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Children’s Trade Books In Math http://www.luc.edu/schools/educaiton/csimath/zbib.htm A Selected Bibliography of Available Books to Teach and Reinforce Math Concept
Employing the Research Cycle http://www.bham.wednet.edu/quest4.htm While conducting their investigations, students will pass through these stages of the Research Cycle.
Helping Children Learn from Nonfiction Text http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/child_let/c_minilessons.html Mini lessons for helping children learn from nonfiction text
How to Use Journals and Logs http://www.hrweb.com/evanmoor/ex/d0100014/index.htm Have students keep a Daily Learning Log. Includes a form you can print and reproduce
Arts and Language Arts Curriculum Resources http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/db/cr/icr/language.html Links to activities, which integrate language arts, which other curricular areas. Economics and Geography Lessons http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Econ_Geog.html Use children’s literature to teach economics and geography concepts. Here are 332 children’s books with accompanying activity ideas
Mini-Thematic language Arts Units http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/themes.html Brief activity ideas for several thematic units including flowers, cartoons, apples and space.
Opening Doors to Social Studies With Children’s Literature http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/resources/ed_lesson_plans/socst/lit.html A listing of children’s books organized by social studies theme and grade level, each with accompanying lesson plans
Project Primary: Children’s Literature http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/child_lit/f_child_lit.html Using children’s literature in the science curriculum. Includes recommended books for K-3 Through Our Eyes http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/Eyes97/essays.html A collection of descriptive essays from children around the world. Each describes a place near his/her community. Click on source to learn more about this project
Using Literature to Unite the Curriculum http://www.mcps.org/ces/ca/index.html PRIMARY Thirteen sample activities that use children’s literature to unify and reinforce mathematics, science, and technology education.
Online
Lessons & Activities
Quia! Allows you to create your own Java-enabled learning activities your students can play over the internet including matching games, online flashcards, word search puzzles, concentration games, and interactive quizzes.
Quizmaker2.0 http://www.maui.com/~twright/quizzes/quizcenter/quizmaker.html Make a quiz your students can access over the Internet. Include multiple choice, T/F and short answer questions. This free service requires no technical knowledge. Click on source for more information
The learning site A great collection of online activities (especially math) from Harcourt Brace
Virtual Field Trips http://www.interserf.net/mcken/virtual.htm A listing of “virtual field trips” on the web
Educational Adventures http://www.eduweb.com/index.html Interactive web site, learning modules, and educational adventures that brings content to life on the World Wide Web
Funbrain.com – (ENRICHMENT) Educational games for kids including math baseball, wacky tales, and fun match. Teachers can create custom online quizzes Themes
CKC Letter Centers – (Kindergarten) http://www.edenpr.k12.mn.us/CKC/Centers/lettercenters.html Ideas for learning centers for each letter of the alphabet from Central Kindergarten Center
Browse By Theme (Lesson Plans) http://www.eduplace.com/search/frames/index.html 400+ k-8 classroom activities and lesson plans organized into 30 themes for easy browsing
Debbie’s Unit Factory Freebies- (ADVERTISEMENT) http://www.themeunits.com/Freebies.html Elementary level theme units for teachers and home scholars. Here are some samples you can download
Early Childhood Thematic Units http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducaiton/ecthematic/index.html A collection of nearly a dozen thematic units with cross-curricular lesson ideas and phots
Free Online Unit Studies http://www.alaska.net/~cccandc/free.htm A listing of over 200 thematic curriculum units for all grades on many topics, including Native Americans, ducks, and many more
Preschool Through Second Grade- (PRIMARY) http://www.connectionstudents.com/themes/ps2.htm A brief hot list of resources, thematic unit plans, and web-based activities for preschool through second grade
The Collaborative Thematic Unit Model http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/mModel.htm A basic framework for building a collaborative thematic unit. A sample unit (PRIMARY) on dinosaurs is featured
Community Discovered Curriculum Units http://communitydisc.wst.esu3.k12.ne.us/CGI/TAF/cdunitplan.taf?function=search A collection of over 50 k-6 thematic units integrating arts, technology, and a constructivist approach.
Connecting Students Through Themes & Units – (INTERMEDIATE) http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/index.htm A nicely put together collection of themes, each with links to lesson plans, handout, resources, and web-based activities
Thematic Planning Units http://busboy.sped.ukans.edu/projects/theme Twenty-one primary and sixteen intermediate units designed to be inclusive of students with special needs. Adobe Acrobat format
Thematic Units For Primary Grades http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Unitlink.htm Thematic units on various science and social studies topics for primary (and intermediate) grades
A Day Full of Popcorn – (PRIMARY) A day of activities centered on the theme of popcorn
CircusWorks http://www.ringling.com/education/ Circus theme activities for gradesk-3 from the official Ringing Bros. Web site ApplesJohnny Appleseed – (PRIMARY) http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/98/khistory/johnnyappleseed2.html Cross-curricular lesson ideas And instructional resources source
Johnny Appleseed Hunt http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntjohnnyamr.html An Internet treasure hunt a activity on Johnny Appleseed with links to related web resources
Apple Unit – (PRIMARY) http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/cecmisc/cecmisc.46.txt Here is a collection of cross-curricular ideas using apples
Apples – (PRIMARY) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/apple/appletg.html A unit on apples will be enhanced by these enrichment activities including making a book about an apple tree, making applesauce, and visiting an apple orchard
Good Apples – (INTERMEDIATE) http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons?Science/Agriculture/AGR007.html Students first observe the similarities and differences between apples. Then they apply what they have learned to a better understanding of people source
How to make Caramel Apples A simple recipe for caramel apples. Folk
& Fair Tales
Fairy Tales Unit http://www.math.uic.edu/oakpark/district97/integrate/fairy/index.html A third-grade unit on fairy tales exploring various themes (Good and evil, cultural difference, common motifs)
Folk Tale Activities – (INTERMEDIATE) http://www.math.uic.edu/oakpark/district97/integrate/haiti/folk.html A few activity ideas to inspire and adapt (from
a sixth-grade unit on Haitian folk takes and art) Grimm’s Fairy Tales Gopher://ftp.std.com:70/11/obi/book/Fairy.Tales/Grimm A large collection of Grimm’s fairy tales are presented here in gopher text
Hans Christian Andersen http://www.bookwire.com/links/readingroom/echildbooks.html Nineteenth-century fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen source
Aaron’s
Storybook http://www.aaronshep.com/stoies/index.html Retold and original stories from Aaron Shepard; many include reader’s theatre scripts
Aesop’s
Fabies http://www.pacificnet.net/~hohnr/aesop/ Online collection of Aesop’s Fables includes a total of 655+ Fables source
Cherokee legends http://www.cherokee.org/navbar/culture.htm&legends Two legends from the Cherokee Nation-including a charming story about a foolish rabbit. Read aloud to younger children
Fables & Fair Tales http://www.wondersociety.com/rws/fable/index.html A variety of fables & fairy tales categorized by authors, including Hans Christian Anderson and others
Fairy Tales http://www.childrenstory.com/tales/index.html A web site with your favorite fairy tales. Snow White to Cinderella
Mayan Folktales http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/floktale/folktale.htm A collection of traditional stories from Guatemala
Myths and fables from around the world http://www.afroam.rog/children/myths/myths.html Sixteen illustrated online stories
Russian Fairy Tales: Stories And Lacquer Boxes http://www.sunbirds.com/skazki Russian Fairy Tales (advanced reading)
Story To Grow By http://www.storiestogrowby.com/read/fairy.html Read your favorite fairy tales. Includes stories for all ages
Tales of Wonder http://darsie.ucdavix.edu/tales/ Archive of Folk and Fairy Tales from around the world
Exaggeration, Folktales. And characters http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/student/SIWORK/exagpi.html The students will partner to write a folktale. They will use exaggeration as part of their story in this third-grade unit
Nuttin’But
Kids This page was designed for childcard providers to develop lesson plans that include tried an d true activities to do with your children sources
Heroes and Legends For Kindergarten- (PRIMARY) http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/98/khisotory/ Lesson ideas and resources for Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, and Johnny Appleseed.
Idea Box A source of information for all those who share an interest in improving the education and general life experience of young children
Early Childhood Educator An assortment of articles and ideas for parents and teachers of young children
Early Childhood Educators Web Corner http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/teacher.html An annotated directory of early childhood resources on the internet. Click on source for more resources
Perpetual Preschool http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/ Activity ideas submitted by teachers are posted to one of many different categories in this helpful site. Browse the categories and submit your own ideas.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) The NAEYC is dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children from birth through age eight |
