Saturday, February 6, 2010

Sex Education for students with disabilities

www.sexualityandu.ca/teachers/tools-10-1.aspx

This websites is wonderful resource for teachers in teaching children with disabilities about sexual health. This site gives practical advice, flash cards and wonderful ideas in conveying a difficult topic for students who need careful clarification.

Sex, etc.

www.sexetc.org/

This website, created by teens for teens, is a place for teens to talk about the important issues that they face, including sex, race, and their rights. Produced by the Network for Family Life Education.

The Hormone Factory

www.thehormonefactory.com

This is the only colorful (game-like) website I found. Students click on one of four icons: about sex, what's happening to me, looking after myself and making babies to learn information about sexual health. This site is geared to tweens between the ages of 10-12.

I Wanna Know

www.iwannaknow.org/

This is a fun, interactive site which includes games and articles about sex, decision-making, puberty, STD's, peer pressure, and more. It is a website of the American Social Health Association.

TeenSource

http://www.teensource.org/

This site is colorful and jazzy to appeal to teenagers; there is even a condom coloring contest. Teens can talk to teens about sexual health and HIV or they can ask advice from an expert. Articles such as on the pill, short or patch? You still need condoms to protect against STDS inform students about myths of being sexually healthy.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

National Geographic in Space

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ActionGames/Plutos-secret

This site offers games, videos and articles about space. It is an interactive program where you can either play at level 2-5 grades, 6-8 grades, or higher. As you click on each planet, the student learns interesting facts geared to their reading level. Articles include "Is Pluto No Longer a Planet? and The Planet Song. There are even web links to moon exploration and stars.

Arty the Astronaut

http://www.3pounds.com/artyastro/

Take off for fun and adventure with Arty, the part-time astronaut. Nice animation guides you through this site as you learn about the solar system, and play online games and activities. Interesting facts flash across the computer screen ( a new fact each day). The phase of the moon for the day is found in the bottom right hand corner. This site also includes a printable teacher's guide that looks awesome to use in the classroom in conjunction with this website and a lesson about the planets.