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fit - Sanford Health
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K to 5
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fit from Sanford Health is a free resource for parents, educators, and communities that provides tools to empower healthy lifestyles. Educators can access lessons, videos, and printable...more
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fit from Sanford Health is a free resource for parents, educators, and communities that provides tools to empower healthy lifestyles. Educators can access lessons, videos, and printable activities. Parents can choose from activities and suggestions for incorporating healthy lifestyles at home, while community leaders can access resources for coaches and club leaders. Use the dropdown at the top of the page to find all of the site's free resources and explore specific categories, including food, move, recharge, and others.
tag(s): fitness (36), mental health (63), nutrition (140), preK (352), social and emotional learning (221)
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To bring health concepts to life, you can project a movement challenge video from the site during a physical education class and have students use Classroomscreen, reviewed here to manage timed interval circuits while they practice new exercises. Afterward, deepen their understanding of nutrition and energy balance by having small groups collaborate on digital brainstorming boards using Padlet, reviewed here to map out healthy meal plans and daily activity goals.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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PBS NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lessons - PBS NewsHour Classroom,
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6 to 12
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Help students connect classroom learning to unfolding events with ready-to-go news lessons for grades 6-12. PBS NewsHour Classroom regularly posts lessons built around current reporting...more
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Help students connect classroom learning to unfolding events with ready-to-go news lessons for grades 6-12. PBS NewsHour Classroom regularly posts lessons built around current reporting in civics, social studies, English language arts, science, STEM, and arts and culture. Teachers can search by topic or keyword, and individual entries commonly include a video report, a concise summary, discussion prompts, background information, media-literacy questions, and extension activities. The collection is especially useful for morning meetings, current-events routines, substitute plans, and timely additions to an existing unit. Because the subject matter follows the news, teachers should preview each lesson for sensitive topics, political content, violence, or other material that may require context for a particular class.
tag(s): civics (138), critical thinking (188), journalism (72), media literacy (137), primary sources (177)
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Ask students to identify who, what, where, when, and why in a current-events story, then post their findings on Padlet, reviewed here, to create a whole-class news briefing. Invite students to take opposing positions on a civic or policy question raised by a lesson, prepare evidence-based arguments, and use Mentimeter, reviewed here, to collect an anonymous vote before and after the debate. Have students write and record a two-minute news analysis with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining the event, why it matters, and which evidence supports their interpretation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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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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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Geography for Kids - KidsWorldTravels
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3 to 8
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Explore the planet through a child-friendly introduction to physical and human geography. This resource explains what geography is, distinguishes physical from human geography, introduces...more
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Explore the planet through a child-friendly introduction to physical and human geography. This resource explains what geography is, distinguishes physical from human geography, introduces the word's Greek origins, and describes geographers' work. Students can read about landforms, natural hazards, migration, cultures, languages, environmental challenges, and the relationship between people and places. Photographs, examples, related country and continent pages, and an embedded geography quiz support independent exploration. The site states that children collect and write much of its geography and travel information for children and that it supports students, teachers, and homeschooling families.
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tag(s): continents (30), countries (67), cultures (302), landforms (38), map skills (68), maps (222), migration (44)
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Have pairs research a country and write five clues about its location, landforms, and culture without naming it. Classmates can use a world map to identify the country and explain which clues helped. Assign small groups to design a three-stop trip using the site's country and landmark resources. They can plot their route on a map and create a travel guide explaining what visitors would learn at each stop and what to pack based on the climate and activities. After reading the page, ask students to sort examples such as mountains, languages, rivers, and cities into physical or human geography. Challenge them to explain how the two connect--for example, how a river might influence where people build towns.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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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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Virtual Tide Pool Exploration - Seacoast Science Center
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1 to 5
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Seacoast Science Center makes visiting the rocky shore easy to do with its Prezi-style presentation. Scroll down to "Virtual Tide Pool Exploration" to view the presentation. Once inside,...more
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Seacoast Science Center makes visiting the rocky shore easy to do with its Prezi-style presentation. Scroll down to "Virtual Tide Pool Exploration" to view the presentation. Once inside, you can "peek" under rocks to learn about tide pool creatures, including where to find them, their special adaptations, and how to observe them safely.
tag(s): adaptations (21), animals (281), habitats (113), marine biology (33)
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Students can create their own Kahoot!, reviewed here for others to complete after they have learned about tide pools. Students can use Genially, reviewed here to create their own presentation about another marine habitat. After exploring one of the nature activities on the site, have students complete an outdoor scavenger hunt for items such as different leaf shapes, signs of animals, seeds, rocks, insects, or evidence of seasonal change. Students can sketch or describe 5-10 observations, then write one question about something they found.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tidepool Online - California State Parks
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K to 12
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Alex's Junior Ranger Program takes you on a virtual visit to Crystal Cove State Park to learn about tidepools and the creatures that live there. The featured 18-minute video introduces...more
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Alex's Junior Ranger Program takes you on a virtual visit to Crystal Cove State Park to learn about tidepools and the creatures that live there. The featured 18-minute video introduces the website's theme by explaining what a tidepool habitat is, how tidepool animals adapt to their environment, and how visitors can help protect these fragile habitats. Additional videos include Respect the Tidepools, A Morsel, a Chunk, or a Really Tasty Bite, Winter's Tidepool Walk About, A House for Hermit Crabs Storytime, and Tidepool Animal Videos & Fun Facts. Keep scrolling to find trivia, a scavenger hunt, a word search, spot-the-difference activities, a field guide, and more. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to access the videos.
tag(s): adaptations (21), animation (73), biodiversity (44), conservation (104), food chains (25), habitats (113)
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Students can use Google My Map, reviewed here to virtually visit Crystal Cove State Park. Have students use Presentations AI, reviewed here to showcase their learning about tidepools. Students can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here to compare and contrast animals that live in a tidepool.
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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)
In the Classroom
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:
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Word Garden - FunBrain
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2 to 8
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Word Garden is a vocabulary game similar to Wordle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Choose Play to begin, then pick a level of difficulty from ...more
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Word Garden is a vocabulary game similar to Wordle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Choose Play to begin, then pick a level of difficulty from easy, medium, and hard. Type or tap letters to make the first word choice and enter. If a letter is highlighted in pink, it is in the right spot; yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot; and brown means the chosen letter is not in the word. Players can also use hints if needed.
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tag(s): game based learning (309), spelling (96), vocabulary (260)
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Include Word Garden with computer station activities or on choice boards to give students practice studying parts of words. For example, ask students why they choose certain letter combinations or how they eliminate choices based on the position of correct letters in their words. Use My Wordle, reviewed here, to create personalized Wordle activities that include vocabulary words for any subject as an engaging way to introduce and practice vocabulary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Translate - Google
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K to 12
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Google Translate detects and translates text, voice recordings, images, documents, and websites between many different languages. By default, it translates text; type or paste your...more
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Google Translate detects and translates text, voice recordings, images, documents, and websites between many different languages. By default, it translates text; type or paste your text, select the source language, then select the target language using the dropdown arrow in the other box. Use the audio icon to listen to the translation, copy the results, or use the share link to email or share on X.
tag(s): chinese (40), french (74), german (51), italian (33), multilingual (83), russian (27), spanish (113)
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Use this translator to greet "other language" speaking students, make them feel welcome in your classroom, and encourage conversations between them and your class. Broaden your classroom's global perspective by engaging in conversations with others around the world. Use this site in world language classrooms to have students copy their text to convert into the language being studied (or the reverse). Enhance student learning by having students create presentations on other countries in the nation's native language using a presentation tool like Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI-Ready Educators and Students: Using the AUGMENT Framework to Teach and Learn with Generative - Torrey Trust, Robert Maloy, Patricio Bastida Nava, Chenyang Xu
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K to 12
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features...more
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features a component of the AUGMENT model, showing how to use GenAI to support educators in using AI through research-based methods. Use the accordion boxes in each portion of the AUGMENT model to find sample prompts and action steps to utilize and adapt to your needs. Read or listen to this ebook online or download chapters as a Word Document, PDF, or audio file.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (358), collaboration (142), professional development (307), Whiteboard (11)
In the Classroom
Use the information in this book to enhance your understanding of GenAI and as a resource for incorporating research-based and safe AI tools in your classroom to enhance student learning. Use the prompts to learn how to successfully prompt AI to generate resources that work for you and your students. Include this book with your other professional resources for learning about AI in Wakelet, reviewed here for easy access. Share this book with peers to do a book study (perhaps review a chapter monthly), then share your thoughts on a collaborative whiteboard such as Stickies.io, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Water Footprint Calculator - EcoRise
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4 to 12
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Estimate your household water footprint (gallons of daily usage) by answering a few questions about daily water habits using the Water Footprint Calculator. Household water usage depends...more
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Estimate your household water footprint (gallons of daily usage) by answering a few questions about daily water habits using the Water Footprint Calculator. Household water usage depends on the number of household members, average shower length, and other questions about faucet and toilet use. After you complete the survey, the calculator estimates your daily water usage and compares it to the United States average across several categories. Click the tips to find suggestions for decreasing your current water usage.
tag(s): calculators (39), conservation (104), environment (245), water (102)
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Ask students to take the quiz individually as homework, then bring their footprint number to class to discuss their results. Use this information to lead into lessons on water hidden in food, energy, and goods, not just what comes out of the tap. Turn this information into real-world graphing and data activities. Have students collect individual results and calculate the mean, median, and mode for your classroom; if possible, share and compare results with another class. Use a graph creation tool like Visualize Free, reviewed here, to create bar charts comparing footprint categories (diet vs. energy vs. household) across the class. After gathering all of your results, use Infogram, reviewed here to create an infographic that shares the results of your findings from the Water Footprint Calculator.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CSERC Kids' Games and Nature Activities - Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
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Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) shares a variety of games and nature activities that will encourage a love of nature and conservation in any student. Choose from...more
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Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) shares a variety of games and nature activities that will encourage a love of nature and conservation in any student. Choose from nature games such as the "If I Were a Tree" Game and the "Find the Wildlife" Game. Each game includes directions and a short introduction, and many offer different difficulty levels. The Nature Activity suggestions take students outside to complete activities like building a bird feeder and making bark or leaf rubbings.
tag(s): animal homes (55), animals (281), biomes (97), birds (47), conservation (104), ecosystems (115), environment (245), food chains (25), game based learning (309), habitats (113), plants (141), watersheds (10)
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Incorporate games and activities from this site into your current lessons on nature and the environment. Use these interactive resources to kick off a science unit on local ecosystems by having students play the online habitat games to build foundational vocabulary about animal needs and forest management. To take the lesson further, pair these activities with World Geography Games, reviewed here, so students can connect local conservation habitats to broader regional maps and biomes. Afterward, students can organize what they learned by creating digital concept maps using Padlet, reviewed here, where they post game takeaways, wildlife facts, and conservation tips to share with classmates during a gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes - Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
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Learn directly from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes through this official tribal government website, which offers especially useful materials for teaching tribal history,...more
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Learn directly from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes through this official tribal government website, which offers especially useful materials for teaching tribal history, sovereignty, culture, civics, language, and environmental stewardship. The site explains that the Flathead Indian Reservation is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai peoples and provides information about their distinct histories, languages, traditions, and relationships with the land. Educators will find particularly strong ready-to-go resources in the Tribal Education and Culture sections, including Tribal Civics study guides and films, materials related to the 1855 Treaty of Hell Gate, bibliographies, Native-authored resources, cultural publications, and environmental education materials. The Tribal Civics collection includes lessons designed to scaffold students' understanding of sovereignty and treaty history, while other curriculum materials connect to Montana's Indian Education for All Essential Understandings. If your district blocks YouTube, the video(s) may not be viewable.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169)
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Students can use SchoolAI, reviewed here to learn more about the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Students can highlight important facts about the contributions of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here. Assign pairs one of the Tribal Civics films or study guides, such as resources on tribal entrepreneurship, gaming, women in leadership, or treaty promises, and have them create an evidence-based presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here.
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Indian Education For All - Office of Public Instruction
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K to 12
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education...more
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Bring culturally responsive American Indian education into lessons across the curriculum with this extensive collection from the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Indian Education for All (IEFA) provides classroom-ready lessons, curriculum guides, videos, posters, professional learning materials, and implementation resources developed with advice and assistance from cultural consultants from Montana Tribal Nations. Tribal-specific materials also receive input and review from members of the Montana Advisory Council on Indian Education who represent those Tribal Nations. Teachers can browse resources by areas including art, language arts, mathematics, music, science, social studies, health and family-consumer sciences, videos, and remote learning. Materials span early elementary through high school and address topics such as tribal diversity, sovereignty, traditional knowledge, contemporary Native experiences, history, literature, art, mathematics, science, and Montana's Tribal Nations. The site also features the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians, implementation guidance, recorded professional-development sessions, and links to additional tribal and national resources. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), preK (352), primary sources (177), professional development (307)
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Have students engage in the lessons and stories of Indian culture through the resources. Students can share facts or new information using Lino, reviewed here. Students can work in pairs to trace important events in American Indian education, tribal history, or sovereignty and build a chronological study aid with the Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here.
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Lessons of Our Land - Indian Land Tenure Foundation
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K to 12
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty...more
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Lessons of Our Land offers teachers more than 200 ready-to-use lessons to bring Native American histories, cultures, land relationships, languages, inherent rights, and tribal sovereignty into regular classroom instruction. Developed by the nonprofit Indian Land Tenure Foundation, the interdisciplinary curriculum spans Pre-K through grade 12 and is designed for both Native and non-Native students. Teachers can search lessons by grade, subject, and academic standard, and some materials are tailored to California, South Dakota, Montana, or Minnesota while remaining adaptable for use elsewhere. Individual lessons may include teacher background, achievement goals, materials, student activities, discussion questions, maps, stories, research tasks, and downloadable PDFs. Sample topics range from creating neighborhood maps and studying wild rice to land stewardship, treaty-making, sovereignty, and the relationship between geography and cultural identity. The site also includes professional-development resources and the educational game When Rivers Were Trails, which follows an Anishinaabeg character displaced from Minnesota in 1890.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), preK (352), professional development (307)
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Have students explore a lesson about land, place, or community and create an annotated map showing important locations and explaining how geography connects to identity using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Invite small groups to complete one of the curriculum's hands-on or inquiry activities, then post a claim, supporting evidence, and one remaining question to Padlet, reviewed here for whole-class discussion. Students can compare two perspectives on land use, stewardship, sovereignty, or cultural identity from selected lessons and organize similarities and differences with Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here.
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Native Knowledge 360 - Smithsonian Institution
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K to 12
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Bring Native perspectives, contemporary voices, and more complete histories into the classroom with Native Knowledge 360 (NK360), the National Museum of the American Indian's education...more
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Bring Native perspectives, contemporary voices, and more complete histories into the classroom with Native Knowledge 360 (NK360), the National Museum of the American Indian's education initiative for K-12 teaching and learning. The collection features classroom-ready lessons, digital books, teaching posters, artist spotlights, online resources, reference guides, and professional-development materials created in collaboration with Native communities, scholars, and educators. Teachers can search by grade, subject, resource type, and classroom or educator use, with materials spanning art, English language arts, history and social studies, mathematics, and science. A central feature is the NK360''? Essential Understandings framework, which addresses themes such as American Indian cultures, identity, environments, governance, economics, science and technology, global connections, and civic life. Resources intentionally emphasize Native voices, cultural diversity, accurate information, and the ongoing presence and contributions of Native peoples, rather than presenting Native cultures solely in the past.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), preK (352), primary sources (177), professional development (307)
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Invite students to examine one of the ten NK360 Essential Understandings, create a short explanation supported by examples from a classroom resource, and then ask classmates to identify stereotypes or oversimplifications the evidence corrects. Ask small groups to explore an NK360 art or artist resource and discuss how a contemporary Native artist communicates identity, community, history, or personal experience, then have students design an original visual response with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Ask students to compare two Native nations or communities featured in NK360''? resources and organize similarities and differences in geography, culture, historical experiences, or governance with the Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here.
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