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  • "Teacher Said a Cuss Word!"

    Well, that's what he thought. Every time I said the word ''hail'' during our weather lesson yesterday, one of my little gems pointed to me and accused, ''Awwww! Teacher said a cuss word!'' I cued the video segment to the hailstorm and indicated that it was ''hail''- frozen precipitation. I wrote it on the dry erase board. After yesterday, I ...
  • 1000 Digits of Pi

    If you are working with Pi, this is simple 'poster' resource is an ideal way to get children thinking and talking about this special number. The 15 page download* contains two different posters:
    Posted to mathsticks - making maths meaningful (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 18, 2010
  • Reptiles: can you tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

    There is a great variety of reptiles here on planet Earth, and they first started to evolve more than 300 million years ago. There are more than 8,000 species of reptiles, and they include crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and turtles. The majority of reptiles are oviparous (egg-laying), have scales, and breathe air through their lungs. Apart from ...
    Posted to a cLiL to cLiMB (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 16, 2010
  • Places in Town, Quiz and Dialogues

    Here are several activities I've prepared for you to practice on the theme of places in town. Have fun learning, and don't forget to comment! Places in Town 1: Match the words to the images Places in Town 2: Match the words to the images Crossword Mix Quiz: matching, dialogues at the airport and at the train station, ...
    Posted to a cLiL to cLiMB (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 13, 2010
  • External Parts of a Frog

    Learn a little more about frogs by watching this Flash activity, and doing a labelling quiz on the morphology of a frog. Please come back here to leave a comment after you've played the game. Click here to watch the life cycle of a frog Click here to play the game
    Posted to a cLiL to cLiMB (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 10, 2010
  • Save the Words!

    In a recent post (There's a Word for That) I discussed how English language is a dynamic language, with new additions daily. It's only natural, then, as new words enter the language, old words will fade away, right? Not if Save the Words can help it! Save the Words is a neat site dedicated to saving rare and lesser-known words from extinction. ...
    Posted to Teaching that Sticks (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 9, 2010
  • Word Walls

    Free Printable Word Walls for teachers! Use these word walls in your classroom or in small group learning centers. These word walls are great for learning themed words and also for memorizing difficult spellings. Hang these word walls and word wall pictures up in the classroom where the students can see them.   Three Letter Word - Word Wall ...
    Posted to Have Fun Teaching (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 8, 2010
  • Present Tense Practice: Quiz

    The objective of this quiz is for you to practise the simple present tense with emphasis on animal vocabulary. Please provide your name and class for us to be able to identify you. An email address is optional, but if you do provide it, you'll get feedback sent to your inbox. Have fun learning! Please come back here to leave a comment after you've ...
    Posted to a cLiL to cLiMB (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 7, 2010
  • Prehistory: Basic Explanation of the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Ages, plus Quiz

    What is the meaning of prehistory? We can define prehistory as the period of human development during the time before the discovery of writing. However, before we can understand history, it is essential to understand our dating system. The global calendar in use today is based on the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII. To label ...
    Posted to a cLiL to cLiMB (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 6, 2010
  • Fostering A Love For Reading: Part 5

    Building Vocabulary Photo by Samuel Mann Maybe it sounds strange to say that building a child's vocabulary can help foster a love of reading in them. But consider this, vocabulary is one of the handful of essential skills a child must possess to be a successful reader. And if we want our children to enjoy reading, we must help them be good at ...
    Posted to Literacy Launchpad (Weblog) by Anonymous on March 4, 2010
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