Seeking help for your students (grades2-6) to learn more about geography? How about a weekly blog that includes student input? Don’t call AAA- just go to Globetracker. They say it better than I can- “Globetracker’s Mission, an episodic story in blog-style format, … on a journey across the United States to learn standards-based geography, landforms, [...]
Entries from October 5th, 2009
It’s all in the elements!
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Science
While the Tom Lehrer video is my favorite element song, Meet the Elements (They Might be Giants) is becoming a close second. The pace and the visual clues would help me remember key elements and how they combine in everyday items. Special thanks to Jane Zaleski for sharing this treasure.
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Wordle meets the Smartboard
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline
If you’ve seen me in the library (or in the hall), I’ve probably mentioned the guess the Wordle project (Jen Wagner at Guessthe worlde). Here’s a variation using a smart board and the reveal tool. You can make your own wordle (go to www.wordle.net) and let your students reveal. Need help with the reveal tool? [...]
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