Classroom Ice Breakers

Ice Breaker Games

Warm up the Classroom Climate

Would you rather?

Learning with Lego

Using Lego in the Classroom

Google Scavenger Hunt for Students

Google Scavenger Hunt

"To make a copy of this document, click the image and “Make a copy” of the Google Doc. If you are logged into your Gmail, a copy will save in your Google Drive."

"To complete the scavenger hunt below, you will need to be curious and resourceful. You will not need to leave this document to complete these tasks. Everything you need is right here! Please read the directions for each task carefully. "

Thank you Catlin

CatlinTucker.com

Sites of the Moment

10 Top Cooperative Learning Strategies

How to Read a Book

Mathematics Interventions: What Strategies Work for Struggling Learners or Students With Learning Disabilities?

Inklewriter

Add some additional flavour to your writing programme by having your students create their own Choose Your Own Adventure story


Two Inklewriter stories

The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The Ladder by MarkHenryC

How Visual Thinking Improves Writing

"Younger kids typically love to draw and aren’t too worried about the outcomes of their artwork — until they get older. By the time they’ve learned to read and write, art takes a back burner to academics, primarily because of what most schools prioritize. Over time it becomes harder for kids to think in pictures the way they once did. But what if students were encouraged to think in pictures alongside words?".....

SHEL SILVERSTEIN

SHEL SILVERSTEIN POETRY SAMPLING

Pinterest collection of Shel's Poetry

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/shel-silverstein

A singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, award-winning children's writer, and actor, Shel Silverstein grew up in Chicago. He started out as a cartoonist, ...

Guide to the World of Shel Silverstein

BEST SHEL SILVERSTEIN POEMS

20 FAVOURITE SHEL POEMS

Teaching Resources for Shel Silverstein

Word Clouds

Word cloud made with WordItOut

5 Fantastic Word Clouds Tools for Chromebooks

Site of the Day

Technology Task/App Challenges for Teachers

Thank you, Ron Burke for sharing. A wealth of resources here.

Site of the Day ... The Art of Education

Why You Should Incorporate Art Challenges in Your Room This School Year

Students love a good challenge and thinking outside the box.

Sue

CONTROL ALT ACHIEVE

EMOJI ACTIVITIES

JUST ONE OF THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED BY ERIC CURTIS

Eric Curtis is a Google Apps for Education Genius, and his blog is CHOCK FULL OF RESOURCES AND IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT GOOGLE APPS INTO THE CURRICULUM! Well worth bookmarking.

TeachThought &Teach100

Who We Are

TeachThought was founded and is directed by Terry Heick, an author and former classroom teacher interested in rethinking how we think about K-12 teaching and learning.

TeachThought
Teach100

Using News Sites for Language Arts

Control Alt Acheive with Google Docs and News Sites

The original idea goes like this…

• Students are given a magazine article and a black marker.
• They are instructed to read the article and decide what text is critical to the main point of the article and what text is not.
• Next they use the marker to black out any text that is not critical, leaving behind just the main ideas........

Thanks to Eric Curtis 

One-Page Fiction Reading/Thinking Passages Aligned with Core Priorities
Center for Urban Education Resources

All provide opportunities to develop students' competence for Common Core Anchor Reading Standard 1:
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; 

cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Select Reading Passages by Grade Level

Summer 2017 Sites to Explore

7 Intriguing Science Experiments for Kids Infographic


10 New & Innovative EdTech Products Announced at ISTE 2017


The Periodic Table of the Elements in Words and Pictures


Instagram for Teachers

Notable June Sites to Explore this Summer

7 Open Source Image Sites for Great Project Pics

11 Great Google Search Tricks and Tips

Why Teachers Love Podcasts and Some Worth Trying

Design Your Own Digital Choice

UK Ed Chat Resources

Math Talks

A math-talk learning community is a place where meaningful mathematical discussions construct knowledge and support the mathematical learning of all participants” (Hufferd-Ackles et al. 2004).


MathTalks

Why Give Math Talks a Try

25 or so Math Talks on Pinterest

Math Talks Prompts and Resources

MathTalks Strategies

Sites of the Day ..Newsela etc.

Newsela ..

Free leveled news, primary sources, and more, with standards-aligned formative assessments. Newsela is the best way for students to master nonfiction in any subject. Newsela supercharges learning in every subject. It starts with interesting articles about tons of topics—each available at 5 reading levels. Assessments are ...

Newsela

Pearltrees

Pearltrees refers to itself as "a place for your interests". Functionally the product is a visual and collaborative curation tool that allows users to organize, explore and share any URL they find online as well as to upload personal photos, files and notes.

pearltrees.com/rosemans

30 Days of Poetry

30 Days of Poetry

Thirty Days of Poetry & other Poetry Ideas

From Mother Goose to Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky etc

DadsWorksheets.com offers free printable math resources.

Jennifer is the content manager at DadsWorksheets.com, a website offering free printable math resources. 

I tried them out and found them useful.......

Multiplication Table 
Multiplication Chart
Multiplication Worksheets
Roman Numeral Converter 
Fraction Calculator

Math DRILLS

Math Worksheets | Math-Drills via kwout

Word Search Puzzles

Education World: Word Search Puzzles via kwout

Worksheets

ESL Wordsearches via kwout

Brain Teasers and Math Problems

Brain Teasers



Math Starter Puzzles

Teachthought

Teachthought



TeachThought is interested in supporting the innovation of the learning process! 

>TeachThought was founded and is directed by Terry Heick, an author and former classroom teacher interested in rethinking how we think about K-12 teaching and learning. One of the underlying principles of TeachThought is that leading should result in personal and social change, and that its modes and design can be planned backwards from that kind of consideration. Our content, professional development, and all related work are driven by that approach.

SITES of the Moment

Sometimes Tech is Not Necessary SketchNoting in the Classroom

Spring Site..ings

These are sites that caught my eye....

educational resources for new teachers
Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?
The Effectiveness of the Co-Teaching Model
Unite for Literacy

Great Sites for October

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents_games.htm Some great games using balloons for example



Vampires Folklore and Fantasies; Ted Talk for Educators

Kickstarter Sites

Young_Learners__Elementary



Need a Project to Kickstart Your Year.. Check out the The OREO Project



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Blooms Taxonomy: a practical approach



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codecademy.com



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September Ideas for the Substitute Teacher

For those Unexpected moments~ 5 Minute Ideas



Brit Lab Youtube Science

Use as a quick intro to science class..makes for a great discussion



Survival strategies for the Sub

"Our names are extremely important to us. Names are likewise important to the teacher, the student and the other class members. Knowing each other begins with knowing names. It improves the relationship, shows respect, offers a better learning environment, and increases classroom interaction. It is a crucial first step toward creating a safe, effective learning atmosphere. Here are some fast and easy ways to learn students’ names at the beginning of the school year." Learning Your Student Names

Back to School and Student Engagement Strategies

Ways to Engage Your Students



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Ways to Greet Students



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Back to School Connections

Anchor Chart Making Connections

MINDS IN BLOOM

I can't say enough good things about Minds in Bloom blog.  This site is billed as Effective teaching strategies, activities, and resources to save you time and keep your students smiling! As a substitute teacher this post is a gem for today's students and teachers. Check out this sample blog post 20 ways to keep your students attention. This blog is devoted to helping teachers with an emphasis on creative and critical thinking. Tons of ideas for classroom management, lesson plans etc. In addition 



Minds in Bloom is fortunate enough to host a wide variety of awesome guest bloggers. 



And find treasures on Pinterest as well. 

Math Mama Writes .....

Math Mama Writes


This site is worth exploring over the summer months. One can tell the author has a love for all things mathematical.

WEB SITE...INGS June 2015

Inquiry Based Learning



What Education Could Look Like in 5 Years

Learning and Leading in the Digital Age

Learning and Leading in the Digital Age

Grab a Lesson Plan from READ WRITE THINK

Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans

Notable Links for the Month of February

Raising the Bar on Instruction



Rapid Write as a Writing Strategy



Bloom's Taxonomy Teaching Resource and Planning Kit



Read Write Google is Now Free for Teachers Bloom's Taxonomy ...for writing measurable objectives and creating appropriate assessments.

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Article Roundup

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Article Roundup: Article Roundup Interested in a particular subject? Although you can easily peruse the labels assigned to specific blog entries, I&#...

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Tech Incorporated: 5 Transformations for Classroom...

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Tech Incorporated: 5 Transformations for Classroom...: As many of us know, technology has always involved a close relationship between educators and vendor partners. That relationship has evolved...

Sparkle Spelling Acivity

Morning Meeting Activities: Sparkle Activity - YouTube via kwout

The Wonders of Wonderopolis

Start the day or class with "Wonders of the Day"



Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease

Some ideas for classroom strategies gleaned from the wonderchat on twitter ~

• use the video about why buses are yellow to intro WONDERing to kindergarteners!

• great for launching reading workshop... #611: DO YOU JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

• any of the animal wonders. They help us during our end-of-year, nonfiction writing

* a wonder for writing and reading workshops* Great for launching reading workshop... #611: DO YOU JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER?

Do you judge a book by its cover?

A Spooktacular Writing workshop

Fridays Web Site..ings

Adaptive Math Program



Time Space Education



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September Site..ings

<div class="kwout" style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://kwout.com/cutout/m/58/pa/z8p_bor.jpg" alt="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/why-students-should-take-the-lead-in-parent-teacher-conferences/" title="Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences | MindShift" width="257" height="251" style="border: none;" usemap="#map_m58paz8p" /><map id="map_m58paz8p" name="map_m58paz8p"><area coords="0,246,256,250" href="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/files/2014/09/faces.jpg" alt="" shape="rect" /></map><p style="margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/why-students-should-take-the-lead-in-parent-teacher-conferences/">Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences | MindShift</a> via <a href="http://kwout.com/quote/m58paz8p">kwout</a></p></div>

Sunday Web Site...ings for Substitute Teachers

The Cybraryman's Substitute Teacher Page



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Your Body Language Shapes who You are!

A successful pose has helped Amy Cuddy become a leading voice on Ted Talks. Adopting a confident pose or simply visualizing one is the key to success when meeting the students for the first time as a substitute teacher.

I refer to Amy Cuddy Takes a Stand



How Schools Kills Creativity is the #1 most viewed Ted Talks of all time according to the latest edition of The New York Times

Friday Notable Web Site..ings

Ed Tech Speed Dating



Edmodo Teacher Created Groups



Google Timer



Scholastic Lab Activities



21st Century Teaching and Learning

Classroom: Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting Ideas

Ideas for Morning Work or Bell Work Activities to Start the Day ...

More Ideas for the Morning Meeting

Back to School with Creativity

Back to School with Creativity Creating a More Connected Classroom

Use Decks of Playing Cards to Refresh Your Students Math Skills

Math Card Games via kwout

A deck of playing cards is a versatile tool to help any student practice critical math skills at every grade level. Use common card games with modifications to maximize their educational value. Possibilities are endless. Teach probability etc.

Comics In the Classroom

http://teach.com/comics-in-the-classroom/comics-as-educational-text?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

"Throughout the month of August, Teach.com and Reading With Pictures are bringing you Comics in the Classroom, a blog series about using comics in education, including why graphic novels are complex texts as defined by the Common Core Standards, how to use graphic texts to teach in the content areas, how and where to find the best graphic texts, and more. We hope you’ll join us and bring the power of comics to your classroom!

"

Notable Sites for August

google-classroom



abcya

free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web.



thinglink

Define an image through multimedia. Present ideas. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in theclassroom!

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ThingLink Launches a Free iPad App

Let Them Play Outdoors

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Going Google and Back to School Resources

Since our school district is going "Google" I thought it most appropriate to immerse myself in everything "Google". A huge thank you goes out to "indiane Jen" and "edtechtalk" for gathering these links. I am slanting them towards the Substitute or Occasional Teacher since that will be my role for the 2014/15 school year. ~

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Integrate with your curriculum and have students evaluate these 8 timeline creation tools..

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22 Best Online Resources for Free Educational VideosImportance of Social Media For 21st Century Teachers

Improving your Searching with Google

Searching with Google  the top 10

Summertime Exploration and Reflection

Thank you, Barbara and Tina from LiveBinders, for bringing ISTE to life for those who were unable to attend Not at ISTE 2014

HackEdSmackdown2014

Podcast: Web 2.0 Smackdown

The Problem with PBL notatiste14 links etc

The Hard Part About Teaching

Summer Reading and Reflections ... Notable Links

"They never tell you in teacher school, and it's rarely discussed elsewhere. It is never, ever portrayed in movies and tv shows about teaching. Teachers rarely bring it up around non-teachers for fear it will make us look weak or inadequate." The Hard Part

'It's the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer all he gains is a little fact but give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers. That way, when he finds the answers they’ll be precious to him, the harder the question, the harder we hunt, the harder we hunt the more we learn, an impossible question . . .' What Questions Shall We Ask?"

"Every year, thousands of educators flock to annual conferences to hear what the best and brightest minds of the industry are up to. But what if you could hear from these luminaries every day?" The 2014 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K–12 IT Blogs

"Do corporations make their employees pay for their own office supplies? Nope. Yet the average teacher spends up to $1,000 of his/her own money every year on classroom supplies (not to mention personal time spent getting the classroom in shape before school starts!)." Teachers: Equip Your Classroom for FREE

"With the thousands of educational apps vying for the attention of busy teachers, it can be hard to sift for the gold. Michelle Luhtala, a savvy librarian from New Canaan High School in Connecticut has crowd-sourced the best, most extensive list of apps voted on by educators around the country." Apps That Rise to the Top: Tested and Approved By Teachers

"You've got every device under the sun in front of you. Now what apps are you going to use? Here are the apps or app categories that I recommend you test for your school. There are lots of apps, and these are just my opinion based on what I've used with my students or successfully tested." 51 Tools You Can Use Now

"Using the right questions creates powerful, sometimes multiple answers and discussions. Aristotle said that he asked questions in response to other people’s views, while Socrates focused on disciplined questioning to get to the truth of the matter." 50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think

Students need a voice.

13 Very Different Tools To Help Students Find Their Voice "The platforms part can go a long way toward serving the confidence part. ... but if the goal is to help students find their own voice, they will need choices. Here are six very different possibilities, from those text-based to ... and like YouTube, tech-savvy to manage the channels; those that tend ..."

Instructional Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 04-28-14 "This week’s collection of inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets about education and instructional technology articles, resources, etc." (Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers). If you are an educator or interested in emerging technology and developing trends in the classroom I encourage you to follow Kelly Walsh @EmergingEdTech

Frog Days of Spring

Community Hub: Frog Days of Spring | Thinkfinity via kwout

Frog Alert ~

Life Cycle of a Frog

My Life as a Frog ..an interview

Frog Unit of Study (Pinterest)

Neat Idea of the Day from Education World

Education World: Rhyme Time Poem: Froggie, Froggie, What Do You See? via kwout

A great seasonal idea!

cluuz

A unique search engine with a twist.

A web search engine featuring semantic cluster graphs, image extraction, and tag clouds.

http://www.cluuz.com



It is considered the next killer startup company

Next Vista For Learning

Next Vista For Learning



Next Vista For Learning provides a library of free videos made by and for teachers and students everywhere. It is an excellent resource site with over 1000 student and teacher-created videos on a wide variety of topics.

Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites

Educational Websites via kwout

The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.
Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.

WordSmyth

Free On-Line English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Children's, Intermediate Dictionary | Wordsmyth via kwout

One of the best online dictionaries for children!
Add the children's version of the WordsmythNow widget to your toolbar, and students can look up new vocabulary no matter where they are online.

of particular interest ~ 
Welcome to Wordsmyth Kids

A Novel Ending/ Closure Activity

Lesson Plans: A Novel Ending/ Closure Activity (Elementary, Reading/Writing) via kwout

Teacher's Note: This activity is intended to be used at the end of a novel study (or story). The above objectives should have already been taught and practiced prior to the completion of this activity. This is a closure activity.

15 Best Websites According to Redditors

The 15 Best Websites, According to Redditors via kwout

easel.ly and Infographics

easel.ly | create and share visual ideas online

Create and share visual ideas online. Other sites of interest .. How to Make an Infographic with easel.ly How to Create an Infographic with easel.ly

Attention Grabbers

educreations

Description

Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play...

The Real Place Kids Learn Math |

The Real Place Kids Learn Math | MathFour via kwout

"Hey there!

How do you teach math? 

I don't mean, "How SHOULD you teach math?" but really - how DO you?

Okay, let me try to be a bit clearer (because at this point I'm kinda getting myself confused).

There is "official" math teaching and there are the things we do that accidentally teach math.

When teachers plan out lessons, there's intentional teaching about to happen. This can show up in the form of giving students step-by-step algorithms or through guided experiences. And different kids need each.

So really, there's not one way that we SHOULD teach math.

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But how about the math that we teach when we don't even know we're teaching it?

Like counting to 5 when parents are about to punish their toddler. What kind of message does that send about counting?

Or just interacting with kids - you'll be surprised how math comes out in games, cooking, gardening or just driving down the road. From this they learn logic, fractions, volume and rates. 

Did you know we were teaching math that way? 

Stop for a minute the next time you interact with your students in a non-math situation. Is there math there? When you see it - say it out loud!

Let me know what you find and how you say it. I'd love to hear it!"

Courtesy "Bon Crowder"

Top 100 Twitter Tools for teachers

Top 100 Twitter Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning via kwout

Teach Smarter and More Efficiently

Is it Primary Math or Art? via kwout

Also note~ Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Teachers

Blog of the Day

WeAreTeachers - Get Lesson Plans - Teacher Grants - Teaching Resources and More via kwout

WeAreTeachers is a powerful online resource for lesson plans, professional development resources, grants and contests for teachers, and much more.

Follow the on Twitter and Facebook and Pinterest for up to date resources, topics and tools to use in your classroom.

As an example check out these art resources for the core curriculum. 

A Day in the Life of An Educator

Life of an Educator by Justin Tarte via kwout

Do you wonder what teachers do all day? Would you like to tell the world that this job doesn't end at 2:00 when the bell rings? Ranging from insightful to funny to contemplative, these blogs offer an honest look at what life as an elementary school teacher is really like

Also of interest Life of an Educator

A day in the Life of a _____________

A Day in the Life of an Elementary School Teacher

Great Websites for Kids

Mathematics & Computers | Great Websites for Kids via kwout

You may want to be aware of ~Mathies

"QuickMaths+" by Shiny Things

A 15 Minute Pizza

the gouda life via kwout

For those nights spent at meetings or parent teacher interviews

A quick delicious and energizing supper.

Blogs that Caught My Eye

Teaching Fourth: Write It Wednesday-Write About Characters via kwout

Interactive Reading Notebooks

Flip Charts and Anchor eading

Dolch Phrase Worksheet Generator

Dolch Phrase Worksheet Generator « Mrs. Perkins via kwout

The busy teacher loves generators. Have your students use them in interesting and creative ways tied to your curriculum.

Other generators you may like~ 

Random word and parts of speech generators

http://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com

Internet Anagram Server

Sight Words on Pinterest

Writing

Mathwire.com | Writing in Mathematics via kwout

writingfix

My Life in Math Class

Resource Ideas for Subbies

All About Me Gazette.pdf - Google Drive via kwout

FREE Fact Swap Review Game for Any Subject. To begin, each student writes three facts about the subject in the top three boxes. Then students walk around .. a fun way for students to share facts they have learned about whatever you have been teaching

Swap Review Game a sheet of paper folded into nine blocks

Reviewing with Games etc.

Gooru ..a search engine for learning and teaching

Gooru | A Free Search Engine for Learning | Sign up, Sign in via kwout

With Gooru, a free search engine for learning, you can quickly find topic-relevant, standards-aligned resources and organize them into teachable and sharable “collections” — all in one place. 

Ways to Use Gooru

The Power of Math

"Many people believe that only a minority of children are born with mathematical talent, while the rest simply do not have the ability to succeed at a high level. Recent discoveries in cognitive science are challenging this myth of ability. The brain is not hard wired; it continues to change and develop throughout life. Steady incremental learning can result in the emergence of new abilities."

1st Grade Number Activities via

Geometry

11virtual tools for the math classroom

five listening strategies

Kids can't teach themselves math

Notable Sites That Caught my Eye

Best Classroom Anchor Charts via kwout

Inspirational ideas and printables collated from Pinterest

An anchor chart, is very effective in promoting student success. It outlines or describes procedures, processes, and strategies.

Julie's charts provide additional taking off points

A classroom staple is for this teacher ~

Anchor charts galore

Writing Anchor Charts

Fab 4th Grade Charts

I have been using anchor charts from my first day of teaching and often have the students create their own. Teachers have a thing for anchor charts 

Searches related to anchor charts

anchor charts for first grade

daily 5 anchor charts

anchor charts writing

anchor charts defined

math anchor charts

anchor charts for readers workshop

anchor charts for kindergarten

anchor charts for reading

Hallowe'en Phys Ed Games etc

Halloween Physical Education Games | eHow via kwout

Find some great teaching ideas here~

Teaching Ideas from the UK 

10 Resources to Get Children Moving!

Community Hub: Fiction to Fact! A Lesson ...

Community Hub: Fiction to Fact!  A Lesson ... | Thinkfinity via kwout

Always on the search for the ultimate lesson plan.

Of interest is the top 25 Lesson Plans ....

25 Best Websites for Teachers

"How did we teach without the Internet? Our favorite sites simplify lesson planning, keep the classroom running smoothly, and engage students." Thank you Hannah, for this great compilation!

Contributor: Hannah Trierweiler Hudson Bio

Teachers.net ...the latest buzz ans lesson ideas