16 Apps That Motivate Kids to Read. For every kid who is caught hiding beneath his covers with a flashlight and a novel at midnight, there is another who has to be begged and pleaded with to read.
And the latter might need a little extra—shall we call it encouragement? —to become a great reader. To help, we've rounded up a list of the top apps that not only teach essential reading skills but also motivate kids—even the most book-phobic—to read, read and read some more. Apps For Early Readers. 25 Books with Crafts To Match. When I started No Time For Flash Cards I started it with the intention of trying to give my friends who were at home with their kids some fun activities to fill in their day.
When I taught I would always link the book I read at opening circle time with our art exploration for the day. It gave the students focus and padded the learning on both ends. We didn’t hit the kids over the head with facts or structure but a little themed continuity went a long way in our exploration of the chosen topic. Encouraging Confidence and Creativity in Children {Book Set} How to Recycle Old Crayons into New Crayons. Have lots of crayon stubs that are too small to hold on to?
Don't throw them out! You can use them to create big, chunky crayons – and your kids can help. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 25 minutes. Teddy bear, teddy bear- ABC 4 Kids - Videos. Pencil and Paper Games. Make Flash Cards of Shapes. By learning at October 11, 2012 | 8:16 pm | Print One of the concepts preschool children need to master is learning the basic shapes.
Print and make these colorful Shapes flash cards for your preschooler to help with shape recognition. Shapes include, square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and diamond. Basic Shapes Flash Cards Assorted Shapes Flash Cards Compliments of ZiggityZoom.com Educational Printables Shapes kindergarten readiness, make flash cards, make flashcards, printable pre-k worksheets, shapes, shapes flash cards. Sara's EFL Resources for Preschool. Kids Educational Computer Games, Interactive Activities & Online Learning Games By TurtleDiary. English Language Learning and Technology Review: Review of Dr. Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences.
Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences Edutopia revisits its 1997 interview with the Harvard University professor about multiple intelligences and new forms of assessment.
Release Date: 12/01/1997 Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University, adjunct professor of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and chairman of the steering committee of the graduate school's Project Zero. He has written twenty books and hundreds of articles and is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, which holds that intelligence goes far beyond the traditional verbal/linguistic and logical/mathematical measurements. Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences. Big Thinkers: Judy Willis on the Science of Learning.
De las inteligencias múltiples a la educación personalizada. Power Points. Directions for Adding Music to Power Points: 1.
Save the song from the CD on your computer (you might already have done this if the song is in My Music) Dr Jean Feldman’s website « Training English Language Teachers Blog. Colors - Preschool Games. Recursos para el profesor. > What’s here?
The Creature Features section ( provides text, photos, maps, video and audio information about animals from all around the world. Animals can be browsed according to class or habitat. > Don’t miss! Print a creature (printables) Wonderful ready-made printables to decorate your classroom. You can find them within the Creature Features menu, after selecting one of the animals. Www.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/famlit/howtokit/storysac/storysac.pdf. Let's Make Some Pizza Lyrics & Music. Activity Songs & Nursery Rhymes for Kids. Do you have young children or work with toddlers or preschoolers and are looking for some fun, interactive songs?
Nowadays, there is a multitude of activity songs that you can sing and dance to in order to help children improve all kinds of development skills. Common Songs. The Word Pool children's book site with information and reviews for writers, teachers and parents. SurLaLune Storytime: Going on a Bear Hunt. SurLaLune Storytime: This Little Piggy. Miss Jenny Reads: toddler storytime. In my experience, nothing grabs the attention of toddlers like animals!
With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to focus on zoo animals. Making a Flannelboard: “Seals on the Bus” So, I made the “Seals on the Bus” flannelboard from Making Learning Fun and tried to photo-document my process so that I could theoretically teach others how to make the same flannelboard.
Obviously, an image intense entry, sorry slow browsers! The “Seals” template had great instructions for the bus template, so I seriously just followed their directions. I made two wheels, six windows, and cut a large piece of felt for the bus. (The pattern said to extend the middle of the bus 18″, but that was much too large for my flannelboard, so I only extended the bus 8″.)
In the picture you can still see that the bus template is taped onto the yellow felt, which is how I know where to cut without marking the felt. Next up, the characters: