Some teachers used TrackStar to create their VFs, which you can check at http://trackstar.4teachers.org
Here are the Track numbers for their VFs: 427895, 427974, 427894, and 290341.
And, here are some great websites for VFs that they found:
- The Virtual Rainforest at https://www.msu.edu/~urquhart/tour/active.html
- Scholastic's Interactive Tour of Ellis Island at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/
- Scholastic's Winter Holidays at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/
- A Visit to Old Salem at http://oldsalem.org/
- Information about all kinds of weaher at http://wildwildweather.com/
- Links to VFs in North Carolina including The Capitol, Legisative Building, and Executive Mansions in Raleigh, Tryon Palace in New Bern, and the NC History Museum in Raleigh at http://www.ncwiseowl.org/carolinaclips/vvisits/home.htm
- A very interactive view of the exhibits at the Smithsonian's Natural History in Waskington DC at http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/. Also check out other virtual visits at http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/virtual.html
- Try learning about how to dissect a frog at
- And explore tons of child-appropriate information including many videos about health and the human body at http://kidshealth.org/kid/
1 comment:
I took a long time exploring the sites listed above. I was very impressed and learned a lot from visiting each one! A few of the sites were from Scholastic.com, which I now know is a good place to look for virtual field trips and resources.
I particularly liked the Ellis Island tour because it had many of the UDL principles we have been discussing. There were lots of visuals, sounds, artifacts and a good navigation system. I also enjoyed the Winter Holiday’s interactive scrapbook because I do a big unit on winter holidays around the world and I think this would be a great addition to the unit. I plan on going back to see the lesson plan that accompanied the website.
Another website I really enjoyed exploring was kidshealth.org. I thought all of the links were very helpful and kid-friendly while having a read-aloud option! I began to think of the many ways I could use these links in my classroom. The following are some of the ideas I came up with:
"How the Body Works"- looking at teeth during dental health month and ears when we study sound.
"Staying Healthy" and "Illnesses and Injuries"-to accompany the lessons about staying well.
"Feelings"- when discussing guidance related topics.
"Health Problems"- to explain about an illness a fellow student may have in kid-friendly terms.
"Kids Talk: Where'd that come from?"- When teaching idioms, especially for ESL students.
In addition to all of these great links I found helpful for me as a second grade teacher, I think that this website would be a great resource to give to older students who may have personal questions. The site is safe and reliable for them to visit and have their questions answered.
Kelsey Mitchell
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