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Students are given clues about a word that has a double meaning, and must type in the word. Example: used to measure and someone in charge of a country (ruler)

This is fun. I can't wait to try it with my students.

Money Words - each letter in the alphabet is given a monetary amount. Example a = a quarter. Words are listed and the students must find the value of that word according to the key. I used this with my higher students in my low math class as an enrichment activity while others mastered the skill.

This is an example of how a teacher uses VoiceThread in her reading groups to facilitate discussion regarding prediction, comprehension, etc. This is awesome - a great way to incorporate technology as a tool in your teaching

Owen and Mzee - a great video about a hippo and a tortoise who became unlikely friends after the hippo was displaced from the 2004 tsunami.

I used this video along with the Reading Group book, A Lion and a Roar (focus on main idea and detail). After reading the book, and discussing the details, the students were very interesting in seeing an actual lion dance.

A Blog about teaching editing

Teaching to, too, and two - a great video with a short quiz at the end

I have, Who Has? Students are each given a card with an amount of money displayed. Students count the money on their card and then a kind of "around the world" is played. I like to time my students (the first time is painful) - students keep the same cards and play again. I've used this game in many different ways (multiplication, base-10 blocks, etc)

Rubistar - creating a rubric for a project in the classroom. Extremely easy to use - GREAT tool!

Check out this classes blog posts for a great example of kid blogging. This is the classroom of a teacher in my PLP. It's helpful to see examples.

A picture of a tree is given with each of the three branches of government. The player must place descriptive leaves on each branch of the tree. Leaf description example: Members of this branch are elected for two or six year terms.

Students can create a fake facebook page. Great for researching a famous person - what would their posts look like? Who would their friends be?

Using this site as a collaborative tool to promote discussion via a "facebook type" chat.

Two minute video clip on life cycle of a pumpkin (life cycle of apple tree, pollination, conifers, etc. also mentioned in other segments). United Streaming access granted through Library.

Use reading practice to give life to a picture.

Martin Luther King - I have a dream

This is a fun game that requires students to first identify the type of sentence and then capitalize and punctuate the sentence.

Thanks Kim! I used this site in the past, but the post reminded me of it - I have a few students that would really benefit from this, thanks!

This site has a review for each unit of the Everyday Math program.

Select a character to learn more about each one

I use this lesson as a follow up to my unit on weather. Students gather more information about hurricanes, and learn to navigate a web page. I have an "Internet Scavenger Hunt" paper to go along with this site. Send an e-mail to beverly_libell@elanco.org and I'll be happy to share it!