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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.
Keep in Touch
If you need help, please email us. We answer questions about almost any subject matter/grade level. We feel that this is a very important part of Internet4Classrooms. Internet4Classrooms is maintained and built for educators, parents, and students and this site is yours. Comments and suggestions are appreciated and welcomed. Don't be afraid to email and ask.
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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.
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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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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 March is TapQuiz Maps World Edition. Learn all of the countries of the World, U.S. states, and Canadian Provinces through three modes: Question and Answer, Tap and Type, and Discovery. You can also keep track of your progress through a statistics page to see where you can improve.
Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
March brings us the first day of Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started.
Music in Our Schools Month
Celebrate and enjoy music in your classroom this month. Make your own instruments, play with virtual instruments, and learn about different genres of music with on our Music Resources page. We also have Music and Dance resources for Kindergarten and Pre-K aged children.
National Nutrition Month
Eating healthy nutritious meals is a very important part of living a healthy lifestyle. Teach children the importance of nutrition this month! The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has educational resources and interactive games and quizzes to help kids learn about nutrition! Also check out I4C's Nutrition Page for more resources to help children learn about healthy diets.
Dr. Seuss' Birthday (3/2/1904)
Did you know Dr. Seuss' real name was Theodore Seuss Geisel? Learn about his life. Find activities for all of Dr. Seuss' books. Here are some Dr. Seuss themed great printables and resources. Also check out our Online Stories page for more classroom reading resources.
Daylight Savings Time (3/9)
Remember to set your clocks an hour ahead today. Learn about the history of Daylight Savings Time and why we "spring forward" an hour today. Work on time telling skills with these resources for First, Second, and Third Grade.
Pi Day (3/14)
Happy Pi Day! Learn about the history of Pi. Apply Pi in your math lesson today. Check out these ways these teachers have celebrated Pi Day in their classroom. Learn about Pi through this "irrational" webquest. For high schoolers, try the Pi Day Challenge, a series of logic based puzzles all about Pi.
St. Patrick's Day (3/17)
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in your classroom with I4C! We have St. Patrick's Day history, games, crafts, and activities on our St. Patrick's Day resource page.
First Day of Spring (3/20)
Today, learn about what causes the change of seasons. Also check out these spring themed worksheets and activities and crafts you can use in your classroom.
World Poetry Day (3/21)
Celebrate World Poetry Day with your students today! I4C has multiple Poetry resources that you can use in your classroom: Elementary Poetry, Middle/High School Poetry, Poetic Overviews and Poetic Devices, Poetic Terms, Analyzing Poetry, and Rhyme and Rhythm, including Lower School Rhyming.
Vincent Van Gogh's Birthday (3/30/1853)
Did you know that painter Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime? Today, learn about Van Gogh's life and his artwork. Explore Van Gogh's Starry Night on the Google Cultural Institute as well as some of his other paintings. Here are some great Van Gogh lesson plans and classroom activities. I4C also has art resources and lesson plans you can use in your classroom.
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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.
Write to: susan.brooks@internet4classrooms.com
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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.
Looking for reading resources? I4C has them! We have a collection of stories for elementary students, library resources, information on physical and virtual libraries, grade level help with reading and literature, and reading assessment practice.
Teach your students the importance of nutrition! The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has educational resources and interactive games and quizzes to help kids learn about nutrition! Also check out I4C's Nutrition Page for more resources to help children learn about healthy diets.
March 14th is Pi Day! Apply Pi in your math lesson today. Check out these ways these teachers have celebrated Pi Day in their classroom and have your students learn about Pi through this "irrational" webquest. Your students can also work on their math skills with our Grade Level Skill Builders and our free Common Core Math Printables for Kindergarten to Sixth Grade.
I4C has tons of poetry resources for your classroom needs. We have resources covering Elementary Poetry, Middle/High School Poetry, Poetic Overviews and Poetic Devices, Poetic Terms, Analyzing Poetry, and Rhyme and Rhythm, including Lower School Rhyming.
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I4C OVERVIEW
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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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Focus On: Parent Resources |
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.
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Tech Tip #1: Put Screenshots into Word: Did you know you can take a screenshot and input it into Microsoft Word? Check out this great tutorial to find out more.
Tech Tip #2: Reopen a Closed Tab: Accidentally closed a tab in your internet browser? Press CTRL+SHIFT+T to reopen it. Find more keyboard shortcuts for browsers here.
Tech Tip #3: Rename a File Quickly: Right-clicking and selecting Rename is notvery efficient, especially if you are working with multiple files. Instead, simply press F2 while a file is selected to change its' name. Find more computer tips here.
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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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 Susan BrooksInternet4classrooms.com |
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