FLB Educator Resources

Math & ELA games for K-6th grades

National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure is the best everything-map site I have seen. The site was created by the Children's museum of Indianapolis. Maps are presented as the keys to adventure. Students learn to use maps to find their way, share information, look at patterns, and solve problems. There are six excellent interactive games for students to practice putting their math skills to use. Students can explore a pyramid by guiding a robot to hieroglyphs, find sunken treasure, explore Mars, go on an adventure, see GIS in action, and visit Adventure Island. I love the realistic feel of these games, as students explore and guide robots, they get a "live" video feed of where they are navigating. On the National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventures site, you will find information about the Indianapolis exhibit, how to use maps, related map links, and lesson plans. This is one of those websites that my description just won't do justice to, be sure to check it out!

Kid-friendly search engine

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Oregon woman finds letter in Halloween decorations describing deplorable conditions of forced labor used to produce the product in China.

Slavery poster from 1855

Subject-specific content ideal for elementary and lower-middle school. 

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Download lots of sound effects for your projects -  An important aspect of any video project is sound effects. They help bring videos to another level. The more authentic the sound effects, the better the video will end up being. 

Match a video conference with your content

A large and growing list of free or low cost software and hardware alternatives that music educators can use in their classrooms.

How a web 2.0 tool can be used for scavenger hunts - would require smartphone use....

Christmas traditions infographic