Day One: Just like a community has rules and laws so does the digital world. Using the internet is a privilege. It is important that you learn how to live in the digital world of internet websites, copy-righted images, and virtual friends. Log onto Brain Pop and watch the video titled “Digital Etiquette.” username: woschaefer password:brianpop Choose one video from… Read More Online Citizenship
Today in library students used several resources such as labels to indicate the last name of the author, guide words to help them find the titles they were looking for, the nonfiction chart to help guide them to their favorite topics and special interest book spine labels to help them find those spooky Halloween books! One… Read More Navigation
Rebus rhymes and stories that use pictures instead of words throughout the story and rhyme. Some rebus stories have the picture and the word while others have only the picture. This can make reading fun and entertaining! Below is an example of a rebus: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don’t know why… Read More Rebus Story
Students can now access BrainPOP ESL, BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. and BrainPOP Español at school or at home, 24 hours a day! Log in with the following username and password: Username: woschaefer Password: brainpop Log in with the username and password provided above and watch the BrainPop video titled, How do I know a book is “Just Right”… Read More A Just Right Book
Formal debates can be a powerful teaching and learning tool which allow a class to consider a controversial issue within your curriculum and analyze it in depth. Debates can make a refreshing distraction from traditional essay writing. Debates are an active way to engage and immerse students in a specific topic as well as reinforce… Read More Debate: How to build an argument
In the picture book, The Day the Crayons Quit written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, Duncan opens his box of crayons and finds the box empty! In place of the crayons are a bundle of letters from the box’s occupants. Each letter is addressed to Duncan and outlines why the color abandoned… Read More The Days the Crayons Quit
LEGO activities are a fabulous visual way for students to experience and actually see the math. I am a visual learner, so using legos to teach math makes so much sense to me!LEGO bricks are awesome for part-part-total explorations! As with other math manipulative such as dominoes or dice, LEGOS have clearly marked studs for students to count.… Read More LEGO Math
Kid President’s Socktober and Ms. Kolesar are inspiring students to donate a pair of socks to others in need. This small act of love also inspired this month’s creativity challenge. So take out those socks you’ve never worn or the forlorn socks in the laundry room with no partners and whip up a cute sock… Read More October Sock Challenge