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Tortoise and Hare Race - Shodor
Grades
3 to 12
tag(s): estimation (36), functions (59), measurement (124), patterns (79)
In the Classroom
Provide students with a copy of the explorations questions to complete alone or with a partner. Use on your interactive whiteboard for a quick 5 minute filler, change the amount of the tortoise's head-start each time to offer different outcomes each time. Ask students to predict the outcome of each race before beginning, allow changes midway, and discuss what is happening to change students' opinions.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Order of Operations Four - Shodor
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): fluency (32), number sense (73), operations (71), order of operations (31)
In the Classroom
This site is excellent for enrichment. Include it on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class. Before beginning a lesson on order of operations, demonstrate several problems from the site on the interactive whiteboard. Allow students to come up with their own solutions which will lead to classroom conversations on why students came up with different solutions to the problems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fraction Pointer - Shodor
Grades
3 to 6This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Provide students with the printable explorations worksheet to practice creating and ordering fractions. Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction to comparing and ordering fractions. Have students take turns manipulating the whiteboard as they learn the site (and new skills). This activity would work well for individual or pairs of students to use on classroom computers. Provide this link on your class website for students to access both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colors - Canva
Grades
K to 12tag(s): colors (63), graphic design (50)
In the Classroom
Colors is an excellent resource to have handy for many different digital, and graphic design uses. Share this site with students to use as a resource for selecting colors within PowerPoint or Google Slide presentations. Use the suggestions when creating infographics, flyers, or other designs within Canva for Education, reviewed here. Share Colors with your school's art teacher to use when teaching students about the color wheel and digital design.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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EduMatch - Sarah Thomas
Grades
K to 12tag(s): podcasts (164), professional development (319), social networking (56), twitter (11)
In the Classroom
EduMatch is an excellent resource for professional development sessions. Search the site to find topics of interest and listen to the session together as a staff to begin your discussions. Follow EduMatch users on X (formerly Twitter) to include as part of your PLN.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Purpose Games - Purpose Games
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): quizzes (89), word study (58)
In the Classroom
Search for interactives that are relevant to your subject. Share the website of the particular challenge you want students to play on your website or wiki. Be sure to check if the site is allowed as some districts filter game-type tools. Ask for permission for this educational site and then share with your students. Create an activity for test review or just for practice of essential content of your course. Have your students take material they are learning about and make their own interactive challenge.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
Includes social features, such as "friends," comments, ratings by others
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Products can be shared by URL
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Math: Weights & Measures - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
K to 1tag(s): measurement (124), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Share the puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work with a partner to try out the puzzles on their own. Have students (or groups) create their own word puzzles to share as a class challenge as a student-run interactive whiteboard activity or share them on a class wiki.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BridgeURL - BridgeURL
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Create a simple link with this free resource. No sign up is required for use. Use the sliders in the two sections to navigate between the links. Hover the mouse over sections to see the 'Next' or 'Previous' link. Click on the box icon on the top of the slider to open the link in a new page. Use BridgeURL for anytime that many links need to be shared such as for projects, research, or webquests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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