Free Monthly Activities
This month seems to be all about celebrating what is left of break and preparing to start off the new school year. If enjoying the warm outdoor is what you are after, there are many days to keep in mind this month: Sandcastle Day (August 5), S’mores Day (August 10), Play in the Sand Day (August 11), and National Beach Day (August 30). August also includes the celebration of many unique and interesting people, events, and inventions.
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World Wide Web Day (August 1)
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TCR2767 Internet Literacy Grade 3-5
Award-winning, middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron uses a simple, common sense approach mixed with delight, optimism, and humor to address the new Internet literacy skills that today's students must learn.
She provides practical activities to teach:
-Three-dimensional reading and comprehension, through layers of links
-Netiquette, safety, [more]
Grade(s): 3-5
Pages: 96
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TCR2768 Internet Literacy Grade 6-8
Award-winning, middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron uses a simple, common sense approach mixed with delight, optimism, and humor to address the new Internet literacy skills that today's students must learn.
She provides practical activities to teach:
-Three-dimensional reading and comprehension, through layers of links
-Netiquette, safety, [more]
Grade(s): 6-8
Pages: 96
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TCR3520 21st Century Fact Finds: Using Online Research Tools to Reinforce Common Core Skills- Grade 6
Fascinating stories help students develop skills not only in comprehension and vocabulary, but also in critical thinking since they have to do some research to determine which "facts" are true and which aren't facts at all! Students find this information by using online research tools, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases; [more]
Grade: 6
Pages: 64
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TCR698029 Social Media and the Internet (Social Skills)
Grade(s): 3-5
Pages: 24
August 24: Pluto Reclassified as a Dwarf Planet
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TCR8062 Mastering Complex Text Using Multiple Reading Sources Grade 4
Equip students with the skills they need to synthesize information from a variety of different text types. Each unit provides multiple text sources. Students are prompted to explore the reading materials and complete the accompanying activities. The activities are designed to teach students to:
- Draw information from multiple sources
- Use [more]
Grade: 4
Pages: 112
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TCR3493 21st Century Fact Finds: Using Online Research Tools to Reinforce Common Core Skills- Grade 4
Fascinating stories help students develop skills not only in comprehension and vocabulary, but also in critical thinking since they have to do some research to determine which "facts" are true and which aren't facts at all! Students find this information by using online research tools, including dictionaries, encyclopedias and atlases; [more]
Grade: 4
Pages: 64
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National Beach Day
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TCR2933 Word Family Stories for Reading Comprehension Grade K-1
Introduce children to reading with very short, illustrated stories. Two or more words from the same word family are used in each story, and they are underlined as clues for the beginning reader. Following each story are two multiple choice questions that reinforce comprehension as well as a simple writing [more]
Grade(s): K-1
Pages: 48
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TCR3967 Daily Warm-Ups: Science Grade 2
Even busy classroom schedules can accommodate these brief but valuable lessons. Informational text about Life, Physical, and Earth and Space science is presented along with 150 activities that can be used to review and/or expand existing science curriculum. The content is correlated to the Common Core State Standards. [more]
Grade: 2
Pages: 176
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TCR3494 21st Century Fact Finds: Using Online Research Tools to Reinforce Common Core Skills- Grade 5
Fascinating stories help students develop skills not only in comprehension and vocabulary, but also in critical thinking since they have to do some research to determine which "facts" are true and which aren't facts at all! Students find this information by using online research tools, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases; [more]
Grade: 5
Pages: 64
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