Monthly Newsletter
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National Aviation Month,
Good Nutrition Month,
Native American Heritage Month,
Child Safety and Protection Month,
National Author's Day - 11/1,
Daylight Savings Fall Back - 11/3,
Election Day - 11/5,
Veterans Day - 11/11,
Young Readers Day - 11/12,
Gettysburg Address - 11/19,
Thanksgiving - 11/28
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Greetings. Thanks so much for using Internet4Classrooms with your students and children. Our mission is to help you find the best educational online resources available to meet your individual needs. Our monthly newsletter focuses on sharing information, tips, and ideas on everything related to schooling inside the classroom and at home. Each month we will feature resources and information on a variety of topics. We are constantly updating
information on our site and urge you to visit often.
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This month's blog is
5 Online Writing Tools to Help Your Young Students
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In today's technological era, parents and educators understandably
worry that young people's literacy could be negatively impacted.
Now that kids can use video chat, voice searching, and send voice
messages, there is a concern that young people could lose the
ability to write down their thoughts and feelings just because
it is no longer necessary for them. As elementary and junior high
school teachers, there is a responsibility to prepare students
for a post-secondary education and a career. This means that they
need to learn to write well in many different ways. These are the
top 5 digital tools or applications that students should use to
improve their written communication skills.
Guest Blogger Ashley Halsey is involved in writing projects with
teachers and educators. She enjoys writing articles challenging
the status quo in education and pushing schools to modernize
their techniques.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
November brings Native American Heritage Month, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
National Aviation Month
Good Nutrition Month
Native American Heritage Month
Child Safety and Protection Month
National Author's Day (11/1)
Daylight Savings Fall Back (11/3)
Election Day (11/5)
Veterans Day (11/11)
Honor our veterans today. Learn about Veterans Day, find Veterans Day themed activities and projects, and send a thank you letter to our troops on I4C's Veterans Day page.
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Young Readers Day (11/12)
Gettysburg Address (11/19)
Thanksgiving (11/28)
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Find fun crafts, the history of the holiday, and Thanksgiving themed activities on I4C's Thanksgiving page.
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Internet4Classrooms now offers Online Practice Tests and Interactives, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Common Core Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice quizzes tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Online Practice Quizzes Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released many new online quizzes during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest quizzes by grade.
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Internet4Classrooms now offers printables, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice worksheets tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Printables Worksheets Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released thousands of new printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest worksheet sets by grade:
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New Worksheet Answer Keys Made Available in AUGUST
We have released thousands of new answer keys for our printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Remember that you can sign up for answer key access here: https://i4c.xyz/n89msyv.
Here is a list of the newest answer key sets by grade:
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Every month we are going to feature a different iPad/iPod/iPhone educational application.
Visit our ever-changing app page. (www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/apps_web2_tools.htm)
The App of the Month for November is Kids Puzzles Games Puzzingo By 77Sparx Studio, Inc. ( iOS / Android ).
Do your kid and toddler like puzzles? How about an educational puzzle
game that is fun, packed with learning, and played by 8 million
families around the world? Checkout Puzzingo today.
- "My 2 year old LOVES this app. It's the best free puzzle app."
- "I work with special needs preschool children and they always ask
for "the Puzzy Game"
- "Absolutely fabulous, the kids in my moms kindergarten class go
crazy for it. It's so hard to find educational games kids want to
play...look no further."
Kids, toddlers, and babies love Puzzingo. Its many puzzles are full
of interactivity, animations, and sounds for repeat learning and play.
Unlike jigsaw puzzles, every Puzzingo puzzle piece is named, so
preschool children, toddlers, and babies will build vocabulary while
playing. Puzzingo supports learning in many languages, including
English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and UK English. It is well suited
for bilingual parents looking for tools to help kids reinforce a
second language.
In addition to learning words, these puzzles help toddlers and kids
develop spatial recognition, matching, tactile, and fine-motor skills.
When a puzzle is completed, your child will be rewarded with a variety
of fun mini-games.
For children with autism, kids in speech therapy, and children with
special needs, visual and audio cues throughout the app are designed
to make the game accessible for them. In fact, Puzzingo is the perfect
enrichment app when working with developmentally delayed, autistic,
and special needs children.
Unlike many kid apps, Puzzingo is 100% professionally illustrated. We
also use professional voice actors with clear accurate pronunciation
rather than machine-generated speech to encourage learning. When your
child finishes a puzzle, he will be rewarded to a variety of engaging
mini-games. Visual and audio cues throughout the apps are specially
designed to make the game accessible by younger and special needs
children.
Puzzingo comes free with hundreds of puzzle pieces in 10 terrific
puzzles for your kid and toddler. It also has a Daily Free Preview of
new and exciting puzzles every day. In addition, behind the parent
gates are additional 100+ puzzles with over a thousand puzzle pieces
available for purchase. The puzzles include core concepts such as
shapes, colors, numbers, food, and ABC. They also cover children's
favorite topics - animal, car, princess, dinosaur, train, and more.
New educational puzzles are added constantly.
- "Best free app that you can download for your kid. Constant updates
makes sure that there is something new every time your kid plays it."
- My kids STILL play with this app even after a few years. There is so
much value in this app.
- "My boys love this game. One with Autism and he is able to easily
navigate while working on speech skills by repeating words in the
game."
- "My 5 year with ASD & my 2 year Aspie are in love with this game.
... 100% recommend for the ASD community."
- "I got this app for my 18-month baby daughter and she loves it."
AWARDS:
- Dr. Toy's 10 Best Children's product
- Editor's Choice, Best Apps for Kids
- 5 out of 5 by Apps for Homeschooling
Kids Puzzles Games Puzzingo is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Android version 4.0.3 and up on your Android device.
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Focus On: Teacher Resources |
Internet4Classrooms offers a wide variety of informative online resources, tips, tools, and tutorials regarding your classroom needs. There is always something you can utilize with your students. Each month we'll feature a few links to useful topics.
Many historical events happened this month which you can cover in your classroom. Check out I4C's History page for lesson plans, videos, activities, and other resources to supplement your lessons.
Remember to visit our Teacher Tools section. This homepage contains all the topics you may need to use during the school year.
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Common Core State Standards
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Check out our Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Each Grade Level is full of resources for every individual standard. Students can take control of their own learning by clicking on the page with the standard number, and choosing their own resource to practice that skill. Click on your Grade Level to find English Language Arts Standard Resources and learning tools.
Also, check out our Common Core Math Standards. It's hard to find sites that have math standards examples that follow the specific criteria, but they're here. Click on your Grade Level to find Math Standard Resources and learning tools.
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Focus On: Parent Resources |
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.
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I4C already has Vocabulary Quizzes and Math Quizzes in our ACT/SAT Test Preparation Guide.
We're looking for new ideas for quizzes and informational resources that you'd feel are useful to you and your students. Please email us and let us know what you could use to make your teaching experience better.
Write to: susan.brooks@internet4classrooms.com
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Tech Tip #1: 10 Autism Apps for Kids to Help Kids Across the Spectrum
Today's technology is transforming the way parents, educators and
therapists help kids with special needs. When it comes to children on
the autism spectrum, autism apps are proving particularly useful as a
complimentary tool to other treatments and therapies.
Autism apps can address a whole range of issues faced by children on
the autism spectrum, including difficulty with speech or
communicating, social and emotional interactions, learning skills and
more.
Learn more in the article found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: 9 Must-Have Gadgets for Kids with Autism
Just as having the latest products for kids can make parenting a
little easier, these cutting-edge tools for children with autism can
make life easier for kids diagnosed with ASD. From books that help
prepare kids for what comes next to noise reduction earmuffs in the
hottest styles, discover nine must-have gadgets for kids with autism.
Learn more by visiting: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: Free Websites to Use with Switches in a Special Ed. Classroom
We live in a digital world... technology is all around us. Our kiddos
with disabilities should have the same opportunity to learn to use
technology as students who are "typically developing." As special
education teachers, it can be difficult to find ways that our kiddos
can access technology. This article features free websites that
students can use with switches for simple games and cause and effect
activities.
You can find out more: HERE.
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Internet4classrooms.com is an educational portal for teachers, parents, homeschoolers and students. Visitors come from around the world to find Internet resources for their educational needs. One can find resources ranging from lesson plans to worksheets, individual grade level resources to templates, and even interactive learning games. We were very honored when one teacher called the site a "Walmart for Teachers". If you cannot find what you need for instruction on any topic, please
email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
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