SPARK University

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SPARK U is a hands-on professional development curriculum, providing teachers at every career-stage with proven classroom leadership strategies. SPARK U empowers graduates with a set of powerful skills … learn more

Cross Curricular Lessons for Spring

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Kids Discover Online. Spring is here!  To get your students in the spirit of the new season, here are 5 Cross-Curricular lesson ideas from Units on Bees, Butterflies, and more!

Adventures of Scuba Jack

The mission of the Adventures of Scuba Jack and Majestic Learning is to develop high-achieving students by providing a rigorous, hands-on, environmentally-based educational program that fully develops a … learn more

When Is the First Day of Spring 2023?

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Time and Date. Seasons can be defined in several different ways. The astronomical definition is based on the equinoxes and solstices, and spring begins with the spring equinox or vernal equinox. In the Northern … learn more

First Day of Spring 2023: The Spring Equinox

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox across the globe) occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north. It’s … learn more

Help Teaching: Spring Activities

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Connect learning to the seasons and holidays with our large collection of seasonal worksheets. Seasonal math worksheets incorporate special images and scenarios to provide students with timely activities … learn more

Vocabulary Lesson Plans

Education.com. Teaching is one of the most challenging and complex jobs on the planet. Our digital resources, tools, and learning materials are developed by educational experts to incorporate … learn more

Reading Rockets: Teaching Vocabulary

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Consider some excellent lesson models for teaching vocabulary, explaining idioms, fostering word consciousness, instruction for English Language Learners, and mnemonic strategies.

Teacher Planet: Spring Season

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Chances are your students have a strong association with spring. They know it’s a time of flowers, changing weather and of course it signals that school will be … learn more

Kids Soup Resource Library

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PreK & Kindergarten lessons and resources.  With your KidsSoup Resource Library Membership, you’ll get one year of access to our online library containing over 70 themes filled with … learn more

LessonPlanet: Spring Break Lesson Plans

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Founded by educators for educators, Lesson Planet is passionate about creating and delivering innovative digital tools and quality educational resources to help personalize student learning and inspire great … learn more

The US American Civil War

The US American Civil War was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought – 600,000 paid the ultimate price for freedom. And a war for freedom … learn more

The Civil War Film by Ken Burns

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Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this first episode dramatically evokes the causes of the war, from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists … learn more

Types of Careers in Ecology

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Ecologists study the relationships between living things and their environment. Ecologists often have to study and explain how human actions affect other living things and their environment. Ecologists … learn more

World Biomes: Kids Do Ecology

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Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals and plants. There are terrestrial biomes (land) and aquatic biomes, both freshwater and marine. Would you like to know … learn more

HistoryMaps

The Story of HistoryMaps. Once upon a time… or at least when I was growing up, I loved reading stories from picture books at the local library. Much … learn more

Learn About Eye Health

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National Eye Institute. Don’t take your eyes for granted! Learn how to take care of them, get the facts about specific eye problems, and help others learn about … learn more

FactMaps

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“A map is worth a thousand words.” This is Andras Borzsonyi, the owner of factsmaps.com. Welcome to my site, a comprehensive collection of thought-provoking and analytical maps, charts, … learn more

News and Media Literacy Collection

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PBS Learning Media. This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and … learn more

Teaching Channel: The K12 Hub

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Free resources and insights for teachers. Teaching Channel is a one-stop shop for teacher learning and development, from Learners Edge graduate-level courses and professional development programs, to our innovative video … learn more

Online Courses for Teachers

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Teaching Channel. We create transformational and sustainable learning experiences for aspiring educators, classroom teachers, and education leaders that optimize outcomes for students in school and beyond.

Time for Kids

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Current events for kids. TIME for Kids nurtures today’s learners and tomorrow’s leaders with authentic news and the critical-thinking skills that shape active global citizens.

The 5 Principles of Citizenship

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Cyberwise. Every student will use technology to connect with others, becoming a “citizen” of all sorts of online communities. Knowing how to be a good citizen offline is … learn more

Museum of the Gulf Coast

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The Museum of the Gulf Coast is administered by the Port Arthur Historical Society in partnership with the City of Port Arthur.

Fake News: 4 quick checks

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Not everything we see online is truthful, but it can be hard to tell the difference between fact and fiction. To help, we’ve put together a few quick … learn more

What is a Rubric?

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A rubric is a criterion referenced assessment tool used to score assignments or performances. Work is scored/graded based on how well the finished product lines up with the … learn more

Squiggly Squad

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A fresh approach to letter and number formation that lays the groundwork for reading, writing, and reasoning. Designed around the natural development of the child, complex skills of … learn more

The Old Schoolhouse

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The trade magazine for Homeschool Families The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, available both in print and digital formats, contains over 120 pages per issue of informative articles, teaching units and … learn more

TinkrWorks: Free Makerspace Lessons

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TinkRpedia has everything you need to get started with STEM/STEAM Project-based Learning. Browse our educator-curated Makerspace Lesson Library—featuring free, hands-on projects that cover a variety of subjects and difficulty … learn more

STEAM Games, Apps, and Sites

When their forces combine, science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) are a super group of essential subjects that lead to long-lasting learning. Using an interdisciplinary STEAM approach … learn more

10 Best Science Tools for Middle School

Once students have a foundation in elementary science, they move on to more advanced skills like planning experiments and developing evidence-based explanations based on their findings. Kids will see the real-world impact of … learn more

AI is for Everyone, Everywhere

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Education is the conduit through which today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders. And this guide serves as a toolkit for K-12 teachers who are preparing the next generation of … learn more

Forensic Science Lesson Plans

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During the 2006-2007 school year I started teaching a 9-week course on Forensic Science as one of our 8th grade activity classes. A brief outline is available in … learn more

PBS Learning Media: Rosie’s Rules

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Rosie’s Rules is a new PBS KIDS® animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican-American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world. Rosie’s Rules aims to … learn more

National Council for History Education

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The National Council for History Education provides professional and intellectual leadership to foster an engaged community committed to the teaching, learning, and appreciation of diverse histories. Through historical … learn more

ScreenPal

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Screencast-O-Matic is now ScreenPal! Capture, create, and share. The screen capture tools help you easily create, edit and communicate with videos and images. Simple and intuitive tools to … learn more

CyberWise: WHAT IS CHATGPT?

 We asked ChatGPT, the new A.I. chatbot to describe itself, here’s what it told us: “I’m ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI. I was trained on a large … learn more

Ireland: St. Patrick’s Day

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Every St Patrick’s Day, communities from Belfast to Cork on this national holiday showcase their Irish pride and celebrate the patron saint of Ireland through a range of … learn more

St. Patrick’s Day

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St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special … learn more

Curiosity Chronicles

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Curiosity Chronicles is a secular homeschool history curriculum. Our two main characters, Ted and Mona, take students on a tour through history beginning in ancient times. Curiosity Chronicles … learn more