4 Ways BrainPOP Supports Distance Learning
The digital nature of BrainPOP makes it equally powerful in the classroom and for distance learning. School closures due to weather or more recently, the coronavirus outbreak, have led to a growing demand for effective ways to teach children remotely. Fully-enabled virtual learning environments are no longer a dream for the future, but happening today in locations around the world, and many are equipped with BrainPOP! BrainPOP’s cleverly animated movies and primary sources build knowledge on topics across the curriculum, while concept-mapping and movie-making tools prompt kids to think critically and creatively about what they are learning. And you can kiss workbooks and making copies goodbye!
Free Online Books for Elementary Students
Picture from Pixabay I admit it. Initially, when I noticed the cases of the coronavirus growing around the world, I did not imagine that we would begin to shut down in the United States. After all, we have been through Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Ebola, and Swine Flu. The coronavirus tops them all.
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Have you seen my MEGA guide to teaching online due to school closures?
The COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic is affecting the world in unprecedented ways. The whole situation continues to change rapidly and exponentially. While a record number of students are not attending school right now in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19, other schools that are still open are scrambling to prepare for possible closures. You might be wondering how on earth do you get started with online teaching and learning?
Indianapolis Public Library
When you are on vacation, running errands or just away from home, read along stories are a great way to fill what can be hours of waiting into a lot of fun. Listed below are more than 100 video read alouds from old classics like Where the Wild Things Are to newer favorites like Little Jumbo. It's story time online! This listening library is available all day every day (and all night!) for returning to old favorites.
22 Diverse Book Choices for All Grade Levels
In a vibrant, multicultural society, representing the richness of students’ lives in a class or school library takes a conscious effort. Including writers and fictional characters with a variety of backgrounds, beliefs, and life circumstances is a way to increase the chances that students will find both windows and mirrors in the library—books that reflect their lives, and ones that give them insight into the lives and experiences of people who aren’t like them. No book shelf is going to represent the fullness of this nation. From the descendants of people who arrived here more than 15,000 years ago to the newest immigrants, we’re simply too much. But the inclusive set of books below—many of which were recommended by multiple teachers—span all grade and Lexile levels up to 1140L, and include award winners and best sellers, books that have stood the test of time and newer options.
Home With Your Kids? Writers Want to Help
School closings are a drastic change for kids at this challenging time, and children’s authors — whose normal routines are also disrupted — are finding ways to reach their readers in different ways. Dozens of book festivals, tours and events have been canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and some writers are turning to social media to engage with their fans, offering readings of their books, art classes and other activities to keep them entertained. Here’s what they’re doing. When Gene Luen Yang’s tour for his new graphic novel, “Dragon Hoops,” was canceled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, “I felt disheartened and helpless,” he said. In lieu of an in-person tour, he held a Facebook Live session to discuss the book. He’s also “touring as a cartoon” on his Instagram page, where he will take reader questions and respond in a comic strip.
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