Media Specialists
APRIL 17-23, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Talking with Kids about Scary News
Grade Range: PK-3
Our thoughts go out to the victims and those injured at the Boston Marathon, as well as their families and friends. Such a horrible tragedy. Here are some tips for talking to kids about scary news.
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Resources to Help Fight Bullying in Iowa
Grade Range: K-12
Bullying affects many adolescents and teens on a daily basis, and can go unnoticed by other students, teachers, and parents. It's important for all teachers to recognize all forms of bullying and to identify ways to address bullying to their students.
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Socks in Space
Grade Range: K-3
Build vocabulary by learning space-related words as Martha collects T.D.'s lost socks in space. Navigate through the solar system making sure to avoid asteroids and space cats with radioactive fur balls.
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Trash on the Spin Cycle
Grade Range: 5-8
Watch this video with students to reveal the phenomena that causes huge quantities of garbage to end up on the most remote islands in the world. Discuss how this garbage affects the local wildlife.
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Line Break Explorer
Grade Range: 3-8
The Line Break Explorer engages children in exploring a poem and hypothesizing about why lines are broken where they are in poetry.
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Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Grade Range: 7-12
This lesson from the American Master's series uses Capote's autobiographical short story, "A Christmas Memory," to teach a lesson on characterization in writing.
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Perfect Pitch
Grade Range: 6-12
Batter up! This multimedia exploration introduces you to the all-stars of the orchestra: the instruments.
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