SMART Board Goodies A Resource Blog by Amber Coggin 

Check out this cool interactive called Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads. Go on a journey with Abraham Lincoln and help him make decisions regarding political happenings. It is narrated and works great on the SMART Board as a whole-class activity. Here are more details from the site:

Food is not my normal post topic, but I thought this could be used when talking about plants or agriculture. The Eat Seasonably Fruit and Vegetable Calendar is a neat interactive calendar that tells you when fruits and vegetables are in season. From the site:

Herd a Word is a fantastic game to play on the SMART Board. The object is to form words by connecting the letter balls. The more letters you use the more points you earn. Click here for a demonstration. To form a word, touch a letter, then drag your finger across the SMART Board to connect the additional letters to the word. There are two different modes of the game: Herd and Line. Let your kids have some fun on the SMART Board before the weekend starts!

English for Little Children is a great interactive for English Language Learners or very young children. There are 2 different levels that include activities for learning words in different categories such as animals, the body, school, and many more. Once a category is selected, a series of activities will begin that include learning the words, finding pairs, and matching. Here is a preview of the one of the food activities. Click (or touch) the appropriate picture after the word is spoken aloud. Click the arrow to move to the next activity in the set. Note: This works best when viewed in Internet Explorer.