TeachersFirst Special Topics Collections
Jump-start your work with TeachersFirst's Special Topics collections. Save time and take advantage of these ready-to-go collections that will help you find what you and your students need, just in time for an upcoming unit, a holiday, focused research, student-directed exploration, or projects on a curriculum topic or event. Each Special Topic page is a curated list of resources related to the stated topic. Each collection includes up to 30 resources, providing enough variety to find sites that define the topic.
You can be comfortable sharing the Special Topic links with students or parents, knowing that TeachersFirst has selected and reviewed each resource.
Find classroom and project suggestions within each review, use the collection to find what you need for your lessons. Some teachers assign these lists as the core resources for a broader student assignment. Editor’s Choice collections offer "the best of the best" for topics of particular interest. TeachersFirst also offers collections on professional special topics to help you meet particular teaching challenges.
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Math Resources for Measurement - Grades 6-8 - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 8
tag(s): area (52), measurement (126), perimeter (20), volume (34)
In the Classroom
Explore and share information about angles, area, perimeter, and volume. Share these resources with students on your class website. Use these tools for remediation and review with all students. Share with gifted students for additional enrichment and advancement opportunities. Share these tools with families for at-home practice.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Math Resources for Measurement - Grades 9-12 - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): measurement (126), volume (34)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with students on your class website. Use these tools for remediation and review with all students. Share these tools with families for at-home practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for Measurement - Grades K-2 - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 2tag(s): area (52), measurement (126), time (92), volume (34)
In the Classroom
Display one of these tools on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector for group instruction. Put a link to these resources on your website for student and parent use at home. Share these tools with other teachers of K-2 students in your building and district. Create computer learning stations or allow students to work on individual laptops or devices using these resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for Numbers & Operations - Grades 3-5 - TeachersFirst
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): decimals (84), division (98), fractions (159), multiplication (122), operations (72), order of operations (28)
In the Classroom
Share these resources on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use these tools in your BYOD classroom to differentiate for math class. Share the resources with students for additional practice, remediation, enrichment, or advancement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for Numbers & Operations - Grades 6-8 - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): mental math (18), numbers (119), order of operations (28), prime numbers (26)
In the Classroom
Many of these tools are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or in your BYOD classroom. Share these resources with students on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for Numbers & Operations - Grades 9-12 - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): operations (72), order of operations (28)
In the Classroom
Many of these tools are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or in your BYOD classroom. Share these resources with students on your class website. Use these tools for remediation and review with all students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for Numbers & Operations - Grades K-2 - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 2tag(s): addition (128), counting (60), division (98), multiplication (122), numbers (119), operations (72), preK (253), subtraction (109)
In the Classroom
Share these tools during math learning centers or on your interactive whiteboard. List a few of these tools on your class website for students to use for additional practice outside of your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Measurement Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): measurement (126)
In the Classroom
Be sure to include some measurement activities during special sporting events such as the Olympics, World Series, or Super Bowl to give special relevance to your measurement "units"!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Media Literacy - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (112), cyberbullying (41), digital citizenship (88), evaluating sources (28), internet safety (113), media literacy (102), news (229), primary sources (115), professional development (392), social media (53)
In the Classroom
Today's messages come in many forms and literacy can no longer refer simply to the ability to read and write. Prepare your students to be literate citizens with this collection. Many are ideal for whole-group instruction, while others would work best on individual devices. Read the reviews to find classroom use ideas with each review. Although the list of tools is mainly geared towards grades 4-8, there are a few resources for the primary grades.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Memorial Day Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): memorial day (12)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with your students as you learn about Memorial Day. Create a cross-curricular project by having students research the history of the holiday and then write a letter or poem.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mentoring Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): bullying (49), mentoring (6), social and emotional learning (81)
In the Classroom
Share sites with the entire class or find specific tools that are useful for individual students in your class. This is a great list to share with parents at the beginning of the year, and list on your class website!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Moon Phases and Seasons - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Find resources for all grades with great ideas in each review! Share these sites on your interactive whiteboard or have students explore on individual devices. Use these tools for review before the test or for research options. Share the link to this page on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mothers' Day Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): mothers day (9)
In the Classroom
Use these resources to connect Mothers' Day to your curriculum in almost any subject or select one or two ideas to highlight along with your regular lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Music Appreciation Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): blues (22), jazz (17), music theory (45)
In the Classroom
Use these resources as you prepare music lessons related to genres, music history, and other topics. Each review includes technology integration ideas. This list includes resources for elementary and secondary students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Music in Schools Month Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): dance (26), music theory (45), musical instruments (46), musical notation (35), rhythm (20), sound (74)
In the Classroom
Use this site during units on sound in science class. Share the virtual instrument sites with students in music class, as they are learning to play a new instrument. If you are teaching (or learning) the piano, check out the virtual one. Consider displaying it on your interactive whiteboard.Comments
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National Hispanic Heritage Month Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): hispanic (28)
In the Classroom
Use the resources in the collection to supplement classroom material during a unit on Hispanic Heritage. The resources listed here can be used for webquests, learning centers, lesson plans & the like!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National History Day Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): history day (40)
In the Classroom
Share this link on your class web page or use it as a jumping off point for students beginning research for National History Day projects or you school's own history celebration. Have students create their projects using free web based tools, such as those reviewed as part of the TeachersFirst Edge. To provide a way for students to help each other with the technology tasks, limit options to one or two tools such as ThingLink (,reviewed here,) for interviews or Bookemon (reviewed here) for creating interactive books. Or create a whole-class wiki with student group history projects on separate pages. Learn more about wikis from the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Native American Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): india (25), native americans (91)
In the Classroom
Use the resources in this collection to help supplement and plan for a unit on Native American cultures. Use the links here for webquests, learning centers, lesson plans & the like.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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New Year's Day Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): new years (5)
In the Classroom
Use these resources to connect New Years and related "new" celebrations to your curriculum in almost any subject or select one or two ideas to highlight along with your regular lessons. Note that a new school year is also a good time for resolutions!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Oil Spill Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): disasters (36), environment (240), oil (24), oil spill (14)
In the Classroom
Use these resources together with your class to help students find ways they can contribute to a greater good after such a devastating event spreads across the news. Extend the opportunity to teach about persuasive writing (letters to legislators or the editor), careers in environmental science, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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