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Google Maps - Google
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1 to 12
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Google Maps gives you live visuals of any location, ideal for planning a trip, picturing the relationship between places, and viewing physical characteristics of almost anywhere in...more
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Google Maps gives you live visuals of any location, ideal for planning a trip, picturing the relationship between places, and viewing physical characteristics of almost anywhere in the world. Type or paste in an address and click "search maps." If you click Satellite or hybrid versions of the map, you will see actual satellite images of the terrain. Zoom in and out, use the street view "orange man" to walk among the buildings and trees, or plan and share a route easily with Google Maps. Using your (free) Google membership allows you to save favorite places and more. Find businesses and other features near a specific map location: hotels, restaurants, schools, parks, and more. Google Maps has become more and more sophisticated, now offering many features previously only available in Google Earth, such as opening and/or saving placemarker files. Unlike Google Earth, Google Maps does not require software installation and does not use as much bandwidth for constant reloading. You can even play a tour of places you mark in Google Maps. They just keep adding more features! Google Maps is available as a free app for Android and iOS, too. The handy embed codes let you put any Google Map in a web page, blog, or wiki. Of course you do not need a membership or any special skills to simply SEE, share, or navigate a map. Membership gives you more ways to save.
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If you teach geography, this one's a must. It is also helpful for showing students WHERE a story or news event takes place. In lower grades, use it to show students basics of their community. Teach map skills by showing students their own community. Zoom in on their street or on the school. This site and its more sophisticated cousin, Google Earth, are great on an interactive whiteboard. Set up a class Google account (or use student accounts if permitted). Have students create their own custom route plans to tour historic sites. Challenge math students to plan the most economical route to visit several vacation destinations, including gas mileage and gas prices. Have students create placemarker files of the important places in the life of a famous person or the route traveled by a particular unit during the Civil War. Have student groups create placemarker files to show environmental sites, habitats, landforms, or anything you can place on a map. Embed projects in a class wiki using the handy embed code offered as a sharing option. Not comfortable with wikis? Check out TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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All About Me and my Favorite Things - ReadWriteThink
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1 to 2
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Build vocabulary and writing skills with this lesson plan that introduces young students to acrostic poetry and guides them through the creation of their own compositions. After some...more
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Build vocabulary and writing skills with this lesson plan that introduces young students to acrostic poetry and guides them through the creation of their own compositions. After some group vocabulary brainstorming with letters of the alphabet and teacher modeling, students begin to construct an original free-verse poem using their first name as the foundation. Includes creative ideas for extension activities. Aligned to National Standards.
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Activities: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - TeachersFirst
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4 to 8
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TeachersFirst offers a chapter-by-chapter set of activities for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Designed to be used after each chapter, the activities include science...more
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TeachersFirst offers a chapter-by-chapter set of activities for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Designed to be used after each chapter, the activities include science searches, writing, and art projects suitable for individual or group use. The ideas and activities ask you to respond, extend, discuss, create, and more. There is simply no better way to try new "After Reading" strategies. Don't miss this great collection as a way to encourage anyone to get the most from reading and re-reading a new favorite. Find links to activities for two other Harry Potter books on the Intro page.
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Share the link on your teacher web page or in a parent newsletter, if you don't have time to do all the activities at school. Challenge students to design similar activities to accompany other Harry Potter (or other favorite) books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Activities: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - TeachersFirst
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4 to 8
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TeachersFirst offers a set of chapter-by-chapter response activities for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Use art, writing, and web research to answer questions or think...more
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TeachersFirst offers a set of chapter-by-chapter response activities for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Use art, writing, and web research to answer questions or think about the issues in a particular chapter. Ideal for individual use, and many of these could serve as the basis for a group discussion on topics like loyalty and leadership. The ideas and activities ask you to respond, extend, discuss, create, and more. There is simply no better way to try new "After Reading strategies. Don't miss this great collection as a way to encourage anyone to get the most from reading and re-reading a new favorite. Find links to two other sets of Harry Potter book activities on the Intro page.
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Share the link on your teacher web page or in a parent newsletter, if you don't have time to do all the activities at school. Ask students to design similar activities to accompany other Harry Potter (or other favorite) books.Comments
Very good way of planning.kel, GA, Grades: 3 - 5
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Finding the Message: Grasping Themes in Literature - Scholastic
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4 to 7
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This lesson plan introduces students to the literary element of theme and provides practice in recognizing themes in a variety of texts (suggested). Graphic organizers, slide shows,...more
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This lesson plan introduces students to the literary element of theme and provides practice in recognizing themes in a variety of texts (suggested). Graphic organizers, slide shows, lists of common themes, movies, songs, and seven mentor picture books that are good for discussing theme, and links to supporting materials are included. Aligned to National Standards. You can share this lesson via email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest.
In the Classroom
Select and choose material from this lesson to introduce your students to themes in literature. Some are better used with the entire class, others in small groups, pairs, or at stations. Have students create a digital bulletin board to post what they are learning and questions they have using a tool like Padlet, reviewed here. With Padlet you can create columns for categorizing information. Challenge students to create a word cloud about themes using Word Clouds for Kids, reviewed here. After using the Scholastic lesson, continue student learning about themes by using CommonLit, reviewed here.
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Synonyms and Antonyms - dotolearn.com
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3 to 4
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Practice recognizing synonyms and antonyms with this interactive matching game. After completing a successful round, students can choose the "shuffle" option for a brand new challenge....more
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Practice recognizing synonyms and antonyms with this interactive matching game. After completing a successful round, students can choose the "shuffle" option for a brand new challenge. A simple but useful review activity.
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It's Fun to Read: Music - Starfall.com
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1 to 2
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This multimedia site introduces students to Mozart, Beethoven, Joplin, Tchaikovsky, and more. Visitors can listen to portions of the composers' most famous works while practicing ordinal...more
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This multimedia site introduces students to Mozart, Beethoven, Joplin, Tchaikovsky, and more. Visitors can listen to portions of the composers' most famous works while practicing ordinal numbers and common word endings (-ed, -ing). Includes interactive exercises and virtual jukeboxes that provide additional musical selections.
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Andersen Fairy Tales - EnTechneVision
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K to 2
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Introduce you students - even non-readers - to the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen with this charming multimedia resource. Students can listen to three narrated and cleverly...more
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Introduce you students - even non-readers - to the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen with this charming multimedia resource. Students can listen to three narrated and cleverly animated tales, play some interactive games, and learn about Andersen's life. Remember the headphones! There are some advertisements, but even young ones can learn to avoid them. though the game requires Flash, the activities and stories do not, making this site worth a visit.
In the Classroom
Share these books as a reading center after showing students how to operate the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Be sure to point out the advertisements to avoid! Parents would also appreciate this link for some at-home reading fun. Share it on your class web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Paragraph Punch - Merit Software
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4 to 6
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This online tool gently guides students through each step of the writing process - pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing - and provides helpful tips along...more
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This online tool gently guides students through each step of the writing process - pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing - and provides helpful tips along the way. The goal is to create a basic paragraph based on a prompt generated by the site. Completed paragraphs can be copied and pasted into a word processing program for final editing. Be aware: this site does sell software but teachers can use this portion of the site for free.
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Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen - Jean Hersholt
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2 to 8
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April, 2005, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, one of the most prolific weavers of folk tales, fables, and make-believe. In his honor, we note ...more
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April, 2005, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, one of the most prolific weavers of folk tales, fables, and make-believe. In his honor, we note this site containing the author's complete works in English. It's a resource timely now, and useful as a source for any unit on folk tales, or any teacher in the habit of reading to young children. Enjoy!
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource to find any and all Hans Christian Anderson stories. During a unit on short stories or folk tales, use these stories as examples. Search the site for a story that will interest students and read it aloud as an example of a folk tale.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Be the Editor - Education World
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3 to 6
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Improve student editing skills with this simple lesson plan that challenges them to find the capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar errors in a series of 10 sentences. Print...more
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Improve student editing skills with this simple lesson plan that challenges them to find the capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar errors in a series of 10 sentences. Print out the student worksheet for independent work, or display on an interactive SmartBoard and make it a full-class activity.
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Magnetic Poetry - Snaith Primary School
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2 to 4
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This very age-appropriate collection of magnetic poetry exercises challenges students to reconstruct a scrambled poem of choice by clicking and dragging words. After reassembling the...more
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This very age-appropriate collection of magnetic poetry exercises challenges students to reconstruct a scrambled poem of choice by clicking and dragging words. After reassembling the poem, students can practice keyboarding skills by retyping it into the printable workspace provided on each page. For an added challenge, use the "Do it Yourself" feature, which enables students to create their own magnetic poetry activity and share with a classmate.
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Dolch Sight Words
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1 to 3
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This collection of printable documents and PowerPoint shows provides elementary teachers with easy access to materials for reinforcing frequently used sight words. Includes vocabulary...more
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This collection of printable documents and PowerPoint shows provides elementary teachers with easy access to materials for reinforcing frequently used sight words. Includes vocabulary lists, flash cards, and a downloadable Dolch Word Book.
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Share the Dolch Words story on an interactive white board of projector, and allow students to take turns reading the lines. Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. Practicing saying the words out loud can help students spot them quicker in the future. You can also use the printables of flashcards in a learning center or station, allowing students to practice with them individually or in groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rooting out words - Funbrain
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4 to 6
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Do some quick, interactive practice with prefixes, suffixes and root words. Vocabulary topics include simple words, months, and numbers. Choose from four levels of difficulty. ...more
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Do some quick, interactive practice with prefixes, suffixes and root words. Vocabulary topics include simple words, months, and numbers. Choose from four levels of difficulty.
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Reggie Loves to Rhyme - Scholastic
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1 to 2
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Choose a setting for your online adventure (the supermarket, a restaurant, or the zoo), click on a picture, and try to find a rhyming word that matches that image. Each ...more
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Choose a setting for your online adventure (the supermarket, a restaurant, or the zoo), click on a picture, and try to find a rhyming word that matches that image. Each set of correctly matched words is read aloud, so plan to have headphones handy.
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Wizarding World - J. K. Rowling's Originals - J. K. Rowling
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3 to 8
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J.K. Rowling's site is a welcome change from the standard publisher's fare, offering an assortment of Harry Potter trivia and many interesting facts about how the stories came to be...more
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J.K. Rowling's site is a welcome change from the standard publisher's fare, offering an assortment of Harry Potter trivia and many interesting facts about how the stories came to be and have evolved. While it's not strictly instructional, this one would be a great source of facts for a Harry Potter webquest.
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Cat-in-the-Hat - abcteach
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K to 2
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Use this blank, printable "Cat in the Hat" template for a drawing or writing activity to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2. ...more
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Use this blank, printable "Cat in the Hat" template for a drawing or writing activity to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2.
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Have students write "Seuss" poems on the Hats. Create a class book of "Seuss" poetry. Have students draw a Seuss picture illustrating a scene from one of their favorite Seuss books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TEFL Games
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1 to 12
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This collection of interactive matching games addresses general knowledge (including currency, animals, foods, and geography), phrasal verbs, synonyms, antonyms, and some challenging...more
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This collection of interactive matching games addresses general knowledge (including currency, animals, foods, and geography), phrasal verbs, synonyms, antonyms, and some challenging "mystery" topics that cover information vital for students who are learning the English language.
In the Classroom
Use these matching games as learning centers or stations for students in an ELL classroom. Have students work on the games individually, allowing them to pace themselves. Be sure to mark the site on computers for students, making it easier for them to navigate there.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Children's Literature - Web English Teacher
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1 to 8
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Search through this alphabetical list of children's authors, click on a link, and explore a great collection of resources (organized by book title) including vocabulary lists, activities,...more
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Search through this alphabetical list of children's authors, click on a link, and explore a great collection of resources (organized by book title) including vocabulary lists, activities, and lesson plans - many with an interdisciplinary flair. Many discussion questions and lesson plans can be downloaded in PDF format.
In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite and use it as a resource in a literature class. Before introducing a new book to the class, check this site first for information under the author's heading. There you'll find lesson plans, resources, activities, etc. Great for teachers using a new novel or in need of some fresh ideas on teaching an old lesson.
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A Tale to be Told - Martha Sullivan/Missouri Schoolweb
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4 to 7
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This Webquest challenges students, working in small groups, to read, share, and compare/contrast folk tales from different parts of the world. A printable chart is provided to guide...more
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This Webquest challenges students, working in small groups, to read, share, and compare/contrast folk tales from different parts of the world. A printable chart is provided to guide the analysis, and a graphic organizer can be downloaded to help students organize their thoughts for the final activity - the creation of an original folk tale. Links to online fairytales are provided.
In the Classroom
Use this web-quest as a hands-on practice activity for students following a lesson on folk tales. Have students complete the activity in cooperative learning groups on classroom computers. Be sure to help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. English teachers will like the interactive part of this site, and students always enjoy a chance to work on computers!To make it more interactive, have students create and illustrate their stories on an online book-maker, such as Bookemon, reviewed here. Teachers can post the stories on the class webpage, allowing parents to get to see the finished products!
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