TeachersFirst - Featured Sites: Week of Mar 31, 2024
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Author's Websites - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): authors (103)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with your students to use to learn about many authors. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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STEM - STEAM - STREAM Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): engineering (119), STEM (264)
In the Classroom
We have included resources for all grades. Remember, our "In the Classroom" suggestions with each reviewed resource, give you ideas about using these tools in your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educational Podcasts for Students - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): podcasts (74)
In the Classroom
Share these podcasts with your students to use when learning related material. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find podcasts to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Family Consumer Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): child development (23), cooking (30), family (53), financial literacy (92), nutrition (134)
In the Classroom
Encourage your students' understanding of family consumer science using this curated collection. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your FCS lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Get up and Moving... Physical Education - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): dance (26), fitness (38), nutrition (134), sports (77)
In the Classroom
Find new tools to try when planning your physical education lessons. Each review includes technology integration ideas. Read the details of each tool and find the ones that will make your students get and get moving.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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World Languages Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): arabic (13), chinese (44), french (74), german (48), hebrew (16), italian (28), japanese (47), portuguese (22), russian (24), sign language (10), spanish (105)
In the Classroom
Use these resources as you prepare lessons for world language classes. Each review includes technology integration ideas. This list includes resources for elementary and secondary students.Comments
I like how LyricsTraining connects students with music from around the world as well as tests their diverse linguistic abilities. This is great for a world language classroom.Jenna, IL, Grades: 9 - 12
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Dramatic Arts and Dance Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): acting (18), dance (26), fitness (38), plays (27), readers theater (10)
In the Classroom
Encourage your students' understanding of drama and dance using this curated collection. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your dance and drama lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources related to the Visual Arts - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): crafts (54), drawing (59), painting (56), photography (126), video (259)
In the Classroom
Find new tools to try when planning your visual art lessons. Each review includes technology integration ideas. Read the details of each tool and find the ones that will make your lessons more creative.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Instruments and Vocal Music - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): music theory (45), musical instruments (46), musical notation (35)
In the Classroom
Help to deepen your students' understanding of vocal music and instruments using this curated collection. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your music lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources Related to the Revolutionary War - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): american revolution (82), colonial america (95), colonization (20), washington (25)
In the Classroom
Use these resources as you prepare social studies lessons about the Revolutionary War. 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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Earth Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): earth (185), rock cycle (12), weather (164)
In the Classroom
This collection includes resources for all grades. Each review includes several classroom use ideas. These are excellent tools to use to study for the big test! Save (or bookmark) this list for students to use to review. Explore the activities suggested.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Resources for All Grades - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (169), data (147), equations (119), estimation (35), exponents (35), geometric shapes (136), integers (22), measurement (126), number lines (33), number sense (70), numbers (119), operations (72), order of operations (28), probability (96), sequences (12), sequencing (17), vectors (16)
In the Classroom
Save this list for when teaching any math class in grades K-12. Many of the resources would work in a BYOD environment. Share these lists on your class website for students to access for additional practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geography Awareness and Exploration Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): map skills (56), maps (207), natural resources (37), population (47)
In the Classroom
Mark this one in your favorites for Geography Awareness Week each November. Include the link on your class web page for students to access both in class and at home. Ask students to explore and choose their favorite geography resource, then give a "tour" of it to the rest of the class on your projector or interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Economics and Money: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): financial literacy (92), money (119), recession (3)
In the Classroom
Browse these editors' choice resources to find the best for your classroom needs. Don't forget that you can use economics information to teach math concepts. Make your lessons relevant in today's world by connecting the economic concepts as you teach writing, reading, and more. As your students master the concept, have them create a "Kids Guide to the Economy" on a class wiki or make videos on single concepts to be shared via tools such as SchoolTube, reviewed here, or TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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