Flipgrid - Empower Every Voice

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Flipgrid is social learning for PreK to PhD learners ... and beyond! Teachers can create grids and add topics. Grids are the meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department or any learning community to discuss your Topics. Start with an icebreaker, add weekly reflections, share book talks, explore STEM principles, give mini-presentations ... any Topic to ignite discussion! Check out the Flipgrid Educator’s Guide (copy and paste this web address into a browser: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZGEfOtEWqPcGUzcFd2RzRjYTQ/view) by our awesome friends Karly, Sean and Jennifer!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment

Author: Flipgrid

25 Screen-Free Activities for Kids

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This site offers some of favorite Screen-Free Activities for Kids that will have kids learning and laughing. For PreK and elementary children.

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Author: Kristen Yard

10 Reasons "Why" We Use Conventions! (Writing)

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Convey the basic message, refine the message and control the message. There is a lot of convincing information in here for students. This could be valuable for editing and part of a writer's notebook.

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Author: Smekens Educational Solutions

Agriculture Flipbooks

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Flip, flip, flip – Students can colour, cut and staple these booklets, then flip them and watch them become magically animated! Watch the bean sprout and grow, see how potatoes grow or watch how soil is formed.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game

Author: Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba

12 At-Home Workouts to Do With Your Kids – QALO

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"Getting a workout in with kids around doesn’t have to be complex. In fact, it can even be fun! The secret isn’t finding time without the kids. The secret is inviting the kids to workout with you. Here’s a look at 12 workouts you can do with your kids, in your home."

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Written Melody Erhuy

Codesters - Teaching Coding in your Classroom

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Codesters combines a fun online coding platform for students, a powerful learning management system for teachers, and built-out coding lessons so you can start teaching kids to code in your school today.

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Author: Codesters

8 easy brain boosts for testing time – Ditch That Textbook

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Small changes to test prep — and the day of the big test — can reap huge rewards. Learn about these brain-friendly strategies that work. Cognitive science — the study of thought, learning and mental organization — tells us a lot about getting students primed to succeed on tests. This resource outlines some practices that can help as you approach tests — and even on the day of the test: 1. Use retrieval to lock learning in long-term. 2. Mix up question types with interleaving. 3. Instead of cramming, space out practice. 4. Happiness is powerful. 5. Time of day matters. 6. Soak up the sun. 7. Breaks are essential. 8. Get up and move, move, move.

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Ditch That Textbook