Time to Talk Turkey, I mean Tech -- I mean TURKEY!

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From history.com - video about the First Thanksgiving

This fun time of year comes with an age-old problem - 

so much to do, so little time.

And so it goes with websites -- after taking a close look, here are my "top 10 interactive websites" that might prove helpful this week.

1)  Silly Turkey

     (Grades K - 1)

     From Starfall - a super cute story emphasizing letter sounds.

2)  Turkey Surprise

     (Grades K - 2)

     Another sweet, interactive story 

3) Turkey On Strike and Native Americans Giving Corn to Pilgrim

     (Grades 1 - 5)

     Two really cute puzzles that animate when solved - sure to put
     a smile on the faces of all. The Native American puzzle has three levels of
        difficulty, providing a healthy challenge at every grade level.


4)  The Thanksgiving Quiz

     (Grades 3 - 5) 

     Students read a story (online) and take a quiz to test their 
     knowledge about Thanksgiving.

5)  Quiz Your Noodle
     (Grades 3-5)
     Fun interactive site to see how much students know about 
     Thanksgiving.

6)  Turkey Anagrams (a personal favorite)
     (Grades 3 - 8)
     Students solve Thanksgiving phrases out of anagrams. 

7)  Talk Like a Pilgrim 

     (Grades 4 - 5)

     This site showcases the differences between 17th century

     English language and now.

8)  Thanksgiving Timeline
     (Grades 4 - 8)
     Loads of information about Thanksgiving celebrations 
     from 1541 - 2001.

And don't forget...

9)  Teacher Cadre Projects can be found on the ed1stop website. 

10) SMART Exchange - Thanksgiving - you'll find quite a few

       ready-to-use Notebook lessons.

Hope these are useful - here's to a fantastic Conference Week, followed by Thanksgiving!

Patsy Templeton

Patsy Templeton

OUSD Technology Coach

ptempleton@orinda.k12.ca.us

258-6317