Category: Websites
Weekend Website #52: 7 Sites About Coin Counting
Second graders (sometimes first graders) learn about money. The only way to really ‘get it’ is by repetition, so I came up with a list of websites to provide redundancy for each type of learner. Thought I’d share them with you (check here for link updates):
Do you have any to add to this list? These are mostly for youngers–I’d love some for older age groups. (more…)
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#35: Sponge Activities for Vocabulary Building
There are lots of great online vocabulary websites to help kids learn high-frequency and dolch words. I’ll share five you would enjoy this summer. Maybe you have some to share with the group. (more…)
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Weekend Website #51: 17 Story Sites for First and Second Grade
This is my list of websites students can use when we’re studying story-telling, fables and myths. This list includes sites
[caption id="attachment_4872" align="alignright" width="222"] Create a story[/caption]where students can read stories, have stories read to them and create their own. I pick 3-4, post them on our internet start page for a week or two, and then change the list. If you click that link, it takes you to kindergarten. You can select the red first grade tab or the blue second grade for more choices. If you don’t see any there, it’s because we’re not discussing stories right now.
See which work best for your students:
- Aesop’s Fables
- Aesop Fables—no ads
- Bad guy Patrol
- Childhood Stories
- Classic Fairy Tales
- Fairy Tales and Fables
- Make Your Story (more…)
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Weekend Website #50 Visuword
Every Friday I’ll send you a wonderful website that my classes and my parents love. I think you’ll find they’ll be a favorite of your students as they are of mine.
[caption id="attachment_4806" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Visuwords–makes words exciting[/caption](more…)
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5 Best Online Keyboarding Programs
I gave you-all a long list of great websites that will help teach your students keyboarding. Here are my top five:
If the lesson plans are blurry, click on them for a full size alternative.
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Weekend Website #48: Wolfram|Alpha for Educators
Every Friday I’ll send you a wonderful website that my classes and my parents love. I think you’ll find they’ll be a favorite of your students as they are of mine.
[caption id="attachment_4580" align="aligncenter" width="614"] A new focus on educators[/caption](more…)
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Tech Tip #36: The Internet Toolbar Disappeared
As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each Tuesday, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Enjoy! (more…)
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Weekend Website #45: Google Art Project
Every Friday I’ll send you a wonderful website that my classes and my parents love. I think you’ll find they’ll be a favorite of your students as they are of mine.
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Weekend Website #44: Mission US
Every Friday I’ll send you a wonderful website that my classes and my parents love. I think you’ll find they’ll be a favorite of your students as they are of mine.
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Weekend Website #41: Spanish Help
Every Friday I’ll send you a wonderful website that my classes and my parents love. I think you’ll find they’ll be a favorite of your students as they are of mine.
[caption id="attachment_4351" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Learn Spanish[/caption]