What’s the difference between…?
An alternative to looking up definitions of new words as vocabulary expansion, is to choose near-synonyms and have a discussion …
Category Archives: Teacher Resource Ideas
Point of View Art Lessons K-12
Teacher Theresa McGee has a wonderful 2-point Perspective Lesson for grade 5 and up. Like all the lessons found at http://theteachingpalette.com, …
60 Five-minute Lessons Children Can Teach
Most students don’t get enough class time to teach one another. Peer teaching is highly engaging and a valuable part …
“If I could invent anything, I would invent…”
A few months ago I had the opportunity to visit a show of the top US kid’s Google Doodle entries. …
Politicians Use “The Pivot” Tactic To Answer Questions
Last year Alix Spiegel did a 7-minute piece for National Public Radio in the States on, “How Politicians Get Away …
Educators’ Needs Matter
http://designthinkingforeducators.com/about-toolkit/ Educators at Riverdale Country School, www.riverdale.edu, a Pre-K through Grade 12 independent school in New York City, developed a tool …
Book-shaped Libraries
Kansas City Public Library – Missouri, United States Library Architecture: “Book-Shaped” Branch of the National Library of Korea Scheduled to …
Comprehension Resources from The Guinness Book of World Records
Brian McGuinn‘s 25 minute documentary film about New York native, Ashrita Furman will make you smile from ear to ear. Mr. Furman (born …
Use Fun Lego Facts as Writing Prompt
LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History by Gregory Farshtey came out in September of this year. Mashable.com has assembled about 15 …
Homeland Parody by Sesame Street
Sesame Street has had a long tradition of puppets singing with music idols but the team’s new series of pop-culture …
Janine Schaub 