National Poetry Month
April has been recognized as National Poetry Month in the US since 1996 and in Canada since 1998. It is organized by the Academy of American Poets whose website provides additional resources. “Poem in Your Pocket Day” is celebrated on April 30th....
Once Upon a Dime with Peter Rabbit
In this new series, we will use classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in this activity, we will discuss Peter Rabbit’s decisions and help him decide which vegetables to grow in his new garden. This lesson...
Spring in Verse
(Our friends from Australia and elsewhere in the Southern Hemisphere will probably prefer to celebrate the March equinox with our collection of autumn poetry on Lit2Go.) The rich sensory descriptions in poetry offer an additional avenue to understanding seasonal...
Photo of the Month: Jefferson Memorial
For the many new subscribers in the past month, this post is one in a series that each feature a photo from FCIT’s ClipPix ETC website. Each month I select one photo and provide various classroom connections, discussion questions, or related content. I took this...
Time, Change, and Maps
ALERT! Not a Florida teacher? Don’t run off! You can use this collection even if your students never study or have even heard of Florida. In fact, the less your students know about Florida, the more they’ll have to rely their map reading and research skills. One map...
Photo of the Month: Boats on a Train?
This is a model of something that existed in Pennsylvania between 1834 and 1854. So that you can better see the details, here are several additional views. Click on any photo to enlarge it. This is a great photo for a class discussion. What is a boat doing on a train?...
Once Upon a Dime with the Twelve Dancing Princesses
In this series, we are using classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in this activity, you will meet Bessy, the great granddaughter of one of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. Bessy inherited all of the dressy...
Photo of the Month: Icicles
This is the eighth in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or individual...
Using DuckDuckGo !Bangs
This issue of “Using Digital Content” is more about FINDING digital content. Many readers probably use DuckDuckGo as their Internet search engine primarily to keep their information private and not be hounded by countless advertisements that follow them...
Once Upon a Dime with Town Mouse and Country Mouse
In this new series, we will use classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in this activity, we using the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. The goals of the activity are to help students understand how buyers...
Once Upon a Dime: Jack and the Beanstalk
In this new series, Little Books Solve Big Problems, we will use classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in these activities, we are learning about trade and the characteristics of money, using the tale...
Winter Pictures and Poetry
Whether you consider Winter to start on the first of December or the winter solstice (December 21 or 22), here are some poems and pictures appropriate for classroom use. The poems are available in both MP3 and PDF formats from the Lit2Go website. The pictures are from...
Photo of the Month: Fresnel Lens
This beautiful glass object from the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, is an example of an important optical invention that saved countless lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From its first use in a lighthouse in 1823 until it was...
Trace-Based Case: The Mystery of the Mounds
This trace-based case is focused on the mysterious mounds that have been found in Florida In this case, we are beginning with artifacts—mounds—to piece together the everyday lives of the early inhabitants of the state. Then, after examining the past, we will look at...
Photo of the Month: Chupadero Black-on-White Jar
This is the fifth in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or individual...
Native American Heritage Month
This month, my colleague Deborah Kozdras has contributed the post “Trace-Based Case: The Mystery of the Mounds.” I wanted to supplement that Florida post with a collection of Native American resources from outside Florida to use during Native American...
Spooky Stuff
Take advantage of your students’ fascination with spooky stuff this month. We’ve collected our favorite Lit2Go stories and poems along with some spooky images from FCIT websites. The items in the collection will probably give you many ideas for classroom...
Florida Goes to War
An often-overlooked FCIT website is Florida Goes to War: The Sunshine State in WWII. This website was a joint project of the Florida Humanities Council and the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. We realize that only a small fraction of our subscribers are...
Photo of the Month: Reichstag Dome
This is the fourth in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or individual...
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