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Here are some "Timely & Relevant" resources from Discovery Education for the Summer of 2023. Teachers - Ditch the end-of-year movie days and use these fun activities instead! Keep student minds sharp as they head into summer break with exciting new content and ready-to-use activities! Or, share the newsletter with parents for activities to help their children keep learning all summer long.

Be sure to log into your instance of Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

Timely Summer Resources

• Check out the Summer DE Newsletter for a list of resources that supports student learning throughout the summer.  Click on the link above or the image to open and download this month's newsletter.

Explore the Ready-to-Use-Activities

• Explore DE's ready-to-use activities These time-saving activities can be used as-is or modified to meet the needs of their classroom! From Background Builders to Sentence Fix-Its to Choice Boards and more – teachers can find quick grab and go resources to use anytime in the Instructional Activities Channel.

Keep Learning Going This Summer

• Find everything you need for summer learning—whether you're looking for curriculum support, at-home activities for students, or even professional learning resources! Check out our revamped Summer of Learning Channel today. 

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Discovery Education

Here are some "Timely & Relevant" resources from Discovery Education for the month of May 2023. May is full of celebrations and we’ve got plenty of timely, engaging resources to share! Be sure to log into your instance of Discovery Education before clicking on the links below.

Timely Content for March

• Save time with the DE May Newsletter for a curated list of resources that support timely events like Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, Physical Fitness Month, National Space Day, Memorial Day, and more.  Click on the link above or the image to open and download this month's newsletter.

Ready-to-Use-Activities

• Explore DE's ready-to-use activities These time-saving activities can be used as-is or modified to meet the needs of their classroom! From Background Builders to Sentence Fix-Its to Choice Boards and more – teachers can find quick grab and go resources to use anytime in the Instructional Activities Channel.

• There you’ll find the recent Activity Calendars, such as these for May, for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5. Use them as they are or make your own copy to edit and share.
  

Support Literacy with DE 

• Whether you're looking to support with decoding and comprehension, looking for primary sources or storybooks for students, Discovery Education has you covered with a variety of channels!  

Differentiating Instruction with Discovery Education

• Join Dane Sadownyk to explore easy ways to maximize DE resources when planning differentiated learning experiences for students. Use this professional learning resource to expand your understanding of how Discovery Education can support you in transforming teaching and learning.

Junior Fire Marshal Training Academy - New Content!!!

• Life-saving lessons for students & families Knowledge is power—and it can save lives! With fire safety and prevention skills, every student can step up in their own households and ensure that their families are prepared. Junior Fire Marshal® Training Academy encourages K–3 students to explore the essentials of fire safety and earn their Junior Fire Marshal Certificate, through a collection of standards-aligned classroom resources.

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Discovery Education

Happy April! ClickView is here to support you and your students this month.
Check out ClickView's April Newsletter!

Exciting Update: ClickView is happy to introduce our newest platform feature: curated topics pages!
These pages go beyond our traditional topics pages by providing a sequence of videos and series organized in a way that answers essential questions about the topic and provides educators with suggestions for implementation in the
classrooms. Check out the Adjectives Topics Page in our Newsletter this month. Curated topics pages will gradually be released to the platform, beginning with our elementary presentation.

Earth Day curated topics page is coming soon - be on the lookout!

Sora Sweet Reads returns May 15, 2023

This year’s Sora Sweet Reads program will be available to all schools globally and will include another robust collection of titles, ranging from juvenile to general adult interest. You can get a sneak peek at some of the titles in the graphic!

The titles will be simultaneous-use, so all students can read without a wait and librarians don’t have to do any extra work to add them. The titles will appear at the top of district's Sora explore page on May 15 and will be ready to use right away (unless a district chooses to opt out).

So, save the date for 2023’s Sora Sweet Reads program, which will run May 15 through August 28, 2023.  For more information about Sweet Reads, visit this Sora blog post. For ideas on how to help students read all summer long, visit this Sora blog post. 

April is School Library Month!

"School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and school libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning." - AASL 

Download Sora's School Library Month marketing kit that contains s free marketing kit, featuring social graphics, posters and a fun word search.

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Sora

Here are some "Timely & Relevant" resources from Discovery Education for the month of April 2023. April is full of celebrations and we’ve got plenty of timely, engaging resources to share! Be sure to log into your instance of Discovery Education before clicking on the links below.

Timely Content for March

• Save time with the DE April Newsletter for a curated list of resources that support timely events like Financial Literacy Month, Poetry Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, World Health Day, Earth Day, and more. Click on the image to open and download this month's newsletter.

Ready-to-Use-Activities

• Explore DE's ready-to-use activities These time-saving activities can be used as-is or modified to meet the needs of their classroom! From Background Builders to Sentence Fix-Its to Choice Boards and more – teachers can find quick grab and go resources to use anytime in the Instructional Activities Channel.

• There you’ll find the recent Activity Calendars, such as these for April, for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5. Use them as they are or make your own copy to edit and share.
  

Supplement Math Instruction with DE 

• Did you know we have an entire collection of math channels to supplement math instruction in the classroom? From math vocabulary, to real-world applications, to problem solving strategies, and more! We’ve got a collection of channels, for Kindergarten through 12th grade, to support any lesson! Don’t miss those channels!  

Financial Literacy Month

• Preparing future-ready students means helping them build the skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom. And what better way to help students focus on life skills than to celebrate Financial Literacy Month! Discovery Education has a wealth of resources to teach all students about money management, financial responsibility, and all about the economy. One example is the Pathways to Financial Success (6-12) Channel that focuses on financial responsibility, using credit wisely, making major financial decisions, and more. There are at least three PDF activities for each ‘area’, and is a great resource to deploy with students. 

Earth Day is April 22nd

• This landing page has ready to use activities, interactive games and videos, and more that help all students grades K-12 become inspired to be the next generation of climate caretakers. Be sure to explore the four different teacher choice boards!

World Health Day is April 7th

• Empower students with strategies to manage stress, build confidence, manage healthy habits for hygiene and eating, and more in the Health Channel! This ready to use activity for K-2 students called “I am Special'' helps students identify traits that make us unique and special. The Future Well Kids Channel also has wonderful activities for students and families to teach them about choices that set them up for future health.

Virtual Field Trips

• Changemakers in Action Virtual Field Trip (6-12) – April 11, 1PM ET: Registration is open! A spark of creativity is all it takes for hearts and minds to change. Meet students from around the country who are finding exciting ways to take creative action on issues they care deeply about and find out what inspires them to share their voice with others. Along the way, students will learn how to overcome doubt and embrace the joys of creative action.
• The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance Virtual Field Trip – April 27, 1PM ET: Registration is open! Celebrate students’ power to resist injustice in their world and contribute to a better future through their actions and decisions. The Resistance Virtual Field Trip empowers students to rise against injustice and embrace their own agency to right the wrongs they see around them—from small everyday actions to large-scale community movements.

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Discovery Education