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The Roanoke Voyages - A Mystery Story for Young People - National Park Service
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95), roanoke (6)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Fort Raleigh National Historical Site - The National Park Service
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95), roanoke (6)
In the Classroom
Visit the children's page with your class! Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Fort Matanzas National Monument Map
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Fort Caroline Map - TeachersFirst
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95), map skills (63)
In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard and share this map with your students. Use the map to help your students understand Colonial America and how to read a map. Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - National Park Service Department of the Interior
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95), virtual field trips (128)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Fort Matanzas
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Colonial Williamsburg Lesson Plans - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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4 to 8tag(s): colonial america (95), williamsburg (7)
In the Classroom
These resources make it easy to plan an entire unit on life in Williamsburg, from Daily Life to in the History in Practice which includes Research Methods. This unit is so massive you could divide students into small groups to read and research one topic under the categories and use a multimedia tool to present their findings to the class. Use Genially, reviewed here for this presentation since students can choose the type of tool for the presentation (slide presentations, interactive images, videos, infographics, more). While you are at this page, sign up for the free e-newsletter to keep up to date on offerings to teachers from Williamsburg. Make sure you visit the More Resources for additional information to enhance your lessons like Primary Sources Content Lessons, How a Bill Becomes a Law Debate Activity, and several others.Art Presentations - Free Club Web
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K to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): air (102), ceramics (2), impressionism (6), van gogh (8)
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 individua; exploration. 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.
Kwanzaa Activities - DLTK
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K to 5tag(s): kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector and treat your students to the reference information about Kwanzaa and then play some of the interactive games!Fourth of July - Teacher Resources - TeacherVision
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2 to 8In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard and test your students' knowledge of Independence Day with the online quizzes. There are so many choices for observing July 4th, with any grade level, that you can't go wrong! It's a bonus that some activities will lend themselves to small group work.Vincent Voice Library - Michigan State University
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3 to 12Requires Quick time. Videos require RealPlayer. Get these plug-ins from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
tag(s): authors (107), news (229), poetry (193), speech (69), speeches (23)
In the Classroom
Play a recording of a famous speech or video relevant to today's lesson as students enter the room (turn up your speakers!). Or have your students create multimedia presentations using these sounds in the background, such as portraits orf a decade, an author study, or a moment in history.Celebrate Mother's Day in a New Way - Education World
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K to 12tag(s): mothers day (12), sociology (23), statistics (121)
In the Classroom
If you are looking for some new ideas to use in your classroom, check out these lessons. They are ready to go, highly creative topics, and most importantly - FREE.Easter Lesson Plans - Teachnology
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use these free lesson plans with your students.The Legacy of Ireland - Ireland Now
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2 to 8tag(s): holidays (187), ireland (11), st patricks day (12)
In the Classroom
Use this site for research about St. Patrick's Day or Ireland. Have cooperative learning groups research various topics at this site. Enhance learning by having the groups create a multimedia presentation using: Slides, reviewed here, a slide show, Site123, reviewed here, a blog or webpage, PBWorks, reviewed here, a wiki, Typito reviewed here, a video creation tool. Share the videos on a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here, or all presentations on your class webpage or wiki.Public Domain Books On-Line - Jeff Kelley
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3 to 12tag(s): air (102)
In the Classroom
Because these books are in the public domain (i.e. older), their language is not "contemporary." The texts would make excellent pieces for reading comprehension passages or culture study of past times, and you need not be worried about copying/pasting text from these into other software and/or making copies. You could even use them as passages on an interactive whiteboard to practice "main idea" or parts of speech.The illustrations are simple and beautiful. Print out some great artwork for your classroom bulletin boards, copyright-free!
The myths/legends collection would be great for upper elementary or later mythology units. Students can also use the passages and illustrations to create multimedia "tales" of their own. Give them the opening passage and let them write the rest.
Story Corps - NPR
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3 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (154), podcasts (108)
In the Classroom
Use this site to reconnect your students with those of other generations and geographic locations. Turn up your speakers and listen to some examples in your classroom. You can even use the story collection site as a model to start your own oral history project for your class or the entire school. You may not want to actually place your recording on the NPR site but instead house them locally in your school or community web site. As major events occur in your community, such as an anniversary or the opening of a new school, engage your students in documenting the event. The general interview guides offer useful interview techniques for school newspapers or news broadcasts, as well.Multicultural Theatre in Music - Iris R. Davis
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4 to 6tag(s): diversity (40)
In the Classroom
The joy of units offered like this is being able to use them in their entirety or pick, choose, and adapt to your own classroom needs. If your language arts series includes a theme on creativity or drama, this is a natural extension of that theme.National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
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K to 12In the Classroom
Within the Classroom Resources section of this website to look for free lesson plans and classroom activities. The lessons are organized by grade level, so be sure to pass it along to peers in other grade levels. Save this one as a favorite to allow for easy access and retrieval.The Big Wide World Webquest - The Museum of Television & Radio
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2 to 6tag(s): animals (295), cultures (180), environment (252)
In the Classroom
Use this Webquest to introduce the connections between major social studies and science concepts. After students work in groups to investigate the different areas, bring the class together to share. Guide a class discussion to show how the different areas are linked and work together. Use the Relationship Wheel (see Teacher Guide) as a bulletin board to support understanding. The site information says it can be used in grades K-4, but non-readers cannot do the tasks without a reader! For independent workers, it is better suited (and quite applicable)for grades 2-6.If you do this at the start of the school year, you can revisit the overarching connections as you begin study of each sub-area so you are connecting to prior knowledge every time. Teachers in later grades could even recall the overarching questions as they continue with the study of these topics. Be SURE to put the link on your teacher web page for students to revisit throughout the year.
ReadyKids - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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2 to 6tag(s): fire (22), fire prevention (16), fire safety (16), floods (10), hurricanes (32), safety (68), sun (71), terrorism (41), tornadoes (14), tsunamis (15)