I wanted to bring you Homeschool Resources you and your students can check out next week. If you have used these resources leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of them and why.
Dyslexia Gold goes beyond phonics to address underlying problems. Address vision problems like convergence insufficiency and poor tracking as well as auditory problems, like the phonological deficit to build all the skills needed to read.
All grades, with parental supervision.
Explore Rome with this virtual field trip from the larger You Visit website.
Once you arrive at today’s link your tour will immediately begin. Be sure to have your volume turned up so that you can hear your tour guide describe the locations. Visitors can explore:
- The Colosseum
- The Vatican
- Spanish Steps
- Trevi Fountain
- Piazza Venezia
- Piazza del Popolo
- Villa Borghese
- The Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Castel Sant’Angelo
- Basilica di San Giovanni
- St. Maria Sopra Minerva Basilica
Along with 360° tours of the locations, there are additional close-up images to explore. Use your mouse to explore the locations and discover the beauty of Rome.
Brainology is a fun online program for grades 4-8 that shows students how to develop a growth mindset by teaching how their brains – like their muscles – become stronger with effort and practice.
ProjectExplorer.org
Grades 3-12, with parental supervision.
Bring the world to your classroom with the educational videos and material at this website from the non-profit organization, ProjectExplorer.
When arriving at today’s link, select your grade level then choose your desired location from across the world. A sampling of the video tours include:
- The song and dance of South Africa
- A sugar shack in Canada to see how maple syrup is made
- Climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia
- Teotihuácan pyramid in Mexico
- Caves of Belize
- See the Orang Utans in the Singapore Zoo
- The food of Mumbai, India
- Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica
- The Caspian Sea
- The BBC in England
- And so much more.
Each video tour is accompanied by a diary-like entry providing more details and information.
To access the teacher lesson plans, you will need to register for free. Once you have confirmed your registration, select the “For Teachers & Parents” link in the drop-down upper menu.
Then you can search for lesson plans by country or by subject. Lesson plans include objects, standards and benchmarks, rubrics, worksheets and more.
Bookmark this website to come back to time and again to supplement your geography and social studies.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
