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Requisition Time!
I’ve just turned in my requisitions for next year, and here are a few interesting items you might consider for your classrooms or homes. We Both Read series Electric Hand Tally Counters Glitter Smilies for Charts Twin Tip Sharpies Inexpensive … Continue reading
Punctuation Paintball
This is a cool game to play and learn punctuation. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/Paintball/Medium.cfm
Wallwisher
Your class can put up feedback on a virtual “bulletin board”. In this wall http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/GIXMG8ouwO teachers gave feedback about how an after-school technology workshop went. As a result of the feedback, we’re meeting in small groups today, rotating through stations.
Focus Week Videos on China
I used Animoto to produce quick 3-minute videos, with music, with cool wipes and fades. I fed it 10 second videos, or longer ones that it took the first 10 seconds of, and did this: http://animoto.com/play/WY0dXA1ULY7SKSxmA1F4Dg http://animoto.com/play/kQZqpVS3h7BvHNdmaSlLpA http://animoto.com/play/RdjYPlzvQ3vrDn7W7a0Erw
Fry Flash
http://www.candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/updated_flashcards/fry_flash_100_01_25.swf This webpage tests kids on their sight words (using the Fry List). You (or a good reader in the class) clicks “Yes” or “No” after the reader reads each word. There are 25 words in each set. At the … Continue reading
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Help Students Most By Using Novelty!
Here’s why helping kids do novel tasks grows the brain more than repetitive tasks: Once the task is learned, brain energy slows. Students who were taught creatively, with novelty (and I like to think the Harley Way), score better than … Continue reading
What Your Teachers Want To Tell You….
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/06/living/teachers-want-to-tell-parents/index.html
Specialized gyms help over- (or under-) sensitive kids
…Children are jumping into a ball pit so deep one boy compares it to a hot tub, crashing into mountains of supersized pillows, rolling and bouncing on huge balls, and swinging and spinning wildly inside a cocoon-like sling. This 877-foot-space would be nirvana to any child—and all are welcome—but in fact it’s a new parent-run, nonprofit sensory gym modeled on occupational therapy facilities. Continue reading
Stencils and Beginning Step by Step Drawing
Do you have any stencils? I’m having kids trace a square, for example, then try to draw one that looks like it the same size. Here’s a good stencil set for cheap: General Purpose Junior http://www.dickblick.com/products/chartpak-pickett-arrows-and-shapes-templates/?wmcp=amazon&wmcid=feeds&wmckw=55476-1800 The best early step … Continue reading
Getting Boys To Read
I have some suggestions on my Summereaders website here about motivating books that boys like, but I just stumbled upon this website: http://www.gettingboystoread.com/content/summer-reading-suggestions-boys In the replies to the original post are some great suggestions that I’ll be sure to check … Continue reading