Resources
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National Today: Global School Play Day History & Activities
Learn 5 interesting facts about playtime, FAQs, and find activity ideas for Global School Play Day.
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Global School Play Day
Visit the Global School Play Day website. Global School Play Day is for public schools, private schools, and homeschool families! Let's...
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National Institute of Play
Play is central to healthy lives. Today, a diverse body of play research has shown that play is central to leading healthy, productive human...
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The Serious Business of Play
This resource, from the American Psychological Association, offers recommendations to soothe anxiety and foster healthy child development in all...
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5 Proven Benefits of Play
This resource explores five proven benefits to support play in schools at home.
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The Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain
Learn how playful behavior appears to have positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn.
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Why Play is Important
This resource explores why play is important, the difference between structured and unstructured play, and play at the different developmental levels.
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Parents' Guide to Structured Vs. Unstructured Play
Through play, children can develop important life skills that help prepare them for experiences later in life. There are two types of play:...
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Family Reading Reset
A blog post that provides six strategies for families to "reset" students' interest in and joy of reading.
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How Telling Stories Helps Kids Learn
From PBS Kids Parents, discover how telling stories support student learning.
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Storyline Online
If you are an elementary school teacher looking for straightforward ways to integrate story exploration into your classroom, Storyline Online is a...
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Early Literacy Instruction Strategies
Evidence based early literacy instructional strategies from preschool through grade two.
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The Reading Wars: Busting the Myths of Reading Instruction: Lower Elementary
The Reading Wars: A back and forth debate over which way is best to teach students to read. Well, we are here and ready to prepare you for battle. We...
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The Reading Wars: Busting the Myths of Reading Instruction: Middle School
The Reading Wars: A back and forth debate over which way is best to teach students to read. Well, we are here and ready to prepare you for battle. We...
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Filtering Resources
An overview of filtering resources inside the Indiana Learning Lab.
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The Science of Reading and The Developing Brain : Birth to Age 5 What We Know and What We Do
From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. Early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s...
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Animated Google Classroom Header
Flipped Classroom Tutorials showcases how to use Canva to create a custom animated Google Classroom header in this resource.
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Google Drive: 5 Best Tips for Organizing Files & Folders
This resource, from In 30 Minutes, offers 5 tips for making the most out of Google Drive. Discussed are the 5 principles Ian Lamont uses for...
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Google Drawings Manifesto
In this resource from Matt Miller of Ditch That Textbook, Google Drawings is a blank slate for your students’ creativity. Many teachers and...
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Class Dojo Big Ideas Growth Mindset Series
Watch this series of videos from Class Dojo with your students and facilitate discussion with related activities for social-emotional learning. In...
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