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April 2012 - Posts
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Hello, this is Carolyn Wilhelm from The Wise Owl Factory again, this time with a blog post about Italy. After all, all roads do lead to Rome. I'm including a Free Snapshot of Italy SMART board and a free Snapshot of Italy Power Point interactive presentation Read More...
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Earth Day has become a big deal in the past few years! You see it on the news, you hear it in the classrooms, you may even have a local event that encourages sustainability. But how many of you really do something about it or encourage your students to Read More...
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One subject that I've come to love to teach is writing. When I break out my picture books and sit in my rocking chair, my students wait eagerly for the next assignment that goes along with my book. I can't claim this wonderful idea, it actually comes Read More...
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The ushering in of spring usually brings questionable behavior and challenging circumstances in the classroom. One of the best way to squelch these urges amongst my students is to take them outside. We grab our writing journals, a pencil, and our imaginations. Read More...
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I'm sure everyone has gotten the "look"! You know, the look on a student's face that says, "I don't have a clue what you're talking about or trying to teach me". The look that says, "You must be crazy, right?". Well, every time I teach fractions, percents, Read More...
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I ran across this amazing article today about a young woman who crushes rocks to pay for her education. She wants to make a better life for herself through education. She spends her day going to school, crushing rock, and studying by solar light. Many Read More...
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With all of the hoopla in the news today about oil, wars, and the economy, why not use my new News Notes Unit to focus on current events and cover the Reading Informational Text in the Common Core State Standards? This unit focuses on reading informational Read More...
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