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Toy Theater - Toy Theater
Grades
K to 5
tag(s): alphabet (89), animation (65), counting (120), numbers (199), spelling (167)
In the Classroom
Use these activities as a center, with partners, or on an interactive whiteboard. Turn up the speakers for sound on the music portions.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Break It Down - Science NetLinks
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): cells (104), engineering (127), human body (126), logic (239), machines (30), simple machines (38)
In the Classroom
This website has numerous uses in the classroom. The lesson plans are ready to go. If you use the interactive in class, on individual computers or an interactive whiteboard, be sure to make the link available outisde of class from your teacher web page so students can "play" with it. They will enjoy experimenting with it on their own.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cool Math - Coolmath.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): addition (239), decimals (131), logic (239), puzzles (207)
In the Classroom
Provide this link in your class newsletter or share the link on your class web page for students to use this resource for additional practice at home. Use selected activities as a center on your single classroom computer or for whole-class practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Activities: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - TeachersFirst
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): harry potter (12)
In the Classroom
Share this 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 their own activities to accompany other Harry Potter books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Braingle: Brain Teasers, Puzzles, Riddles and More - Braingle
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): brain (71), puzzles (207), riddles (15), vocabulary (324)
In the Classroom
Start class with a "warm-up" brain teaser. Or include this link on your teacher web page (with a caution about parental supervision for younger ones). Site creators claim the entire site is family-friendly, safe for classroom use. Portions of the site require membership, and the membership level that displays ads is free. You may want to set up a CLASS account and use it under controlled circumstances since there are forums and chat rooms, however. Or ask your tech folks to block the portion of the site that includes "community" in the URL (http://www.braingle.com/community/) to avoid having to deal with forums, chat rooms, etc.(If you are lucky enough to have such helpful tech support, make them cookies once in awhile!)Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Games - east of the web
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): puzzles (207)
In the Classroom
This website is "interactive whiteboard ready." Students will love these mind stretching challenges and teachers will love the easy-to-use format of the activities. Put a game up on the whiteboard as students are taking their seats to focus attention and minds on WORDS before you start class. ESL teachers may find these games will help students practice language skills more readily. If you don't have time to utilize this challenge in class, provide the link in your class's newsletter or on your teacher web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inventing Modern America: Invention Connection - The Lemelson - MIT Program
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): evolution (101), industrial revolution (25), inventors and inventions (95)
In the Classroom
Use this wonderful resource during your inventions/inventors units. This activity helps students to understand the connections between numerous inventions and forces then to think about unusual commonalities between unlike objects. This invention activity is perfect for an interactive whiteboard. You may want to have a separate window open to "look up" some of the more esoteric inventions that show up, since they may not be familiar to you and your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multiple Intelligences - Birmingham Grid For Learning
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): multiple intelligences (11)
In the Classroom
Use a computer lab or laptops to help students learn more about how they learn. For many students, this could be part of a plan for how to study and be successful in the new school year. This would be a great "first week of school" activity or part of a unit on study skills. For gifted students finally "hitting the wall" and having to learn to study in high school, this self-analysis could be very helpful.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brainteasers and Jokes - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): brain (71), mysteries (24), substitutes (21)
In the Classroom
Use this resource as a daily group activity or focusing strategy. Challenge your students to create their own brainteasers. Have students make a wiki page where students can submit their own curricuum-related brainteasers to a class collection for use as a review and reward. Not sure how to make a wiki? TeachersFirst can help.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Primary Teachers - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
K to 5In the Classroom
This website is ideal for interactive whiteboards. The amount of topics and information is truly amazing. Don't miss this incredible resource!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Woodlands Math Zone - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): angles (86), charts and graphs (195), decimals (131), fractions (235), mean (25), median (22), mode (15), money (190), percent (84), probability (131), time (139)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard to introduce your class to this site's activities. Then differentiate your math lessons by allowing students to work independently on the math skills they are currently acquiring. Even if you have only a single classroom computer, you can provide practice and challenge at all levels. This is also a wonderful site to share as a link from your teacher home page or in your classroom newsletter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Woodlands Science Zone - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
K to 8tag(s): electricity (90), forces (45), human body (126), light (49), planets (127), plants (155), sound (105), water (130), water cycle (33)
In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard ready - and utilize these free interactive (and educational) activities to simplify the complexities of various scientific concepts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educational Games and Activities Zone - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
K to 8tag(s): homophones (16), logic (239), numbers (199), spelling (167)
In the Classroom
This website literally provides activities on nearly all elementary subjects. The logic and mind stretcher activities are appropriate for elementary gifted students and middle school students. Get your entire class involved and use an Interactive Whiteboard!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Woodlands Games - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
K to 5tag(s): chess (3), logic (239), numbers (199), puzzles (207), spelling (167)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use with your students as time permits. The activities on this website would work wonderfully on an interactive whiteboard! Another idea is to provide a link to this website on your classroom's newsletter or teacher web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Presentations - Jefferson County Schools
Grades
K to 12tag(s): addition (239), air (160), division (169), logic (239), multiplication (221), subtraction (199), vision (86)
In the Classroom
Try these ready-to-go PowerPoint presentations on an interactive whiteboard or projector in your classroom. Some may also be well-suited for individual students to run on a single classroom computer for remediation or review. There are games, resources and a lot of information. The site includes a disclaimer asking to be notified if users find any unauthorized, copyrighted material. TeachersFirst recommends that you NOT download copies but instead use them online, just in case.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Substitute Survival: Tools You Can Use - Education World
Grades
K to 12tag(s): substitutes (21)
In the Classroom
Substitutes - don't go into the trenches empty handed, print out this useful survival guide (or make it a TeachersFirst Favorite so you can find it anytime) and be prepared for the unexpected!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Welcome - A Packet for Substitute Teachers - Robert Jackson
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
This website provides easy, ready-to-go activities! There are activities for every grade level (from kindergarten to high school). This is a priceless resource for any substitute teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Broken Calculator - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): addition (239), division (169), equations (153), logic (239), multiplication (221), subtraction (199), vision (86)
In the Classroom
Share this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard before allowing students to use it individually or with a partner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Countdown Investigations - Woodlands Junior School
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): addition (239), division (169), multiplication (221), spelling (167), subtraction (199), vision (86)
In the Classroom
This site is ideal for an interactive whiteboard. Divide the class into teams for a competition, doing one activity each day to start your class. The tournament could go on for months.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Starter of the Day - Transum Software
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): addition (239), decimals (131), division (169), fractions (235), money (190), multiplication (221), subtraction (199), vision (86)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to share this website to start your math class. The activities are sure to clear the cobwebs in your students' minds. There is something for everyone.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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