http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna Caroline LaMagna is a STAR member of the Discovery Educator Network Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click below for a Hotlist of resources for Tech Tools you can use in your Middle or High School English classroom to support the Virginia standards of learning. Links for a cross-curricular project (with history) using many of these tools are included at the bottom of the page, including activities for ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/19/tech-tools-for-middle-and-high-school-english/ Click here for a Hotlist of Tech Tools you can use in your 3rd - 5th grade classroom to support social studies standards of learning. Many of these resources can be used in other areas as well. http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/19/tech-tools-for-social-studies-3rd-5th-grades/ Click here for a Hotlist of resources for tech tools you can use in your classroom to support social studies standards of learning. Many of these resources can be used in other areas as well. http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/19/tech-tools-for-pre-k-2nd-grade/ Here are some Thanksgiving themed writing activities for K-5 students: Kindergarten - this is a Word document tracer page. Students will trace the word "Thanksgiving" on the first line and then the second line just has the "Th" - they would have to try to write the rest of the word ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/18/elementary-thanksgivng-writing-activities/ History.com has a terrific site on Thanksgiving here: The History of Thanksgiving The site includes information on the first Thanksgiving, the origins of the Thanksgiving Holiday, and fun facts about Thanksgiving. Scholastic has a site about the first Thanksgiving here: The First Thanksgiving The site includes information about the voyage of the Mayflower, the Pilgrims' ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/17/thanksgiving-resources/ It's not too late! November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) - the goal is to write a 50,000 word (175 page) novel by midnight November 30, 2009. Click below for more details: National Novel Writing Month http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/16/national-novel-writing-month/ Animoto is fast, fun, free, and absolutely fabulous!! When you apply for a teacher account (it took 2 days for my application to be processed) they will set you up with an account - to which you can add your students. If you create a gmail account, you can create sub ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/11/03/animoto-for-education/ Notes on Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Notes on Verbs and Verb Tense Consistency http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/10/27/notes-you-may-have-missed/ Here is a list of some prefixes and suffixes that are among the most common in the English language. Prefixes: ab- (away from) be- (on all sides, overly) de- (reversal, undoing, downward) http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/10/27/common-prefixes-and-suffixes/ Just a few quick ones - but just in time! 1st 9 Weeks Review Another Review for 1st 9 Weeks Practice Tests for the First Nine Weeks Click the following links for vocabulary review: Vocabulary Review Another Vocabulary Review Here is some additional practice for Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words:  Prefix Matching #1 Prefix Matching #2 Suffix Matching #1 Suffix Matching ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/clamagna/2009/10/27/english-review-1st-9-weeks/