 Mothers
Are Special! Celebrate!
Brainstorm
adjectives that describe your mom using Inspiration.
Write an Acrostic Poem with these words in MS Word.
She will appreciate your thoughts!
(Inspiration file/MS
Word Example/MS Word-Blank)
Motherhood
Math: Mothers in the Workforce -
Study an online table and discover how the number of mothers in the
workforce has changed
since 1955 - Worksheet included.
Memories
of Mom - Students write their special memories of Mom using daily
writing prompts - A Holiday Memory With Mom
, A Funny Moment With Mom, The Best Advice My Mother Gave Me , Mom
Always Says
... , A Time I Told a Fib to Mom, and more.
Web
2.0 - What is it? Sharing & Collaborating! The
future brings Web
3.0?
Edublogs - Create a classroom blog for your upcoming students.
A wonderful way to encourage collaboration and publish
student writing!
Del.icio.us *
Diigo -
Keep your favorite bookmarks online and share! You can
access your favorite web sites from any computer at school,
home, or any location
with Internet access.
Google
Docs & Spreadsheets - The online way to keep your
files - Create, Edit, Share - Free!
GCast -
Podcast from your cell phone! Make your voice heard...
Google
Video - Search, upload, and share videos online - Education
category
Flickr -
Manage & share your photos
Box.net - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing,
RSS Sharing, Access Documents & Files
Wikipedia - A collaborative encyclopedia under
a Wiki platform that is written and maintained by volunteers.
Cinco
de Mayo WebQuest - Discover Mexican history and culture!
This webquest includes links to websites for learning more
about the history of Cinco de Mayo, fiesta food, Mariachi
music, and pinatas!
Cinco
de Mayo Vocabulary -
Unique vocabulary activities and printable puzzles
Interactive
Quiz -
Take the quiz to learn more about Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco
de Mayo - Resources from Teach-nology - lesson plans,
vocabulary builders, crafts, and more
Unitedstreaming -
View "Holiday Facts and Fun: Cinco de Mayo" -
Blackline Master student learning sheet and online quiz
included
 Yippee! It's
Vacation Time!
Start
planning your
summer vacation!
Students research
using the Internet,
collect data,
use a spreadsheet
to display
information,
and write persuasive
paragraphs
- WOW!
Lesson Details - It's
Vacation Time!
RiverVenture! (from
Knowitall.org) Your students will love these river
excursions - "The Three Rivers", Columbia, SC and "The
Estuary",
Charleston, SC - Move your
mouse & see all that appears! See if you can find the
Panoramas, gather clues, and file a River Wrap report.
Click and learn as you journey!
NatureScene
Interactive (SCETV)
Explore parks and nature preserves across the United
States! Destination options include: Take the Tour
(includes videos), Lay of the Land, Who Lives Here?,
Who Am I?, Site Description, and wonderful Learning
Resources for teachers, students, and families!
WayBack
- Summer Vacation! (from
PBS American Experience)
Take an Internet Road Trip to some of America's
favorite vacation spots! Start at a vineyard off
the cape,
continue to Saratoga Springs, the Catskill
Mountains, Coney Island, Great Smoky Mountains, Opryland, and more. Short
paragraphs with a picture are used to introduce the destinations. A US
map reveals your progress throughout the journey! Special feature stories
include Miami Beach, Car Camping, and Summer Camp.
National
Geographic Explorer - Play this month's game!
Enjoy the Activities, Articles, Word Challenge, and
Quick Flicks all through the summer!
Are
We There Yet?
 Google
Earth - Amazing
way to explore
the world!
MapQuest -
Check the distance
from home to
your ideal
vacation destiny!
Do a student survey of the locations your students will be traveling this
summer. Use Excel to collect and
graph their responses. Practice graph reading skills!
Here's a sample for you! Excel - Vacation
Graph
My Neighborhood
Map - Encourage students to
practice map skills any time by using this educational activity!
Students create a map of their neighborhood (They need to know
their address!), answer questions using the map, and write directions
to arrive at a specified location on their unique map.
My
Neighborhood (blank) My
Neighborhood (completed example)
 Digital Information
for South Carolina Users
Remember to take advantage
of South Carolina's Virtual Library - an
electronic library of essential information and learning
resources for all South Carolina citizens. You will
find a wealth of information - InfoTrac Periodicals & Reference,
Biography Resource Center, Who's Who, Health & Wellness
Resource Center, What Do I Read Next?, Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge Online, Encyclopedia
Americana Online, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Knowledge Source
- do use this wonderful resource!
DISCUS can
be accessed from school, home, or the
public library!
 BUGS!
BUGS! BUGS! They're Everywhere in Summer!
These creepy crawlies
are from the Arthropod group of animals. Do
you know the characteristics of all insects?
Take time to explore!
Insects! Sample
lesson plans and activities are available!
Unitedstreaming -
Explore videos such as The Incredible World
of Insects, Junior Zoologist: Insects,Those
Amazing Arthropods!, World of Nature:
Insect Disguises, Insects: Facts and Folklore,
and more!
(Do a Unitedstreaming keyword search: insects)
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Write About
Your Dream Vacation!
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For
interesting fun, students can pick one imaginary
place they'd like to visit this summer, then write a
short paragraph about it to share with the
class. Include where they're going, why they want to go, and one special attraction they would like to see
while visiting. Here are a few locations to give
a start! Use Internet resources!
Myrtle
Beach - South Carolina
Charleston - South
Carolina
Savannah - Georgia
Disney
World - Florida
NatureScene
Interactive - US Parks
The Caribbean - Tropical
islands
Hawai'i -
The ? state to join the United States of America.
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Additional
Geography Resources:
MapMachine -
Locate cities, countries, or other locations around
the world - cool map here!
MapQuiz - Tons
of quizzes to keep you busy for hours. Lots of other "stuff" here
too!
The
World Fact Book -
Facts about countries of the world - Learn about others!
The
USA Quiz - Excellent review of the 50 states with an interactive
map.
GeoBee
Challenge - Play everyday - You'll learn more about geography!
Biomes of the World -
Rainforest, tundra, desert, grasslands, temperate, taiga
Habitats -
Explore Cities & Suburbs, Deserts & Tundra, Forests, Fresh Water, Oceans
& Coasts, and Prairies!
Foreign
Language for Travelers - Learn common phrases;
hear pronunciations; find currency exchange
rates; a hotel database; and more! This is
an excellent resource for Foreign Language
teachers.
Geography4Kids -
Physical geography and earth science basics - Earth Structure,
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, BGC Cycles, Climates (You
will also enjoy Chem4Kids
and Biology4Kids)
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Swimming
Anyone?
Wild
Animal Watch: Dolphins -
What are dolphins? What's the difference between
a dolphin and a porpoise? What are flippers and
flukes? How fast do dolphins swim? What is echolocation?
Learn all about these exciting mammals of the
sea!
What
Is A Dolphin? (from SeaWorld)
About Marine Animals - Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, Seals, Sea
Lions, Walruses, Manatees, Dugongs, and more! This site also includes
a few grammar
tips for writing a report, plus, you can take a quiz
on marine mammals!
Unitedstreaming -
Take advantage of the many opportunities to show
your students "real-life" videos!
Blackline Masters, Teacher Guides, and South Carolina
Standards are available.
(Do a Unitedstreaming keyword search: dolphins or whales or oceans) |
Miami
Sea Aquarium
Swim with the dolphins!
Whale
Web - Facts -whales, dolphins, & porpoises
Seaside
Live! 3D Creatures, Coastal Habitats, and other topics
related to marine ecology.
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Stay
Sharp During the Summer Months!
Language
Arts
Carol
Hurst's Literature Site - A
wealth of information - reviews of books for
students, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom,
subject resources, curriculum areas, themes -
a wonderful resource for cross-curriculum planning.
Storyline
Online -
An online streaming video program
featuring Screen Actors Guild members
reading children's books aloud
FableVision
Place -
Stories, games, and fun places!
Story
Hour- from the Internet Public Library - Perfect stories for
group classroom viewing...Do take a few minutes and look at "Do Spiders
Live on the World Wide Web?" Consider having your class write, illustrate,
and publish their own story! Summer
Reading - Encourage your students to read during the summer months.Here
are several Internet sites you can suggest to them!
Page
By Page Books -
Expand your horizons! Read a book online!
Kidsreads.com - A reading
activity site especially for kids!
Eagerreaders.com -
Book lists, topics, suggested reading
GigglePoetry.com - The #1 Fun Poetry Site for Kids on the Web
Children's Storybooks Online - Read online with your students!
They can read during the summer!
Writing - Help your students learn to write well. (Tips for parents
and teachers are included, too!)
Young Writers Workshop - Story starters and activity pages to encourage
writing
Math
NumberNut - Shapes
& Colors, Counting,Operations, Date & Time, Money, Decimals,
and more
Mega
Mathematics - If you're looking for unusual
math activities that encourage thinking skills,
this is the place! Take a look at "The Most Colorful
Math of All, "Games On Graphs", or "Machines That
Eat Your Words" for a start. Your students will
remember your class forever if you dare to try
any of these activities with them.
Visual Fractions -
Interactive practice using lines and circles to identify fractions.
Fun!
All About Fractions (from
AAAMath) - Each page has an explanation, interactive practice,
and challenge games about fractions.
Fractions
- Elementary School Lessons & Materials - Explore
many ways to help students understand fractions. The "Review
and Enrichment" section has several fun games such as
I've
Got Your Number - A super way to review any math skill.
MathStories.com -
Word problems based on Dr. Seuss books - Ready to print!
Also, you can find word problems based on The Three Little
Pigs (higher
grades - lower
grades)
101 Math Links (from www.101science.com, which has links for all subjects)
This web site will give you links to math sites for a variety of grade levels
and math skills.
Math Baseball -
Play ball and practice math!
 "Dear
X" .....Keep A Summer Diary! (named
for "Excel")
This
is a perfect way to encourage writing throughout the
summer. Students use Excel as
a personal journal. They can record exciting events,
places they visit, activities they do, or just use it
to write creative stories and personal thoughts. The
journal can be used daily, weekly, or whenever the mood
strikes. Creative students can practice technology skills
by changing background colors, font colors, adding graphics,
etc. This is also a wonderful way to keep several months
of writing in 1 file! Extra worksheets can be added as
necessary. Any student/parent with Internet access and
Excel software can download this file at home. Try it!
"Dear
X" Excel file (Adapted
from The Technology Loop)
Primary
Resources -
Free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for teachers in all
subject areas - Web, PowerPoint, SMART Board, and more!
Teachers
Hub K-12 Interactive Learning Center
Online curriculum resources
Review skills with interactive learning! This site has resources for elementary,
middle, and high school students plus a quiz hub, spelling hub, words hub,
and teachers hub!
The
Graphic Organizer -
Visual learning resources and information on the
use of graphic organizers such as Inspiration.
There are examples as well. You may
want to explore this site during your free summer
vacation time.
Inspiration
OpenMind
And more visual
learning examples you
can browse!
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