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Google for Educators
Instructional Illuminations
In the fall of 2006, Google introduced a new program called Google for Educators. Google for Educators compiles FREE tools that teachers can use in the classroom to promote creativity, collaboration, research, and critical thinking skills. The site has everything from blogging and collaborative document creation to 3-D modeling, web page creation, and satellite mapping. Below are more details about some of the many tools that Google Educator has to offer.
Use Nursery Rhymes to Teach Word Families
Core Connections
By Kesha Sullivan, Murray Elementary Schools
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses,
And all the king's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Have you ever taught nursery rhymes to young children for use other than memorization? Using nursery rhymes is a great way to "hook" young children into learning how to identify words with similar endings. Through the use of rhymes, children will learn how to categorize words into word families and have fun reciting favorite nursery rhymes as well.
What's Up With China?
Core Connections
North Calloway Elementary
One might wonder why 3rd graders should take the time to learn about China, a country halfway around the world, when there are so many things about our own country that they don't know. The truth is there's a little bit of China in the daily life of every child. Many students may envision such things as rice, chopsticks, and fortune cookies when they think about China, but they are usually quite surprised when they find out that the kites they fly, the paper they write on each day, the razor scooters they play with, and the umbrellas that keep them dry are all Chinese inventions, not to mention the majority of clothes they wear daily.