Astronomy For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com Children's Literature Digital Resources Project Children's Literature Digital Resources is a full text digital repository of Australian children’s literature from 1830 to 1945. Users can read online the complete texts of a selection of early Australian children’s literature, both popular and rare. Digitised items include children’s and young adult fiction, poetry, short stories, and picture books. Users can also read related full text critical articles that were digitised as part of the project. Authors of primary sources include Irene Cheyne, E. W. Secondary sources include critical works by Clare Bradford, Heather Scutter, Kerry White, Sharyn Pearce, and Marcie Muir. The completed project is used as a valuable research tool by students, schools, researchers, and academics across a range of disciplines. Read more about Children's Literature Digital Resources and its aims in 'Present and Active: Digital Publishing in a Post-Print Age' by Professors Kerry Mallan and Annette Patterson.
fabulousbooks - home iPads in the Preschool Classroom Today I’m hosting Chapter 8 of Teaching in the Digital Age for our Summer Book Study. I was glad to see that Puerling did not talk about game-style apps for kids because those are not my favorite for the classroom. I think children get enough of that at home. I like using the iPad as an additional listening center, where the children turn (or swipe) the pages of a book as it is read to them. I’ve read on other blogs or forums where teachers say it’s wrong to use iPads in a preschool classroom. Puerling discussed ways to introduce the iPad to young children. The main points from the chapter are in bold along with a few ideas I thought of while reading. Facilitate conversation while observing photos. Using photos with children was discussed in chapter 2, and the iPad is one way to share photos with children without the cost of printing them. Leafsnap HD is an app that could be used in the classroom or outdoors to identify leaves. Engage with literature. Develop skills in music. Other Ideas…
Mathwire.com | March 2012 Free Steampunk Collage Sheets Another great source of steampunk imagery is Wikimedia Commons. You kind of have to dig for it, it's not as easy as typing steampunk into the search box, but if you try other keywords like diving, dirigible, gears, clockwork, Victorian, patent diagram, and so forth you may turn up something that suits your needs. Here are a few fine examples of the treasure to be found... An illustration from Jules Verne's classic novel "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" depicting a squid or octopus seen through the viewbay of The Nautilus. A page full of images of very steampunk looking flying machines, balloons and dirigibles mainly.
Children's Songs with Downloadable Kids Music - songs and lyrics from KIDiddles My Weird Classroom Club | Dan Gutman & My Weird School Resources for Teachers
This is a great site designed for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. It has many songs and rhymes that parents or teachers can for early teaching of Phonemic Awareness. The site has videos of each of the songs and rhymes and can be played in English or Spanish. by ccasas5 Jul 18