FREE STUFF
NORTH AMERICAN BEAR CENTER
Bring the only black bear and wildlife learning facility into your classroom! K-12 students learn from the bears about behavior, ecology, and interactions with humans. Lesson plans for different age levels range in topics from how and why bears store fat to the hibernation metabolism in black bears. FMI: https://bear.org/ educational-outreach/ lesson-plans/
DOCS TEACH
DocsTeach is a source of primary documents from the National Archives and activities for social studies teachers and students in grades 3-12. This online tool for teaching history and social studies uses documents from the National Archives. Students can get involved in the process of historical research with thousands of documents, videos, maps and more. FMI: www.docsteach.org
It's one of the best four letter words out there— FREE—especially when you're on a tight budget. Maine Educator found a few freebies!
MAGNET ACADEMY
Magnet Academy features demonstrations, videos, activities, downloads, and more on magnetism and electricity for grades K-12. The online resource allows educators to seach by topic, age level, format, and grade level. The demos, videos, and activities answer your questions about all things electric and magnetic! FMI: nationalmaglab.org
EAT PLAY GROW EatPlayGrow provides activities to encourage children and parents to make healthy choices in nutrition, physical activity, and sleep. Entire curriculum, lesson plans and family handouts are available. The engaging lessons for grades preK8, combine art-making, storytelling, music and movement activities and hands-on educational lessons about the importance of making positive choices that most affect health. FMI: www.nhlbi.nig.gov/ health/educational/ wecan/tools-resources/ eatplaygrow
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