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Take the
Polar Express to Learning and take advantage of one of the
most beloved children's books of all time, The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg, If you are looking for ways to
capitalize on interest in the story as children and families revisit
this timeless classic during the holiday season visit this site by
Education World.
More
Polar Express activities |
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Visit the
Dynamic Curriculum, an online collection of resources for
use in the classroom aligned to the BluePrint for Learning.
This site is a work in progress and will provide links for math,
language arts, science, social studies, and health education.
In addition to web resources, the site includes games, worksheets
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The
Visual Dictionary
Online is an all-in-one reference. This online reference
helps you learn English in a visual and accessible way. Explore the
15 major themes to access more
than 6,000 images and see words like never before.The
Visual Dictionary Online is ideal for teachers, parents, translators
and students of all skill levels. |
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The
Keystone Center Dow is a sponsor of
The Keystone Center’s Key Issues: Bringing Environmental Issues
to the Classroom program, which supports middle school teachers in
professional development. |
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Pearl Harbor lesson plan library for grades 2 - 5 |
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Learn about the
Boston Tea Party with PBS |
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Poducate Me is a resource
providing solutions for incorporating podcasting in the classroom as
well as a Podcasting Guide |
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Read Across
America Day is March 2....Sign up for your online toolkit and begin
your preparation. |
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PowerPoint Palooza is a
collection of over 180 PowerPoints relating to history. |
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SketchCast
is a new way to express yourself. Draw, create and animate
with this simple-to-use online tool which allows any user to create
a "recording" of a drawing with or without narration. The
finished product is available as a
mini-video (recorded in Flash) that can be shared via URL. |
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Tips for Teaching Inquiry Based Learning K -12 These sites
for teachers explain the concept of inquiry-based learning and offer
arguments for why this type of learning is helpful to students.
Learn how to create an inquiry-based unit and how to assess student
performance. Read papers and reports on how student learning is
affected. Includes handouts and links to inquiry-based lessons.
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Biographies is a great site to find information about many
of the great figures in history. The site includes most of the
United States Presidents. |
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A to Z
Teacher Stuff ~ Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans, Themes,
Tips, Printables, and more for Christmas. |
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Access Excellence
offers innovative, successful activio ties to help students learn
scientific concepts and processes. |
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At
Science Central News
find streaming videos on Life and Physical science topics. |
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Attention Economics and Marketing Teachers!
Investorwords is a
comprehensive glossary of financial words with over 6000 terms
included. |
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Children in grades K-8 can create a book list,
take multiple choice quizzes, and earn point and prizes at Book
Adventure. This FREE reading motivation program contains over
5,400 recommended titles. |
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Textbook
Reading Strategies
using the
SQ4R. |
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Play
Music lets students explore the instruments of the orchestra and meet
a different composers. |
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ReviseWise
is a terrific collection of games and challenges for English,
Science, and Math for ages 4 - 11. |
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Bugscope
is an educational outreach project of the World Wide Laboratory. |
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A collection of online
Interactive
Conservation Animations
is available from Mark Giles. |
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Busy
Teachers Website K-12 is designed: to provide teachers with direct
source materials, lesson plans / classroom activities with a minimum of
site-to-site linking, and to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience
for the teacher who is learning to use the Internet. |
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TeachersNet claims to be the ultimate teacher resource. It
features K-12 resources and live chats on educational issues. |
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Professional Cartoonist collects the best political cartoons daily
and provides a teacher's guide for incorporating the cartoons in the
classroom, or check out today's best cartoons just for a laugh! |
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PurpleMath.com shares algebra
lessons, Homework
Guidelines, and the Study Skills. |
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Mudd
Math Fun Facts helps students understand that math is more than just
numbers. Here you'll find mathematical tidbits from all areas of
mathematics. Fun Facts give students a glimpse that mathematics is full
of interesting ideas, patterns, and new modes of thinking. |
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Teaching tips for Inquiry-based learning K-12 |
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The MadSci
Network puts science in a new light. Ask a scientist a
question and explore the archives of FAQs.
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The
Kennedy Space Center |
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How
are other teachers utilizing the web? Visit 4
Teacher's Classroom Collections, showcasing some of the finest teacher
and classroom Web sites around. Learn about useful resources, activities,
and ideas for your classrooms. Also featured are sites that
just might provide ideas for creating your own site! |
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Christmas Resources |
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This year let your
students create their own
Holiday
Sing-A-Long! |
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Christmas
Games and Activities has a selection of resources that can
be used in an ESL Kids or regular classroom. |
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Welcome to the North Pole
has holiday fun for young and old alike! |
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Twelve Days of Christmas coloring pages |
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Crayola provides Christmas bingo cards and terrific holiday
coloring activities. |
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Christmas Teaching Theme provides worksheets, lesson plans,
crafts, songs, games, and more. |
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Let your class try the
Christmas
Sing Along. |
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Hummingbird
Educational Resources doesn't really
have anything to do with hummingbirds. Their Christmas site
offers songs, games, craft ideas, and recipes all designed to make the
season merrier. |
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Look for time saving tools for teachers
at PBS Teacher Source. Multicultural holiday activities can be found at
Happy Holidays. |
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Find Christmas recipes from other lands at
Santa's Net. |
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At the
Christmas Jukebox click an ornament on the tree to hear a Christmas
tune. The words are provided for a fun holiday sing along! |
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Christmas everything can be found at
ABC Teach. Browse the Christmas poetry, puzzles, graphs, writing
and math lessons and much more and examine December
Bulletin Boards. |
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Christmas Skits
and Plays
The Nutcracker
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Social Studies Holiday Activities |
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Science Holiday Activities |
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Language Arts Holiday Activities |
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Christmas Games : I am Santa Claus !
A fun sentence-completion activity to know Santa better.
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Christmas journal activities
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Feliz Navidad (A
Mexican Christmas Unit)
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Christmas Games : Spellbound!
Spell correctly these Christmas Words.
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Kwanzaa
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Let’s Speak
Swahili
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Christmas Alliterations
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Christmas Ribbons and Bows Writing
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Christmas Games : One & Many
Know the singular and plural forms of these Christmas Words.
- Christmas Word Finds:
Build Christmas Word Find (with at most 20 words),
Build Christmas Word Find (with at most 40 words)
- Christmas Word Worksheets:
Christmas Presents,
Christmas Word
Search,
Fill
in the Missing Letter,
Unscramble the Words,
Fill
in the Missing Vowels,
Circle the Correct Word,
Fill in the Words Puzzle,
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Definitions,
Multiple Choice Vocabulary,
Pronunciations: Write Word,
Pronunciations: Circle the Correct Spelling,
Pronunciations: Word Search Puzzle,
Spelling Review
- Reading:
A Holiday Wish,
A Christmas Memory,
Cyber Santa,
Santa Doesn't Stop There Anymore,
The Other Santas,
Word Meanings From Context,
All Around the Christmas Tree,
It's Snow Fun!,
Reindeer Reading Comprehension,
Christmas Story
Collection,
The
Gift of the Magi,
Christmas Quiz
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Holiday Math Activities |
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