Thanks to one of my favorite sites,Teachers Love SMART Boards, you have access to a host of Halloween goodies all in one place. There is a Halloween Resource page that lists Halloween clip art, games, puzzles, informational activities, create your own activities, Notebook resources and sound files. It is filled with lots activities that are [...]
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Mrs. Pancake
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Resources
I am not sure where the name Mrs. Pancake comes from, but I do know that this website is full of resources for teachers. The site contains “doodads” which are down-loadable, printable educational resources for parents, teachers and children. It is perfect for the beginning of the school year when you might be thinking about [...]
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Games Anyone?
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Resources
If you are looking to create a game for your class but you don’t know how to get started, look no further. This site contains lots of game templates that can be customized to fit your content area. They all use PowerPoint so it is something you can also use on the SMART Board. Games [...]
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Earth Day
April 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Resources
Earth Day is coming up and what better way to teach the kids about conserving than to use the SMART Board instead of paper and pencil tasks. These 3 lessons are full of interactive activities that will be lots of fun while also reinforcing those concepts that Earth Day is all about. Rainforest has beautiful [...]
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Save the Words
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Resources
Words allow us to have language. Language allows us to communicate. This website lets us know how important it is for us to use words. You must take a look at this site. It will astound you with it’s visual appeal. You can adopt words, sign up to receive a word of the day or [...]
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Refrigerator Magnets
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Resources
Remember those little magnets you could play with on the refrigerator? You could make words with individual letters? Or when you got a little older, you could string words together into phrases or even sentences? Well now you can do the same think, only online of course. Magnetic Poetry gives you a choice of 4 [...]
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Read Across America
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Resources
March 2nd is Read Across America Day. The National Education Association has sponsored this event for the past 12 years. The focus of the event is to motivate children to read, in addition to helping them master basic skills. The NEA’s website has a dedicated section to this event with many resources and materials to [...]
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Spelling City
February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Resources
Spelling City is an online spelling program that is customizable. You can enter your own spelling words and create games, quizzes and worksheets that are customized to individual students. Imagine students being able to play games like Word Search, Unscramble, HangMouse and CompleteThe Word using their own spelling lists. With the teacher options, teachers can [...]
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Photo Op
February 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Resources
I discovered Photo Op while searching around on the National Gallery of Art website. It is a website filled with interactive art activites for kids. Photo Op caught my eye because I found a great way to use it. Each year, my Tech Team students spend a lot of time using the digital cameras for [...]
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Teaching Reading Comprehension
January 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Resources
I just came across a great website that is developed by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and a team of experienced educators It is a sight rich with resources for K-4 students and teachers. The site allows the student to practice eight research based strategies of reading comprehension, [...]
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