Classical Music Resource - Instruments & Their Sounds

Music and the art should be an integration into everyday learning, but as it is often phased out of classrooms we as parents and educators have to take action to make this education happen. Every resource for arts and music is invaluable so please feel free to share yours with our community here so that many children may benefit! Here are only a few that I have to start us off, and there will be MANY more to come.

NAXOS

is a cool resource for classical music.

They have a page that describes and shows 

Musical Instruments

The great majority of musical instruments fall readily into 

one of six major categories: 

bowed strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, 

and the guitar family, the first four of which form the basis 

of the modern symphony orchestra. 

Check it out with your child. . . 

then go to SFS KIDS SUPER COOL Music Site 

and experiment online

with the 

 Instrument Sounds Learning Lab.

This is last one is a favorite so I am going to let you go straight to the site to get

a ton of brilliant lesson plans and idas for teaching 

toddlers and preschoolers 

about music. 

All Things Sea Turtle - Teacher & Student Resources Online

Welcome to the dapper school house resource page for 

ALL THINGS SEA TURTLE

Please add more of your own in the comment section to share with others!

seaturtle.org

teacher resource page with all things and activities sea turtles. 

Nat Geo Kids

Facts, Photos, Maps, e-cards and Video

of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

View Sea Turtles in the Rescue Hospital in Real Time at the

Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation

Six species of sea turtles in oceans around the United States

 are either threatened or in danger of extinction: 

Leatherback, Loggerhead, Green, 

Hawksbill, Kemp's Ridley, and Olive Ridley

Learn About them here at noaa.gov

You can also play the online game "Quest to the Nest".

AWESOME Web Quest 

about Sea Turtles for 4th, 5th and 6th graders

at zunal.com

High Quality & FUN Printable pdf Activity Book 

from the

Caribbean Conservation Corporation

NASA Kids Club Interactive Online Learning & FUN

The NASA KIDS CLUB is a really fun site for kids elementary school ages. There are cool sound effects that make the experiences realistic and exciting. There are tons of interactive games at 5 different skill levels. Many of the games are math based such as "Addition Blast Off" so that you can incorporate this technology into your math and space units where appropriate. There are photos and history blurbs about past flights and crews. Your child can find out his/her age and weight on the different planets and moons. Puzzles, coloring sheets and the normal resources are all there too, with special sections featuring Elmo and Buzz Lightyear. 

NASA KIDS CLUB

This site is really fun and interactive.

It is great for all elementary grades. 

It has cool sound effects that make the whole experience 

more realistic and exciting. 

Check out the Teachers Area to design your lessons

and let your child check out the fun. . . 

Your child sits at the space station to choose the activities.

They choose a difficulty level from 1 - 5

Then they choose a game, such as

Window to Earth

where your child picks from a list of places to visit such as

Niagara Falls, Strait of Gilbralter or Cape Cod

then gets an Arial view and a written description of the geographic terms. 

I also like Addition Blast Off

where your child picks from a grid of numbers to find as many 

numbers that add up to the number shown in the moon.

The more numbers used, the more points your child gets AND you 

have to hurry because the timer is counting down!

and so much MORE!

Learn Types of Poetry & Generate Ideas

Poetry Idea Engine

Teaches the many different types of Poetry

&

Fuels your imagination for writing It!

Haiku - Cinquain - Free Verse - Limerick 

Science of Weather & Meteorology - Online Resouce

Thanks to this Fascinating Site at Scholastic

Weather Watch

Children can Learn about Weather Through

Observation

Gathering Data

Investigating 

& 

Analyzing

Kids can Track Clouds in the Sky,

 Experiment with Weather Tools, 

Explore Climate Conditions, 

and Forecast the Weather! 

Lesson Ideas, Projects, Printables and MORE

Click HERE

Make Your Own Comic - Writing & Creating

Do you have a child that is passionate about art but not so enthusiastic about reading and writing? Perhaps they could use some exciting motivation to engage in learning that feels  more like a game! Or maybe your child loves to read and write and needs more creative outlets to express themselves. I found a brilliant site where children can create their own comic strips and it is really fun! Give your child the opportunity to combine technology and creativity while having a blast writing for fun! 

Make Your Own Comic

by Graphix

&

Choose Your Own Theme

Amulet

Bone

Charlotte''s Web

Goosebumps

Smile

Preschool Physics and Engineering Lesson with Ramps

All you need is a lot of cardboard and you will have a wealth of meaningful activities for your child.
In this activity your child will be learning engineering and construction. They will learn theories in physics; gravity, velocity, inclined planes, and speed. If you are doing this with more than one child they will learn teamwork and social skills.

When I made the ramps I wanted the children to have as much flexibility and options to create as possible. Therefore, I used strong but flexible tape for the middle sections. I left enough space between the two pieces of cardboard so that the ramps would bend giving the children the opportunity to vary the inclined planes.

I used some boxes as tunnels that could still be used as ramps. I made some low boxes to wedge the ramps in so that they would stay up.

I included sealed boxes for the children to build the ramps on.

I made cardboard handles on the ramps so that they could more easily move,
balance and hold the ramps in place.

I also left pieces of boxes (as shown in the picture above) to catch the items at the bottom of the ramps.

This is a project that you can fold up into a box and bring out again and again. To make it a new and different experience each time use different items for the children to use on the ramps such as cars, trains, pegs, and balls of varying sizes and types.