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You Auto B Good!
Use a Cars-themed TV show as a way to teach character education like manners, responsibility, truthfulness, why not to cheat, etc.? Sheer genius! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAw9xiZIV5U – Auto B Good Sampler
FitBall
This fitball is proving useful to one of my students for focus, balance, core stabilization and strength.
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Tagged balance, core stabilization, Disc o Seat, disco seat, FitBall, focus, strength
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House of the Future
We are in the business of getting children ready for a future we don’t really know, but we do know the skills they’ll need—skills like flexibility, cooperation, creative problem-solving. Watch Corning Glass’s vision of the future. http://quietube.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38
Phonological Awareness
My daughter in law is starting Summereaders in Austin TX, and has already run into students with phonological awareness problems. Phonological awareness facilitates a student’s ability to manipulate sounds, which is vital for phonic analysis and reading growth. It allows … Continue reading
More Learning Games Online!
Numberz – Given a target number, clik on numberz that add up to that target. Mesmerizing music and translucent graphics. You are playing against another player somewhere in the world, but it’s not a dog-eat-dog competition–Well done. Whack-A-Verb – You … Continue reading
Comma Chameleon
Comma Chameleon You’re a chameleon, see, and you must lap up the right form of punctuation to end the sentence, and put it in the right place. The chameleon moves, so kids like the animation.
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Tagged comma, commas, editing, periods, punctuation, quotation, writing
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Rainstorm of Brainstorms
What are all the things you can do with a ball? (marble, stick, book, elastic, apple, etc.) How many things are white? blue? green? etc. What are all the methods of travel? How many types of insects, animals, flowers, trees … Continue reading
Construct-a-Word
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/ Some kids learn to read better through a “back door”. One of the back doors is “encoding”. These children learn the mechanics of word attack better by constructing words, rather than analysis of words. Construct-a-Word does a good job … Continue reading
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Tagged chunks, clusters, encoding, reading, spelling, word families
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Maze Generator!
http://www.BillsGames.com/mazegenerator Do you like mazes as much as I do? Here’s the best one I could find. If you find one that lets you solve the maze right on the monitor, let me know!
Goodies For Your Requisitions
http://www.amazon.com/Koss-Speech-Recognition-Computer-Headset/dp/B00005ML7Q/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_a A good inexpensive headset for speech recognition like Dragon NaturallySpeaking http://www.reallygoodstuff.com/product/ezc+reader+blue.do EZC Readers, line guide/bookmarks in see-through blue seem to help many early readers maintain focus on the current line they’re reading on. Possibly Pygmalion effect? http://www.didax.com/263773 Double Duel … Continue reading