Monthly Archives: October 2009
Dude, I Totally Get Shakespeare
Uncovering Literature-Phobia in Secondary English Classrooms by Anastasia Teasley Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card…no strings attached! :-) It can be difficult to present Shakespeare (or other curriculum-required writers) to high … Continue reading
Educational Programs at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum.
Leave a comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! by Anastasia Teasley “It’s one thing to read about something in a book, but to actually see the bones of that dinosaur, the … Continue reading
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Our Fascinating World
Come Explore it at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum Leave a comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! by Anastasia Teasley In 2007, the Weinman Mineral Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, closed its … Continue reading
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Opposites Attract
A Fun Game for Teaching Opposites Age: Early Elementary by Laura Ross Young children love discovering opposites. Here is a lesson idea that involves exploring opposites through literature…and then a fun game to reinforce the concept. After explaining the concept … Continue reading
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Straws and Pennies: Cheap and Easy Classroom Management Techniques
Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! by Kelly Quabeck Looking for a positive way to promote good classroom behavior with my first-graders, I opted to try two concrete techniques: one involving … Continue reading
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Counting Together: A Fun First-Grade Math Idea
by Kelly Quabeck I am using this math idea for the first time this year and my first-grade students LOVE it. They actually go up to these posters during math time and use them as resources, which makes me smile! … Continue reading
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Hamburger Organizer: A Tasty Way to Teach Writing
by Kelly Quabeck As a first-grade teacher, I know that it’s important to make writing a concrete process for my students. I’ve found that the best way to do that is through a graphic organizer shaped like…a hamburger! To start … Continue reading
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