Archive for the 'Language Arts' Category
Differentiated Curriculum Samples is part of the “Reaching All Students” site, which is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education Gifted and Talented Office. On the Differentiated Curriculum Samples main page is a chart that lists the name of the activity, the targeted grade level and the subject area. The downloadable lessons are beautifully done […]
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Thirteen Ed Online is a site for teachers, students and parents, sponsored by the Educational Broadcasting System. The site provides a wide variety of lesson plans, many of which integrate technology through video clips, online games and websites. If you click on the “Educators” link on the top, you’ll find the lessons archived by subject […]
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SweetSearch is a suite of search engines designed for teachers and students. The sites that are searched through SweetSearch are approved by their evaluation team of teachers and librarians. SweetSearch configured their search engine to favor sites like the Library of Congress, PBS, and university websites. SweetSearch4Me is a search engine for elementary students. There’s […]
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ReadWriteThink: Flip Book is an online flip book maker. I know I mentioned ReadWriteThink in an earlier post, but there are so many great tools on the site that it’s easy to miss some. The flip book maker is a user-friendly template for creating flip books. The site walks you through the steps of creating […]
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The Book Seer and Your Next Read are two sites that offer book recommendations based on a book you like. All you need to do is enter the title / author of the book you like into the provided fields and almost instantly you’ll see recommendations for other books to read. The Book Seer shows […]
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For students who need extra challenges, there are many local, national and international competitions available. Here are a few pages with links to some of these competitions: Cogito.org has the best list of competitions for students in middle school or high school. The site is maintained by the John Hopkins Center for Talented youth. While […]
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For me, one of the most exciting elements of the Internet is the availability of authentic resources. People who have collected items for years now have a way to share them with the world. The beauty of this for educators is that it’s now relatively easy to turn someone’s hobby into dynamite lessons. Authentic resources […]
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Here are links to sites that offer online puzzles and games for challenging you and your students: BrainBashers is a site with thousands of puzzles, riddles, games, brain teasers and more. In addition, it features a Fun Fact and an Odd Word of the day. BrainBashers is developed by Kevin Stone, who lives in […]
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Byrdseed is a site created by a gifted education teacher who was a gifted student when he was in elementary school. It contains a wealth of information for teachers involved with teaching gifted students. The site’s creator has a computer science background and has included some tech-integrated lessons. When you click on the “Lesson Ideas” […]
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GiftedSources.com is a site that contains links to a variety of resources related to gifted education. The links on the left take you to pages with lesson plans, interesting websites, articles, and professional organizations. The site does a nice job of separating lesson plans by subject area, however you have to click on the individual […]
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