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Classroom Connect sends out a newsletter every month chocked full of terrific materials for teachers. One of their features is “Lesson Plan Goldmines.“ Check out this month’s plethora:
In2Edu (Grades K-12)
(www.in3edu.com/)
Education links collected by a New Zealand technology teacher. Materials are organized by subject and include links to lessons, units, and content-based sites. Additional resources include freebies such as software, certificates and clip-art!
Project Venture Lesson Plans (Grade K-12)
(www.creighton.k12.az.us/projectventure/lessonplans/index.html)
Partially funded by the US Dept. of Ed, the purpose of this page is to provide Arizona teachers with opportunities for professional development and methods to integrate technology into the curriculum. 100’s of excellent lesson plans created by teachers who received grants from Project Venture are included.
(***For some reason the site worked and then did not work***)
Middle School Science (Grades 6-9)
(www.middleschoolscience.com)
Started by a New Jersey teacher for her own middle school students, this site boasts lessons, labs, worksheets and interactive Web-based activities in Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and Life Science.. You can even join the Middle School Science newsletter to have a lesson plan emailed to you bi-weekly!
SchoolHistory.co.uk (grades 7-12)
(www.schoolhistory.co.uk)
Created by a British history teacher, this website integrates teaching and learning history with technology! Mini-lessons and full-lessons are included which utilize MS Word, Excel or Powerpoint to help investigate the Cost of World War 1 or the Propaganda of World War II. There are also tools for creating your own lesson plans, printable teacher guides and pre-screened links.
Classroom Connect also recommends excellent Web Sites, including:
The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia (Grades 4-12) (www.weather.com/encyclopedia/)
Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese! Includes Winter Storms, Flooding, Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms, just to name a few!
Children’s Encyclopedia of Women (Grades K—8) (www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm)
Created by our 3rd and 4th grade neighbors in Sleepy Hollow, this site contains student written biographies of significant women in history.
Country Reports (Grades K-12)
(www.countryreports.org)
Travel to this site to find quick facts for 260 countries. More detailed information is available for subscribers but a great place to start research.
Check out these web sites especially created for elementary students!
Math
At Home with Math
(athomewithmath.terc.edu)
A link between home and school that encourage the use of math skills
Count Us In
(www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm)
15 dynamic games that address the basic concepts of counting, sorting, etc.
Reading
RIF Reading Planet
(www.rif.org/readingplanet)
Online reading and writing-based games, good books to read and book reviews as well. The “Activity Lab” has reading contest, clip art gallery, a story to print and illustrate, a reading activity calendar, and an interactive coloring book!
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun!
(www.vocabulary.co.il)
Word searches, hangman,
quizzes and match games.
Science
Tox Town
(http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index_content.html)
Take a tour of a town and city to identify potential hazards. Kids explore locations and learn about materials that can be detrimental to the body.
How Things Fly
(www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal109/gal109.html)
This is an online companion to an exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum.
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum—Challenging (Gr 5-8)
Who: YOU!!!
What: The best computer conference for teachers & administrators
Where: Philadelphia, PA
When: Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Why:
Attend classes/ training session on …..
Network with teachers from around the world!
Visit the Exhibit Hall with ???? Vendors including:
What now? Contact Cathy or Merrily to express your interest! Registration needs to completed by the end of April