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Cinco de Mayo for kids - Care.com
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K to 5
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This article offers a practical and family-friendly collection of ideas to help children learn about and celebrate Cinco de Mayo through hands-on experiences. It highlights activities...more
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This article offers a practical and family-friendly collection of ideas to help children learn about and celebrate Cinco de Mayo through hands-on experiences. It highlights activities such as cooking traditional foods, creating crafts, playing games, and exploring music, books, and cultural traditions, encouraging kids to connect with the holiday in meaningful ways. The article also reinforces the importance of understanding the history behind Cinco de Mayo, including the Battle of Puebla, while promoting cultural appreciation rather than stereotypes.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), crafts (110), cultures (290), game based learning (304), holidays (283), mexico (68), preK (322)
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Have students explore traditional Mexican foods by reading simple recipes or watching a demonstration, then create a class recipe book using Bookemon, reviewed here to connect food with culture. Introduce traditional Mexican music and allow students to respond through movement, rhythm activities, or descriptive writing about how the music reflects celebration and culture. Have students work in groups to design a respectful Cinco de Mayo celebration plan that includes food, decorations, music, and historical facts.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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20 Festive Cinco de Mayo Activities for Your Classroom - We Are Teachers
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Discover a collection of creative, classroom-ready ideas to help students explore Cinco de Mayo in meaningful and engaging ways. The page features a wide variety of activities, ranging...more
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Discover a collection of creative, classroom-ready ideas to help students explore Cinco de Mayo in meaningful and engaging ways. The page features a wide variety of activities, ranging from reading stories, learning historical facts, and exploring Mexican culture to hands-on projects like making flags, crafting musical instruments, and designing pinatas, allowing teachers to integrate the holiday across subjects such as ELA, social studies, art, and music. It also emphasizes the importance of teaching the true history of Cinco de Mayo, including the Battle of Puebla, while promoting cultural awareness and appreciation beyond common misconceptions. Overall, it serves as a practical and flexible resource for planning culturally responsive and interactive lessons. Some activities include embedded YouTube videos; if your district blocks YouTube, these videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), crafts (110), cultures (290), holidays (283), mexico (68)
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Students can explore the history of Cinco de Mayo by reading a short article or watching a video, then create a simple timeline or storyboard with MyLens, reviewed here explaining the key events and why the victory was significant. Have students create colorful papel picado banners while learning about their cultural significance in Mexican celebrations. Have students compare Cinco de Mayo with another holiday using a Venn diagram using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching How-to: Chapter 4.1: Metacognition - Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
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K to 12
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The Teaching How-To: Chapter 4.1 -Metacognition resource from Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning offers practical guidance on engaging students deeply in the learning...more
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The Teaching How-To: Chapter 4.1 -Metacognition resource from Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning offers practical guidance on engaging students deeply in the learning process. It highlights research-informed strategies such as encouraging metacognition, incorporating a variety of active learning activities, structuring effective peer-to-peer collaboration, and using experiential learning opportunities to connect course content with real-world contexts. The chapter emphasizes methods that promote critical thinking, motivation, and meaningful participation, helping teachers move beyond traditional lecture formats to create dynamic and student-centered learning environments.
tag(s): collaboration (113), critical thinking (179), thinking skills (116)
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Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here for weekly journal entries. Students can use Google Forms, reviewed here for Mid-Semester Check-Ins. Students can use Lino, reviewed here to share challenges faced during an assignment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition - The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
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K to 12
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Brown University's Metacognition resource from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning explains how educators can help students become more metacognitive by actively...more
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Brown University's Metacognition resource from the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning explains how educators can help students become more metacognitive by actively thinking about and regulating their own learning processes. The article defines metacognition as a reflective skill essential for creativity, critical thinking, and deeper understanding, and it provides a variety of practical classroom strategies to support this work.
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Students can use Stormboard, reviewed here when completing the Minute Reflections or Question of the Day Exercise. Students can use Google Sheets as a template for their Learning or Reading Log. Finally, students can use Plickers, reviewed here while conducting a Visible Classroom Opinion Poll.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More - Kami
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3 to 8
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The Kami blog post Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More provides teachers with a collection of ready-to-use tools to keep students engaged in reading...more
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The Kami blog post Summer Reading Resources: Journals, Author Studies, and More provides teachers with a collection of ready-to-use tools to keep students engaged in reading over the summer months. The post includes ideas for setting up a summer library, highlights author studies featuring writers such as Beth Campbell, Susan Hood, Bob Shea, and Adam Rex, and offers printable and digital reading logs. It also features interactive templates through Book Creator for reading response journals, along with themed activities for June, July, and August that support comprehension, reflection, and other key literacy skills.
tag(s): authors (113), digital storytelling (166), journals (22), literacy (124), summer (50)
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Copy and complete the book templates from Book Creator, reviewed here. Use Kami, reviewed here to write on the PDFs Summer Reading Logs. Learn more about the authors featured using Kiddle, reviewed here.
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Happy Mother's Day Cards - Peace Lutheran Church and School
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K to 4
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The Happy Mother's Day page from Peace Lutheran Church and School offers a collection of free, printable activities designed to help students celebrate and show appreciation for mothers...more
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The Happy Mother's Day page from Peace Lutheran Church and School offers a collection of free, printable activities designed to help students celebrate and show appreciation for mothers and caregivers. The site includes a variety of ready-to-use resources such as greeting card templates, coloring pages, word scrambles, matching games, questionnaires, and simple crafts that encourage creativity and personal expression. Students can color, decorate, and write messages to create meaningful keepsakes while also engaging in fun literacy-based activities. With easy directions and a mix of hands-on and printable options, this resource is ideal for elementary classrooms and can be used for holiday celebrations, writing practice, or family connection activities.
tag(s): mothers day (29), preK (322)
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Pick an activity from the many from the PDFs for students to complete. Have students create their own coupons using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Create Mother's Day videos using Vmaker, reviewed here.
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas - ChildCareland.com
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K to 3
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Need Mother's Day gift ideas? Childcareland.com created a list of ideas from emails that she has received. This PDF document shares ideas such as handprint flower pots, cards, handprints,...more
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Need Mother's Day gift ideas? Childcareland.com created a list of ideas from emails that she has received. This PDF document shares ideas such as handprint flower pots, cards, handprints, shoe planters, cookbooks, and more. Additionally, there is a list of websites that offer more Mother's Day ideas.
tag(s): mothers day (29), preK (322)
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Pick an activity from the many in the PDF guide for students to complete for Mother's Day. Have students vote on which Mother's Day activity they would like to complete using Mentimeter, reviewed here.
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Printable Mother's Day Activities - Mess for Less
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K to 2
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Need simple activities to share with your students for Mother's Day? Mess for Less has a 14 page PDF file with bookmarks, coloring pages, activities for mom, I Spy, and ...more
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Need simple activities to share with your students for Mother's Day? Mess for Less has a 14 page PDF file with bookmarks, coloring pages, activities for mom, I Spy, and All About Mom page. In order to access these printables, scroll to the bottom of the site and enter your first name and e-mail address.
tag(s): mothers day (29), preK (322)
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Students can color the activities from the website. Students can record Mother's Day messages with ScreenPal, reviewed here.
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Be-LEAF-me - The Crazy Outdoor Mama
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The Leaf Mother's Day Card Set from The Crazy Outdoor Mama is a simple, nature-inspired printable activity that lets students create meaningful handmade cards for Mother's Day...more
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The Leaf Mother's Day Card Set from The Crazy Outdoor Mama is a simple, nature-inspired printable activity that lets students create meaningful handmade cards for Mother's Day or for special caregivers. This resource includes easy-to-use templates with a leaf-themed design and a playful "Be-LEAF me" message that students enhance by collecting and gluing real leaves or natural materials into the card shape. The activity encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and personal expression while also promoting outdoor exploration and connections to nature. With minimal materials and flexible directions, it can be adapted for a wide range of elementary grade levels and used as a cross-curricular project that blends art, writing, and environmental awareness
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Students can color the leaf. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to take a picture of themselves, upload their picture, and share a message. Students can decorate their cards with leaves or other natural materials.
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A Cinco de Mayo Video Lesson - EdPuzzle
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday ...more
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EdPuzzle features a video with pause points and questions for students to learn the history of how Cinco de Mayo became a holiday, what it celebrates, and how the holiday spread from Mexico to the United States. The blog post also features a summary of the holiday and the video. The questions can be adapted for as young as grade 3, all the way to high school. Note that the answers to the questions cannot be saved since this is a preview link.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), cultures (290), holidays (283), mexico (68)
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Students can answer the questions in EdPuzzle, reviewed here when the teacher creates an account and copies the activity. Students can also answer the questions in a Google Form, reviewed here. Students can finally share what they learned in a presentation using Presentations AI, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo- 10 Fun Facts for Kids! - Mi Camino SpanishTM
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K to 4
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"Cinco de Mayo 10 Fun Facts for Kids!" is a 3-minute-19-second YouTube video. Some of the facts explained in the video include that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence ...more
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"Cinco de Mayo 10 Fun Facts for Kids!" is a 3-minute-19-second YouTube video. Some of the facts explained in the video include that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, that it is more popular in the United States, the colors of the Mexican flag and their meanings, and more. The video gives a brief explanation of each of the 10 fun facts.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), cultures (290), holidays (283), mexico (68)
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Students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in Mexico v. the United States. Students can create a pinata and share the step by step directions using Timeline Infographic Templates by Venngage, reviewed here. Students can create a comic explaining the holiday using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo - Teacher Planet
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K to 6
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Teacher Planet's Cinco de Mayo features Clip Art, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Units, Activities and Printables. At the time of this review, the Coloring Pages do not work. Some examples...more
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Teacher Planet's Cinco de Mayo features Clip Art, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Units, Activities and Printables. At the time of this review, the Coloring Pages do not work. Some examples of the activities on the site include: word searches, crossword puzzles, labeling a map of Mexico, the Battle on the 5th of May and much more. When on the site, be careful of all the advertisements.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), clip art (11), cultures (290), holidays (283), maps (224), mexico (68), puzzles (163)
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Students can use the resources available on the website. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to create a timeline for the Battle on the 5th of May. Students can use the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here to compare and contrast how the holiday is celebrated in Mexico v. the United States.
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Cinco de Mayo | 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students - Deep Space Sparkle
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3 to 8
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures...more
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Deep Space Sparkle features 5 Tips to Share Cultural Appreciation with your Students about Cinco de Mayo. The tips include: Learn the History; Celebrate and value different cultures throughout the year rather than in a specific month; Interview and include voices from the culture represented; Encourage art-making with personal choice; and Celebrate diversity. Within each of the five tips is a brief summary of how to apply it. The site also includes artwork projects that you can complete with your class.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), crafts (110), cultures (290), holidays (283), mexico (68)
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Students can create presentations to share about Cinco de Mayo using Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can virtually interview people who celebrate Cinco de Mayo to learn more about their culture and the holiday. Finally, students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast Cinco de Mayo to another holiday.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo Word Search - 24/7 Games LLC
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2 to 6
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24/7 Word Search offers an interactive Cinco de Mayo word search with four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, each containing multiple sub-levels for added challenge....more
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24/7 Word Search offers an interactive Cinco de Mayo word search with four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, each containing multiple sub-levels for added challenge. When students select a level, they see a list of words displayed on both sides of the puzzle grid and can click and drag to highlight each word, which disappears once found. A built-in timer tracks progress, making it a fun and engaging way to build vocabulary and focus skills.
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tag(s): cinco de mayo (27), game based learning (304), holidays (283), mexico (68)
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Students can complete the word search online. Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to learn the definitions of the words that they are searching for. Students can create a Cinco de Mayo book with the words that they have learned using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses - Virginia Tech
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K to 12
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses....more
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"Exam Wrappers and Test Analyses" is an article from Virginia Tech that discusses exam wrappers. The article features an overview, implementation, and example wrappers and test analyses. In addition, it gives adaptations and questions to consider for an exam wrapper.
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Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a top five list as to why and how to use exam wrappers. Students can track their progress using Google Sheets. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to track exam dates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Growth Mindset - Class Dojo
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K to 6
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Imagine opening a door for your students that invites them to view challenges as stepping stones rather than roadblocks. On the ClassDojo Growth Mindset page, you'll find a lively five-episode...more
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Imagine opening a door for your students that invites them to view challenges as stepping stones rather than roadblocks. On the ClassDojo Growth Mindset page, you'll find a lively five-episode video series (created in collaboration with Stanford University PERTS Research Center) alongside a collection of classroom-ready activities that empower learners to reflect on effort, embrace mistakes, and say "yet" instead of "can't." The videos cover topics such as The Magic of Mistakes, The Incredible Power of Yet, and Becoming a Goal Setter. At the same time, the accompanying activities guide students through reflection, goal setting, and mindset-shifting language. If you are a teacher who wants to encourage perseverance and growth, this resource can help you make your lessons more fun and engaging.
tag(s): learning styles (22), social and emotional learning (195), thinking skills (116)
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Play one of the Growth Mindset videos, such as The Power of Yet, and have students turn and talk about a time they struggled to learn something new. Create a classroom display where students can anonymously post notes about mistakes they learned from that week. Have students design posters in DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here or on paper showing their before and after mindset when learning something difficult.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ghost Writer - Tony Vincent
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2 to 12
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for...more
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This deceptively simple-looking site offers an easy way to encourage continuous, non-stop writing. Users set a goal of either words or time and choose start. If you stop typing for too long, all your words vanish, creating pressure to keep moving and preventing over-editing or getting stuck. This exercise serves as a tool to encourage brainstorming, freewriting, overcoming writer's block, and practicing flow state writing.
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Use this tool to help students develop writing fluency so they can focus on ideas rather than grammar and spelling rules. Ghost Writer is also an excellent tool for activating schema when starting a new unit. Ask students to set the timer and write nonstop about what they know about the upcoming unit's content or what they don't know. In science class, use Ghost Writer as a hypothesis brain dump, or use it as part of reading lessons for students to share all they know about characters from a novel you are reading. Extend learning by asking students to take their ideas and develop them further in Google Docs or Microsoft Word.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LogicBalls - LogicBalls
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K to 12
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their...more
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LogicBalls is an AI tool that integrates over 200 apps for writing, image, and voice generation, among other features. Registration isn't required, but it allows users to save their history and access an easier-to-use interface. After creating an account, use the site's dashboard to choose an AI tool and follow the prompts to generate your requested results. Free accounts include access to over 200 tools, a chat assistant, 14,000 AI words per month, and five monthly image generations. Earn extra credits by sharing referrals.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), chat (39), images (267), search strategies (18)
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Utilize LogicBalls for various classroom applications, including lesson planning, creating images, and generating text. This site also analyzes YouTube videos, saving time by allowing users to paste the video URL into the chat and get a summary of the content without watching the entire video. Use the AI prompt generator as a tool to guide you through writing a prompt that achieves your desired results by adding information in a step-by-step manner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FlipAnim - Tomasz Witkowski
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4 to 12
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use...more
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FlipAnim is a tool for creating and sharing animated drawings similar to flipbook-style animation (drawn one frame at a time). Registration isn't required to begin using FlipAnim. Use the icons on the dashboard to draw items, change colors, add frames, and more. Save and download the completed animations as GIFs. This site doesn't offer a tutorial; however, you can search YouTube for helpful ones.
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Share this site with students and give them time to explore and experiment. When working with troubled students, use this site to help them share their thoughts and emotions through animation. This is an excellent site for students who love art and enjoy sharing their learning through creative expression. Take a look at the images created by other users in the gallery as inspiration for how to use animations. Ask students to create animations that demonstrate science concepts such as erosion, weathering, or chemical reactions. Use this site to have students create animations that demonstrate events from stories, share their thought processes in math, or animate historical events. Have students include their animations when creating multimedia projects in an online tool like Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Historical Witness Lesson Plans - J. Paul Getty Museum
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4 to 12
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from...more
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Step into the stories behind powerful works of art and discover how pictures can convey just as much meaning as words. The Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum from the J. Paul Getty Museum enables students to investigate how artists respond to real historical events, from struggles for human rights to changes in communities and cultures. With lessons organized into beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, teachers can easily adapt the content for use in upper elementary through high school. This resource encourages critical thinking, discussion, and meaningful connections between the past and issues students see in the world today.
tag(s): 1900s (84), civil rights (219), communities (40), critical thinking (179), cultures (290), women (189)
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Present a powerful artwork from the resource and have students silently observe before sharing what they see, what they think is happening, and what they wonder. Students infer the person represented in the artwork and what message the artist wants viewers to understand. Have them write a short "artist statement" or a mini-narrative from the perspective of someone in the image. After discussing how art can influence social change, students can create posters with positive messages that support fairness, kindness, or community issues. They should explain their design choices and connect their posters to themes found in the original artwork. Make posters digitally using DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here.
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