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PBS Teacher Source
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Student searches
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Amazing Picture Machine - http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
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www.aaregistry.com The largest African-American Encyclopedia in the world |
Google - http://www.google.com
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PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PRESS: http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/ This free service supplies tailor-made flashcards, work- sheets, quizzes, wordsearches, signs, word lists, and more. Simply plug in your parameters and choose your function to generate a work page. |
| PEER EDITING CHECKLIST: http://206.218.128.2/laintech/peer.htm Sometimes students feel uncertain about editing their peers' writing exercises. This checklist will provide a solid guide to make them feel more comfortable with the procedure, while lending a rubric for their own as- signments as well. |
THE GREAT PUMPKIN PATCH: http://www.riverdeep.net/current/ 2001/10/102201t_pumpkins.jhtml Charlie Brown would surely appreciate these giant pumpkins, though he might have to consider how he could move a one-thousand pound pumpkin in order to enter it into the great pumpkin fair. Pumpkins are a very serious bus- iness at these fall festivals, and your students can get involved by measuring the world's largest pumpkins, estimating weights and circumferences of your own class pumpkins, and linking to spectacular designs for jack- o-lanterns. |
| VIRTUAL http://ab.mec.edu/jamestown/jamestown.html Stop by for a trip back to virtual Jamestown, where you can explore both ship and village life, examine the first forts, and determine how difficult it may have been to survive in this first successful English colony in America. |
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| REPORT COVERS: http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/798-0-0-225-121.aspx Help students create a great impression and take pride in their first reports this year, with these printable report cover selections. |
TIPS FOR ORGANIZING SMALL ITEMS: http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/ classmanagement/organizingtips/4smallitems.html Start getting organized, with the small items first. Find some great little tips here for dealing with all the clutter that inevitably collects around your desk. |
| ELECTION RESULTS MAP: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2088.shtml When a central federal government was first created for our country, many of the original states had concerns about their issues being fairly represented. States still have those concerns of course, and they choose their representatives according to how they feel they will best be entitled. It may help your students to see the widely varying election results state-to-state, and discuss why certain states may lean heavily one way or the other. This lesson plan also makes a nice conclusion and follow-up to the current Presidential election. |
ART BOOK PLATES: http://www.myhomelibrary.org/colourbookplates.html Numerous talented artists have donated their art in the form of bookplates to this site, where you can take your choice and print out book labels for your both classroom and student use. |
| SPELLING AND VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: http://www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html How do you put some excitement into your spelling and vo- cabulary lessons? When the drills become tiresome or sim- ply do not work, try the creative games and activities out- lined at this site. |
TIMES TABLE CONTEST: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/timefiller/timestable.htm Team up your students to do multiplication relays--an almost surefire way to cooperatively learn and practice your multi- plication and/or division facts. |
| TALES OF http://www.riverdeep.net/ current/2001/08/082001_ellisisland.jhtml http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Between the years of 1892 and 1954, you would have needed at least $50.00 and a clean bill of health to pass inspect- ion on like to enter the land of dreams during the early twentieth century. Use the 2nd URL above for immigrant records |
HAVING FUN WITH ESTIMATION CONCEPTS: http://youth.net/cec/cecmath/cecmath.24.txt Plan a Math Fair or even a Math Excursion for this one, where students will practice estimation skills and rounding off in team competitions with selected lists in a grocery store. This activity not only hones mental math skills but adds practical applications to your classroom math exercises. |
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WRITING AND GRAMMAR HANDOUTS: http://www.stark.kent.edu/writing/writhand.htm As your class learns a new grammatical concept, give out these handouts to reinforce the rules and provide a ready reference. Students should have made a good grammar reference handbook of their own by year's end. |
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EARLY AMERICAN LEADERS: |
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Go to Dance History Archives |
ENCOURAGING READERS IN GRADES 3 - 6: http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/Encourage.html Promote a deep appreciation of reading in these formative years by supplying an interesting and creative array of supplemental reading activities. Students can explore |
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