Monthly Newsletter Issue 109 |
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Physical Fitness Month,
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month,
National Children's Book Week,
National Weather Observer's Day,
Cinco de Mayo,
Teacher Appreciation Week,
Mother's Day,
Lewis and Clark Expedition Begins,
Biographer's Day,
Memorial Day
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Greetings. Thanks so much for using Internet4Classrooms with your students and children. Our mission is to help you find the best educational online resources available to meet your individual needs. Our monthly newsletter focuses on sharing information, tips, and ideas on everything related to schooling inside the classroom and at home. Each month we will feature resources and information on a variety of topics. We are constantly updating
information on our site and urge you to visit often.
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This month's blog is
How to Encourage Students Who Feel Like They Do Not Fit In
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When we notice that kids don't like school or stay isolated from
all their classmates, it's a problem. Teachers and parents should
not just leave these students to cope with the struggle of not
fitting in all by themselves. Something can be done, and something
should be done. This month's blog goes through a few methods that
teachers may rely on, so they can encourage these students to make
that effort to fit in.
Guest blogger Olivia Ryan is an incurable optimist who always
sees the glass as half-full. She likes nature, knows how to enjoy
silence and is keen on writing for a variety of websites.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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May brings Physical Fitness Month, Teacher Appreciation Week, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
Physical Fitness Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
National Children's Book Week (5/1-7)
National Weather Observer's Day (5/4)
Cinco de Mayo (5/5)
Teacher Appreciation Week (5/7-5/11)
Mother's Day (5/13)
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Celebrate your mom and show her how much you care and appreciate her today. I4C has a Mother's Day resource page, filled with crafts, activities, and printables you can incorporate into your lesson plans or use at home.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Begins (5/14/1804)
Biographer's Day (5/16)
Memorial Day (5/28)
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Internet4Classrooms now offers Online Practice Tests and Interactives, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Common Core Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice quizzes tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Online Practice Quizzes Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released many new online quizzes during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest quizzes by grade.
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Internet4Classrooms now offers printables, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice worksheets tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Printables Worksheets Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released thousands of new printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest worksheet sets by grade:
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New Worksheet Answer Keys Made Available in AUGUST
We have released thousands of new answer keys for our printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Remember that you can sign up for answer key access here: https://i4c.xyz/n89msyv.
Here is a list of the newest answer key sets by grade:
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Every month we are going to feature a different iPad/iPod/iPhone educational application.
Visit our ever-changing app page. (www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/apps_web2_tools.htm)
The App of the Month for May is Kahoot By Kahoot AS ( iOS / Android ).
Play anywhere and anytime, compete, have fun and LEARN. Our quiz app
unleashes the magic of learning for students, teachers, office
superheroes and all trivia fans.
Hi, we're Kahoot. We're known for our game-based platform that is
used by 70 million of curious minds in schools, offices, at events
and in other social contexts. You can play a game of Kahoot (most
often a quiz) live with everyone in the same room, compete against
others remotely or perfect your quiz skill in single-player mode.
One app - many superpowers:
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Trivia app:
Find a quiz on any topic among millions of games on our platform. You can play on your own or challenge friends for a fun competition.
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Homework app:
Instead of paper assignments, teachers can now assign kahoots as homework using challenges. Make homework awesome, save time on correcting assignments and track learning progress.
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Live classroom game app:
Join kahoots hosted live, for example, in classrooms, use this app as the game controller and collect all medals you win.
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Remote training app:
Calling all corporate trainers - Make training really engaging with Kahoot challenges, even if participants are miles apart. (for businesses, it's part of the premium plans - Kahoot Plus or Kahoot Pro)
Ready to play?
Kahoot is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later (Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) and Android version 4.4 and up on your Android device.
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Focus On: Teacher Resources |
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Internet4Classrooms offers a wide variety of informative online resources, tips, tools, and tutorials regarding your classroom needs. There is always something you can utilize with your students. Each month we'll feature a few links to useful topics.
Many historical events happened this month which you can cover in your classroom. Check out I4C's History page for lesson plans, videos, activities, and other resources to supplement your lessons.
Get all of your assessment assistance needs here sorted by grade and subject.
Need online interactive games and activities to reinforce the day's lessons? We have it.Kids can practice in the computer labs and at home.
School may be in full swing but teachers still need organizational help, worksheet ideas, bulletin board inspiration, and lesson plans throughout the year. Our Teacher tools page has it all.
Teach your students the importance of staying active this month. We have great Physical Education resources about the muscular system, strength training, team sports, and more. Also visit our
Health and Nutrition and Wellness pages for information about living a healthy lifestyle.
Celebrate Children's Book Week in your classroom. Here are some great book lists for all ages and lesson plans from Scholastic. I4C also has a collection of stories for elementary students,
library resources, information on physical and virtual libraries, grade level help with reading and literature, and reading assessment practice.
Check out our Mother's Day page to find crafts you can make with your students to take home and show mom, as well as fun activities and printables.
Memorial Day is a great day to relax before the end of the school year but remember those who have died for our country. Teach your students about why we have the day off and the meaning behind the holiday. Find lesson plans, crafts, and activities on our Memorial Day page.
Did you know that teachers typically spend 4 to 6 weeks re-teaching material that students have forgotten over the summer? Help your students retain what they learned this school year by telling them about our Free Summer Learning Program.
We now have answer guides for our Common Core Math Printables. Request teacher access here.
Remember to visit our Teacher Tools section. This homepage contains all the topics you may need to use during the school year.
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Common Core State Standards
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Check out our Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Each Grade Level is full of resources for every individual standard. Students can take control of their own learning by clicking on the page with the standard number, and choosing their own resource to practice that skill. Click on your Grade Level to find English Language Arts Standard Resources and learning tools. Also, check out our Common Core Math Standards. It's hard to find sites that have math standards examples that follow the specific criteria, but they're here. Click on your Grade Level to find Math Standard Resources and learning tools.
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| Focus On: Parent Resources |
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.
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I4C already has Vocabulary Quizzes and Math Quizzes in our ACT/SAT Test Preparation Guide.
We're looking for new ideas for quizzes and informational resources that you'd feel are useful to you and your students. Please email us and let us know what you could use to make your teaching experience better.
Write to: susan.brooks@internet4classrooms.com
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Tech Tip #1: UC Berkeley's Understanding Science
for Technology Teachers
UC Berkeley's Understanding Science website is a must for all science
teachers. It is a great resource for learning more about the process
of science. The resource goes much deeper than the standard "PHEOC"
model of the scientific method by emphasizing peer review, the testing
of ideas, a science flowchart and "what is science?" checklist.
Understanding Science also provides a variety of teaching resources
including case studies of scientific discoveries and lesson plans for
every grade level.
Learn more in the website found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: 12 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom, Even for Technophobic Teachers
Everyone wants teachers to use technology in the classroom. But you're
busy -- meeting standards, prepping students for tests -- and maybe
you're not too fond of computers, anyway. Never fear - there are easy
ways to bring your classroom up-to-date, technologically.
Learn more by visiting: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: 15 Tools for Teaching History With Technology - A Handout
One of the things that teachers often for is a set of tools to get
them started on using technology in their classrooms. Richard Byrne
has put together a short PDF that contains a few options for a three
or four common activities in a social studies class. Think of the
PDF as a starter kit. The PDF found at the link below has
recommendations for tools to create timelines, tools to create videos,
tools to create digital maps, and tools to help students conduct
better web research.
You can find out more: HERE.
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Internet4classrooms.com is an educational portal for teachers, parents, homeschoolers and students. Visitors come from around the world to find Internet resources for their educational needs. One can find resources ranging from lesson plans to worksheets, individual grade level resources to templates, and even interactive learning games. We were very honored when one teacher called the site a "Walmart for Teachers". If you cannot find what you need for instruction on any topic, please
email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
Sincerely,
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