Classroom Resource Collection🍎

I included this link because it tells a story of an Indigenous girl talking about how important water is in everyone's life. ​In the book, she talks about a "black snake," a metaphor for the Dakota Access pipeline that runs through her land and poisons the water. A teacher could use this book in a lesson plan to explain how important water is to us and the environment around them. Students can then reflect on what they can do in their daily life to protect the earth's natural resources.

I included a link to informational text to provide teachers with strategies to help English Language Learners in the classroom. Authors Jane D. Hill and Kirsten B. Miller base their strategy on Bloom's taxonomy and the stages of language acquisition. They also use the Academies Language Framework, an easy tool to help develop language-development objectives in instruction. The text is researched-based and provides excellent tips for teaching English Language Learners!

This video describes the dangers of social media. With social media at the fingertips of children, families must be aware of the risks. These dangers include "cyberbullying, stalking, identity theft, and invasion of privacy." The video gives teachers ways to protect their students from social media's effects. Teachers can help protect their students by teaching them about digital literacy. They can create a digitally safe environment by allowing appropriate access to technology.

This link provides teachers with classroom activities for helping students understand prejudice. One great activity for teachers to implement in a classroom is the "When Life Hands You a Lemon, Peel it" activity. This activity gives students a hands-on demonstration of how people are all the same inside. Another great activity is the "Color Matching" activity, allowing children to see no "true black or white."

I included this link to provide parents with a resource to help them address the bullying. The article talks about the signs and symptoms of a child being bullied and a child that is the bully. It gives parents advice on their attitudes and actions towards victims and bullies. The child who is the victim talks about teaching your child safety strategies and nurturing their self-esteem. The child who is the bully talks about holding the bully accountable.

This book provides students with real people who achieved great things despite having dyslexia. I love how this book demonstrates to students that they can do great things even if they have learning stability! Some examples of successful people even with dyslexia are Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and JFK. Students need to know that everyone faces challenges and can overcome them. They are not alone.

I included a link to informational text to help teachers understand different learning styles. This book focuses on a variety of different learning styles. It focuses on the importance of the different delivery methods to address different learning styles. Surveys, practical ideas, and suggestions for designing lessons are included in the text. It was written by teachers who have wanted to share their thoughts and passion for educators.

This last video is about the importance of diversity. It is a video to help younger kids understand that diversity is essential. The video provides facts about American history and how people are discriminated against because of the color of their skin. The video talks about how skin color is based on the amount of melanin that a person has. The video talks about showing love to everyone even if they look different than you! Great video for an elementary class!

This link provides teachers with information to help them understand what they can do to help homeless students. The resource covers various information, including tabs to Understanding Teachers Role, Warming Signs, and Homelessness and Special Education. By clicking on each tab, teachers will expand their knowledge on how to help these students in need. There are even free printouts that teachers can use to give other educators!

I included this link to provide parents with a resource to help them talk to their children about alcohol and other drugs. Some of the tabs on this resource lead to tabs that allow start conversations with their kids and answer children's tough questions. This resource also includes family agreement forms: avoiding alcohol, keeping your kids' safe brochures, and joining the #wetalked Campaign. This resource also provides articles about telling if your child is drinking alcohol.