Hans Rosling makes data sing
This amazing 13 minute Ted Talk by Hans Rosling dispels the idea that the world is headed towards overpopulation. His …
Category Archives: Teacher Resource Ideas
What part of the population does the most gambling?
Acccording to Stats Canada (2010) people earning less than 20,000 per year (the poorest people in our society) spend the most …
Writing Captions: inferring
Have students write a caption to go along with this photo. Help students with inferring by trying these prompts: What …
When do you use ‘good’ and when do you use ‘well’?
Grammar Girl Nails the “good” vs “well” question. If you’ve never visited the Grammar Girl’s site you probably don’t speak …
Literature Circle Resources
Here’s a junior/intermediate/senior Literature Circle plan that includes: Literature Circle Roles (Discussion Director, Summarizer, Word Player, Passage Selector, Investigator, and Illustrator) …
Family Involvement in School Aids Literacy in Kids
The 2007 Harvard Family Study, “Family Involvement in School and Low-Income Children’s Literacy Performance” found that increases in family involvement …
90’s boy band parody U+Me=Us (Calculus)
Use this clever video to teach parody with a calculus connection. Suitable for intermediate students and up.
Scouts Use Raspberry Pi
Boreatton Scouts use rasberry pi A little while ago, the people at Rasberry Pi had an email from Alan Herbert, who …
So You Want To Be a Better Writer?
Try these Tips and Tools from the National Council of Teachers of English from Urbana, IL. 1. Write often! Give yourself a boost …
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