SMART Board Goodies A Resource Blog by Amber Coggin 

It’s back to school for Mobile County Public Schools on Monday! Don’t forget to have a little fun on your SMART Board with the singing horses that I posted about in 2009.

Here are the famous singing horses. What a great activity to get students used to touching the SMART Board! This would also work if you are discussing Cause and Effect or just to have some fun on a Friday afternoon.

The Horse Quartet

I was inspired by something I saw today using the old “drag and drop” trick at our District SMART Board Workshop. I put on my thinking cap and created a piggy bank drop file for your students to use to count out coins. Make sure you turn up the volume to hear the coins actually fall into the piggy bank! Click here to download it. Enjoy!

It’s almost that time again! Summer vacation is coming to a close, teachers are getting their rooms ready for their new students, and first day of school activities are being planned. I have found a few good interactives that are ready and waiting for you to use your first day of school from the trusty TES iboard site. Check out Pictogram: How I get to School as well as a few others under the Geography section. Enjoy!

You may or may not have heard (*snicker*) that Prince William and Kate Middleton were married today (or early this morning my time)! I’m even wearing my own Royal Hat, Alabama-style! I’m sure many teachers across the world are using this as an opportunity to teach their students about the Royal Family. I’ve found a nice “family tree” interactive that help may help. Just mouse over, or touch, each leaf to see more details. Here is another family tree, and you might also want to try this interactive quiz.