Writing Prompts for Students - 0 views
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This website gives all kinds of writing prompt ideas for kids starting in elementary school and going through middle school. The only way kids are going to enjoy writing is if the teacher makes it fun for them. This website has prompts for narrative, persuasive, expository, essay, and journal writings.
Kidblog.org - Blogs for Teachers and Students - 4 views
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Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.
Math Vocabulary | Articles - 14 views
Storynory Free Audio Stories For Kids - 13 views
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Free audio stories of public domain literature, poetry, and stories. Grouped by categories, and able to be listened to directly on the website, no download needed. Also includes iTunes link to iOS friendly versions of the audio stories. Useful website for creating your own digital literacy center at the elementary level, or for secondary teachers to provide remediation for students.
Cell phones as classroom computers | Michigan Today - 0 views
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The project equips 53 students in two fifth-grade classes at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School with a smart phone of their own to use around-the-clock for the rest of the school year. Students can't text message or make calls with them. But they can use the cameras, mp3 players, calendars, calculators and educational software. Cook handed out the phones in late January.
BBC - Schools - Dance Mat Typing - Home - 0 views
Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies - 0 views
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A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities. "Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.