PBS Teachers in the Third Grade

What is PBS Teachers?

PBS Teachers is an essential resource for the twenty-first century classroom. The website is an amazing tool for both novice and veteran teachers.  This website is completely free and the educational programs are accessible to anyone. PBS Teachers is an exceptional resource for teachers in any grade level or subject area. It provides educators with an abundance of lesson plans to use in the K-12 setting. These lessons can be easily accessed at the PBS Teachers homepage. Lessons and activities can be adapted in any state or school district, as they align with the national curriculum standards. The website is organized by different grade levels. When you are looking for useful resources, you simply select the grade level you are teaching. Every grade offers endless activities, lessons, and resources in six different subject areas including:

• Arts and Literature
• Health and Fitness
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Library Media

Enrich Your Units

Naviagte your way to the third grade social studies link! There are many helpful resources for your “Maps and Globes” unit. For instance, by selecting the Cultural Studies links, you will find different activities and lesson plans that will enrich your global studies curriculum. There is also a geography link available. By changing the resource filter you can find narrow your search to articles, audio, videos, or resource sets. There are even links to different online activities for students to complete in the classroom.

Once you have sorted through the multitude of classroom resources, the site offers an online discussion forum. Teachers post various classroom activities for others to try and then provide feedback about how it worked in their classrooms. It gives teachers the opportunity to take part in a professional learning community that stretches across the United States. Teachers can learn what their colleagues are doing in their classrooms and offer advice about what worked and what could be improved upon.

 

The Future of PBS Teachers  

PBS Teachers Connect is a new and exciting feature offered by PBS. It is a social network that creates a country wide learning community. PBS Teachers connect facilitates online collaboration amongst educators. Using technologies such as blogs, teachers are able to share ideas and form online groups with teachers who support their theories and practices. The PBS Teachers Connect community encourages communication amongst colleagues and provides information on how to best implement digital media and technology in the classroom. By utilizing the resources this website offers, educators can integrate twenty-first century skills in their classrooms.