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Let's Move - White House
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): fitness (50), myplate (27), nutrition (159), presidents (123)
In the Classroom
Health and PE teachers can collaborate with classroom teachers and present White House-related health initiatives while students are learning about the presidency in the classroom. Challenge students to explore a specific area of this site and create a project to share with the class using a tool such as Prezi (reviewed here)You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Political Dr. Seuss - Independent Television Service
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6 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (65), dr seuss (11), world war 2 (142)
In the Classroom
Have students research the history of political cartooning with Theodor Geisel (or others). Have cooperative learning groups create multi-media presentations such as a PowerPoint, or an online book, using a tool such as Bookemon reviewed here to share on an interactive whiteboard or projector.Share the video/audio clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Take advantage of the FREE lesson plans that connect geography, history, reading, and writing.
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Ballparks of Baseball
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4 to 12In the Classroom
Gearing up for baseball season? Share this site with your students in history, physical education, or other relevant classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Baseball and Jackie Robinson: Early Baseball Pictures - Library of Congress
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (168), african american (109), baseball (36)
In the Classroom
Share these authentic pictures with your students! Use this site to teach about baseball history, African-American history, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Presidential Baseball - Northwestern University
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6 to 12tag(s): baseball (36), presidents (123)
In the Classroom
Divide your class into two teams and play a round of Presidential Baseball! Share the questions on an interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Big Huge Labs: Map Maker - John Watson: Big Huge Labs
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2 to 12tag(s): maps (298)
In the Classroom
Create a map to track where your students went on summer vacation (or have ever traveled). Create a map of places you have visited in a work of literature, or where students have written about going on fantasy vacations. Share the maps on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups work together to create maps related to lessons in your social studies, history, or literature classes. Embed multiple student project maps in your class wiki along with student writings that accompany the maps. Check out the Big Huge Labs educator account. Easily pre-register students to avoid creating logins, view and download their creations, and view the site advertisement free. You will find information about the Educator Account here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrate Women's History Month - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
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3 to 9tag(s): women (94)
In the Classroom
Use this site for research projects about famous females. Most of the activity suggestions are more traditional projects and writing assignments. If you want to add some technology touches, why not have students create a fictitious blog from a famous woman, or a wiki discussion between a famous woman from the early 1900s and a famous woman nowadays, or create a PowerPoint or podcast sharing information about their famous female.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poll Junkie (beta) - eppyjerk.com
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K to 12tag(s): data (161), polls and surveys (55)
In the Classroom
Use this site to collect data for math activities and graphing. Use it for people to rate student-created projects or for social studies projects about elections, or other social issues. Have students make wiki pages on an issue and include a poll and then graph the poll results in math class. Poll parents and grandparents on your class web page to involve them in decisions or use their experiences to help students understand times "long ago."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead from around the World - EDSITEment
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
If you are looking for a new twist to Halloween? Use this site for research and more. Divide the students into cooperative learning groups and have each group research Halloween in various countries (maybe even some countries not included at this site). Have the groups create multi-media presentations to share with the class on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students write a blog entry about Halloween in the country they researched, or create a video (with costumes, even better). Share the videos using a resource such as TeacherTube (explained here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Our Fading Heritage: Civics Quiz - Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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5 to 12tag(s): constitution (88), supreme court (24)
In the Classroom
Have students complete this quiz on individual computers or with a partner (if there are not enough computers). Why not have your older civics or government students create their own interactive surveys using Google Docs (reviewed here), or quizzes using Quizschool (reviewed here). Or create one together as a class. Have students share their quizzes/surveys with the class on an interactive whiteboard or projector or as links from your class wiki or web page for use outside of class. Be sure to invite parents and other teachers to respond! What is important for citizens to know, in your students' view?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The History of Money - The History Channel
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6 to 12tag(s): currency (19), great depression (27), money (185)
In the Classroom
Use the video clips to introduce a lesson or reinforce content on the history of the Great Depression, or the significance of the gold standard, for example. Use the "coined phrases" as writing prompts or as thoughts to ponder, posted in the classroom. The interactive timeline shows the history of US currency and would work well on an interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Uninsured in America - PBS NewsHour
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6 to 12tag(s): medicine (70)
In the Classroom
Many students may not realize that health insurance is a relatively new phenomenon. This site has a rich variety of resources that can set a context for a discussion on how the cost of health care is contributing to today's economic concerns. Assign students to review several of the reports on this site to prepare for a class debate. Use the video content on an interactive whiteboard or projector to spark discussion. Supplement a geography lesson with comparisons of health care systems in other nations. Use this site as one of several current issues topics for students studying government, and have them prepare a policy proposal for their own "cabinet."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Graphic Organizers - Graphic.Org
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1 to 12tag(s): graphic organizers (39), maps (298), professional development (164), venn diagrams (16)
In the Classroom
Use this site to learn more about graphic organizers. Why not have your students create an online Venn diagram about a current science topic or literature unit? Use a tool such as bubbl.us(explained here).Comments
This is an excellent resource for teachers of any elementary grade level. There are endless examples of graphic organizers that students can utilize in order to help them organize or present information. I have had a lot of experience with Inspriation, which is one of the graphic organizer programs mentioned in this resource. This program is easy to use and manipulate. Students can typically learn the basics in one session (50 minutes). I use this program often to teach reading concepts, such as main idea, comparing & contrasting, or character development. You could also use the program to show life cycles or concept development for mathematics. The great thing is that you can either create a template, where students merely insert information or students can create their own organizers depending on their levels of experience. Great resource!, , Grades: 0 - 5
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Written in Bone: The Secret in the Cellar - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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5 to 12Be sure to turn off your pop-up blocker to experience all the features. There is a link to Print & Help, there you can download the entire webcomic and all supporting documents. There is also an optional feedback survey at the end of the webcomic. This site requires Flash and Adobe Acrobat. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): anthropology (12), forensics (26), fossils (46)
In the Classroom
This site is ideal for entire class viewing, small group exploration, or even as an individual project for students. Share the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have your students keep a journal while they view the webcomic, keeping track of the clues and details as they are found. What a great way to teach scientific method, including forming a hypothesis and collecting data before analyzing whether your hypothesis proves correct! Use this site with younger gifted students during a "mystery" unit. Share the site during your lessons on the 17th century, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pete's Powerpoint Station - mrdonn and phillip martin
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K to 12tag(s): adhd (28), back to school (62), electricity (92), inventors and inventions (92), literature (272), parts of speech (66), polar (19), speech (89), states (165)
In the Classroom
Use these PowerPoints to provide background information for projects or further inquiry in class. For example, use a PowerPoint on cells to give background information. Create questions for students to answer while viewing the PowerPoint or add your own "lecture" notes while showing to a class. Remember that PowerPoint does not HAVE to be shown on a screen. Students can watch them as tutorials at a center or computer cluster. Learning support teachers will appreciate having an alternate way to present basic concepts to visual learners. Assign students a particular cell part to research more information about the part. Explore professional topics on your own or together with colleagues during inservice time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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If you were President - Scholastic
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5 to 8tag(s): presidents (123)
In the Classroom
Have students work on individual computers and try out being the president. Can they balance the budget? Choose the ideal cabinet members?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Presidential Biographies and Portraits - The White House
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4 to 12tag(s): presidents (123)
In the Classroom
Share the slide show or other information with your class on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site for great research information directly from the White House.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Presidents - George Welling
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4 to 12tag(s): presidents (123), speech (89), speeches (19)
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Share the inauguration speeches with your students on President's Day.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mr. President - Smithsonian Institution
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4 to 12tag(s): biographies (91), politics (97), presidents (123)
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Use this site as a starting point for research projects. If you are teaching about the presidents, this site would be great on your projector or interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The American Presidency - A Glorious Burden - Smithsonian Institution
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6 to 12tag(s): biographies (91), presidents (123)
In the Classroom
This site is great to use for research projects or to find activity ideas for the entire class! Share the interactives on your projector or interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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