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It's about time of the year we, teachers and educators, start getting ready for the start of a new school year. To help make this return as smooth as possible, I am sharing with you this collection of back to school worksheets and printables to use with your students in class.  These worksheets offer tons of first week of school ideas and activities from getting to know me activities to find a friend games, you will definitely not run short of ideas to employ during those first days of the new school year. 1. Back to School Worksheets by Super Teacher Super Teacher Worksheets  offers a wide variety of free back to school printables to use especially in the first week of school. These include All About Me Poster, Secret Code Puzzle (students try to decode secret back to school messages from the teacher), Back to School Word Search, Classroom Friends Game (a good game to help students make new friends on the first day of school), Explore Your Classroom, Addition Mystery Picture,...

Jigsaw Explorer is a website that offers a wide variety of online jigsaw puzzles that you can use with kids and students in and out of class. Jigsaw Explorer also allows you to create your own puzzles based on your photos and you can share these puzzles with others via email or through social media websites.  Jigsaw Explorer offers various features that make it an interesting game-based learning platform to use in your instruction. Some of these features include : full screen display, numerous puzzle pieces to choose from, play progress is automatically saved and you can always return to complete unfinished puzzles (provided you don't delete the cookies in your browser), the ability to show only the edge pieces, easily move different pieces using capture and release feature, rotatable puzzle pieces, multiplayer mode to collaborate on puzzles with others, and many more. [Related: Best Online Crossword Makers for Teachers and Students] Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle Games Jigsaw Exp...

K5 Learning is a platform that offers free printable  worksheets for students in kindergarten to grade 6. These worksheets cover the following major areas: reading, math, science, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and cursive writing. that you can use in your  instruction.  K5 Learning worksheets are available as PDF documents with answer keys usually in the second page.  You can access these learning materials without the need for registration.  K5 Learning is easy to navigate and depending on the worksheet category you are searching for, most of the worksheets are searchable by grade and topic.  The following is a short review of each of these categories: 1. K5 Learning Science Worksheets K5 Learning offers printable PDF science worksheets with answer keys for students in kindergarten through grade 6 and cover three major areas: lie science, earth science and physical sciences. Topics covered in K5 Learning science worksheets include bodies, weather and seasons, plants, nutrition,...

Sushi Monster is a math app that helps students learn math fact fluency and practice whole number addition and multiplication. The way it works is simple and easy: In order to feed the monster, students are to make their calculations and try to come up with the correct number of sushi places from the sushi counter.  Students need to use 'speed and accuracy to place sushi pieces near the monster and make the target number'. Only correct equations  feed the monster. Besides feeding the monster, correct answers also earn students points, stars, trophies, and personal bests thus making the game even more exciting and challenging .  The game is composed of 12 sequenced levels: 7 addition levels and 5 multiplication levels. Each level comprises 4 rounds and each round contains 14 target numbers. Students can only move to the next level when they get 12 target numbers. When replaying the game students are provided  with new numbers in each round. Sushi Monster is definitely a practi...

In today's post, I am sharing with you this collection of YouTube channels that provide educational video content for kids. These channels cover a wide variety of educational topics including  math, literacy, geography, science, physics, nature, astronomy, history, among others.  Teachers can use video content from these channels to  engage students in creative hands-on activities and help them explore the world around them in fun and engaging ways. These channels also provide access to fun educational videos and interactive learning videos that can help enhance kids learning potential and boost their motivations and participation.  1. Nat Geo Kids National Geograohic Kids is a YouTube channel that offers educational video content designed specifically for kids. Videos cover various topics related to animals, science, and adventure. Playlists include Destination World (helps kids learn about continents), What Sam Sees (learn about oceans and deep water creatures), Things You...

NoRedInk is a website that helps students become better writers. It offers a wide variety of writing and grammar activities together with targeted exercises that help learners develop specific writing skills. NoRedInk online writing curriculum includes various types of adaptive exercises designed to enhance students writing style in terms of fluency, grammatical accuracy, and writing mechanics.  NoRedInk offers teachers an interactive platform where they can create classes, share assignments, and run diagnostic assessments. Using Assessment Library, teachers can browse through, preview and create different types of assessments including quizzes, unit diagnostics, passage quizzes, and many more.   Teachers can use NoRedInk diagnostic assessments to evaluate students grasp of specific writing and grammar skills and provide support  and targeted practice. NoRedInk also offers diagnostic reports that track usage and growth. Students can also use Peer Review activities to share anonymous...

In this post I share with you this collection  featuring some very good Android comic maker apps that you can use with students to create beautiful comic strips and cartoons. The apps provide a variety of integrated features and tools to enable students to engage in creative learning activities while having fun.  Students can use these Android comic maker apps in different learning activities including digital storytelling projects, writing activities, creating book reports and summaries, designing educational animations, review activities, and many more.  Android comic maker apps are simple and easy to use with almost no learning curve. Students can use them as a visual way to communicate with others by creating expressive cartoon characters, sharing comics, and making short cartoon movies. 1. Comics and Cartoon Maker Comics and Cartoon Maker helps you turn photos into comics and cartoons. The way it works is simple and easy: select an image from your gallery or snap one usin...