Isaac Newton's Gravity HD 20 Online Tools to Make Learning Fun | Once a Teacher…. by Karen Schweitzer Looking for a great way to engage and stimulate students in even the most tedious subjects? There are many online tools, games, activities, learning aids, and even web apps designed to make learning fun. Here is a list of 20 sites to try when the new school year begins: Games and Activities History Detective Kids – Based on PBS’ History Detective television show, this site encourages children between the ages of 8 and 12 to use critical thinking, problem solving, and dramatic play while digging through the past. Funbrain – Funbrain hosts dozens of interactive educational games for children. Math Is Fun – Math Is Fun is intended to make studying geometry, algebra, data, money, and measurements more enjoyable. Brain POP – This interactive educational site offers games for a wide variety of subjects and grades. Kerpoof – Kerpoof is an educational game site provided by the Walt Disney Corporation. Funschool – Funschool provides games primarily for elementary children.
Khan Academy ICDL - International Children's Digital Library Zoo Tycoon - Home Kids.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for Kids Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Yikes! No safety net, no parachute—they’re just left to their own devices. Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk. Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids. Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. So let’s get to some scaffolding strategies you may or may not have tried yet. 1. How many of us say that we learn best by seeing something rather than hearing about it? 2. Ask students to share their own experiences, hunches, and ideas about the content or concept of study and have them relate and connect it to their own lives. 3. All learners need time to process new ideas and information. 4. 5. 6.
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