How To Teach Kids

This is a partial Index to help you locate information.

Alphabet

• Alphabet Letter Party
• Hooked on Phonics Alphabet Song (video)
• Sesame Printable Alphabet Pages (free)
• Song:  Marching Around the Alphabet
• Starfall:  Online Alphabet Game (free)

Aviation

• Texas Aviation Exhibit Free online educator guide
• The Wright Brothers story, picture and 8  free printable worksheets

Book Review

• Five Little Monkeys, Book with Sign Language DVD

Brainstorming

• Teach Kids to Brainstorm

Classrooms

• Student Computer Desks

• Online Classroom Discussion Platform

Colors

• Children’s Books to Teach the Color Blue
• Children’s Books to Teach the Color Green
• Children’s Books to Teach the Color Orange
• Children’s Books to Teach the Color Red
• Homemade “Book of Colors” (book to be sewn by adult)

Columbus Day

• Teaching About Columbus Day

Crafts

• Balloon Spiders
• How to Make a Candy Corn Wreath

Dinosaurs

• Dig the Dinosaurs
• Dinosaur Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science

Early Childhood

• Alphabet Letter Party
• Five Little Monkeys, Book with Sign Language DVD (9 Stories)
  
• Getting Kids Ready to Read
• Homemade Salt Play Dough
• Kids’ Recipe:  “Silly” Muffins

• Making Simple Books to Teach Reading Skills

• Mobile Learning – Learning on the Go With iPhones
• Puzzles for Young Children

• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)

• Teaching Children to Count Objects
• Teaching Early Childhood
• Teaching Kids about Shapes
• WordWorld

Earth Day / Conservation

• Earth Day (video clip, story)
• Earth Day:  Origin, Activities & Books for Children
• Recycle, Reuse & Reduce

Easter

• Easter:  Origin, Activities & Books for Children
• Easter Cupcakes

Educational Computer & Video Games

• Computer Games for Teaching Creative Writing
• Geography – Free Online Games (“States 2″ Game is my favorite!)

• KidsAstronomy.com (free site)

• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)
• Teach Math Concepts Using Video Games

English/Language Arts

• Teaching First Graders How to Write a Sentence

ESL Students

• Getting Kids Ready to Read
• How to Write a Sentence
• Making Simple Books to Teach Reading Skills
• One Strategy for Teaching ESL Students
• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)
• Teaching Children to Count
• Teaching ESL Science to 6th-8th Graders
• Teaching Kids about Shapes
• Teaching Science to First Grade & ESL Students:  “The 5 Senses”
• Teaching Science to ESL & First Grade Students:  “Comparing & Grouping Objects”  (same & different)
• Techniques for Teaching ESL Children
• WordWorld

Geography

• Free Online U.S. Geography Games

Gifted & Talented Students

• Bloom’s Taxomony: Higher Level Thinking Skills
• Calculus – Free Online Video Lesson
• Dig the Dinosaurs

• How to Teach Gifted Children in a Regular Classroom
• How Type of Light Affects Evaporation Rate
• Making Recycled Paper

• KidsAstronomy.com (free site)
• Pearl Harbor & World War II

• Seven Areas of Giftedness
• Teaching About Volcanoes

History

• Abraham Lincoln
• Cinco de Mayo
• Constitution Day
• George Washington
• Online Tests over Presidents (free)
• Pearl Harbor & WWII
• Teaching Older Kids About 9-11

iPad Learning Games & Books

• Kandy Fish from Punflay (preschoolers)
• WordWorld eBooks for iPad

iPhone Learning Games

• Mobile Learning – Learning on the Go With iPhones
• Toddlers Teasers (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Shapes)
• WordWorld “Build a Word” App

Kids’ Recipes

• Homemade Salt Play Dough
• Pillsbury Turkey Sugar Cookies
• “Silly” Muffins
• Easter Cupcakes

Learning Disabilities

• Making Simple Books to Teach Reading Skills
• Mobile Learning – Learning on the Go With iPhones
• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)
• Teaching Children to Count
• Teaching Kids about Shapes
• Teaching Science to First Grade & ESL Students:  “The 5 Senses”
• Teaching Science to ESL & First Grade Students:  “Comparing & Grouping Objects”  (same & different)
• WordWorld “Build a Word” App

Lincoln, Abraham

• How to Teach About Abraham Lincoln
• Kid’s Books on Abraham Lincoln
• Museum:  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Math – Elementary School

• Counting Objects
• Elmo Counting Coins Song
• Shapes
• Video Games – Basic Computation
• Video Games – Estimation
• Video Games – Patterns
• Video Games – Spatial relations
• Video Games – Value of coins

Math – High School

• Algebra – Free Online Video Lesson
• Algebra 2 – Free Online Video Lesson
• Calculus – Free Online Video Lesson
• Geometry – Free Online Video Lesson
• Precalculus – Free Online Video Lesson
• Trigonometry – Free Online Video Lesson

• Video Games – Basic Computation
• Video Games – Estimation
• Video Games – Patterns
• Video Games – Spatial relations
• Video Games – Value of coins

Money

• Elmo Counting Coins Song
• The Coin Song

Museums & Educational Places

• Museums Tell Powerful Stories
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum (Springfield, Illinois)
• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (Austin, Texas)

• Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas, Texas)
• NASA’s Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas)

• National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Fort Worth, Texas)
• National Mining Museum and Hall of Fame (Leadville, Colorado)
• Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum (Waco, Texas)

Music

• Elmo Counting Coins Song
• Hap Palmer’s Learning Basic Skills Through Music

Numbers

• Sesame Street Number Coloring Pages (free)

Online Courses

• Ashworth Online Courses
• Online Colleges & Universities
• USC Rossier School of Education’s Online MAT@USC

Patterns

• How to Teach Young Children Patterns
• Teaching Patterns With Pattern Blocks
• Video Games – Patterns

Phonics

• Alphabet Letter Party
• Hooked on Phonics Alphabet Song

• How to Teach Phonics Using Modern Curriculum Press

• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)

• Teaching Phonemic Awareness to First Graders
• Word World

President’s Day

• Abraham Lincoln
• How to Teach Children About Barack Obama
• Kid’s Books on Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Teaching About President’s Day

Punctuation

• National Punctuation Day Activities

Reading

• Alphabet Letter Party

• How to Teach Phonics Using Modern Curriculum Press
• Main Idea
• Making Simple Books to Teach Reading Skills

• Starfall – A Fun Way to Teach Reading (free site)

• Teaching Phonemic Awareness to First Graders
• WordWorld

Resources

• Book:  The Five Love Languages of Children

SAT  & ACT Tests

• Study for SAT Test Through Online Video

School Projects

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• Homemade Salt Play Dough
• How Type of Light Affects Evaporation Rate

• Pearl Harbor & WWII

• Recycled Paper
• Volcanoes

Science

• Dig the Dinosaurs
• KidsAstronomy.com (free site)
• NASA’s Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas)
• Science Fact:  Difference Between Sweet Potatoes & Yams
• Science Kits
• Science Project:  How Type of Light Affects Evaporation Rate
• Teaching About Volcanoes
• Teaching “The 5 Senses”
• Teaching about Comparing & Grouping Objects
• Water Cycle Song Videos

Seasons

• Autumn/Fall
• Spring

Sight Words

• Fry’s Instant Word List
• Make Flashcard Games
• Making Simple Books to Teach Reading Skills

Sign Language

• ABC Phonics Song Plus American Sign Language

• Five Little Monkeys, Book with Sign Language DVD (9 Stories)

Social Studies

• Abraham Lincoln
• Cinco de Mayo
• Constitution Day
• How to Teach Children About Barack Obama
• Online Tests over Presidents (free)
• Pearl Harbor & WWII
• Teaching Older Kids About 9-11
• George Washington

Spelling

• WordWorld
• WordWorld “Build a Word” App

St. Patrick’s Day

• St. Patrick’s Day: Origin, Activities & Books for Children

Texas

• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
• Dinosaurs in Texas
• Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas)
• NASA Space Center Houston
• National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
• Texas Aviation Exhibit Free online educator guide
• Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
• Weather in Texas

Thanksgiving

• Thanksgiving:  Activities & Books for Children

Valentine’s Day

• Valentine’s Day:  Origin, Activities, & Books
• Valentine’s Day:  Free WordWorld Downloads & Video
• Valentine’s Day Pouches to Hold Cards & Treats

Volcanoes

• Teaching About Volcanoes

Weather

• Free Online Unit about Texas Weather

Word Webs

• Examples of Word Webs
  

WordWorld (PBS  TV programming for children)

• Samsung WordWorld Apps

• Valentine’s Day:  Free WordWorld Downloads & Video

• WordWorld
• WordWorld Earth Day video clip
• WordWorld eBooks (new online, free)
• WordWorld eBooks for iPad
• WordWorld iPhone App