by Emily Starr | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s back to school time, and StarrMatica is back to helping you find the best digital content resources for your classroom. We’re kicking off the year with some ideas to help make it easy and fun to get to know your students! 1. Students can create a comic of their...
by Emily Starr | May 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
This month, we added new Social Studies content: Ancient Civilizations. Content includes resources to help you explore the ancient worlds of the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Incas, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and many more! To access these resources, login to your teacher...
by Emily Starr | May 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
StarrMatica’s new magazine, Digital Content and the Core, has launched! The creation of this magazine sprung from conversations with educators across the country faced with the challenge of implementing the Common Core. Educators shared that they were...
by Emily Starr | Mar 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
This month, we added to our growing collection of picture book guides. 50 new guides were added to StarrMatica this month for free online non-fiction texts. With the Common Core’s heavy focus on non-fiction, these guides provide treasure trove of resources to...
by Emily Starr | Mar 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Meet Ms. Marica Myrie, Math Intervention Specialist, and Ms. Khadijah Jeanty, Reading Intervention Specialist, at Samuel Huntington P.S. 40 in Jamaica, New York. Here is how they use StarrMatica in their own words: Samuel Huntington P.S. 40 is in the process of a...
by Emily Starr | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to helping teachers understand specific changes the Common Core requires them to make in their instruction and sharing how StarrMatica’s content can help facilitate that transition. One of the major shifts in ELA (and...