Light the Fire for Learning: Technology for Young Learners K3
Teachers spark interests, encourage questioning, provide opportunities: choices, options, resources, and experiences. |
The Fire for Learning: The Sparks Go to Dinosphere at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Explore the Transportation PowerPoint Starter.
How has the world changed since you grew up?
When children enter preschool, they've probably already be to the following places on the Web. Which websites do you think your students have used? Which would you recommend for parents? Why? Which would you use in your classroom? Why?
Teachers spark the fire, but also need to focus the fire. Computers are particularly effective for presentation and practice.
Explore the following websites. Choose one that you can use to address a specific standard. How will students get to the web page? How will you provide directions? How will students be independent? Create a handout or activity to use as part of a center.
Printable Materials for Learning Centers Are you stuck? Explore the following examples:
Technology Means Opportunity
Create a PowerPoint slide and add visuals that show the same idea different ways: words, letters, people, places. In using technology… What do you see as the biggest opportunity? What about the biggest obstacle? Brainstorm ways to address your biggest obstacles.
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Technology for Young Learners: Ten Technology Tasks Computer Activities - Software Explore the following software. Does it address a particular standard? Does the audio help nonreaders? Is it self-guided? Does it provide adequate feedback?
Computer Activities - Quests
Explore Virtual Field Trips above, then create your own! Use the templates below:
Teacher Tap: Authors and Illustrators
PowerPoint
Smartboard Fun
Lots of Resources Look for the PK for PreKindergarten.
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Favorites for Pre-K & Kindergarten BBC - Schools - Preschool PK K Bembo's Zoo PK K Enchanted Learning PK K K-2 Fun School PK K K-2 Fun with Spot (from the Spot books) PK K Julia's Rainbow Corner PK K Literacy Center K-2 Little Animals Activity Centre from BBC PK K Little Fingers Learning Games PK K Lil Fingers PK K Little People from Fisher Price PK K Jumpstart PK K KidzPage PK K PBS Kids PK K K-2 Playhouse Disney PK K K-2 Preschool Library PK K Primary Games PK K K-2 Primary Resources PK K K-2 Scholastic PK K K-2 Seussville Games PK K K-2 Sesame Workshop PK K Spatial Concepts PK K Starfall K-2 StoryPlace K-2 Words and Pictures PK K K-2
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PreK & Kindergarten Language Arts Language Arts Sequenced Lesson Plans GLC from Georgia Department of Education K 42explore: Skits, plays, scripts PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Storytelling PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Tall Tales PK K K-2 ALL Interactive Activities Alphabet Action PK K Book Adventure PK K K-2 ALL BBC Literacy Center Ages 4-8 K-2 Imaginator PK K K-2 ALL Naturescapes - Tiered Reading PK K K-2 ALL Print and Go from Grid Club PK K K-2 ALL ReadWriteThink: Student Materials PK K K-2 ALL ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans K-2 K-2 Teacher Tap: E-Books and Onling Reading for Early Readers K-2 Weekly Reader - Kindergarten K Starters for Narrative, Persuasive, & Expository Writing The following bullets are K-12 resources. Explore the following resources for writing project ideas:
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Math Resources 42explore: Charts and Graphs PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Geometric Shapes PK K K-2 ALL AAA Math - Kindergarten K BBC
ReviseWise Math - Ages 4-11 PK K K-2 ALL GLC from Georgia Department of Education K Harcourt Math Games for Kindergarten K Teach 4 Kids Math - Kindergarten K Math Sequenced Lesson Plans GLC from Georgia Department
of Education PK K K-2 ALL Interactive Activities Cool Math 4 Kids PK K K-2 ALL Create
a Graph from NCES PK K K-2 ALL Figure This: Take a Challenge PK K K-2 ALL Illuminations from
NCTM (Grades PreK-2) K Kindergarten Math! from KidPort K More Counting PK K K-2 ALL ReviseWise
Maths from BBC PK K K-2 ALL
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Overall Harcourt
Science Video Update PK K K-2 ALL ReviseWise Science from
BBC PK K K-2 ALL Science from BBC K Life Science 42explore: Animal Homes PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Animal Tracks PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Ants PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Apples PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Bats PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Bears PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Bees PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Birds PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Butterflies PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Corn PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Dinosaurs PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Frogs and Toads PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Hedgehog PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Insects PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Marsupials PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Owls PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Penguins PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Pond Life PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Pumpkins PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Rabbits PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Sharks PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Snakes PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Trees and Forests PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Turtles and Tortoises PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Whales and Dolphins PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Wolves PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Worms PK K K-2 ALL Caterpillar Confusion K Creepy Crawlers K Critter Corner K Exploring Biomes -
with Illinois Standards (for Teachers) PK K K-2 ALL Life and Times of Bean Plant PK K K-2 ALL Iowa State University Entomology PK K K-2 ALL Pick a Pet PK K K-2 ALL Something Froggy PK K K-2 ALL Yucky Roach World PK K K-2 ALL Physical Science 42explore: Color PK K K-2 ALL Five Senses WebQuest - Kindergarten K Make a Splash with Color PK K K-2 ALL Earth Science 42explore: Clouds PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Polar Regions PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Rocks and Minerals PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Snow PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Water PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Weather PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Wind PK K K-2 ALL Weather WebQuest - Kindergarten K Health 42explore: Dental Care PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Eggs PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Rope Games PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Safety PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Sidewalk Games PK K K-2 ALL Chef Combo's Fantastic Adventures |
PreK & Kindergarten Social Studies General GLC from Georgia Department of Education PK K K-2 ALL All About Me: Celebrating Diversity - Literature Circles K-2 42explore: Apples PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Bullying PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Castles PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Christmas around the World PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Ships and Boats PK K K-2 ALL Illinois 42explore: Farming PK K K-2 ALL History 42explore: Colonial Life PK K K-2 ALL Government Citizenship from
BBC K-2 42explore: Money PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Patriotism PK K K-2 ALL White House Kids PK K K-2 ALL |
PreK & Kindergarten Art & Music Crayola Creativity Center KinderArt |
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42explore PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: 100th Day Activities PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Balloons PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Bubbles PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Circus PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Gardening PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Masks PK K K-2 ALL 42explore: Puppets PK K K-2 ALL 4Kids2Play Alfy BBC Schools - Ages 4-11 Eduscapes PK K K-2 ALL Eduscapes Grades K-3 Subject Starters K-2 Enchanted Learning K-2 Getting Students Connected - Kindergarten K KidsPsych Kindergarten Links K Kindergarten Skills from Internet4classrooms K KinderPlanet K-2 KindeWeb K Learning Planet PBS Kids K-2 PreK-K Curriculum Links for Shrewsbury Public Schools K Kid's Hub PK K K-2 ALL Teacher Tap PK K K-2 ALL Teacher Tap: Content Area Websites PK K K-2 ALL Scholastic Activities PK K K-2 ALL Under 5s Links PK Software to Download ABC Software Cyberstart for Children Study Dog Tuxpaint Teacher Pages Kindergarten Classroom K KinderCorner K Mrs. McGowan's First Grade K-2 Mrs. Silverman's Webfolio PK K K-2 ALL Teacher Tap: Teacher and Classroom Pages PK K K-2 ALL Teacher Materials to Print School-Home Kindergarten Activities Teacher Ideas Busy Teacher's Cafe DLTK's Educational Activities
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Millennials
Using PowerPoint, create one of the following: