Search results matching tags 'geography' and 'writing'

News Notes - Lessons in Current Events Around the World!

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:38:00 GMT

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 text... Encourages informational and expository writing... And gives students choices in how they show their knowledge with a

My Class List of Web 2.0 Tools

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:39:08 GMT

Over the summer I have been making a number of lists of different Web 2.0 Tools that I would like to use in the classroom this year. I made the lists so that I would remember what tools were available whenever I am planning a lesson. I do have a Smartboard in my classroom, so there's great potential for demonstrating tools when teaching or using a tool to better present the learning material. Here's my list of current lists that can also be found on the "Resources" section of my site. You may want to bookmark it for future reference. I will continue to add to these sections as I find resources that I believe are meaningful and useful. . . . → Read More: My Class List of Web 2.0 Tools

Culture Studies for 9-11 yr old kids

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:43:00 GMT

I wish I was a kid with all this technology creeping into the classroom...A commendable project for 9-11 year-old kids has been started by Mrs Kim Sivick where her students are interested in hearing from people from all over the world. So, if you're reading this, whether you're a student, a teacher, or neither, I'm sure they would appreciate hearing some comments from you. http://kidblog.org/

2009-01-12 Happy Homeschooling for the New Year!

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:57:07 GMT

We had a fun break, but now it’s time to get back to work! I have developed a new code system for myself to help keep track of the learning styles that I am using with my child. A-Auditory (hearing) K-(Kinetic) (touching and doing) V-(Visual) (seeing) This is how we’ll be spending our first day back: WARM-UP: A/V BrainPOP: American Indians Revolutionary War Decimals The [...] Related posts:

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