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Kids Press - Kid Reporters' Notebook - Scholastic, Inc.
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1 to 8
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Find news articles, written by kids, for elementary students (perfect for practicing reading and understanding informational text). Kids Press offers news on current events nationwide...more
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Find news articles, written by kids, for elementary students (perfect for practicing reading and understanding informational text). Kids Press offers news on current events nationwide and in the writer's hometown. This site features easy-to-read news articles and articles of general interest. In addition, you and your interested students can apply to become a Kid Reporter. Since 10 to 14-year-old children write many of the stories, they offer a unique perspective on current events.
tag(s): news (223)
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Put a link on your teacher web page for parents and students to access Kids Press at home or in study times at school. Preview the site to determine which news stories best suit your curriculum and the age of your students. Younger classes may need help reading some of the articles: use a projector so the news story can be read aloud as students follow along. Have younger students create a simple word cloud using Word Cloud for Kids, reviewed here, and older students create an infographic sharing their "new" news knowledge using Venngage, reviewed here. Enhance learning by having students practice writing their own "News for Kids by Kids" for a classroom publication using Ourboox, reviewed here. Ourboox creates beautiful page-flipping digital books in minutes, and you can embed video, music, animation, games, maps, and more.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Washington State Learning Learning Standards & Instructional Materials - Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
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K to 12
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Find information on this site, not only for Washington State educators but for all teachers. This site has four Learning Goals that can apply to any student in any state. ...more
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Find information on this site, not only for Washington State educators but for all teachers. This site has four Learning Goals that can apply to any student in any state. From the left menu, find resources like Talking to Young People About Race, Racism, and Equity, Open Education Resources, Special Education, Learning Alternatives, and others. Explore Learning Standards by subject and year of adoption.
tag(s): OER (51), racism (80), Special Needs (46)
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International Reading Association (IRA)
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K to 12
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The International Reading Association (IRA) was founded in 1956 as a professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. Our members are dedicated...more
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The International Reading Association (IRA) was founded in 1956 as a professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. Our members are dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
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Kansas Curricular Standards
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K to 12
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Home page for the state's Curricular Standards. ...more
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Home page for the state's Curricular Standards.
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Indiana Academic Standards
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K to 12
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Indiana Department of Ed standards. ...more
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Indiana Department of Ed standards.
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Idaho Content Standards
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K to 12
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Idaho content standards in both Word and pdf formats. RIGHT-click on the version you want to download and choose "Save Target as" or click to open either version. You need ...more
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Idaho content standards in both Word and pdf formats. RIGHT-click on the version you want to download and choose "Save Target as" or click to open either version. You need to have either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat software.
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Idaho Department of Education
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K to 12
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Home page for the state's department of education. ...more
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Home page for the state's department of education.
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Florida State Standards
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K to 12
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I tried shortening the URL to the root, but got a message to contact the webmaster. If you still want this reviewed we need to Google the Florida standards. sm ...more
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Delaware Content Standards
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K to 12
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ESL Teacher Lesson Plans & Worksheets - Using English.com
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2 to 8
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This index to short ESL lessons and resources in three levels provides material for quick review of grammar, reading, and special-topic classroom activities. Some contain photographs...more
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This index to short ESL lessons and resources in three levels provides material for quick review of grammar, reading, and special-topic classroom activities. Some contain photographs that clarify the questions or provide conversational stimulation. HAndouts are in PDF format and are well prepared. Many have cloze passages or similar activities to reinforce vocabulary. Special ed teachers seeking materials to reinforce basics will find some activities helpful, as well.
Note: At certain busy times of the day, this site opens slowly. Be patient.
Note: At certain busy times of the day, this site opens slowly. Be patient.
tag(s): grammar (139)
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Find reinforcement and review activities quickly. For a multi-level classroom containing some ESL students, use these plans with your regular lessons to provide extra help.
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Lois Lowry - Lois Lowry
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4 to 9
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This is Lois Lowry's official website. Find information on Lois Lowry's speeches, her new works, photos, and more. The photo gallery includes pictures of her home, family, travels,...more
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This is Lois Lowry's official website. Find information on Lois Lowry's speeches, her new works, photos, and more. The photo gallery includes pictures of her home, family, travels, and friends. You can email Lois Lowry or read speeches she has given at various functions. There is a very informative FAQ, with answers, of course!
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A very worthwhile site if you teach The Giver or any other Lowry book. This site is a sure winner for an introduction to a student author study in small groups or individually, as well.Comments
In one of her speeches, the acceptance speech for The Giver, Lois Lowry concludes with this idea: "But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere. It gives him choices. It gives him freedom. Those are magnificent, wonderfully unsafe things." I work in a library, and I have loved science fiction for as long as I can remember. While putting books into the hands of children may be unsafe, it is also vital for those who read to live richer lives and learn to accept others better. (Even paralibrarians who split infinitives.)Ellen, VA, Grades: 0 - 12
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The Harry Potter Lexicon - Steve Vander Ark, editor
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3 to 12
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This is a truly amazing, in-depth site that should satisfy even the most rabid Harry Potter fans! It includes everything from maps to each of the Hogwarts houses to character ...more
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This is a truly amazing, in-depth site that should satisfy even the most rabid Harry Potter fans! It includes everything from maps to each of the Hogwarts houses to character descriptions to chapter-by-chapter summaries and essays about the books written by experts. Click on "The Wizarding World" and see the complete breakdown of what is covered. Just try to find something that is not!(Avoid the items for sale).
tag(s): authors (114), harry potter (9), literature (214)
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The graphics alone on this site make it worthwhile! Students will be captivated by the artwork. The Wizarding Maps are great for your visual students and in case you're worried about your science-minded kids trying the magic spells or potions, those pages direct students to the pages in the different books where they are referenced. A site to use and get lost in for both you and your students.Invite your students do a "book report" on another author by making a simple "page" of their own using PowerPoint to emulate a portion of this site.
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Madeleine L'Engle - Crossroads, Ltd.
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4 to 9
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This is the Official Madeleine L'Engle website. Explore the categories on the top menu that include links to a movie trailer made from her book A Wrinkle in Time, short ...more
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This is the Official Madeleine L'Engle website. Explore the categories on the top menu that include links to a movie trailer made from her book A Wrinkle in Time, short summaries of all her books, and teachers' reading and activity guides for working with students. The site includes lots of links that will satisfy even the most curious L'Engle fan. Its only drawback is that some of the information takes you to other sites, but there is a considerable amount on this site itself.
tag(s): authors (114), literature (214)
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You can use this site with students for different group projects since it takes off in many different directions that would allow groups to come back and share what they find, perhaps as a presentation using Gravity, reviewed here on a projector or perhaps in a non-electronic author exhibit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biography Timeline Templates - National Geographic
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2 to 8
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Biography TimeLine Templates are back-to-basics download files for creating simple timelines. With the user-friendly format for entering information, this site could be a great method...more
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Biography TimeLine Templates are back-to-basics download files for creating simple timelines. With the user-friendly format for entering information, this site could be a great method by which to begin timeline introduction lessons as well as for organizing and writing informational pieces. The timeline capability could be utilized for either autobiographies or biographies. Be prepared for the simplicity of this site. It does not contain a variety of editing options.
tag(s): time (94)
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Perfect for an interactive white board demonstration of time lines. A great add-on to informational pieces as an appendix, supplemental material or visual explanation. Include the time line activity as part of a social studies unit on family history or as part of research projects on authors or famous people.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book Cover Creator - ReadWriteThink
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2 to 8
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Create covers for student-created reports or books with this interactive site. Choose from several styles: front and back, front only or full dust jacket. Templates for covers with...more
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Create covers for student-created reports or books with this interactive site. Choose from several styles: front and back, front only or full dust jacket. Templates for covers with text only or text and illustration are included. Also find templates for CD/DVD covers.
tag(s): book reports (26)
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Have students write and illustrate a book for younger students, then create a full dust jacket to give the book a professional look. Share the stories during a meet the author/book signing event with a younger class. Present the books to the younger class library so they can be enjoyed over and over. OR use the full dust cover as a book report template. As always, preview and create a sample cover to decide what options you want your students to use. NOTE: Make sure you allow enough time to create and print the cover in one session, as there is no way to save work.Comments
I love this one. The art teacher and I worked together on this month's book reports (sixth grade) . I talked in my class about finding symbolic objects within the stories the students read, and the art teacher taught them how to design book covers that used these ideas to make a meaningful book cover for the books. Then the students wrote in my class about how the object was important to the themes of their book.Thinking, PA, Grades: 5 - 10
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NOVA: Dogs and More Dogs - WGBH
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3 to 8
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If your class studies animals (or pets), this site from NOVA is a great one for high interest among students. It originally accompanied the show aired in 2004. Be ...more
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If your class studies animals (or pets), this site from NOVA is a great one for high interest among students. It originally accompanied the show aired in 2004. Be sure to check out the Dogs Around the World game to match up breeds with their environments and lesson plan ideas for ways to include the site (and the video, if you have it) as part of a study of biodiversity, evolution, and human influence on species.
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Use the site and its accompanying links for a research project with elementary or middle school students. The readings could be terrific practice for content-reading skills and strategies, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Giver (webquest) - Amy Cordy, Jennifer Fouty, Marybeth Malone, and Ekaterina Rohal
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6 to 10
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A fairly fast moving webquest, this activity nonetheless provides opportunities to delve into the world of utopias. It also bases the evaluation of the final student project on four...more
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A fairly fast moving webquest, this activity nonetheless provides opportunities to delve into the world of utopias. It also bases the evaluation of the final student project on four subject areas: social studies, language arts, art history and science. An Internet link goes to a cyberguide for the novel.
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If you do not have enough time for an entire webquest, you may still want to do some of the activities or use the links with your class. A webquest is also an excellent independent activity for your more able students or for a gifted class, allowing you time to work in smaller groups with your struggling students. Bring in laptops for the webquest students to work in the room with you, if you have them available. Consider upgrading from paper to digital copies of the work for students to turn in afterward. Google Docs reviewed here or one of many creative. collaborative web 2.0 tools reviewed in the TeachersFirst Edge would be a great way for students to complete everything without killing trees and without creating a mess of papers on your desk later.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ALAN Book Club Online - The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
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6 to 12
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The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) invites teens to participate in an ongoing online book club experience. Students read a selected book, submit at least one discussion...more
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The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) invites teens to participate in an ongoing online book club experience. Students read a selected book, submit at least one discussion question, and take part in scheduled online discussions in a chat-based format. Following the group discussion, participants often have the opportunity to interact directly with the author during a live or moderated author chat held shortly afterward. This program encourages thoughtful reading, discussion, and authentic engagement with authors through online platforms.
tag(s): authors (114), literature (214)
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A great outlet to suggest to your teens who love to read but don't find enough others with similar interests! INclude this as a link from your teacher or school library web site. If you decide to use the web chat feature at school, you may have difficulty getting through filtering on your school network. Pretest this and get tech help, if you plan to have your class "chat" with an author in class on a projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BBC Learning English - BBC (British Broadcasting Company)
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3 to 12
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BBC offers the news with vocabulary support, exercises, video and audio features with related testing, a serial story with viewer input, a special grammar and vocabulary section, and...more
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BBC offers the news with vocabulary support, exercises, video and audio features with related testing, a serial story with viewer input, a special grammar and vocabulary section, and features just for students (Learner of the Day, a learning English blog, emailed newsletter, and message board.) This is a comprehensive site well worth your time. American speakers will find some "different" vocabulary, but this simply enriches the site.
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tag(s): news (223)
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For teachers, there is a weekly lesson plan to accompany a selected news feature. The lesson plan includes highlighted vocabulary, a glossary, comprehension questions, a quiz, and links to more information about the subject of the story. This site is useful for far more than just ESL/ELL. Remedial reading teachers who struggle to find interactive comprehension activities will love the variety of reading selections and cloze passages, such as "Get That Job."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Newsround - BBC News for Kids - BBC
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3 to 8
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This highly-participatory, attractive world news site for kids lets children select all the normal news features like tv/movies, music, weather, sports, animals, sci/tech etc. Students...more
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This highly-participatory, attractive world news site for kids lets children select all the normal news features like tv/movies, music, weather, sports, animals, sci/tech etc. Students can join the Press Pack and submit their own photos and comments. Under Newsroom, kids have the options of submitting a report they've researched and written; it will be displayed on the website! They can also ask for a certain topic to be investigated. Topic suggestions can be found here too. Personal advice columns are totally cyber with one current topic, bullying, available in video webchat format. A message board with current comments runs across the top of the site like a ticker tape. Other interactive features include student voting and blogs.
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Note: the site is British, so spelling and topics have a UK slant! Make sure you have parent permission for students to post work to the site, and keep their identities safe by using pseudonyms or initials. Encourage those with Internet access to visit the site with mom and dad to talk about current events together (include the link on your teacher web page). If you are familiar with RSS feeds, this would be a good choice for a first feed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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