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Ideas for early childhood teachers.

Teaching ideas and tips for early childhood teachers.

I've used Wikispaces with middle school classes. Very interactive, easy to add students as members. You can add any kind of media, host student projects. I used to have students complete bell-ringers and closure on the message boards. The new Wiki Classroom adds other features. The site says, "We took the best parts of Wikispaces and added a newsfeed, realtime assessment, and a beautiful mobile experience. We think you'll love it."

A fun colourful website with animation and games introducing touch typing to children aged 7 to 11. This is a great activity for students as it becomes increasingly popular to have students type assignments. Beware the cartoon characters speak with an accent!

Weebly is a great site that I have used for creating websites and blogs with students. I particularly love the blog creator. My students loved how easy it was to personalize their blogs. The finished projects look very professional. The privacy standards are great. My honors class created their own literature study guides by using the blog software.

The best of K-12 English Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans for reading, writing, and speaking & listening for all grade levels; literature (including nonfiction); poetry; drama; journalism; vocabulary; and professional development.

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PicMonkey: Easy and versatile online photo editing and it is free! Great for students who are creating projects which need high quality, customized photos. Users can create collages, add fonts, effects, filters, frames and stickers to their project.

Photo Journalism is an important learning tool. Use this website to explore different edit options for print. Editing your photos is easy with PicMonkey. Add filters, frames, text, and effects with our free online photo editing tool.

Get your students involved in researching history. Students then create their choice of website, display, documentary, research paper or performance. Students compete at regional, state and national levels. The ultimate learning experience!

Smithsonian resources for teachers: lesson plans, teacher workshops, field trips, primary sources, and online activities.

The Stock Market Game™ (SMG) gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in an on-line portfolio. They think they're playing a game. You know they're learning economic and financial concepts they'll use for the rest of their lives.

This is a great website resource for Theater. The plays are organized by age of audience: high school, middle school and young audiences. The company also serves community theatre. They have affordable plays and guide you smoothly through the process of obtaining a performance license.

E-books for kids

One of my favorite sites for early childhood lesson plans and ideas.