I am Poem- Freeology

Who doesn't like reading a good poem? How about writing one of yours?

With this website, your kids can create their own poems about themselves. It’s way too simple, but also very interesting. I got really excited while I was tyring to write a poem about myself. This can be a good exercise fort he first lesson of the year, or –just like I will do- you can spice up your homework or any lesson you want with this writing. Plus, you don’t need the website!  You can only use the idea!

Enjoy!

 

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Looking For Fun Online Tools? Come In!

Every teacher and parent know that kids love their I-Pads and computers. I know some kids who do not go to bed because of playing games constantly. So, here are some tools for our kids (and us) to have fun and learn at the same time. These can also be used inside the classroom.

Sesame Street: Who doesn’t like Sesame Street characters?  You can find videos, games and… wait for it….  an art maker!

PBS kids: This tool allows parents to take a part, as well. Not only can your kids play games according to their level, but also   they can write stories. Plus, they can attend the story telling competition. It has an app, as well, so than your kids can use it anywhere they go.

Funbrain: This is a tool for both learning English and Maths. How cool is that! It has different sections including reading, games, maths and playground. You can find some grammar games for all levels. Last but not least Wimpy Kid is here, too. I’m sure your kids like him very much. My 5^th graders adore him! So, you can study how to write a journal with this.

Funbrainjr: This is for younger kids. This tool has not only games where you can get stickers, but also stories to read. And hey teachers! Surprise Surprise! It has a tool for printables.

Knowledge Kids: This tool helps you and your kids have fun while playing games online. It also includes fun videos.

Nickjr: In this one there are some amazing games and videos though some videos are unable to be watched in my country (I know!)

Enjoy!

Safe Search Engine

Hey there !

If you are concerned about your kids' internet safety, here you are! Kiddle is a nice tool when it comes to search engine for kids.

Not only is it safe and childfriendly (definitely), but also it is visually enjoyable. It is not much different from Google search engine with its news and videos sections. 

If you try to look for something inappropriate, it warns you and does not display anything at all. The first word that I chose to search was “balls” without any intentions. Yet this came up to my face =)

Then I looked for “ball” only, and this came up. You will find loads of pictures, news and videos in the related sections.

Have fun  ^.^

Are you looking for a passage for homework?

Do you have difficulties in finding new texts for your kids? So do I.

With my 5th graders we have a writing lesson where they follow a pattern to write about different topics. Last week's topic was to tell about a member of their families. This boy chose to write about his dad - but it was a little bit scary !! So I liked it =)

Then, I used it for the weekday homework and added some questions. He got shocked! Now all the other kids want their paragraphs to be published! Why not?

P.S.: You can add small notes to your homework sheet ^.^

Post-reading Activity

Hey Hey!

With my 3rd graders we have finished reading Cake Test book recently. As a post-reading activity they created a mind map using the characters from the book. Since this book is a non-ELT one, some of them found it difficult to follow the events. With this mind-mapping activity I saw that the story got clearer for them.

First we talked about the characters starting from the main character. In the middle is the name of the main character. Then, others followed behind him. Last, they described the main characters with 1-2 sentences. 

You can also use an online tool like www.mindmup.com , but I wanted them to write by hand as they still have spelling mistakes.