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Kids around the World ”Welcome to Kids Around the...

Anonymous — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:18:59 GMT

Kids around the World ”Welcome to Kids Around the World! This site will introduce your students to the lives, customs, and cultures of children in countries throughout the developing world. There are a lot of ways you can use Kids Around the World in the classroom!

Explore the site yourself to get an idea of how you want to use it in your curriculum. The lesson plans provided are excellent tools to get you started. They include activities for Grades K-5 and ways to use all of the children’s profiles on the site.”

Added to my

Countries for Kids Livebinder

Cool site! Take a virtual trip around the world with...

Anonymous — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:24:57 GMT

Cool site! Take a virtual trip around the world with Arounder.

#sschat #elemchat #spedchat

AROUNDER gives travelers (your students) a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens.

It is a wonderful interactive resource that will help students get the flavor of many locations around the world and even some that are a little farther away (moon and mars).

I have added this to my Cool Countries for Kids LiveBinder.

Keep looking at this one as I am always adding new countries. Have a request on a country you would like added to the binder? Click on “Ask Me Anything” in the sidebar and leave your request.

Have a great website you would like to share. Click on “Tell Me Something” and let me know.

Thanks…Karen

I haven’t check out Arcademic Skill Builders in a while,...

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:09:10 GMT

I haven’t check out Arcademic Skill Builders in a while, happened upon it tonight and I found that there have been some changes. They have added some really nice games where students can play against each other in a completely safe environment. The number of players vary from 1-12. Yes, you read me right, 12! Many students at my school will love this feature.

Games are available to enrich skills in math, geography, language arts, and time. Also there are no ads which I always love.

I have updated Marvelous Math Sites and Educational Game Sites LiveBinders to include Arcademic Skill Builders. Student’s will have a great time while building their skills. Love it!

(1500+) Ideas to Inspire is a fabulous collection coming from...

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:54:38 GMT

(1500+) Ideas to Inspire is a fabulous collection coming from Teaching Ideas (one of my favorites). It features four categories…descriptions from Ideas to Inspire

Curriculum ideas:Providing ideas and resources, linked to specific curriculum areas.
Interesting ways to use ICT hardware in the classroom: These presentations focus on one particular ICT hardware tool and suggest ways of using that tool in your classroom
Interesting ways to use ICT software and online tools:Another set of ‘Interesting Ways’ presentations which share classroom uses for a range of software and online tools.
Other collaborative presentations: This section contains even more collaborative presentations, covering a range of topics.. Techy Tips, Inspiring Youtube videos, Games to support learning and more…

HIP Pocket Change is “The US Mint’s interactive...

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:50:02 GMT

HIP Pocket Change is “The US Mint’s interactive official site for coin collecting kids. You can find out about the history of coin minting, what new quarters are due to be minted.”

Students can also learn about U.S. Coins by accessing their fun and engaging, educational games and interactives (categories below). They have some features that would work well with “Black History Month” and “President’s Day”.

action
adventure
art
puzzles
facts
collecting

Also check out their animated “Toons”…Birth of a Coin, Coins of the World, and Time Machine.

Other cool features include…Coins and Medals, Mint History, Coin News, Collectors Club.

H.I.P. Pocket Change is a fantastic site for coins but also for history in general.

I’m adding this to my “Educational Game Sites” LiveBinder under the Social Studies tab.

Today I added to my “Phonics and more” and...

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:55:14 GMT

Today I added to my “Phonics and more” and “America: Fifty Nifty States” LiveBinders. I love filling up my LiveBinders with resources that I can use and share with others.

I started the phonics binder earlier in the year because I taught a reading group of 2nd grade emergent non-readers and being the art teacher I didn’t have very many materials to work with. Well…as of a couple of weeks ago nearly half our school classrooms were regrouped and I no longer teach reading. I am now testing students prior to their IEP conferences as well as starting up my Poetry Club again. I sure do miss those second graders but I still see them for weekly art classes and of course I will be testing them. At a school like mine you have to be very flexible.

I started my America: Fifty Nifty States” binder recently because in recent years our school has had an “United States Day”. I wanted to supply the classroom teachers with resources to help their students prepare for the big day. Well…little did I know (until yesterday) that we are not having a United States Day but instead we are having an “International Day”. So now it’s back to the LiveBinder drawing board finding resources for “International Day”. Like I said at my school you have to be flexible.

Long story short…No need to worry…I will continue updating these binders and they will remain public. I am happy to see that fellow educators can use them and who knows I may teach second grade reading again and next year we may be back to “United States Day”. This time because of LiveBinders I will be prepared for both!

Check out my new LiveBinder ”Educational Game Sites for...

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:59:33 GMT

Check out my new LiveBinder ”Educational Game Sites for Kids”. More than 30 sites have been added.

Just Kids Games is one of the sites I have added to this LiveBinder. It is a site with educational games that focus on math, science, reading and the environment. They are presented in a free and safe environment for kids to enjoy. The games are bright and colorful, sure to attract your student’s attention. There is a nice array of games to choose from. Subject covered and grade level appear below each game.

Below is a screenshot of some of their games.

Below is a screenshot of one of their games focusing on computers 4th grade level.