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Entries from January 31st, 2010

What if Macbeth was on Facebook?

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content - Science, Content - Social Studies, Content- Foreign Language

Read-Write-Think has several templates for extraordinary projects.  Here’s a sample of their latest – Profile Publisher.  You could have your students create their own or one for a character (historical or fictional).  Be sure to print your work- this only looks like an online account and you cannot save your work. Or you could use [...]

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Select your sentences!

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content- Cross Discipline

Do you ever wish you could modify the spelling city sentences?  Maybe you would like to incorporate other vocabulary words or relate it to science or social studies?  Well now you can- spelling city now allows you to create your own sentences.  Start your list and after you save, you will have the option to [...]

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Watch that egg!

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Science

  While I was in the library today, I saw a first grade class enjoy a penguin game.  For older students, consider Penguin Science- this site is focused on environment changes and the impact on the penguin. Explore time lapse images or wonder how the ecosystem is changing the penguin diet. Special thanks to Barbara [...]

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Black History Options

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies

Even thought February isn’t here yet, I’ve seen numerous classes working on Black History projects.  If you are looking for inspiration and ideas, try TeachersFirst Resources for Black History.  There are a wide variety of resources for all grade levels.

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