Tired of the same old words?

Use Word Hippo to help you students replace those tired words (you know the ones).  Just enter the word and see the results.  Want to go further? You can then click on one of the new words and get even more synonyms.   You can also use Word Hippo to locate opposites.  The site does contain advertising.

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Vocabulary games

Here’s a fun activity (and it will even keep track of your score) to practice your vocabulary.  Vocabulary offers multiple choice questions and chances for you to learn new words.  There is a free (as well as subscription version)- I only used the free option.  This could work as stations or as a whole group on a whiteboard.

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What's the word? Know it?

What if I give you a definition or two and then even give you the first letter of the word- can you fill in the blank?  Find out by playing Knoword.  Select your grade level and let the fun begin.  The clock will count down and you opt to skip a word.  If you don’t get the correct answer, it will be shown after the time expires.

I think this could be interesting on an interactive whiteboard and having the students play in teams.

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Who did it?

Looking for hands-on science inquiry unit? Want to make learning scientific practices painless? Need short lectures and labs (along with grading suggestions)?  Check out TeachersFirst Who did it? And turn your students into CSI scientists.  What a fun way to have the students practice scientific steps and reasoning.  Could do it as a closing until or hold on to it for next September!

Instead of showing a movie

The end is in sight- so finish strong- take a look at these suggestions from the Peardeck blog.  I really like the Pass the Rock idea.

Could you survive Plymouth?

So how is your faith?  Food? Supplies?  These are all questions to those trying to survive Plymouth.  Take the role of a Pilgrim and begin your quest.  Each decision will impact your over health.  Explore Saints and Strangers.

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Explore the dust bowl

Want your students to experience the dust bowl?  Check out this PBS site- Interactive Dust bowl. Start by building your  homestead and meet your neighbors.  Keep playing and make more choices.  See the influence of the great depression as well as the weather.

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Interactive whiteboard games for the young

PBS Kids has a nice site with interactive whiteboard activities divided by content area.Within each area, you will find a brief description of each game as well as suggested grades and audio requirements.

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Bioman!

Here’s a site with interactive labs and quizzes for science topics.  From cells to ecology to photosynthesis and more.  This site is geared for grades 5 and up.

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Memorial Day

Looking for resources for your students for Memorial Day?  Check out this blog post from Discovery Education and explore their content collection.  It includes several activities for your students.

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