Are You Looking for Non-fiction Material for Students to Read?

Jazz up your lessons with some great non-fiction articles for your students to read! Check out the suggestions below to incorporate in your classroom:

• DOGOnews - the leading source for current events, news and non-fictional content for ELA, Science, and Social Studies. Thousands of news articles and original content added daily for students, teachers, and schools. Other DOGO media includes DOGObooks, DOGOmovies, IDOGO, and DOGOteachers
  
• Newsela - has an app or website to access nonfiction in any subject. Many articles are from sources like the Associated Press, Washington Post, and Scientific American. They have material in five reading levels to engage K-12 students in high-interest nonfiction, current events, primary sources, speeches, biographies, and historical news. I love how you can filter your search by choosing grade level and also by reading skills. There are 8 different reading skills that you can filter: 
     
            1) What the Text Says
            2) Central Idea
            3) People, Events & Ideas
            4) Word Meaning & Choice
            5) Text Structure
            6) Point of View/Purpose
            7) Multimedia
            8) Arguments & Claims
  
• TweenTribune - News from Smithsonian for K-12 teachers. Locate news articles and assign stories with a single click through digital devices. They have a "Monday Morning Ready" newsletter as prep for the week ahead if you want to incorporate easy weekly lesson plans. TweenTribune also has Weekly Videos that answer questions from Smithsonian experts.
  
• Kids Discover Online -  Award-winning library of science and social studies material on any device, at any time. Free sign-up to get started. Kids Discover has been around for over 25 years and now is online! Go to the Resources tab to read from their blog, or on infographics, or their Quick Reads section. Of course, there is also a Kids Discover app for devices!
  
• KidsHealth - Most visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before  birth through the teen years. Really 4 sites in one, having sections for parents, kids, teens, and educators. KidsHealth is more than just the facts about health. It provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical, emotional, and behavioral issues that affect children and teens.
  
• NASA Stories- go here to get current articles about NASA events and the current missions or launches in progress.  Check out the archived stories and all the different tab categories. There is a whole section for students, as well as a NASA Kids' Club with games to play to learn more about NASA.

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Interested in the Human Body?

Want to see something intriguing? Interact with the Human in 3D with the help of your mouse, keyboard, touchpad and navigator controls. You can spend a lot of time learning more about the human body here. Teachers can access the EDIT bar to take screenshots, quizzes, dissect, pin notes, and create tours! I was able to embed this widget of the skeletal system. You can filter by region or systems and dive in deeper by zooming in or out. Share this with family and friends, especially those who are battling certain health conditions. There is a segment on major CONDITIONS such as ulcers, cavities, osteoporosis, bursitis, arthritis, and more. You don't want to miss out on this neat application.

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How's Your Posture at Work?

 OK, take 8 minutes to watch this guy share how you should sit at work in a safe position for texting  on those cell phones to avoid the many ailments that will occur when we do it all wrong. Learn how easy it is to get into the "Eastern Keyboarding" approach. Love these tips! Avoid doctors and learn GOOD POSTURE at work, home, or anywhere at that. Check out where you need to hold your phone while texting!

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Posted in ailments, brain, cell phones, health, posture, text, texting, workplace