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fashion - art class for kids

Posted by: Atelier FavelaTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: February 28, 2013

art class for kids

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Health outdoor game

Posted by: Lis HondurasTheme: Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: January 16, 2013

This outdoor game allows kids of all ages to participate - the younger ones simply run, the older ones play strategicely

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Using yoga to calm kids

Posted by: Kristen CretecosTheme: Classroom Management;Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: November 22, 2012

After being in the epicenter of a 7.6 earthquake in Costa Rica, the kids in our after school program were a little shaken up so we used some fun yoga games to teach them deep breathing and self soothing exercises.

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Blank Lesson Plan Rubric

Posted by: Kristen CretecosTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: November 22, 2012

A simple, yet useful, lesson plan rubric for bilingual after school programs.

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Fitness Test and healthy bodies :)

Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: ESL;Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012

Fun way to teach about the importance of staying healthy!

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1 To 100 Dice Game

Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: ESL;Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012

Fun high energy dice game that helps with number practice.

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Activity Suggestions!

Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: Art;Games;Health;Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012

Some activity suggestion we have used in Honduras during VAP. ( Our vacation activity program)

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The Best Part of Me!

Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 22, 2012

Students will photograph and write about the best part of themselves.

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mat and reading classes

Posted by: Claudia CarmonaTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 12, 2012

This reading is about a experience that I had in the Fe y ALEGRÍA school in Bogota Colombia, We were working with the children, they were in third grade of elementary school. from the point of view of cognitivism help you improve your skills to solve problems and understand how math and language

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Self Portraits

Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 03, 2012

Students will use this guideline when planning how to photograph self portraits.

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Certified Student Photographer Certificate

Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 26, 2012

Students will learn basic camera safety rules and will earn a certificate.

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How to Read a Photograph

Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;ESL;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 25, 2012

Students will develop visual literacy skills by analyzing photographs which will help them take more meaningful photos.

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PhotoPals 1 Month Lesson Plan

Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 22, 2012

All About Me books, the final product of my month teaching photography in EDELAC's 3rd grade class.

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Basic computer orientation guide

Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: August 04, 2012

This document (in English and Spanish) is a guide to teaching a basic technology orientation class.

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English Curriculum grades 1-6 used at Abriendo Mentes, Costa Rica

Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 04, 2012

This curriculum is used at Abriendo Mentes in Costa Rica. It includes 7 units divided by grade and includes vocabulary and activities for each.

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Free Art Lesson Plan 2: NeoWhimsies Eggs: ink pen drawing, Grades 3-5

Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 31, 2012

NeoWhimsies Eggs Project: Learning Basics of NeoPopRealism Ink/ Pen Drawing.SUBJECT: Art and Music, Art and Technology, GRADES: 3-5, 6-8.By NeoPopRealism PRESS (www.neopoprealism.org)

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Free Art Lessons Grades 3-5: NeoPopRealsm-NeoWhimsies ink/pattern drawing

Posted by: traveling librarianTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 31, 2012

Art lesson plan - INK/ PATTERNS DRAWING PROJECT: NeoPopRealism-NeoWhimsy Butterfly.SUBJECT: Arts and Music, Arts and Technology GRADES: 3-5. By NeoPopRealism PRESS (http://www.neopoprealism.org)

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Black Hen as a Talking Book

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Kinesthetic Activities;Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: July 22, 2012

Here's a book that speaks the language to your ESL learners. A great way to expand your ESL programmes learning options.

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Monster

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: July 22, 2012

A fun learning, sharing caring story about the importance of accepting differences for ESL students.

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Hens Holiday and other children's books

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 22, 2012

This series of bi-liingual books are fun learning, sharing and caring stories that help children develop their written Ladakhi and English languages.

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Black Hen and 7 other Early Readers for Kids

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6 Date Added: July 22, 2012

A series of 8 bi-lingual first readers for children aged 3-8 and now available as talking books.

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PhotoPals Lesson Plan

Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 16, 2012

The lesson plans for the two month photo and letter exchange between the 5th grade classes of Escuela de la Calle (EDELAC) in Guatemala and Heritage Charter Elementary in California.

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Writing "How to" Books

Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;ESL;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: June 29, 2012

Students will learn how to write a "How to" Book.

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Focal Length and Shutter Speed Lesson Plan

Posted by: Rachel WinetTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: June 07, 2012

This lesson focuses on teaching students the difference between focal length and shutter speed and how to take a quality picture.

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Best website ever

Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Art;Classroom Management;ESL;Games;Health;History;Math;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: May 20, 2012

IF you have not already seen this you should. GREAT resources for all primary teachers!! http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/google_search.htm?cx=partner-pub-6473552648755565%3A8447218298&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=perimetre&sa=Search

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Online Lesson Plan Resources

Posted by: Asociacion CREARTheme: Art;Environmental Issues;ESL;Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;Math;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: May 09, 2012

Print resources can be difficult to obtain, which is why we compiled an online reference of web sites that offer plenty of high quality information to build a curriculum and or lesson plan library. Almost all are free of charge. Also included are references to ESL curriculum building sites. Enjoy!

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ESL: Basic Adjective Exercises

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: May 03, 2012

4 exercises covering common adjectives (physical descriptions and personality). Includes visuals. 2 printable worksheets.

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Eating the Rainbow

Posted by: VE GlobalTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 19, 2012

A fun lesson using a rainbow as a guide to teach children to taste a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables for better health.

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Computer Fundamentals: 2 Lesson Plans

Posted by: VE GlobalTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 19, 2012

Attachment 1: Computer Fundamentals: Using Microsoft WordAttachment 2: Computer Fundamentals: Touch Typing

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Empathetic listening (en Español)

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 16, 2012

When someone is trying to communicate with you or you are trying to encourage someone to talk, you don’t always have to contribute insightful advice to the conversation; sometimes, all people want is to talk, and you just have to be a good listener. Short responses reflecting on the emotions attached to the speaker’s words (or body language) are a great way to listen in an effective and empathetic way. *Examples of empathetic responses*Examples of words that express emotionSPANISH TRANSLATIONS

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Teaching Tolerance, Latin America

Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: April 04, 2012

A reading/ art project to foster cross-culture exchange and tolerance.

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Building a window garden with reusable plastic bottles

Posted by: Garden City CollegiateTheme: Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: April 01, 2012

Building a window garden with 2L plastic bottles.

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Teaching Technical Documentary Photography Skills: Focusing

Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 29, 2012

We envision this being one of the first lessons taught in a photography workshop, if not the very first. Please feel free to modify or incorporate this plan into any other lesson plan ideas you may have.

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Tipos de poemas para niños

Posted by: Michelle NewmanTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Womens Empowerment;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 24, 2012

Explanations and examples of a few fun and simple types of poems for students who have little experience with poetry. (in Spanish)

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Quetzaltrekkers Profile and Evaluation Report

Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 15, 2012

A summary of Quetzaltrekkers' services and suggestions for growth

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EDELAC Profile and Evaluation Report

Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: March 15, 2012

An overview of EDELAC's services and suggestions for further support and growth

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Self-empowering name artwork

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Art;ESL;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 06, 2012

An art project I did with a group of girls ages 4-16: Write out the names of each participant and instruct them to write positive words describing themselves using each letter in their name. I think it was very empowering for the girls to think about how awesome they are!

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Volunteer Work Hours Log

Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: February 29, 2012

An Excel Spreadsheet that will allow volunteers to keep track of the hours they have worked, their expenditures, their completed tasks and future steps.

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Students and Teachers

Posted by: Morgan PerlsonTheme: Art;Environmental Issues;ESL;Games;Health;Theater;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: February 10, 2012

Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People. Clean water, proper sanitation and good hygiene form a solid foundation for a student’s health education. This activities guide is designed to enable teachers to take an active role in making a real difference in the lives of children and their families. Its pages are filled with engaging ways to impart an understanding about how common water-borne and hygiene-related diseases are spread. In addition to learning how to protect their health and that of their families, students will gain a healthy respect for the important water sources on which we all depend. Available in English, French, Kiswahili and Spanish.

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Teachiing HIV transmission to children

Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: February 09, 2012

Teaching kids about AIDS and HIV is essential to preventing the spread of the disease. The level of understanding will vary from grade to grade, so your approach must vary as well. While young children will understand sickness and disease, they may not easily comprehend methods of disease transmission.

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Managing Classroom behavior

Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: February 06, 2012

It happens all the time. A teacher, full of great love for kids, meets his or her students for the first time. Half the class doesn’t listen. A few snicker out loud. The teacher feels discouraged. Is the answer more prayer? Does the teacher need a more dynamic personality? Is this just the way it will always be with kids? Here are some suggestions to smooth the way

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Recycling Assembly

Posted by: Asociacion CREARTheme: Environmental Issues;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: January 31, 2012

A one-hour dynamic assembly on the garbage we make and how we can user the 3 R's to help create less garbage! (In Spanish)

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Stream Morphology

Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: Environmental Issues;Kinesthetic Activities;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: January 24, 2012

Stream MorphologyObject: To teach the kids about how flowing water changes land forms and the impact humans have on that process

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Paper Plate Masks

Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: January 24, 2012

Animal masks are a fun way to let kids be creative and have something to take home and play with! We made these on our day talking about animals and how they interact... After making the masks, we had them play tag, where each animal that was a 'predator' had to tag its 'prey' that it would normally hunt in its environment. Then, we had them switch roles and the 'prey' got its chance to be the 'predator.'

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Pre-schoolers, Juniors, and Teenagers: Are, Have, Can/Can't, Need, Like...

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011

Characteristic of pre-preschoolers/infants, juniors, and teenagers including skills and weaknesses, can and can't dos, needs, and likes.

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"Sólo para chicas" (carteles inspiradores)

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011

Inspirational posters taken from the book, "Sólo para chicas" by Ashely Rice (2002). Display in girls classrooms to remind them: "Una chica en el mundo es algo maravilloso...".

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HAND WASHING AS A WAY OF PREVENTING INFECTION

Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 30, 2011

Proper hand washing habits can leads to prevention of communicable diseases both in both children and adults.

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Lifestyle Diseases are Preventable

Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 30, 2011

How you treat your body determines how you enjoy your life.

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Writing Correction Symbols

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011

A teacher's key of correction symbols used in order to identify a student's errors without correcting their work for them. Give a copy to the students-- students can go back and self-correct their mistakes with the guidance of the correction symbols (identifying the specific areas of their mistakes).

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ESL: Stages of a recpetive skills lesson (listening and reading)

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011

Staging of text based language presentations and receptive skills lessons.

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English: Future Tense Timelines and Formulas

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011

This form describes future tenses in English with helpful examples, formulas, and timelines. A great reference sheet for teachers to have handy while teaching the future tenses.

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Phoneme Kids

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 20, 2011

This is a fun activity designed to give practice in using the phonetic alphabet. Students must already be familiar with the main parts of the body and some clothing items (shoe, sock, shorts).

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Classroom Transitions

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011

Transisitons to use consistently between activities.

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Outdoor Play/PE Activities for Pre K and K students

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011

A collection for outdoor/physical education activities and a gross motor skills checklist.

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Hygiene, Nutrition and Cooking Activities for Pre K and K Students

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011

A collection for hygiene, nutrition and cooking lessons (recipes) in English and Spanish for pre k and k studnets.

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Dramatic Play Activities for Pre K and K students

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Theater;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011

Dramatic play activities based on developmental milestones for 3-6 year olds. Lessons provided in Spanish and English and are intended to support concept development in other subject areas.

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Pre K and K Science Lessons and Learning Goals

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011

A collection of Science activities (Spanish and English) aimed at teaching 3-6 year olds.

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Math Lessons for pre k and k students

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011

Math Lessons support specific learning goals. Developmental milestones are provided.

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K and Pre K Reading Lessons for Teaching English or Spanish

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011

Reading Lessons geared towards teaching Spanish. Includes developmental milestones for 3-6 year olds.

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81 Art Lessons For pre K and K Students

Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011

Art Lessons geared towards using recycled, inexpensive or found materials for ages 4-6. Differentiate when necessary. Spanish prompts provided.

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Tengo derechos!

Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: October 22, 2011

Children's rights poster

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Teaching emotions

Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

A simple game for learning English vocabulary words for emotions

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Teaching to large groups of children

Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

Tips for teaching to a large group of children

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Dealing with Autistic Children

Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

Notes on how to facilitate positive learning experiences for autistic children

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Managing Classroom Behaviour

Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

Suggestions for how to prevent discipline problems and deal with disruptive children.

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Green stars, red squares, golden time!

Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Games;Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

A tool for motivating students to behave in class

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Number Squares / Snakes!

Posted by: John MayTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011

a really simple tool for helping kids learn basis concepts in Maths

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Energizers 2: For children aged 8-12

Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011

Second series of energizers - designed for smaller children!

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Songs for Children in Spanish

Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011

5 songs for children that were popular amidst the children at Seeds

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Outdoor Games

Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011

Four very fun outdoor games to play with children

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Resources for Teaching Health Principles to Children

Posted by: Lauren OdmanTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 13, 2011

Teach dental health, basic hygiene, and HIV prevention

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Treasure or junk?

Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Games;Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 13, 2011

A game for kids to learn about recycling

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The Box

Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 18, 2011

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The Floods at Domkhar

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: September 18, 2011

Attached document includes first-person accounts of 2010 floods in Ladakh, north India

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Girls' Adolescent Health Guides

Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Health;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: k-6;post-secondary Date Added: September 16, 2011

Mental, physical and social changes girls undergo during adolescence.

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Useful websites for teaching children

Posted by: Jennifer TurnerTheme: ESL;Games;Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 15, 2011

These are the sites that I have found most helpful while teaching Kinder class at Hogar de Esperanza in Peru.

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