We begin the students with the basics of being a good Digital Citizen.
This digital curation has videos, worksheets, and Power Points to help
equip the students with the basic skills for navigating the digital world.
This digital curation has videos, worksheets, and Power Points to help
equip the students with the basic skills for navigating the digital world.
For free online lessons, games, and video clips use Discuskids.org. It is a free service provided by the SC Department of Education for all public schools in South Carolina. These are all accessible at school. If you want to use them at home, it is also free. Come by the media center for a bookmark with the free username and password for access.*
Brain Pop Jr. is a pre-k to early elementary source for fun games and videos. It also includes links to state standards with teacher resources.
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Learn 360 is a great source for video and audio about science and social studies.
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A student friendly source for biographies about famous people (includes many current stars.)
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A great source for all things Social Studies.
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Another great source for links to science videos, geography, biographies and teacher resources for primary grade students.
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InfoBits is an online encyclopedia. It is split into different topics and subtopics geared towards helping students with the basics of research.
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*Source: Discus for kids databases. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.scdiscus.org/, SC Department of Education
Professional Resources:
- Palmetto State Teachers Association, https://www.palmettoteachers.org/ (Professional Association for teachers that provides legal help and advice.) "PSTA advocates for the rights of our teachers and supports our teachers’ rights to advocate for themselves."
- Horn Book, https://www.hbook.com/ (Resource for the latest in book reviews for children's literature.)
- Science Songs for Kids, https://www.science4us.com/science-songs/ (Source for elementary level science songs that make learning fun.)
- Flocabulary, https://www.flocabulary.com/ (Even though this site is not free, it has addictively engaging videos. It is current with foot tapping/stomping beats. It even includes worksheets and teacher guides. There is a free month long trail for new members.
- "MrJeanandSteve" on Youtube.com is my channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/MrJeanandsteve/playlists?disable_polymer=1. I've created different playlists of curated topics such as Easter, Poetry, Just Right Books, and Digital Citizenship. I have previewed them and they are elementary friendly (and fun.)