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 Carl's Corner - this site provides resources and materials for classroom teachers, reading and resource specialists in the area of language arts. Contains hundreds of downloadable resources for classroom use and is one of LessonGateway's most highly rated websites. Some of the areas covered in Carls Corner include the Alphabet, Centers, Games, Phonics, Reading, Monthly/Seasonal Calendar Activities, Themes/Holidays, World Family Activities, Word Study Activities and more. Carl's Corner also includes actiivites for teaching Spanish language students.
Read on to learn more about Carl's Corner and use the links below to find other great resources for teaching reading and writing.
Click here to read reviews about Carl's Corner and their literacy activities and lesson plans for primary students. Click here for great Primary Reading Resources or here for amazing Primary Writing Resources.
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 Video has taken the web by storm and educators are struggling, it seems, to sort and locate quality, educational videos for their students. While Youtube remains clearly the #1 free video service, much of the content in its Educational Channel is pitiful, and despite its interesting, semi-philanthropic Symphony, Youtube remains largely unusable in the classrom and blocked entirely by many District School Boards.
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 With the holiday season already underway, many of you are looking for resources to use with your students. Here are our "top rated" sites for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa.
Use the free multimedia resources available on the The History Channel to engage your students as they learn more about each of these holidays. Check out the Christmas, Hannukah & Kwaanza mini-sites.
The Scholastic site...
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 Many of you teach weather concepts as part of your science courses, and hurricane season can be a chance to learn weather-related topics while atmospheric events are in the news. If you need to brush-up on weather concepts check out the Learning Center created by the National Science Teachers Association. The site has "science objects" - free learning experiences available online anytime, anywhere for teachers). Each of the science objects found here were created for teachers, both new and experienced, who need a "content refresher". The Objects include multimedia content, interactive simulations, audio, questions, 'student misconceptions to watch for' and ideas for addressing these misconceptions.
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As we all know, the candidates in this year's election are using the Internet extensively to get their message out and to promote their respective fundraising campaigns. Many Civics and Social Studies teachers are discussing the election in class, and educators ought to consider using the web to teach students about the election. Of course we can go directly to the candidates' sites to view their policies ( Obama, McCain) but here are a couple of other resources teachers may want to consider using in their classes...
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 Recently, I was out 'grazing' on the web when I came across Wiz iQ. For those of you not familiar with video conferencing, it was expected to take the world by storm sometime in the past year but has yet to truly catch on. Of course, the idea of communicating with others around the globe seemlessly remains an ideal and is certainly possible in small groups using
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LessonGateway.com is a free resource website created by teachers for teachers. Using LessonGateway.com, educators quickly locate the very best teaching tools, lesson plans, reference websites and student activities because each resource is suggested, rated and reviewed by educators around the globe.
Whether searching for lesson plans, teaching resources or student activities, many educators turn to the Internet for help. With thousands of education-related websites
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If you're anything like an average teacher, you know the web can be a great resource - whether you're looking for lesson plan ideas, online student activities, teaching resources or student research sites. Finding the best option for your classroom is challenging at best. You've got student assessments piling up on your desk, report cards to write, parents to call and student activities to supervise.
You need the best of the web and there's precious little time to find it.
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