Smithsonian
The link above is to the Smithsonian Education website. As we should know, the Smithsonian Institution is a network of museums and research centers. This website provides excellent resources for educators, parents and students. A quick peek at the educator sublink provides us with lesson plans and resources a mouse click away. The search feature allows you to search by standard, grade, subject or term- talk about lesson planning made easy! They have quality lesson plans in various categories- art & design, science & technology, history & culture, and language arts. The Institute also provides professional development in the form of workshops, seminars, classes & events and even online resources. The best feature about this website is the IdeaLabs for students (still under the educator tab). Students have the opportunity to explore a range of topics- in a completely interactive format. The IdeaLabs feature videos, pictures and timelines and all are primary sources! The part of the site for parents is titled Families and features some enrichment resources. The bulk of this section is focused around visiting the museum, but does feature some resource reading links which is helpful for families. The section for kids is completely aimed at the student. The main page grabs the attention with a section about "fun, fast, cool scary..." happenings at the museum. Their is also a link for the IdeaLabs on this section of the website, so technology in the classroom would allow the children to explore these! Overall, I think this is a great resource website for educators when incorporating primary sources and starter ideas for lessons! Until next time....
Jennifer
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