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English news and easy articles for students of English. Free Printables Library - The Teaching Cove. Free ESL, EFL printable worksheets and handouts. Games to learn English - Learn English through games, On this site you can learn English grammar and vocabulary through games. Each grammar point is presented in a graphical way and then the grammar and vocabulary are practised in games.

Writers Plot Idea Generator - create a random story line. What online teaching should NOT be about. Lesson Planning Survival Tips! 40+ Resources – Teacher Reboot Camp. I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. – Socrates Within the garden of learning is the students’ gained knowledge put into use.

Lesson Planning Survival Tips! 40+ Resources – Teacher Reboot Camp

The way we design our lessons and activities determine how successful our learners will be in grasping new knowledge. We also have to ensure students pass tests and achieve learning objectives. Our lessons can help us achieve both. We don’t possibly have enough time to design incredible lessons for every objective, but on the web we can find 1000s of great lessons created by teachers that we can adapt to meet our students’ needs. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning, The 30 Goals Challenge, or Learning to Go. Tips Anthony Gaughin talks about a GREAT lesson having these elements: G- group dynamicR- relevance to learners’ lives and needsE-emergent language and ideas focusA- attentivenessT- thoughtfulness To this list I would add flexibility. Templates Some of us need a framework from which to build our lessons.

Sites For Free Lesson Plans. Online Puzzles, Games & Quizzes. Science for Kids - Fun Experiments, Cool Facts, Online Games, Activities, Projects, Ideas, Technology. Free public domain audiobooks. Commonlit.

Curriculumbits : Free Online Interactive Whiteboard Teaching Resources for all Subject Areas. Teacher - Off2Class. 7 Great Places to Find Free Literary Works. October 6, 2015 In a previous post we covered some very good websites where you can search for and access free eBooks.

7 Great Places to Find Free Literary Works

Today we are curating this list specifically for platforms where you can find literary works. Whether its poetry, classics, or even philosophy these web tools and mobile apps are definitely a good place to start with in your search for literary works. 1- Poem Hunter Poem Hunter is all about poetry. It provides you access to a wide variety of materials including poetry eBooks, quotations, poets biographies, assorted works of each poet, poetry contests and many more. 2- Poetry Magazine ‘Today, Poetry regularly presents new work by the most recognized poets, but its primary commitment is still to discover new voices. 3- Harvard Classics ‘All classics you ever need to read in Philosophy or Religion are collected in one app. 4- Project Gutenberg This is another great resource for free ebooks. 5- The Internet Archive.

10 sources of free interactive content for your class. Educators are creating lessons and sharing them online.

10 sources of free interactive content for your class

Tap into great teaching resources with these 10 sites. (Flickr / Luis Vidal) Years ago, textbooks served a different purpose. Information was at a premium, and textbooks filled the void. They were chock full of it — a one-stop shop for the curious student. Today, things have changed. Textbooks are bulky, inflexible and pricey. These days, where powerful technology lets us connect with others and share ideas, there has to be a better option than buying the same textbook for every kid. Open educational resources (OERs) may be the best option available right now. These resources include individual reading selections, videos and PowerPoint presentations.

Oh, and that word “open.” Lessons Worth Sharing. OER Commons. Category. Search Page. Collaborize Classroom Library: Subject: English & Language Arts. The Digital Classroom - Teaching Resources. Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg - Gutenberg.