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A Creative Book Report!
by Kristin Woolums, M.Ed. Comment on this post to receive a $20 School Box Gift Card. One commenter will win! We recently featured Kristin’s outstanding ideas for a creative novel study, using From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. … Continue reading
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Anatomy of a Creative Novel Study
by Kristin Woolums, M.Ed. A creative study based on From the Mixed-Up files of Mrs. Basil E. Franweiler Comment on this post to receive a $20 School Box Gift Card! From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by … Continue reading
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Part III: Assessing Your Wax Museum
Recently, we posted about a great culminating activity for a biography or history unit: A Wax Museum! Now, it’s time to talk about how to grade this project. So, your students researched historical figures, wrote biographical sketches, created costumes, and … Continue reading
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Using “Hangman” to teach writing…creatively!
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box Gift Certificate this month! Getting your kids excited about writing by Sandra Jacoby I have been extremely lucky this year in that I have a classroom full of … Continue reading
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Unique Assessments III: Reader’s Theater
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box gift card this month! This is part three in a three-part series on unique assessment ideas. (Part one and part two can be found here and here.) Here … Continue reading
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Unique Assessments: 3-D Projects
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box gift card this month! This is part two in a three-part series on unique assessment ideas. While paper-and-pencil assessments have their place, children also need authentic, hands-on opportunities … Continue reading
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Unique Assessments: Beyond Multiple Choice
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box gift card this month! While paper-and-pencil assessments have their place, children also need authentic, hands-on opportunities to showcase their learning. This three-part series will share some unique assessment … Continue reading
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