Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 02/10/23

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

Sherlock Bones - Dissect an owl pellet online (L:E,M; SA:S)

Physical Phonics Game - “The following physical phonics games have been specially written and devised by the team at Teach Your Monster to Read. They have been created to help children engage with phonics practice in a fun, challenging and exciting way. The games can be played in a classroom, hall or the playground, and with a full class of children. They are easily adaptable to complement each phase of phonics learning.” (L:E; SA:LA)

Iris Folding - a card-making technique (L:G; SA:FA)

CoSpaces - Make AR and VR in the Classroom (L:T; SA:A)

Internet Safety for Teachers - "Read on to discover various Internet safety threats you should be mindful of, including best practices for protecting your students. You’ll learn about online child safety laws, discussing digital safety with kids, managing smartphone use in class, and much more." (L:T; SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley