K-1-2

• Activities for Kindergarten by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Activities for 1st Grade by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Activities for 2nd Grade by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Alphabet Acrobat or Kidspiration... K-1 grades, letter recognition, students click on a letter and add a picture starting with that letter, teacher created worksheet

• Animals Acrobat or Kidspiration ... 1-2 grades, students answer simple questions related to an animal, concept map

• Help Old McDonald Acrobat or Kidspiration ... K-2 grades, students discriminate between what should or should not be in Old McDonalds Farm then write what they know about farms, teacher created worksheet.

• Making Change Acrobat or Kidspiration  ... 1-2 grades, using pictures of coins students drag correct change into box, teacher created worksheet

• Mammals Acrobat  or Inspiration ... 1-5 grades, show knowledge of mammals, webbing

• Seasons Acrobat or Kidspiration ... 1-2 grades, student pick from a group of pictures to represent the four seasons and write a sentence explaining why, teacher created worksheet

• Simple Math Acrobat or Kidspiration ... 1-2 grades, students work in pairs creating math problems from numbers and math symbols provided in this teacher created worksheet

• This Week's Weather Acrobat or Kidspiration ... 1-2 grades, students keep track of the daily weather by copying and pasting images to a weekly calendar, teacher created worksheet

3-4-5

• Activities for 3rd Grade by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Activities for 4th Grade by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Activities for 5th Grade by Erin Hansen for teachers at Edina Public Schools in Minnesota.

• Birth of Jazz Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, music history showing relationships over time, webbing

• Biographical Sketch Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, writing aid (what have you learned?), concept map

• Jane and Charlotte Acrobat or Inspiration ... grades 4-8, "same vs. different" language arts comparisons of authors, idea map

• Literary Terms Acrobat or Inspiration ... grades 4-8, fill in the blank with examples and matching for vocabulary, teacher created worksheet

• Mammals Acrobat or Inspiration ... 1-5 grades, show knowledge of mammals, webbing

• Native Americans Native Americans or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, comparison of two native American Indian cultures, concept map.  Example of the outline view.

• Persuasive Essay Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, template prompts learner to develop writing outline, concept map

• Resume Preparation Acrobat or Inspiration ... 5-8 grades, template prompting student to input information in developing a resume

• Vocabulary Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-8 grades, the main idea is a word where the sup-topics are used to develop vocabulary, webbing

• Rain Forest Animals Acrobat  or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, natural science example of webbing

• Stuart Little Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, idea and writing development based on character development, web

• Texas Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, teacher created template related to state facts, students answer questions, webbing

• Tom Sawyer Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, literary character comparison, concept map

• Trip to the Zoo Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-5 grades, list of what was seen and done while visiting a zoo, webbing

• Types of Rocks Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, comparison of rock types, concept map

6-7-8

• Advertising Gimmicks Acrobat or Inspiration ... 7-8 grades, media literacy, organize information for writing and research, webbing

• Birth of Jazz Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, music history showing relationships over time, webbing

• Carbon Cycle Acrobat or Inspiration ... 6-8 grades, natural science showing relationships including both concrete (herbivores) and abstract concepts (photosynthesis), concept map

• Cell Comparison Acrobat or Inspiration ... 6-8 grades, biology template allowing comparisons between types of cells, concept map with teacher created questions to answer

• Compare and Contrast Photosynthesis and Aerobic Respiration Acrobat or Inspiration ... 6-8 grades, "same vs. different" comparison of two biology processes, idea map.

• French Research Project Acrobat ... grade 7, students researched a famous French person and then used Inspiration to plan and share findings.  Acrobat file includes student hand-outs, rubrics and examples of student works with teacher assessment notes.

• Jane and Charlotte Acrobat or Inspiration ... grades 4-8, "same vs. different" language arts comparisons of authors, idea map

• Literary Terms Acrobat  or Inspiration ... grades 4-8, fill in the blank with examples and matching for vocabulary, teacher created worksheet

• Native Americans Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, comparison of two native American Indian cultures, concept map.   Example of the outline view.

• Persuasive Essay Acrobat or Inspiration ... 4-8 grades, template prompts learner to develop writing outline, concept map

• Resume Preparation Acrobat  or Inspiration ... 5-8 grades, template prompting student to input information in developing a resume

• Vocabulary Acrobat or Inspiration ... 3-8 grades, the main idea is a word where the sup-topics are used to develop vocabulary, webbing

• Why You Buy? Acrobat or Inspiration ... 6-8 grades, media literacy, organize and brainstorm, webbing

Teacher Planning and Organizing Suggestions

• Web Quest Process Acrobat or Inspiration ... teacher, define and develop a web quest with this pre-made design, concept map

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