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The exact amount of time you need to read per day to boost your brain health: www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-exact-amount-of-time-you-need-to-read-per-day-to-boost-your-brain-health
This article includes many studies on the benefits of reading and reading aloud to both children and adults.
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12 Free Learning Apps and Websites for Kids at Home This Summer: www.commonsense.org/education/articles/12-free-learning-apps-and-websites-for-kids-at-home-this-summer
This is a helpful link to share with parents. In addition the apps and websites can be used by teachers, both in and out of the classroom throughout the year. One Chart at a Time: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfv89tPxlTiVIrwuSBCISiBaGSH1CJR5-
This series of short (3-5 minutes) videos is a very well organized series of 56 YouTube videos that show different types of data visualization fields including standard bar, line, and pie chart and then moves on to others that are more unfamiliar. This series also be used as a pattern to make videos on other topics. 35 crafts for kids that are fun, easy and will keep them entertained: www.goodto.com/family/things-to-do/easy-crafts-for-kids-533109
The difficulty of these crafts range from easy to more difficult and the difficulty can be revised for each child or group of children. They are made from materials that are generally found around the home and the time to make them varies. 13 Outdoor Class Activities for Anyone, Anytime: www.educationworld.com/teachers/13-outdoor-class-activities-anyone-anytime
Students like to be outdoors especially in warm weather and learning outdoors is a great change anytime. Due to the pandemic, it is even a more appropriate place to learn many times. This list of activities is detailed enough to easily incorporate in lesson plans yet flexible enough to meet the needs of most classes. Summer Literacy Challenge!: www.readingrockets.org/article/summer-literacy-challenge
This list of activities from Reading Rockets is easy enough to fit into nearly every families schedule for the summer. The activities are broad based so that children can choose what they enjoy doing. Chrome can now caption audio and video: connsensereport.com/2021/03/18/chrome-can-now-caption-audio-and-video/
While I am able to hear, often I like the ability to read the words that are spoken in videos and have YouTube set up to do that for me. I just set up the Chrome extension to provice captioning for nearly all audio and video I access on Chrome. While I haven't tried it yet, the directions in this article were easy to follow. Talking About Anti-Asian Racism: Resources for Your Classroom: www.wnet.org/education/blog/talking-about-anti-asian-racism/
"Help students contextualize current events through a broader understanding of Asian American history using these resources and tools for anti-racist teaching from WNET and PBS." May the 4th Be With You: Best Star Wars Teaching Ideas: www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/may4-star-wars-stem
These many fun and interesting ideas for students vary in difficulty so can be used with nearly all students. Five Online Discussion Ideas to Foster Metacognition: www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-student-engagement/21-ways-to-structure-an-online-discussion-part-four/
While I have used these discussion techniques in the classroom, I have not used them with online discussions. Because the techniques are clearly explained in this article with examples and variations that could be used, it is relatively easy to see how they can be adapted to online discussions. |
Janet LuchAs a life-long educator, I like to read about education and decided to share what I find interesting here with you. Please let me know your thoughts about the articles. Archives
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