ReadWriteThink Calendar November 14, 2009
Posted by anne marie in ELA, Websites, history/social studies.Tags: calendar skills, history, ReadWriteThink, Resource
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I came across the website, ReadWriteThink Calendar, and wanted to share. What I like about this resource is that it not only presents daily historical information using text and visual supports, but it also gives you links to lesson plans and other resources to give you ideas and to make lesson preparations easier. It also could be a springboard for students to research and report on specific events on the calendar. I envision it being a good resource to reinforce calendar skills, follow directions, cause/affect, etc. when incorporating it with the SMARTBoard. ENJOY!
I also wanted to mention is that some classrooms have incorporated the History Channel’s This Day in History Video into their daily morning activities with positive results. The site is linked to a picture on the SMART Notebook daily calendar and the students simply touch the picture to activate the video. Very direct, with immediate visual feedback– watching the video! ENJOY!
Bill of Rights Match Game August 30, 2009
Posted by anne marie in history/social studies.Tags: Bill of Right, history
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The Bill of Rights Match Game is a great activity/game to help students understand and review the Bill of Rights. There are are two levels- elementary and high school. The object is to read each statement and decide if the answer is yes or no based on the information they have learned about the Bill of Rights. It then asks you to identify the specific Amendment you based your answer on. This game would present well on the SMARTBoard. ENJOY!
The Renaissance July 7, 2009
Posted by anne marie in art, history/social studies.Tags: art, history
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I was asked by a history teacher if I knew of any interactive websites to support a lesson on The Renaissance. I was reminded of a site by the Allentown Art Museum called The Renaissance Connection. In their own words-”With the simple click of a mouse button, travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations revealed through the Allentown Art Museum’s Samuel H. Kress Collection of European art.” This site does require Flash. All of the activities including Inventions 1400-2020, Art Explorer, etc. present very well on the SMARTBoard. ENJOY!
What happened today? August 21, 2008
Posted by anne marie in ELA, history/social studies.Tags: calendar resource, history
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With the start of school right around the corner (YIKES!!) I thought I’d share this very interesting and helpful calendar site from Read/Write/Think. This site not only shares interesting facts from history, but also links these facts to a page that lists related classroom activities, lesson plans and web links –WOW!! So as you begin to plan and schedule your history lessons it might be beneficial to check out this calendar for some ideas.
Another site that I use every morning as part of my morning group is This Day in History from the History Channel. It offers a short video synopsis of events that occurred on that day. My students like to watch videos so it captures their attention and becomes a great springboard for me to address “wh” questions. ENJOY!
