Elementary
November 6-November 12, 2013

Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.

Picking Up Chickens
Grades: PreK-K

In this clip that corresponds to the activity "Count Your Chickens," Peg and Cat have a really big problem: they have to get the chickens back in the coop before the farmer notices.

I <3 Math: Division with Fractions and Whole Numbers

Grades: 3-8

This episode of I <3 Math establishes the concept of division with fractions by illustrating how to divide fractions by whole numbers, and how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

Let's Get Social! How To Effectively Incorporate Social Media Into Your Classroom
Grade Range: 13+

Join PBS LearningMedia and Edmodo to learn how to integrate social media into your classroom while exploring best practices, real-life examples of success, and helpful tools to get you connected!

Interpreting Data, Facts and Ideas from Informational Texts - A Different Kind of Fuel
Grade Range: 6-12

Students will watch a video segment that discusses the world's need to find a replacement for fossil fuels and scientists' attempts to produce energy from the heat of the sun using a man-made photosynthesis process. Students will then answer questions by using their understanding of the text and details from the segment to support their answers.

Blue Ribbon Readers: Make Connections
Grade Range: K-5

This WPSU interactive Make Connections Game gives students practice in making mental connections between the text and things the reader already knows. These connections can include things readers have read (text-to-text), things they've seen or heard (text-to-world), and things they've done (text-to-self). The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read.

Comic Strip Activity
Grade Range: 1-3

Motivate spatial intelligence learners by allowing students to create their own Wilson and Ditch comic strip. Students are challenged to take Wilson and Ditch's point of view and create a story of one of their adventures!

A Whale Tale
Grade Range: K-2

Learn and practice Spanish, including vocabulary words for the items in the whale's belly and fish tank, through the Oh Noah! "A Whale Tale" webisode and related games. In the webisode, Noah's Abuela wants Noah to help their elderly neighbor sweep the porch, but when Noah confuses sweeping for paddling, they wind up in the belly of a whale. Students can learn, build upon, and apply the Spanish vocabulary by playing the interactive games.

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