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 Monthly Newsletter    Issue 54 

 

Columbus Day, Halloween, Space Week, 
Fire Prevention, Dyslexia Awareness Week
October 2013
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Teacher Resources
Parent Resources
Technology Tips
We Need Your Help
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Hello! 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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  Common Core State Standards

NEW: 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.
 

UPDATED: 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.

  

  App Of The Month
Every month we are going to feature a different, and hopefully FREE, iPad/iPod/iPhone educational application. Visit our ever-changing app page. 
 
The App of the Month for October is IXL Math Practice. Hone your child's math skills with IXL's Math Practice app, covering the K-6 math curriculum. Children can practice their math skills with a variety of question types and virtual prizes and rewards at learning milestones.  20 questions are available for free every day. The app can also be used with an IXL membership.  Requires iOS 6.1 or later. Compatible with iPad.
  Things To Celebrate This Month
As we get deeper into Fall, October marks Halloween, Columbus Day, World Space Week, and more.  You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started!

National Bullying Prevention Month
Help create a positive environment in your school! Find anti-bullying activities, lesson plans, and other resources in the Bullying and Cyberbullying section of our website.

National Dyslexia Awareness Month
Did you know that 1 in 10 people have symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing and mixing up similar words? Visit our Dyslexia Teacher Resource page for strategies and tools to assist in working with students that may have dyslexia and our Dyslexia Classroom Resource page for activities, worksheets, and a variety of tools and techniques to use in the classroom. Parents can look at our Dyslexia Parent Resource page for tips and learning aids to help their child. Online audio phonics help, dyslexia testing information, and audio textbooks can be found in our Other Resources section. Be sure to check out our Exceptional Children section to find more resources for other learning disorders, ADHD, and autism. 

World Space Week (10/4-10/10)
The theme of this year's World Space Week is "Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth". Find a teacher activity guide with activities for grades K-12 and a collection of science and language arts activities for grades 5-9 based on the book Have Spacesuit - Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein. Explore our elementary school space page for more space themed activities and be sure to check out our Astronomy pages to learn more about our solar system, stars, and our universe.

National Fire Prevention Week (10/6-10/12)
This year's message of National Fire Prevention Week is "Prevent Kitchen Fires". The National Fire Prevention Association has lesson plans and activities for teachers and a website for kids and parents with safety checklists, escape plan worksheets, and other activities. The NPFA also provides a free storybook app and eBook! Be sure to also check out I4C's fire safety page for more lesson plans, games, and activities to help kids learn about the importance of fire safety.
 
Child Health Day (10/7)
Check out I4C's Nutrition and Health pages to find classroom resources covering heart health, food pyramids, brush charts, adolescent health, drugs and alcohol education, and first aid.  
 
Dictionary Day (10/16)
Although most dictionaries we use are now online, the methodologies of how to use reference materials are still the same. Reinforce good research habits with our links on how to use reference materials like dictionaries and thesauruses. 

Columbus Day (10/14)
Commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World today! Learn about Christopher Columbus and celebrate Columbus Day with fun printables, activities, and crafts on I4C's Columbus Day page. 

Character Counts Week (10/20-10/26)
Help create a positive school environment and promote kindness, respect, and integrity in your school! Got to I4C's Character Education page to find resources for character building, anger management, bullying, and conflict resolution.

National Chemistry Week (10/20-10/26)
National Chemistry Week encourages chemists and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry. Check out I4C's Chemistry page to find activities, experiment simulations, lesson plans, and other resources to use this week!

Halloween (10/31)
Happy Halloween! Check out I4C's Halloween page to learn about the history of Halloween and to find spooky activities, crafts, recipes, and games to do today!

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I4C already has Free Vocabulary Quizzes and Free 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. 

 

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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.  
 
Help create positive bullying-free environment in your school! Find lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources in the Bullying and Cyberbullying section of our website.

This month is National Dyslexia Awareness Month. Internet4Classrooms provides resources specifically geared towards Dyslexia. Visit our Dyslexia Teacher Resource page for strategies and tools to assist in working with students that may have dyslexia and our Dyslexia Classroom Resource page for activities, worksheets, and a variety of tools and techniques to use in the classroom. Also check out our Execeptional Children section to find more resources for other learning disorders, ADHD, and autism.

Plan out your lessons throughout the school year with Common Core pacing guides. Find English Language Arts pacing guides here and Math pacing guides here.

Internet4Classrooms remains a free portal for all educators. Our newsletters, resources, learning programs, testing practice guides, curriculum links, and vocabulary quizzes are all FREE. We strive to provide you with help in every aspect of teaching. We know sometimes being an educator can feel like a thankless job. But we've been there. WE thank you. Now we'd like to ask if you could possibly thank us back! Find out how to help us by shopping on Amazon.com!

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I4C OVERVIEW 
Whether you are a newcomer or an old pro, it's easy to get "lost" in everything I4C has to offer. We have subject help by grade level on almost all school topics. Don't forget to click and explore when you are looking for teacher resources. Here are a few main topics to get you started.


  

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Don't Forget: Free Online Practice for ACT Test and SAT Test Resources.  I4C now offers free SAT and ACT vocabulary and math quizzes. Become a free member and log in as much as you'd like. Students can take practice tests on 5000 vocabulary words.Take daily practice math quizzes on over 1000 questions.  Log in to monitor your students' scores - including seeing which vocabulary words or math questions they missed. Interactive quizzes allow the test taker to retake and study as much as they want.  

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Remember: One of our most clicked resources is the teacher tools page. You can access everything teachers need for the school year, including forms, planning, bulletin boards, and worksheets. 

Another popular section is our Grade Level Help. Click here for Pre-K - 8th grade level help and here for 7th - 12th grade resources. Find Skill Builders interactive sites for Language Arts and Math.  
  Focus On:  Parent Resources
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.
 

Before trick-or-treating this year, be sure to read  these Halloween safety tips to have a fun and safe holiday!

 

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Look at I4C's section devoted to bullying and cyberbullying for activities and resources to help create a positive environment in your child's school and your community.

 

Be sure to teach your children about fire safety! The National Fire Prevention Association provides  fire safety tips and has a website for kids to learn about fire safety with activities, printables, and games. The NFPA also offers a  Home Fire Excape Plan worksheet and a  Fire Safety Checklist. Be sure to also check out I4C's fire safety page for more games and activities to help your kids learn about the importance of fire safety.

 

Find information and tips about dyslexia on  our Dyslexia Parent Resource page. Also check out our Execeptional Children section to find more resources for other learning disorders, ADHD, and autism.

 

Internet4Classroooms remains a free web portal for all educators and parents. Our newsletters, resources, learning programs, testing practice guides, curriculum links, and vocabulary quizzes are all FREE. We strive to provide you with help in every aspect of your child's education. To help keep our services free, we have a partnership with Amazon. Find out how to help us just by shopping on Amazon.com! 


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Find ACT Test and SAT Test Resources to get your children ready for the ACT and SATs! I4C now offers free SAT and ACT vocabulary and math quizzes. Become a free member and log in as much as you'd like. Students can take practice tests on 5000 vocabulary words and practice tests in math with over 1000 questions. As a parent, you can log in to monitor your children's scores - including seeing which words or math problems they missed. Interactive quizzes allow the test taker to retake and study as much as they want.

As always, if you don't see something of interest highlighted this month, we have the Parent Zone which is full of resources. You can find homework help, special needs resources, language tools, reading help, educational games and activities sorted by grade. 
  Technology Tips

Tech Tip #1: Move your Taskbar: Has your taskbar ever moved to the side of the screen? Easily move it back by clicking on the bar and dragging it to the bottom. Make sure it doesn't move again by right clicking on the task bar and then clicking on 'Lock the taskbar'. Find more Windows tips here.

 

Tech Tip #2: Print Part of a Web Page:  Quickly print a selection of a web site and save paper! Highlight the desired text and press Ctrl+P. In the Print dialog box that appears, click Selection (under Print Range). Now click OK and only what you wanted will print! More internet tips.

 

Tech Tip #3: Create Multiple Email Addresses with one Gmail Account: Need to create another account for something and don't want to create another email? If you have a Gmail account, you can put a period anywhere in your username and emails will still go to the original email address. Find more internet tips here.

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 This Month's Blog

This month's blog:  5 Tips for Taking the Stress Out of Homework  Guest Blogger Faith Brower of Tutor Time, Childtime, and La Petite Academy gives us five tips to make homework a success for your child this year!
Internet4classrooms.com is a free 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 feel free to email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
 
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