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February Blog: - The Importance of Good Character. Discussing character education in the classroom.

February 2013 Picks

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February brings Black History, Presidents Day, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, and more. Visit our monthly newsletter to see all the details. Below are just a few highlights.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?

Here are just a couple of the February events that you can celebrate this month.

1. Black History Month- Honor and learn about Black History with our Black History Month school resources, including activities, lesson plans, crafts, museums, biographies, quizzes, and famous pioneers . Discover the impact of people like Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King, Jr, in addition to musicians, baseball legends, mathematicians, and African American historic timelines. We also have daily Black History lessons in a "who is it" format, describing a famous person every day in February. See if you can answer all of them.


2. American Heart Month- Explore the human body using our Human Anatomy and Physiology resources . I4C's Science Resources offer online help on most school topics, such as Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Science . We also have Physical Education and Health links.


3. American History Month- Our History topics cover everything from African American History, American History, Presidents, World and Ancient, Medieval, to Jewish History, and more . Find additional Social Studies and History Resources on Economics, Geography, and other general resources.


4. Nat'l Weather Service Was Established (2-9-1870)- Weathermen have hard jobs these days keeping up with our changing weather patterns. Learn the difference between climate and weather in 4th grade Earth Science. Forecast the weather based upon cloud types. Discover interactive weather maps, predicting the weather while interpreting meteorological data. Collect daily weather data and even make your own weather station.


5. GroundHog Day (2-2)- Why do we track the groundhog, anyway? This page has Groundhog Day puzzles, poems, and printables.


6. Chinese New Year (2-10)- It's the year of the snake. I4C has Chinese history, art projects, language resources, and information on Chinese customs . What better way to celebrate the Chinese New Year by learning Mandarin. We have Chinese flashcards, online language games, numbers, letters, and writing techniques.


7. Valentine's Day (2-14)- Who needs another fun reason to eat candy? Find Valentine's day crafts, cards, printables, and other activities to celebrate this day of love.


8. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (2-12-1809) Presidents Day (2-18) and George Washington's Birthday (2-22-1732)- Learn about the life of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington while studying up on Presidents Day . Visit presidential libraries . Click around for Presidents Day activities, worksheets, and a web quest.

TEACHER RESOURCES

1. If you passed up our things to celebrate section, here's where you can find a ton of Black History Month resources, lesson plans, activities, timelines, and historical facts. We also offer a daily lesson question for every day in February.


2. It's never too late to learn a second language. In honor of the Chinese New Year of the snake, check out I4C's Mandarin page. You can find Foreign Language resources for Spanish, German, French and more on this page.


3. The February calendar seems to cover a lot of science and history topics. As a reminder, we have entire areas dedicated toElementary Science teacher resourcesand High School Science teacher tools. Reinforce the lessons you just taught with our online interactive skills games, divided by grade and school subject.


4. For our Pre-K fans, find cutting with scissors help using these cutting practice worksheets and printables to get those crafts looking great.


5. Early Childhood Development sets the foundation for education. Don't forget about our Pre-K and Preschool resources,Kindergarten resources, and interactive Kindergarten online skillbuilders covering math and language.


6. Didn't see other February holiday links here? Look up. Our Things to Celebrate section covers Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, George Washington's birthday, and Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

PARENT RESOURCES

1. February is a month filled with craft-type holidays. Do you need help teaching your youngsters how to cut? Practice scissor skills with these helpful tools.


2. Valentine's Day is almost here. It's one of the craftiest holidays of the year. Find Valentine's projects, arts and crafts printables, and cards. Chocolate comes separately.


3. Name that President. It's just one of the games and activities your kids can do at home in honor of Presidents Day.


4. Did you know the National Weather Service was established this month, back in 1870? There are many ways to study weather and elementary science. Kids can wake up daily and track the forecast, study clouds, understand climate, and more.


5. Practice and more practice - it's a great way to reinforce and maintain the lessons our students learn during the day. Make doing homework fun. Play online games that cover just about all school subjects.


6. Do you Facebook or Twitter? Interne4classrooms can be found on both sites. We are always posting educational tips and tools so make sure you sign in and check us often. Twitter name: internet4classr Facebook page: internet4classrooms.com

TECHNOLOGY TIPS

1. Think Before You Open: Remember there are a lot of online scams. Make sure you update your password frequently, and never open emails from senders you do not know or that have questionable links. Tech tutorials


2. Insert Tables in Word: You can easily organize students, stats, or subjects in a table format. Click Table, then Insert, and manually enter your number of columns and rows. More Microsoft Word help.


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OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST

1. Resources for Educators - In this section you can find classroom resources for Exceptional Children, Smartboards, Character Education, Web 2.0 Resources and other topics.
2. Resources for Parents - Parents can find resources
   on assisting their children with homework, time management, Internet Safety, subject area resources, grade level resources and more.