Part I: Knowing your Students & Teaching with the Library of Congress
Here are some criteria that can help narrow your search before you begin and keep you focused on what will be the most effective primary sources to use with your students.
"Children are curious and interested in the world around them. GoGo believes in satisfying and encouraging this curiosity by publishing real news stories that are not only relevant to them, but also capture the silly and the serious goings on in the world today. Firsthand feedback from children reinforces the fact that GoGo is engaging children, teaching children, and adding something to their sphere of learning"
"Our goal is to provide a fun, safe and interactive environment for children to read and learn about interesting current events. Our news articles are short, simple and include photos/videos in order to keep children focused and interested. We also augment our content with an integrated dictionary for challenging words and maps for geographical context. "
Publish, Convert, Store, and Download free children's ebooks online for the iPad and nook color! Publish, Convert, Store, and Download free children's ebooks online for the iPad and nook color!
Our goal is to provide the finest quality paper-based teaching materials to teachers and parents around the world. We aim to make all of our worksheet modules useful, valuable and effective in everyday classroom and homeschooling situations.
"Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster is a hilarious romp through the usually not-so-funny world of vocabulary. Sage misses school due to a cold and from there the misunderstanding begins. But "miscellaneous" is finally revealed for the word it truly is, and Sage manages to redeem herself in a marvelous and inspiring creative leap."
"This interactive activity helps students to learn the five parts of a friendly letter. By following this step by step guide, students can create a letter and then print it. Kids can focus on the content while the letter maker takes care of formatting.
" The K-5 Student Center Activities (SCA) and K-3 Instructional Routines search page is designed to provide teacher's access to the 522 individual SCA and the instructional routines from Empowering Teachers. "