New ADHD Articles for Parents and Teachers!

Internet4Classrooms.com is pleased to announce that we are expanding our ADD/ADHD resources to include articles from experts in this field. We hope that you find this information valuable for use in your home and classrooms.

Check out our newest articles from Dr. David Rabiner, Ph.D. addressing such topics as:

• One Reason why Children with ADHD Should be Reevaluated each Year
  
  
• Can a Walk In the Park Help Children with ADHD?
  
  
• Sports Participation, Anxiety and ADHD
  
  
• An Innovative Approach for Helping 'Explosive Children'
  
  
• Does Yoga Help Children with Attention Problems?
  
  

What is in a Name? or It's All in Their Name!

According to Wikipedia.org, a name is:

"A name is a label for a noun, (human or animal, thing, place, product [as in a brand name] and even an idea or concept), normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context.

A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person."

Let's stop there.

School is starting shortly and teachers need to quickly and correctly learn their students' names. It is one of the first things that they do to welcome children into the classroom and make them feel part of the class. It doesn't matter if you are teaching kindergarten or at the college level. Using names is a basic way to connect with a student.

Here are some resources to help:

• KinderKorner - This site is geared towards teachers of younger children, mostly pre-school through primary. Includes songs and fun names activities for the entire class.
• VirtualVine.com - This site is nice for elementary teachers, as it contains many activities reinforcing phonics, literacy and graphing for learning names.
• TheApple.com - Quick tips to learn names quickly, adapted from the 'First Year Teacher's Survival Guide'.
• TeacherVision from the Family Education Network has a huge resource page for Personalizing the Secondary Classroom.
  
• The National Teaching and Learning Forum discusses the importance of learning names in the higher grades and has activities for the classroom. There is also a focus on peer-peer interaction to foster a learning environment in classes that may be very large and the student may just feel like another "number".

Hello, Andrew. My name is Mrs. Brooks. Welcome to YOUR classroom. We are going to have a wonderful year together.

“The Home Stretch” or Keeping Your Students with Spring Fever From Looking out the Window

Spring has finally sprung across the nation. Most states have completed their end of year assessment testing and parents, teachers and students are starting to look forward to the summer.

One question that a teacher may ask herself is, “How can I keep my students engaged and focused on the curriculum for the rest of the school year?” or parents may wonder, “How can I keep my children engaged in school, when all they want to focus on is the lure of their summer activities?”.

Just as Internet 4 Classrooms provides the best sources on the internet for various activities and resources, here are some links to information that will help you address “Spring Fever” whether in the classroom or at home.

1. Keeping Students on Task as the Weather Warms Up!
2. From a Homeschooling blog, an article about “Spring Fever” offers some ideas about getting the kids outdoors and engaging them in fun projects.
3. Read about the importance of having a little fun and rewarding hard work, great article for high school kids and college students.
   

Also, check out Summer Teaching Opportunities for Teachers to help you plan for your summer.

Feel free to comment and add sources to this list and share the strategies and activities that you use to keep your students engaged.

All the best,
Susan