Hey everyone! I hope you are all staying stress free during this busy time of year. I mentioned last week that I love, love, love this time of year! It doesn't feel like it is Christmas time, though with the 70 degree weather. I am not complaining, though! I hate being cold! Anyway, I wanted to share one of my favorite stories to read that is ...

It always seems that when kids are asked to make predictions, they always predict what will happen at the end of a story. For that reason, it's important to model predicting. I often use a fairy tale or short story to help them learn how to predict what will happen NEXT. Read a part of a fairy tale, stop and ask what's happened. After volunteers ...

I know that a lot of teachers work on comprehension strategies throughout the year with their students.  Here are some forms I created to use when teaching predictions.  I generally begin with the before reading predictions page.  We discuss a book cover, title, and take a picture walk.  The first couple of days I have the students make a ...

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I know the playoffs have already started, but here are my predictions just in case anyone is interested. AL: Twins vs. Yankees: Yankees in 3 Rangers vs. Rays: Rangers in 3 Rangers vs. Yankees: Yankees in 7 NL: Braves vs. Giants: Giants in 5 Reds vs. Phillies: Phillies in 3 Phillies vs. Giants: Phillies in 6 World Series: Phillies vs. ...

Here are my predictions for this year's National Semifinals in Indianapolis. Butler V. Michigan St. This is essentially a home game for Butler, whose campus is only a short 15 to 20 minute drive away.  For some reason, I feel Butler is going to win this.  I know Michigan St. has the ''Wonder Coach'' in Tom Izzo, they have the Final Four ...

Greetings, Fellow blogger and performance consultant Tom Gram weighs in on e-Learning trends with a blog post entitled, “e-Learning: What’s Hot and What’s Not?”. Predictions are like buses, There’s usually another one every 15 minutes so, when I see an article like this, I check the qualifications of the prognosticator and Tom’s are very ...