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Grade: 9-12 Social Studies Indiana Course: 1602 This is a list of classroom activities devised by the University of Washington that are intended to promote critical thought and introspection in students, and as such, are recommended for grades 9 through 12. The activities could be retrofit for classes other than philosophy, such as those which require research papers or for government/politics classes involving the Founding Fathers.

Scholastic not only offers literacy resources, but also provides numerous tools for teachers. The site is great because you can search subjects and it will tell you which grades the activities are appropriate for that specific activity.

Scholastic not only offers literacy resources, but also provides numerous tools for teachers. The site is great because you can search subjects and it will tell you which grades the activities are appropriate for that specific activity.

This published college professor offers a free on-line file cabinet of classroom activities. Click on a folder by subject area to access a list of free activities. Materials for sale are also referenced.

This activity is appropriate for middle school students learning about linear equations and corresponds to the Indiana State Standard 8.3.1 for eighth grade math. Students can do a worksheet (provided) about car collisions. Some of the answers will be negative and/or require rounding. To help students visualize this topic, an activity is provided in which students race or collide remote-controlled cars and collect data and analyze the meaning of their results.

I love this website! I use it for printable activities, coloring pages, crafts, and more. It is great for pre-K and K-3. There are worksheets for older children such as word searches, writing practice, story sheets, etc. It is also a great site for Holiday crafts.

Interactive activities for students

Science Activities

Science Activities

Each season Scholastic has thematic activities related to the holidays or time of year. This January collection covers MLK day and provides calendars, printables and lesson plans for the winter season.

Wow. This website offers some very interesting material and many lesson plans and activities to try in the classroom. You may have to dig a bit deeper to find elementary school material, but either way this is a really cool site from The New York Times.

Website contains 27 math activities for students who are in grades 2-5. Great activities that help students to learn about money, finding area, perimeter, measuring objects, place value, symmetry, and so much more. All activities coincide with state standards.

This site is packed with games, time zone and compass activities, and more!

Access free templates for classroom awards, incentives, activities, posters, flyers and more from Education World.

Scholastic offers a wide variety of seasonal activities for classrooms.

This site allows teachers to build activities and online quizzes as well as to share resources with colleagues. Features allow creation of interactive flash cards, concentration games, Battleship-like game, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire-like game, and others. Quizzes are self-scoring.

I love Quia as a student! I used it in two semesters of Spanish classes here at Ivy Tech.

Read about current technologies available for your classroom. Get ideas for classroom projects and grants. Additional tabs on this site provide tools and templates, a subject data base of class projects and activities, free worksheets on a variety of topics, holiday ideas, standards and a section called School Notes that provides a free webpage tool for teachers.

Use this link to search by grade level, subject and theme for classroom activities on a variety of topics. Resource lists with many sites are listed under every topic. There is a little something for everyone here from a wide collection of instructional units.

Many professional development opportunities are available to new and experienced teachers and teaching assistants.These activities are designed to improve the quality of classroom instruction; enable individuals to grow professionally; introduce practitioners to the practical applications of research-validated strategies; and help teachers meet their license and salary differentials. Some of these activities are school-based while others are Citywide.

This site offers a brief description of each part of C.O.P.E., as well as ways to be active with each part. Some suggestions for professional development provided by this website are Peers, Mentors, and Experts under the collaboration heading, and a list of applicable publications and where to find them.

Easy access to resources and activities related to educational technology.

This website offers lessons for students in grades 4-8 to engage students in technology activities. Teaches students how to be safe and secure, as well as smart and effective participants in a digital world.