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Free Language Arts Activity Packs from PBS | ||
| Reviewed by Diane Flynn Keith | ||
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| Resource: | Free Language Arts Activity Packs from PBS | ||
| Provider: | PBS | ||
| Summary: | My thanks to Brett Walter of Homeschool Buyer's Co-op for recommending that I review this PBS website that offers free Teacher Activity Packs on Great American authors | ||
| Description: | Not only that, PBS packages these activity packs in a widget and gives you the code so you can place it on your social networking/media site or webpage. In other words, you can help other people easily find these resources too! Think of it as a virtual public education service. Very cool! When you get to the site you'll see an introduction with instructions on how to install the widget. You do NOT have to install the widget to access the activity packs. Just look for the widget on the right side of the screen. It looks like a mini-menu - and you can use it to access the Teacher Activity Packs. You'll see that it has two tabs: *PBS Resources - Explore an assortment of PBS resources compiled from the programs they have offered on topics such as African-American poets and authors, the biographies and works of American masters in literature including Mark Twain, the life and legacy of poet Emily Dickinson and author Ernest Hemingway, and more. *PBS Activities - Here you'll find what amounts to lesson plans with activities for learning about novelist Ralph Ellison (grades 6-12), Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Katherine Porter (grades 7-12), beloved children's author Maurice Sendak (grades 3-5), and author of "The Great Gatsby" - F. Scott Fitzgerald (grades 6-12). Click on any one and a menu opens within the widget providing an outline of the activity along with links to resources and lesson plans that include printable materials. But that's not all. PBS offers widgets for many more subjects including: *The Arts - Art history and music. *Health and Fitness *Science and Technology - oceans, earth day, forensic science and more. *Social Studies - global populations, the presidency, and democracy around the world. You can access them all through the main PBS Teacher Activity Packs page here http://www.pbs.org/teachers/activitypacks/index.html |
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| Contributed by: | Diane Flynn Keith, ©Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved. Diane Flynn Keith publishes the rave-reviewed ClickSchooling® daily ezine with 12,000+ subscribers. If you're ready to jump-start your homeschooling, save time and money, and have more fun learning with your children, get your FREE subscription to ClickSchooling® now at http://www.homefires.com/free.asp. | ||
| C A T E G O R I E S | |||
| Orientation: | General | ||
| Subjects: | Language Arts, Reading | ||
| Teaching Methods: | Online Interactive | ||
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| Ages: | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Grades: | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
| F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N | |||
| Web Site: | http://www.homefires.com/click?activitypacks | ||
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