Let’s embrace technology, for our students!

Technology, it's everywhere! ESPECIALLY in the classroom. When I was in grade 8, I was finally given a cell phone. I was allowed to send 50 text messages a day. It took me about 1 week to learn how to use it. Now, we walk into restaurants and see kids on iPads, using their parents phones to play games, using their OWN phones to play games. A lot of people shake their heads, they see it as a new age phase that is robbing kids of human experience and learning. But I wonder, should we fight this? Or should we embrace it? Should we find ways to help students use technology to their learning benefit? 

I believe technology provides us with an opportunity to connect with students. If we can integrate technology in our class rooms to help students connect to learning, then we can change the way we view technology as a whole, and the way students view technology. Check out this link for some helpful tips and tools for integrating technology in the classroom! (And check out the video linked in the website!)

Check this out >>>>> https://elearningindustry.com/top-educational-technology-trends-2020-2021

Courtesy of AimeeW@NU

New Perspectives on Learning

Natural Curiosity is a great educational resource for teacher to find new ways to incorporate Indigenous teachings in class. This book focuses on Indigenous perspectives on education and on Indigenous teaching strategies. 

It's a great resource to use when trying to incorporate environmental learning into other lessons as well. This book provides numerous different strategies for teachers to use, with an emphasis on experiential learning, to promote hands-on learning, to better suit student needs. 

                           NEW! Self-Guided Learning Series

Designed for self-guided learning, here is a little added bonus for you...this free program includes a 5-part instructional video series that provides an introductory exploration of Natural Curiosity’s four-branch environmental inquiry framework, deepened by Indigenous perspectives.

Check it out here >>> https://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/

Diana@NU

More from Education.com - Games, Cute Worksheets, and Activities for Your Class

Take 5 to Thrive

Carve out 5 minutes a day to learn and play! These simple weekly activities provide your child with an educational, but fun brain break!

Every week you can explore the 5-Minute worksheets, various games, and pretty good activities.

WORKSHEET   5th Grade |  Science Learn About the Earth's Layers Through this fun worksheet, your child will learn about the earth's layers while practicing reading nonfiction text. Download Now

GAME   5th Grade |  Math Jumpy: Word Problems With Adding and Subtracting Fractions Players gain practice setting up word problems and adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. Play Now

ACTIVITY   5th Grade |  Art String Letters Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art! Download Now

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Raz-Kids is a Unique Website

 

An Interactive Leveled eBooks Spanning over 29 Levels

Raz-Kids is a unique website that delivers hundreds of interactive, leveled eBooks spanning 29 levels. Your students will be excited about reading with this tool!

• 400+ eBooks and open-book eQuizzes, with new books added every month, even in Spanish!
• Corresponding eQuizzes test comprehension, providing teachers with skill reports for data-driven instruction

• Online running records let teachers digitally assess each student, saving valuable classroom time
• The motivational "Raz Rocket" gets students excited about reading and strengthens the school-to-home connection
• A winner of numerous awards, including CODiE and EDDIE Awards and a Teachers' Choice Award for the Classroom

You can go to: https://www.raz-kids.com/

Courtesy of Bernadette@NU

Halloween Fun & Games for You

 

We'll have a hauntingly good time Catch the Halloween fever with these fun games and crafts! View activities

Looking for costume ideas, fall recipes, or autumnal printables? Education.com has you covered with 13 days of Halloween fun!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds activity Jack-o'-Lantern...Lanterns! activity Pumpkin Designs activity Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details worksheet Pumpkin Patch Sequences worksheet Halloween Diamante Poems lesson-plan

Here are some Halloween ideas for you ... they are full of fun and creative things that will make your days coming up to Halloween fun and spooky.

Enjoy ... Click here to take you to the Education.com website to have fun >>> BOOOOOO

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Education.com Weekly Boost

 

Your Weekly Boost gives you week-by-week resources that sync with the school year. As a parent, you can get a sneak peek into your kid’s classroom, and your child gets a boost with new skills they’re learning or will be learning soon.

As a teacher, why re-invent the wheel.  You can easily modify these as you see fit.  Enjoy!

Writing Word Choice & Sensory Language

Similes for Kids Worksheet What Is Figurative Language? Worksheet

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Word Study Synonyms & Antonyms

Speedy Synonyms: The Tortoise and the Hare Worksheet Synonyms for Home Worksheet

See all If you want to see more, then all you need to do is click below to take you to the Educaion.com website.  Check it out and don't feel overwhelmed by all the resources you'll find.  It is amazing. 💖💖💖CLICK HERE💖💖💖 Brought to you by your Friends@OISE

Creative Writing Activity for Halloween

I thought sharing this activity that I came across for another class will be a great resource to consider if you ever want your students to practice creative writing in class. 

This activity is suitable for grade 3-6 and you can tweak it as much as you want according to their writing level. The activity is called "Roll A Story" and can be easily found on the web. This is a great activity to embrace student's creativity when it comes to writing. Not only is it fun but it also helps them build their vocabulary. 

The package comes with the game itself, a rubric for educators to assess the student's work, organizer, and list of transition words that they can use when creating their story. Finding creative ways to teach children in school is very essential and I think it should be incorporated on a daily basis.

You can find it by clicking here >>> ROLL A STORY 

Hope you find this resource useful and helpful! 

Vithusha@ NU-OTECF

Note: This is a paid resource ($1.95) for classroom use only. 

Art Class Made Easy

While observing an art class during my placement in a Grade 5 class I was introduced to "Art for Kids Hub". This amazing channel on YouTube is made up of Rob, his wife, and their four kids, who as a family love to draw and want to share it with the world. Their channel consists of dozens of step by step videos that teach you how to draw anything from nature to Disney characters as well as many tutorials for different seasonal and holiday inspired drawings such as Halloween and Christmas. 

This channel could be used as a great tool as a teacher when doing Art class due to the variety of options that it offers whether it's used as a series option for instruction or as a fun holiday class activity. These videos will appeal to many types of learners as you get the visual and auditory instruction all while putting it into practice. As well, these tutorials are done with both an adult and child drawing, showing the diversity in everyone's artistic styles. 

Seeing these videos being put into action in the classroom was truly fun and interesting. The students all appeared to be engaged, they were committed and focused on their drawings, while also having fun. They were able to collaborate and give friendly feedback to their classmates and were able to see the different ways everyone interprets the instructions. 

As someone who is a visual learner and also enjoys more creative, artsy pursuits, I would have loved to see something like this in the classroom as a student. 

All the information on this Art resource can be found at >>>> https://www.artforkidshub.com 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGM_VhNXMmo

Courtesy of: Laura@NU OTECF