AND MATH ACTIVITIES from the Ontario Ministry of Education
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Helpful homework, reinforcement, or class exercises address grade-level skills for math, reading, and language arts in these collections of student worksheets.
Tessellate! Interactive Tessellation site based on a Java Applet. Enjoy!!
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
The Webby Awards: Winners List
TeacherWeb
TeacherWeb - Free Websites for Teachers - Easy to create, Easy to update websites for Educators.
Teacher Web provides and instructs teachers with and to a way of creating their own website to communication....
Monday, July 15, 2002
Free, 30 unit spelling curriculum!! Includes: Weekly Work Plan, Pre-tests, Exercises, Dictation Sentences, Final Tests and Answer Key. *Also Includes: A bonus unit on the RULES OF SPELLING!
Age Group: Middle school age
Topic: Educational
Welcome to the Curriculum Navigator
Sign-in to access Manitoba Education, Training and Youth resources and to customize instructional and assessment strategies within the Curriculum Navigator.
Free Spelling Course by Marie
Marie's Free Spelling Course
30 unit spelling curriculum. Includes: Weekly Work Plan, Pre-tests, Exercises, Dictation Sentences, Final Tests and Answer Key. Also includes a bonus unit on the rules of spelling!
Age Group: Middle school age
Topic: Educational
Wednesday, July 03, 2002
Elementary Science Web Sites
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Science and Technology Curriculum Resources
Teacher Links
Links for Teachers... SCDSB / Ontario Curriculum / Ontario Teachers / Canadian Curriculum / General Curriculum / FreeWorksheets/ Internet in the Classroom / Teacher to Teacher / Early Childhood / CableConnections
Monday, July 01, 2002
***Library Hot Five #135: Classroom Management***
As the school year draws to a close, teachers may want to reflect on the past months and seek out some online advice on how to improve their management skills in the upcoming school year.
The American Federation of Teachers offers some tips on effective classroom management.
Elements of Effective School Discipline
This article by Gene Van Tassell investigates a number of classroom management theories, including behaviorism, control theory, and assertive discipline.
Classroom Management
This detailed site offers a wealth of information on dealing with misbehavior. Find advice on how to react and when to intercede. Check out the links at the top of the page for resources on school violence.
Classroom Management Guide
This list of new teacher mistakes is a quick-reference guide for novice instructors.
Ideas for Avoiding Classroom Management Mistakes
Check out these useful tips, written by a teacher who once needed advice. Scroll down a bit for a helpful section on the first ten minutes of class.
Discipline Tips from a Teacher-Survivor
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Golden Jubilee: A Canadian Celebration Strong connections to the K to 8 Ontario Social Studies curriculum. Note the TEACHERS/KIDS corner for additional resources.
Mrs. Allen's Third Grade Here are some sites you can go to and do your quizzes or just have some fun.? Remember, I have gone here and they are ok so you can work safely, but be sure and always tell your parents where you are visiting and what you are doing.?
A Personalized Birthday WebQuest
Organized Children's Games
Thursday, June 13, 2002
2002 ICTM/SS ENC presentation ENC: Great Resources for Time-Challenged Math-Enthusiastic Teachers... ENC (Eisenhower National Clearinhouse) Online: considered one of the best selection of K-12 mathematics and science resources. This collection of resources is designed to help educators and professional development providers facilitate discussion and reflection on improving K-12 mathematics and science. Includes professional development activities, selected materials from the collection, and stories from math and science teachers about the process of change. ENC
ENC : This Week : Classroom Calendar : Area, Perimeter, and Five Easy Pieces
ENC : ENC Focus Magazine : Mathematics and Science Across the Curriculum It provides an enormous catalog of math and
science resources that are in a searchable database. The Dept. of Education funds this work.
ENC : This Week : Classroom Calendar : June 2002
10 Minute Math If you need a filler, warmup or intro for that math lesson try this site.
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Your mission is to practice and review math concepts and skills you have learned throughout the year. Choose your grade level and enjoy.Interactive Math Glossary
Your mission today in the COMPUTER LAB is to become a POWER PROOFREADER. Choose your practice level which should be your grade level. Power Proofreading
Saturday, June 08, 2002
Welcome to Mrs. Lowe's Class Check out the Math Practice, Spelling Word Games and the Webquest on Everyday Heroes during the summer months. Thanks Linda, for suggesting the site.
Monday, June 03, 2002
Funology.com -- The Science of Having Fun
Marilee's Word Puzzles It's June! Keep your students focused and tuned with these word and math games
Marilee's Kid Works and Kid Pix Page
Curious and Useful Math
Clay Ford created
this fantastic collection of tips and shortcuts for all things mathematics. Play around with Age Math, Calendar Math, the Mysterious Chisenbop counting methods and many more...
Saturday, June 01, 2002
"These short tutorials are designed to teach specific application skills to help you be successful with your technology projects. Choose from over 40 tutorials, including Snacks that demonstrate how to add pictures to Word, Inspiration, PowerPoint and much more."
Technology Tutorials
Friday, May 24, 2002
NIEHS Kids Pages -- Brainteasers, Riddles, Music, and Games for Children and Teachers
HOTS - Higher Order Thinking Skills
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers 'Teaching Ideas' is for teachers who teach primary-age children (i.e. ages 5
to 11). Although it has been designed with UK teachers in mind, all ideas can of course be used by teachers around the world.
The ideas, activities and worksheets are organized according to a number ofsubjects (those covered in the English National Curriculum):
There is also an area on the site entitled "Time-Fillers". The ideas which fall into this category may fall into a number of subject areas, and they are ideal for use as short activities which can be used to fill a few spare moments during the day. The "Early Years" section contains ideas for use
with children aged 5 or below, and the "Foreign Languages" area has resources for those teachers who wish to teach a different language to their
children.
Sunday, May 19, 2002
French Teachers Resources
Blogger Pro™ - Power Push-Button Publishing
BIG6 Introduction
Friday, May 17, 2002
A MUST READ!
The Big6 Success Strategy
URL: http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may02/berkowitz.htm
Moving Every Child Ahead: The Big6 Success Strategy
by Bob Berkowitz • Library Media Specialist Wayne Central School, Ontario Center, New York
with Ferdi Serim • MultiMedia Schools Editor
Thursday, May 16, 2002
Idea Starters to Use in the Classroom Ways to include a technology aspect into your lessons.
At a loss for ways to integrate the internet into your curriculum try Internet4Classrooms : K12 Links
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
* Ontario Provincial Expectations
and
Treasure Trove and Back to School Kit
Teachers.Net - TEACHER RESOURCES - Welcome to the Four Blocks Literacy Center on Teachers.Net. The Four Blocks Literacy program was created by Patricia Cunningham and Dorothy Hall, and has had rave reviews across the country from educators in every state. />
Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange - LESSON PLANS - 4 Blocks
Collaborative Thematic Unit: The Middle Ages Miss Judie, thanks for sharing your students' research, dioramas and bulletin board displays. You may wish to consolidate your unit of study with this Medieval Study.More Collaborative Thematic Units can be found here.
Monday, May 13, 2002
Lotsa Lesson Plans Page for the Early Childhood and Kindergarten Teacher. A favourite resource amongst kindergarten teachers I know.
Sunday, May 12, 2002
Internet Tools Teachers-MassCUE Workshop 2001 A List of Internet Teacher Tools: I-Tools
Saturday, May 11, 2002
Biography Maker - Page 2 ncorporate this lesson on biography writing in your social studies curriculum. Students can use the biography maker independently, following each stage to create a successful biography.
A&E Classroom
The Canadian Classroom
Teaching Ideas - Field Trips
Hi! My name is Kris Thurgood and my twin sister and I
(both former teachers), run "I Love That Teaching Idea!"
We offer FREE K-6 worksheets, reproducibles, and ideas for math, science, social studies, language arts, holidays, character ed, service-learning, and more! I invite you to take a look at our site. :-)
Friday, May 10, 2002
Integrating Internet Technology Resources
Site Of The Moment
This is an educational resource site with a varied collection of exemplary sites which stress Canadian content and links to the Ontario curriculum.
Boggle's World: ESL Worksheets for Kids
Thursday, May 09, 2002
Ogilvie High School - English - Literacy
* We believe that the whole School community must be involved in creating an environment where literacy learning is highly valued.
* Literacy and learning are inextricably linked.
* Each subject area has its own distinctive literacy practices that students need to learn to achieve success.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Wednesday, May 08, 2002
A&E Original Movie: Shackleton
The Impressionists Classroom
A&E Classroom Featuring The Canadian Classroom, Teaching Tips and Materials .....
The History Channel
Tuesday, May 07, 2002
SMILE PROGRAM MATHEMATICS INDEX The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author. Thanks, Linda for all your recent web suggestions!!
GREAT Edu-Web Sites: LITeracy
Friday, May 03, 2002
Elementary Theme Pages By Jim Cornish A very complete site of Theme-Related Resources
Four Nets for Better Searching The most comprehensive engine out there at the moment seems to be Google, and that's what we'll focus on here. The first step in becoming a facile catcher of web pages is to master Google's Advanced Search form located at http://www.google.com/advanced_search. Bookmark it! Drag the bookmark to your browser's toolbar so that it's always available.
Teaching Treasures Online Interactive Activities and teaching resources Unique online interactive activities, projects,
worksheets and many other resources to help with YOUR daily educational learning adventures. Recommended for the OCCASIONAL or SUBSTITUTE TEACHER!
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
UK Learning Resources ~ All Curriculum Areas This student centred site can be used in class, or for home study and review. Best education site 2001
Monday, April 29, 2002
Let's Look for Signs of Spring!Here You will find the LIFE CYCLE demonstrated here along with other signs of spring....kites, butterflies, frogs, flowers, growing things...fun
Remember those field guides you used for science projects! Online Field Guides is a wonderful science spring resource for all ages!
Are you students planting at this time of the year? Kids Gardening! will provide you and your students with numerous resources.
Sunday, April 28, 2002
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Interactive Visual Fractions: On-Line Fraction Tutorials Offers instruction and practice in identifying and operating on fractions. Includes four games and...
All About FRACTIONS These pages are all about the operations on fractions covered in K8 math courses. Each page has an explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about fractions.
Homepage for New Math Teachers This homepage was created to give new math teachers ideas and suggestions to help with their teaching.
Friday, April 26, 2002
Go to the Canada Site
You will need to have a pencil and your Social Studies notebook. You are familiar with this site The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics. Start making a list of PM’s names, and facts that you find. Clue: Check the PM's political record for the most interesting facts!
Thursday, April 25, 2002
Explore shapes, fractions and more math lessons at this outstanding site.
More sites to explore involving fractions are Visual Fractions: An Interactive Online Tutorial
Math League and Everything You Wish to Know About Fractions
http://www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions.htm#primenumbers
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather Today we will use the Math Dictionary to review the three types of triangles. You will recall that they are Scalene, Isosceles and Equilateral . Also take a look at the info on Protractors . It is interactive so do try the additional challenges. We will proceed to the the lab during the later part of the math class.
Sunday, April 21, 2002
EARTH DAY IDEAS - Compiled
The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content
for the K-12 teacher and classroom. Search MarcoPolo Search to find quality Internet content! The MarcoPolo search engine provides access to all of the educational resources created by the MarcoPolo partners plus partner reviewed materials.
Technology in Education at AEL: 180 Ideas and Resources for Teachers
180 Ideas and Resources for Teachers
Integrating Technology into Planning and Curriculum
Select a project for each day of the school year, or work through the collection at your own pace. Some of these ideas broaden the knowledge of teachers and some can be used with students. Some suggested Internet sites link to wonderful resources for classroom use. Finding the best way to integrate technology for students will take time, exploration, and experimentation on the part of teachers. Enjoy the adventure.
Saturday, April 20, 2002
UK Teaching Resources
Welcome to the UK's Quality Teaching Resources
Click Teaching
Educate the Children
PRIMARY RESOURCES ONLINE ACTIVITIES - Temporary Page
PRIMARY Extra
Teaching Ideas A wonderful site for browsing for inspirational seasonal and thematic teaching ideas, worksheets and reproducibles. A personal favourite as an Occasional Teacher is Marilee's Word Puzzles for Primary Students These worksheets are based on popular children's literature and reinforce spelling/phonics.
Friday, April 19, 2002
Misunderstood Minds Everyone should go here and try this stuff. Experience learning to read and write and listen from a different perspective go on see if you can do it. Learning difficulties site. Misunderstood Minds: the documentary
For one in five students, learning is an exhausting and frustrating struggle. Often mistakenly called "lazy" or "stupid" by their teachers, classmates, and even their families, these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems. If not addressed, the problems can have a devastating impact on the students' self-esteem and future academic and social success.
The PBS documentary Misunderstood Minds shines a spotlight on this painful subject, following the stories of five families as, together with experts, they try to solve the mysteries of their children's learning difficulties. Produced and directed by renowned Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk, this 90-minute special shows the children's problems in a new light, and serves as a platform to open a nationwide dialogue on how best to manage young, vulnerable, and misunderstood minds.
Creative Writing Corner
for elementary school teachers
As teachers, we are always going to conferences hoping for just one good idea to take home and use in our classrooms. This site will provide you with some ideas that you might find useful. Happy browsing!
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
ArtsConnectEd:Art
URL: http://artsconnected.org/
GRADE LEVEL: K-12
CONTENT:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Walker Art Center, and MCI produced this site with the goal of making "arts education timely, engaging, interactive, and pertinent for both teachers and students of all ages." The site has four main areas: an for your classroom, a library & archives. The art gallery and library & archives provide access to the combined resources of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Arts Institute. Users can search by keyword or browse by taking the tours and adventures and create their own online art galleries. Teachers will find a wonderful resource at Fabric Factory, students can choose the stitches and colors for embroidering a design. This is one site art teachers and students won't want to miss!
Classroom Connect's AuthorChats
Classroom Connect's AuthorChats provides a real-world experience connecting
students with authors & illustrators of books and educational resources. A librarian/teacher moderator posts student questions during online chats. Additional online literacy activities offered are Book Battles and Literature Circles.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
John's Spreadsheet Ideas Using Appleworks
ECOO OUTPUT magazine Great Edu-Web Sites in Science posted in the Educational Computing organization of Ontario
eThemes: Online Resources for Educators
What is eThemes?
eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources are created for educators to use in their classrooms.
How Does eThemes Work?
The first step is for teachers participating in the eMINTS Program to fill out an online eThemes request. Resource Scouts, graduate students trained in navigating the Internet, search the Web for child-safe sites. The Scouts write a short description about each site and assign appropriate grade levels and Show-Me Standards to the eThemes resource. The resource then is entered into the online database for all educators to access.
Carrie Bruner's The Very Hungry Caterpillar thematic unit
Here you will find thorough lesson ideas that are cross-curricular based on THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
There are so very many sites with this type plans... if you'll just type in Very Hungry Caterpillar Lesson Plans you'll come up with an incredible amount of ideas you can glean from.
Enjoy! (I know the students will...)
