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A. Pintura: Art Detective - Educational Web Adventures
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4 to 8
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This online web activity challenges students to become a 1940s art detective! A mysterious woman needs help identifying the artist of a painting that she finds in her grandfather's...more
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This online web activity challenges students to become a 1940s art detective! A mysterious woman needs help identifying the artist of a painting that she finds in her grandfather's attic. Students must examine the art using concepts including style, subject, and composition. Watch for the exciting twist at the end of this unique mystery.
tag(s): perspective (10), picasso (6), renaissance (32), van gogh (7)
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This website includes a link for teacher resources. There is also a printable worksheet(and answer key) that can be used to assess your students' knowledge and understanding of the activity. So get your interactive whiteboard pr projector ready - and turn your classroom into detective headquarters!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Art Access - Art Institute of Chicago
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K to 12
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Art teachers and social studies teachers alike will love this well-organized site filled with images, lesson plans, and activities to use at home and at school. Click on a collection...more
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Art teachers and social studies teachers alike will love this well-organized site filled with images, lesson plans, and activities to use at home and at school. Click on a collection for lesson plans, family activities, and numerous images. There is also an interactive world map to accompany the collection so you can click to see where different artworks originated. The collections include: African American Art; American Art to 1900; Ancient Indian Art of the Americas; Arts of Africa; Impressionism and Postimpressionism; India, Himalayas and Southeast Asia; Modern and Contemporary Art; Renaissance and Baroque Art; Rococo to Realism.
In the Classroom
Take a few minutes to explore the art of a continent, country, or time period you introduce through social studies or literature. Include this site on your teacher web page as you study these related topics to students and parents can access it outside of class even if you do not have enough time to devote a full lesson. The images are not very large, so viewing on individual computers or using a projector that has a zoom function would help you share with a class. Teachers will like the creativity of some of the "family" activities and may want to use them at school or suggest them in a newsletter or on your web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Painting a Day - Duane Keiser
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4 to 12
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If Blogspot sites are not blocked in your school, you can visit this artist's blog (actually a cluster of them) to see a new painting every few days, watch videos ...more
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If Blogspot sites are not blocked in your school, you can visit this artist's blog (actually a cluster of them) to see a new painting every few days, watch videos of how paintings were made, or click over to his oil painting Process blog to see the steps in that process. Although the site is intended for the artist to sell his paintings, his willingness to share his process and works will give your students a window into an artist's creativity and use of materials.
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Share the site on a projector or interactive whiteboard as you introduce painting techniques or art elements. Look for common themes or techniques in his work. If you have an interactive whiteboard, students can even "draw" on top of the works to show what they see or analyze movement, shape, and line. As a class, you may want to comment back to the artist. If you do this together as a teacher-controlled entry, you can protect student safety on the Internet while participating in dialog with the artist, a real-world "expert."Videos use YouTube and may be blocked on your school network. Test the site at school before counting on it for a lesson plan! If you are able to show the "Ice Cream" video, your students will really SEE painting in progress with kid-friendly subject matter!
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L. (Lucy) M. (Maud) Montgomery - Petri Liukkonen
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4 to 10
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This is a good biography about Lucy Maud Montgomery. It gives a good, reliable overview biography as well as a listing of her published works. ...more
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This is a good biography about Lucy Maud Montgomery. It gives a good, reliable overview biography as well as a listing of her published works.
tag(s): authors (119)
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A good teacher resource to add information about the author to your repertoire. Include it on your eacher web page as a resource for students doing author study.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrate Mother's Day in a New Way - Education World
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K to 12
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This website provides five lesson plans (ranging in grade levels K-12). A brief history of the holiday is provided, followed by five unique lesson plans. How about incorporating math...more
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This website provides five lesson plans (ranging in grade levels K-12). A brief history of the holiday is provided, followed by five unique lesson plans. How about incorporating math with your Mother's Day lessons (see "Motherhood Math: Mothers in the Workforce"). Lesson plans are aligned with national standards and include language arts, math, technology, visual arts, social studies, and more. These lessons are ready to go and easy to use.
tag(s): mothers day (11), sociology (22), statistics (125)
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If you are looking for some new ideas to use in your classroom, check out these lessons. They are ready to go, highly creative topics, and most importantly - FREE.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Activity Ideas for St. Patrick's Day - Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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K to 4
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This site provides lots of simple primary level activities, most of which require only commonly available supplies. The activities include science, math, language arts, music, art,...more
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This site provides lots of simple primary level activities, most of which require only commonly available supplies. The activities include science, math, language arts, music, art, cooking, and more.
tag(s): preK (284), st patricks day (13)
In the Classroom
This would be a nice site to list on your class website for students to access at home for some St. Patrick's Day fun! In art class, project (on your interactive whiteboard or projector) the picture of the finished product so students can "see the goal" while they work. Use the songs in music class to celebrate this holiday.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Story Corps - NPR
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3 to 12
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NPR is amassing a collection of oral histories by traveling across the country and talking to average people. On this website, users can read or listen to the stories ...more
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NPR is amassing a collection of oral histories by traveling across the country and talking to average people. On this website, users can read or listen to the stories told by a wide variety of Americans. Click "Tell your story" to find Locations & Reservations for traveling Mobile Booths or directions to record on your own. The Do It Yourself guide includes tips on interview questions and an interview check list. Started in 2003, the site has many stories in its archives and frequently adds updates.
tag(s): digital storytelling (151), podcasts (60)
In the Classroom
Use this site to reconnect your students with those of other generations and geographic locations. Turn up your speakers and listen to some examples in your classroom. You can even use the story collection site as a model to start your own oral history project for your class or the entire school. You may not want to actually place your recording on the NPR site but instead house them locally in your school or community web site. As major events occur in your community, such as an anniversary or the opening of a new school, engage your students in documenting the event. The general interview guides offer useful interview techniques for school newspapers or news broadcasts, as well.
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National Art Education Association
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K to 12
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National Art Education Association is a non-profit, educational organization, promoting art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership....more
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National Art Education Association is a non-profit, educational organization, promoting art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.
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Symmetry Sort - Crick Primary School (UK)
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2 to 5
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This web activity asks students to sort shapes into three categories (no lines of reflective symmetry, 1 line of reflective symmetry, or 2 or more lines of reflective symmetry). ...more
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This web activity asks students to sort shapes into three categories (no lines of reflective symmetry, 1 line of reflective symmetry, or 2 or more lines of reflective symmetry). Once students are finished with the activity, they can print the page and the teacher can use that as an assessment. This site requires Flash. If you see a blank screen, download the Flash plugin from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): symmetry (51)
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Take the class to the lab or use laptops for this creative review activity. Have the students print out their answers and use this as an additional assessment tool.
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Totem Poles - Pat Kramer
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4 to 8
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Learn the basics and debunk the myths about totem poles using the site created by a "transplant" to the Pacific Northwest. Although the write is also selling a book, ...more
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Learn the basics and debunk the myths about totem poles using the site created by a "transplant" to the Pacific Northwest. Although the write is also selling a book, there is significant information, and the photos are helpful in understanding the iconography of totem poles.
In the Classroom
If you use the site with elementary children, you may want to let them partner-read some of the longer text portions. Use this site as part of a unit on indigenous peoples of the Americas, then have the students create their own totems in an authentic way. Art teachers may want to use this as an inspiration for a totem-like project in clay, wood, or other materials. The connections to oral history are fascinating and can lead to lengthy discussion in a history class about how we "know" what we say happened before written history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art - Tara Prindle
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3 to 12
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This site features art and cultural information of native Americans, focusing especially on the Eastern Woodlands region. There is information on , Birds & Feathers, Clay & Pottery,...more
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This site features art and cultural information of native Americans, focusing especially on the Eastern Woodlands region. There is information on , Birds & Feathers, Clay & Pottery, Leather & Clothes, Metalwork, Plants & Trees, Porcupine Quills, Stonework & Tools, and Weaving & Cordage. Some of the text passages may be a bit lengthy, but there are also interactive ways for students to get a "hands on" feel, such as with the beadwork interactive game. The sections under Special Features are certain to make the culture come alive for elementary and middle school students.
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Give students a scavenger hunt to learn the basics about the culture you are studying, then allow them to try some of the interactive games, ass based on the content of the site. This would be a great way to build background knowledge while studying American history or literature that deals with Native Americans.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Scary Spuds - Crick web
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K to 2
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Kids will truly love creating a "scary spud". This activity is basically an interactive dress-up game. Students are given a potato and then are able to give the ...more
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Kids will truly love creating a "scary spud". This activity is basically an interactive dress-up game. Students are given a potato and then are able to give the potato a name, eyes, ears, jewelry, nose, legs and shoes. When the student is finished, they may click print to share their creative masterpiece. FLASH is required for this activity.
tag(s): creativity (119)
In the Classroom
Take the class to the computer lab for this creativity building fun! There is also a link to look at pre-created "scary spuds". Show your class 2 spuds and have them compare the similarities and differences.
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Lecky's Friends - Crick Web
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K to 2
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This highly creative activity asks students to create an alien friend for Lecky. Students can choose the body type, background, eyes, ears and mouth. There is a notebook ...more
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This highly creative activity asks students to create an alien friend for Lecky. Students can choose the body type, background, eyes, ears and mouth. There is a notebook option where the students can record their name, alien name, where their alien lives and a description of their alien. This site requires FLASH.
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tag(s): creativity (119)
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Take your class to the computer lab and let their creativity run wild! Then ask them to write a story about the new friend they have created.
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Lecky's Picture Painting - Crick Web
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K to 2
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This simple activity allows the student to choose a picture and color scheme. Students are then asked to recreate the same colors and pattern in a larger version of ...more
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This simple activity allows the student to choose a picture and color scheme. Students are then asked to recreate the same colors and pattern in a larger version of the picture. This is an interesting twist on interactive coloring. FLASH is required. If you see a blank screen, you need to load Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): matching (23)
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This activity would work best as an independent activity, though it could be done on an interactive whiteboard for kinesthetic learners.
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Kids Activities from A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead - Burke Museum
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1 to 8
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Take a multi-cultural approach to Day of the Dead celebrations by trying some of these hands-on activities and crafts from Mexico. These would work well as part of a fall ...more
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Take a multi-cultural approach to Day of the Dead celebrations by trying some of these hands-on activities and crafts from Mexico. These would work well as part of a fall festival, multicultural days, or in a Spanish class. The activities include Making a Paper Marigold, a recipe for Bread of the Dead, art projects, and sugar skulls and papier mache floral skulls.
tag(s): spanish (108)
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Include these activities with your class to promote multicultural understanding. You could also share the ideas with parents to do at home with their children.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Every Stock Photo - everystockphoto.com
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K to 12
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Find images to use in your classroom multimedia productions, on your web page, or on bulletin boards without violating copyright. Help your students find images to include in their...more
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Find images to use in your classroom multimedia productions, on your web page, or on bulletin boards without violating copyright. Help your students find images to include in their own products. This site is a tool to search the web for photos with "Creative Commons" rights. This means that many are free and ask only that you let the photographer know where you are usng the photo. Some are NOT free. Note: YOU MUST read the rights and permissions information that accompanies each image, since the photographer sets his/her own requirements. The intent of the site is to share photos in an open, easily-searchable environment, but in accordance with these requirements. Help your students learn about copyright by SHOWING them the rights sections and modeling compliance. The search tool is easy to use.
tag(s): copyright (45), images (279), photography (155)
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Use photos from this site in your PowerPoint shows, web page, blog, etc, but be sure to stop and mention where you found them and the thinking/reading you did to be sure you were in compliance with the rights granted. If you suggest the site for student use, model this process on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Then hold students accountable for demonstrating that they have done the same (make it a part of your project rubric). These concepts of copyright are challenging for young students (below about grade 4. You may want to "collect" some photos for their use and save them locally for them to choose from until they are ready to understand the more difficult rights issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Captioner - Flickr Toys
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4 to 12
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This creative page allows you to add captions to photographs you have uploaded or found on an online site such as Flickr. A collection of your own photos uploaded to ...more
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This creative page allows you to add captions to photographs you have uploaded or found on an online site such as Flickr. A collection of your own photos uploaded to Flickr can be used easily.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (61), images (279), photography (155)
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Locate and upload digital image files or an URL for specific images. Navigate the tools of Captioner by following the simple directions. Monitor the "appropriateness" of images available on Flickr/the web. You might want to specify a tag or collection to work from for some classes. Upload your own set of digital images to Flickr ahead of time. Share also by downloading image to your desktop.Create a captioned sequence to explain a major concept, such as mitosis or narrative patterns. You could also have students create campaign ads, posters of important people, etc. Have an object explain a concept from its point of view (solar panel tells about itself), have a famous person explain his invention or accomplishment, show what a non-verbal creature or object, such as a cell, is thinking.
Check out the Big Huge Labs educator account. Easily pre-register students to avoid creating logins, view and download their creations, and view the site advertisement free. You will find information about the Educator Account here.
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Instructables
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4 to 12
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A delightfully creative, collaborative site where people share (and comment on) directions for "how to" make just about anything. Language Arts, Art, or Gifted classes can "explore"...more
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A delightfully creative, collaborative site where people share (and comment on) directions for "how to" make just about anything. Language Arts, Art, or Gifted classes can "explore" the various topics to see how step-by-step directions are written, then have students write their own sequence of instructions. Even add a digital picture. Topics are "filtered" by topic (on the left side of the "explore" page) and also searchable by keyword. Art teachers will appreciate illustrated explanations of techniques from artists all over the world. This is a collaborative site, so you can read comments made by others on the different sets of instructions. Always preview such a site for appropriate content. Some include Acrobat files of patterns.
tag(s): gifted (80)
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Note: for safety reasons, it is best for the teacher to set up the free account and upload the directions, if you are posting student work. no one under 13 is allowed to post on the site. To prevent endless surfing through many how-to's, you can send students directly to specific directions by copy/pasting the address for that exact item into your class handout or onto your teacher web page.
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Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork - Everything ESL: Judie Haynes
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2 to 8
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This lesson plan provides a way to encourage cultural awareness and make your ESL students' knowledge of their home culture a classroom asset. The lesson can be done in an ...more
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This lesson plan provides a way to encourage cultural awareness and make your ESL students' knowledge of their home culture a classroom asset. The lesson can be done in an all-ESL/ELL class or in a regular class as part of an investigation of cultures, part of a unit on research, or as an art lesson. It can also be adapted for use in a high school level world cultures class.
tag(s): holidays (137)
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Take advantage of this free lesson plan during the end of the years content, using it as a means to review World History before the State standard exam. Students can each be assigned or select a country and complete the report, to be presented to their peers. This will allow the students to review and re-enforce the content. World History teachers will appreciate this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Introduction To Symmetry For Primary Students - Varnelle Moore
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K to 3
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This unique unit includes five lesson plans all aligned to the NCTM Standards. These five lessons are all designed to guide students through an introduction to symmetry using a ...more
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This unique unit includes five lesson plans all aligned to the NCTM Standards. These five lessons are all designed to guide students through an introduction to symmetry using a puzzle set of seven geometric shapes called Tangrams. All lessons incorporate technology and have literature connections.
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Once the students learn how to use the interactive tangrams, you might have a hard time getting them to go out to recess! Share hte link on your teacher web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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