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Online Sticky Notes - Online Notepad
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3 to 12
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes,...more
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes, search their collection, sort notes alphabetically or by creation or modification date, and format text with bold, italics, underlining, strikethrough, bullets, and checkboxes. Notes can also include images and be downloaded as TXT, PDF, or RTF files. A pin feature keeps a note visible while users move between supported desktop windows and tabs. Notes save automatically in the browser's local storage rather than to an online account, so they remain on the same device and browser and may disappear when browser data is cleared. Full pinning and editing features are intended for supported desktop browsers and are limited on mobile devices and Safari.
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tag(s): organizational skills (92), study aid (175)
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Have students create color-coded sticky notes for facts, questions, vocabulary, and connections while reading a text, then sort their notes before writing a summary. Ask students to build a checklist for a long-term assignment and update each step as they research, draft, revise, and submit their work. Assign students to record one key idea, one supporting detail, and one remaining question after a lesson, then use the notes as an exit ticket or discussion starter.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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15 Worksheets - 15Worksheets.com
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K to 12
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool,...more
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool, kindergarten, and general skills. The homepage reports more than 28,100 worksheets, with most topic collections offering at least 15 activities and many including answer keys. Teachers can browse broad subject categories or search for a specific skill, unit, or lesson topic. Materials range from early-learning practice to selected high school content and include reading passages, writing prompts, computation practice, word problems, language exercises, science activities, and history resources. The creators report that retired educators write the worksheets, which are peer-reviewed, checked by an editor, and reviewed for clarity, age appropriateness, skill progression, and answer accuracy. Worksheets may be downloaded and printed for free educational use, but the site does not permit users to repost the files to public websites, shared drives, or file repositories.
tag(s): grammar (142), grammar review (34), holidays (292), preK (352), worksheets (72), writing prompts (56)
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Invite students to revise several worksheet questions into a class review game with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here, and require each team to provide an answer explanation. Have students use a worksheet as the starting point for a hands-on station where they model math problems with manipulatives, act out vocabulary, sequence printed events, or test a science concept with classroom materials. Use worksheets at different complexity levels for targeted practice, then ask students to reflect on which items were most challenging and create a personal improvement plan in Simplenote, reviewed here.
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The Colors Of Us - Books And Brushes FOR KIDS!
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K to 3
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The read-aloud of The Colors of Us on YouTube tells the story of a seven-year-old girl about to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown for her ...more
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The read-aloud of The Colors of Us on YouTube tells the story of a seven-year-old girl about to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown for her skin, but as she and her mother walk through the community, she learns that brown comes in many shades. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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Students can use DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here to create a book cover. Use one of the many graphic organizers on Canva for Education, reviewed here together as a class or in small groups as you discuss the book's content. Work together using Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud about the feelings in this story.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Something Happened In Our Town - Saladin Allah
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K to 3
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The animated story Something Happened in Our Town on YouTube follows two families-one white and one black- as the families discuss police shootings of a black man in their community....more
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The animated story Something Happened in Our Town on YouTube follows two families-one white and one black- as the families discuss police shootings of a black man in their community. The story answers questions about traumatic events and helps children identify and counter racial injustices in their everyday lives. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): racism (84), social justice (44)
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Students can create a comic teaching others about racial injustices using Witty Comics, reviewed here. Use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast the white and black family in the story. Ask students to create an animated video from one of the main characters' points of view using Animate from Audio, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sparky School House - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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K to 6
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the...more
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Sparky School House is a one-stop resource for educators to find fire safety materials, including lesson plans, videos, digital books, and printable activities. Use the links at the top of the page to find resources for educators, families, and kids, or browse the site's full collection. Topics cover a wide range of fire safety issues, including lithium batteries, creating a home escape plan, and women in firefighting.
tag(s): fire (28), fire prevention (19), fire safety (21), preK (352), safety (64), STEM (385), women (194)
In the Classroom
Many of the site's activities integrate easily into different content areas, including math, spelling, and writing, offering opportunities to weave fire safety activities across the curriculum. Use any of the many Kahoot quizzes, reviewed here found on the educator page to engage students in learning about fire safety in many different ways, including the sounds of fire and the science of fire.
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This is What Courage Looks Like - Scholastic Action
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4 to 12
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students,...more
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Learn about Claudette Colvin through this readers theater activity from Scholastic Action and accompanying presentation. Although the content is for middle and high school students, the readers theater reading level is scaffolded to a 3rd- to 5th-grade level to make the materials accessible to all students. In addition to the script, the materials include an introductory vocabulary slideshow, an activity focused on inferencing, an ELL lesson plan, a video, and an interactive presentation view. Another accessibility feature is the option to use text-to-speech on the site with standard or slower audio.
tag(s): Accessibility (13), civil rights (228), multilingual (83), readers theater (13), text to speech (24), women (194), womenchangemaker (85)
In the Classroom
Use this readers theater script to engage students as they learn about Claudette Colvin and the civil rights movement. Use an AI tool such as Claude, reviewed here, to rewrite the script for different reading levels. For example, ask Claude to rewrite the script for a 10th-grade reading level. Include this activity as part of a choice board that includes videos, articles, and other activities to learn about Claudette Colvin. Students can record their video and share it with the class. Use MagicSchool, reviewed here, to create and share a rubric as part of your assessment of students' choice board activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Counter - Online Notepad
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4 to 12
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX...more
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Give students immediate feedback on both the length and readability of their writing with this free browser-based word counter. Students can type, paste, or upload TXT, PDF, and DOCX files to count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimated pages. Additional tools analyze frequently repeated words and phrases, highlight selected terms, measure sentence length, estimate reading and speaking time, and allow users to set word, character, sentence, or paragraph limits. Students can also set daily writing goals and track progress on weekly and monthly reports. Text and saved reports remain in the browser's local storage rather than in a cloud account. Downloadable reports are available as TXT, PDF, or DOC files on desktop devices. Picture-in-picture counting, full-screen writing, and downloads are desktop-only, and picture-in-picture support varies by browser.
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Have students paste a draft into the counter and compare its word, sentence, and paragraph totals with the assignment requirements before submitting it. Ask students to use the word-frequency display to identify overused words, then revise their writing with stronger verbs, more precise vocabulary, and varied transitions. Assign students to set a daily writing goal and track their progress while drafting a journal, research paper, narrative, or National Novel Writing Month project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bridge Map Templates - Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
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4 to 12
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for...more
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for analogies, mathematical relationships, scientific concepts, vocabulary, and historical connections. Users can begin with a template, replace the sample text, add or reposition shapes and connectors, format the diagram, and collaborate with others in real time. Users can share finished diagrams through a URL or export them as PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or PDF files. The free edition is intended for personal and noncommercial use and does not limit the number of drawings, although premium design content may display a watermark in free accounts.
tag(s): critical thinking (188), graphic organizers (63), visual thinking (17), vocabulary (260), vocabulary development (112)
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Ask multilingual learners to pair words or phrases in two languages and label the relationship as translation, category, function, or part-to-whole. Students can add images or symbols to support meaning. Invite teams to plan an analogy-based presentation in which each student explains one pair from a shared bridge map. Students can build the final presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Use an incomplete bridge map as a formative assessment. Ask students to supply missing pairs, identify the relating factor, and explain their reasoning before completing a brief class review with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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Separate is Never Equal Duncan Tonatiuh - Texas Bluebonnet Award
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1 to 4
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Author Duncan Tonatiuh reads his book Separate Is Never Equal in this YouTube video. Separate Is Never Equal tells the story of young Sylvia and her family, who were excited ...more
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Author Duncan Tonatiuh reads his book Separate Is Never Equal in this YouTube video. Separate Is Never Equal tells the story of young Sylvia and her family, who were excited to enroll in a new school but were told to attend a Mexican school. Sylvia was born in America and spoke perfect English. Her family did not understand and organized a lawsuit against California in an effort to stop segregation in schools.
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tag(s): racism (84), segregation (22)
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Since this story took place before Brown v. Board of Education, students can use Kiddle, reviewed here to research Brown v. the Board of Education and other lawsuits to end segregation. Students can use the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here to create a timeline of important events to end segregation. Have students use Adobe Podcast, reviewed here to create an audio podcast sharing how Sylvia felt during this time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Safe & Caring Schools Grades 3-5: Bullying - Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D
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3 to 5
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Turn bullying prevention into an integrated month of learning with this ready-to-use collection of lessons, activities, reproducibles, literature connections, and assessment materials...more
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Turn bullying prevention into an integrated month of learning with this ready-to-use collection of lessons, activities, reproducibles, literature connections, and assessment materials for grades 3-5. Centered on empathy, kindness, acceptance, positive communication, and safe responses to bullying, the resource includes lessons such as "The Problem with Bullying," "Mean Words Hurt," "Helping Our Friends Stop Bullying," "The Other Person's Shoes," "Just Kidding," and "Courageous and Safe." Students examine teasing and bullying, practice being positive bystanders, distinguish asking for help from tattling, and consider when to seek adult assistance. Printable materials include vocabulary activities, a word find, scenario-based worksheets, a game, writing and drawing prompts, and a culminating bullying quiz. Cross-curricular extension ideas connect the theme with language arts, literature, art, music, and math.
tag(s): bullying (56), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (221)
In the Classroom
Have students complete the "The Problem with Bullying" activity, then discuss nonviolent responses such as staying calm, using I-messages, saying "stop," avoiding fighting, and seeking help from a trusted adult. Ask students to examine the "Just Kidding" scenarios individually, decide when joking crosses the line into hurtful teasing, and defend their decisions with evidence from each situation. Follow with a whole-class discussion about how intent and impact can differ. Have students create a cartoon showing a situation in which asking an adult for help is appropriate, as suggested by the resource. Students can draw their cartoons on paper or use Free Comic Maker by Adobe, reviewed here, to create a digital version.
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18 Ideas for Teaching About the Olympics - Victoria Dotson
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K to 12
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social...more
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Bring Olympic excitement into nearly every subject with this collection of 18 flexible teaching ideas from ClickView. The activities connect the Olympics with math, language arts, social studies, science, art, physical education, music, and social-emotional learning. Students can graph medal counts, work with fractions and percentages, analyze texts about Olympians, research athletes and countries, compare the ancient and modern Olympics, investigate physics and nutrition, explore symbolism and flags, create athlete portraits, practice sportsmanship, study music from Olympic ceremonies, and discuss growth mindset and resilience. Several activities link to supporting ClickView videos and curated Olympic resources for elementary, middle, and high school learners, and the author notes that many ideas can be differentiated by grade level.
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tag(s): charts and graphs (183), fractions (173), nutrition (140), olympics (64), sports (106), symbols (22)
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Invite students to examine the symbolism and color choices in Olympic rings, flags, medals, and other visual designs, then sketch a new Olympic symbol or flag and write a short artist's statement explaining each design choice. Have students research an Olympian's journey and create a digital presentation that combines images, brief text, statistics, and evidence of perseverance using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Invite students to review key facts from the unit and create questions for a whole-class formative assessment or review game using Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Living Nations, Living Words: A Guide for Educators - Library of Congress
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6 to 12
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Bring contemporary Native voices into the classroom through poetry, place, sound, and personal experience. This Library of Congress educator guide supports Joy Harjo's Living Nations,...more
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Bring contemporary Native voices into the classroom through poetry, place, sound, and personal experience. This Library of Congress educator guide supports Joy Harjo's Living Nations, Living Words, a project featuring poems by 47 contemporary Native Nations poets, an interactive story map, and an online collection of poets reading and discussing their work. The guide provides interdisciplinary entry points, themes, discussion questions, adaptable activities, and additional research resources. Teachers can begin with an individual poem, explore poets geographically, compare recurring themes, study the relationship between identity and place, or use the audio recordings to examine how a poet's voice shapes a listener's understanding. The materials emphasize that Native people, communities, and literary traditions are living and diverse, not confined to the past.
tag(s): cultures (302), identity (48), native americans (169), poetry (194), primary sources (177)
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Synthesize learning by asking groups to select recurring words and ideas from several poems and create a class WordCloud visualization, reviewed here. Students should then evaluate which themes the visualization highlights, which nuances it hides, and what textual evidence is needed to explain the results. Write place-based poetry by inviting students to identify a location important to their family, community, or personal history. Students can publish the finished work in Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, maps, and recorded readings. Hold a seminar on the idea of poetry as "living language". Ask students to support their responses with details from several poems and collect opening observations or concluding reflections on Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans - Illinois Early Learning Project
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K to 2
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans is a practical collection for early childhood teachers, caregivers, and families seeking accurate, respectful materials about Native peoples....more
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans is a practical collection for early childhood teachers, caregivers, and families seeking accurate, respectful materials about Native peoples. It brings together Illinois Early Learning articles, recommended books for children and adults, lesson-plan background, museum collections, Indigenous-led organizations, maps, podcasts, videos, current news sources, and professional learning materials. Especially useful features include resources about contemporary Native communities, Indigenous peoples of Illinois, tribal nations, children's literature by Native creators, land acknowledgments, boarding-school history, Native art and music, and guidance for avoiding myths and stereotypes.
tag(s): native americans (169), preK (352)
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Students can contribute illustrations and dictated sentences to a shared digital book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Pair a picture book with photographs, artwork, music, or museum objects from one of the listed collections. Locate Illinois and the Great Lakes on a classroom map, introduce the names of specific Native nations, and compare the natural materials, foods, homes, transportation, or artistic traditions associated with different places and times. Have students complete a family interview, classroom reflection wall, collaborative book, or neighborhood-community investigation focused on whose histories and present-day experiences are represented.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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18 Teacher Resources on Native American History and Culture - Facing History & Ourselves
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6 to 12
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year,...more
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This teacher-focused collection gathers resources to examine Native American history, cultures, sovereignty, identity, resistance, and contemporary life throughout the school year, rather than limiting study to Native American Heritage Month. The page points middle and high school educators to Smithsonian Native Knowledge 360''''? lessons and student webinars, museum exhibitions and art collections, books, podcasts, films, and Facing History readings and teaching ideas. Topics include treaties, removal, stereotypes, military service, public memory, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, and the gap between the United States' founding ideals and its treatment of Indigenous peoples. The main article is freely viewable without an account, although account requirements and access conditions may vary for linked materials. Some linked Facing History lessons may require a free login to access all materials.
tag(s): cultures (302), native americans (169), primary sources (177)
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Have groups sort statements into "historical," "contemporary," "stereotype," and "needs evidence," then revisit their choices after using the collection. Students can arrange treaty events, removal policies, resistance, and present-day developments on Padlet's age-friendly Timeline board, reviewed here. Secondary students can build a geographic narrative connecting lands, nations, treaties, and events with StoryMap JS, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! - Maria Dismondy
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K to 3
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Welcome a new student and open a conversation about empathy, friendship, and communicating across language differences with this author read-aloud of Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! The...more
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Welcome a new student and open a conversation about empathy, friendship, and communicating across language differences with this author read-aloud of Chocolate Milk, Por Favor! The story follows Gabe, a new student who doesn't speak English, and Johnny, a classmate who initially responds unkindly. Johnny's perspective begins to change after struggling to learn a new soccer skill and recognizing how discouraging it can feel when something is difficult. The story offers young students an approachable way to discuss welcoming newcomers, communicating without a shared language, developing empathy, and building friendships across differences. This video is especially useful because author Maria Dismondy reads her own book and shares information about what inspired the story.
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tag(s): diversity (62), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (221)
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Invite students to compare Gabe's and Johnny's experiences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here, identifying their challenges, feelings, actions, and eventual similarities. Students can share a time when they felt like Gabe and how others showcased kindness. Have students use a template from Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create a comic about showing empathy to another student.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Let's Talk About Race - Michael Zetterberg
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K to 3
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Begin a thoughtful classroom conversation about identity, differences, and equality with this video read-aloud of Julius Lester's picture book, Let's Talk About Race. Lester presents...more
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Begin a thoughtful classroom conversation about identity, differences, and equality with this video read-aloud of Julius Lester's picture book, Let's Talk About Race. Lester presents each person as having a unique story made up of many parts, including family, interests, experiences, and race, and encourages children to consider both what makes people different and what they share. The book offers an accessible starting point for discussing racial identity, assumptions, fairness, and respect while inviting students to reflect on their own stories. Educational resources that use the book recommend it for conversations about similarities, differences, inclusion, and how ideas about race affect how people see one another. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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Ask students to write and illustrate a short personal narrative beginning with the idea that everyone has a story, then combine the finished pages into a digital class book with Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students use graphic organizers from Google Drawings, reviewed here to share the message of the book. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud sharing the message of the book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A is for Activist Author Reading - Arief Nagara
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K to 2
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Explore activism, community, equality, and civic participation through this author read-aloud of Innosanto Nagara's alphabet book A is for Activist. Colorful illustrations, rhyme, alliteration,...more
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Explore activism, community, equality, and civic participation through this author read-aloud of Innosanto Nagara's alphabet book A is for Activist. Colorful illustrations, rhyme, alliteration, and the familiar ABC structure introduce young children to ideas such as environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, collective action, and working together for change. The book presents these topics from an explicitly progressive, pro-activism perspective, making teacher preview and thoughtful framing useful when discussing differing viewpoints and civic participation. The publisher recommends the book for ages 3-7 and preschool through grade 2. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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tag(s): alphabet (46), civil rights (228), preK (352)
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Students can create their own ABC book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students brainstorm ways children can improve their classroom or school, post the ideas on Padlet, reviewed here, and vote or discuss which ideas are realistic and helpful. Ask small groups to examine one page closely and identify what the words and illustrations suggest about cooperation, fairness, or participation, then annotate a teacher-provided image with Image Annotator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Skin You Live In | StorytimeWithMsMelange - StorytimeWithMsMelange
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K to 3
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Celebrate differences and help younger students talk about skin color, identity, belonging, and respect with this read-aloud of The Skin You Live In. The book uses playful language...more
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Celebrate differences and help younger students talk about skin color, identity, belonging, and respect with this read-aloud of The Skin You Live In. The book uses playful language and illustrations to emphasize that people come in many skin tones while sharing common feelings, activities, and experiences. Educational resources recommend this particular video for younger children as a way to begin conversations about difference and anti-racism, including a PreK-first-grade "Beloved Community" resource that pairs it with activities about noticing and celebrating differences. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the video.
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Students can create their own class book of diversity using Book Creator, reviewed here. Students can teach about friendship by creating a comic using a template from Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here. Ask students to role-play kind responses to situations in which someone is excluded or teased because of a visible difference, then discuss which responses help everyone feel included.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vivipod - Vivipod
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K to 12
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Vivipod is an online video discussion platform designed to record and share conversations that go beyond simple recording, with options to create and share information. Begin by creating...more
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Vivipod is an online video discussion platform designed to record and share conversations that go beyond simple recording, with options to create and share information. Begin by creating a space for your conversations, add a prompt to guide each thread, community members then post a response, and then users comment. When recording, users can share their screen, draw, pause, and auto-save drafts. Login is optional to record, download, and own your video; no account required. ViviPod aligns with FERPA, COPPA, and other student privacy frameworks. ViviPod's current free plan allows 3 Spaces, unlimited Topics and participants, 90-second recordings, video comments, moderation, @mentions, and timestamped feedback. For learners under 13, accounts should be managed through a school or with appropriate consent.
tag(s): assessment (142), blended learning (30), collaboration (142), communication (126), Formative Assessment (48), remote learning (33)
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Use Vivipod in many ways to encourage discussion in any classroom. For example, ask students to share reading responses, math explanations, science observations, and provide quick introductions at the beginning of the year. Use moderation tools as needed when posting responses to ensure that students use proper online etiquette and responses that meet prompt requirements. Because Vivipod is a tool that encourages conversations, use prompts that require students to explain, respond, and react without the need for an in-class discussion. Prompts can require students to respond to a class member's recording or discuss another student's prediction of what might happen during a science experiment.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Educational Vocabulary Games - Education.com
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1 to 8
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Turn vocabulary practice into play with this collection of 50+ ready-to-go interactive games from Education.com. Students practice word parts, compound words, commonly confused words,...more
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Turn vocabulary practice into play with this collection of 50+ ready-to-go interactive games from Education.com. Students practice word parts, compound words, commonly confused words, homophones, context clues, synonyms, antonyms, roots, connotations, and shades of meaning through activities such as matching, sentence building, quizzes, racing, fishing, and other themed games. Individual resources identify a target grade and skill, making it easy to choose focused practice for a lesson, center, intervention, or review. Examples range from first-grade compound words and context clues to eighth-grade synonyms and commonly confused words. Teachers can also filter the larger Education.com resource collection by grade and other criteria.
tag(s): antonyms (16), context clues (15), game based learning (309), homonyms (9), homophones (7), synonyms (20), vocabulary (260), vocabulary development (112)
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Create an adjective word wall on a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here. Assign students to work on a book of homophones using Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students make word clouds with synonyms using AhaSlides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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