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: Writing Resources
Point of View Questions and Video
http://vimeo.com/5697554 Use this “Ant Views” 1:48 minute macro video by Jorg Bronnimann as an introduction to your point-of-view lesson. For …
Hash Tags for Education
http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/ TeachThought’s blog is dedicated to progressive education and trending topics. The following article is taken directly from TeachThought’s blog. Check …
Talking and Writing games–developing oral language skills
I often hear colleagues say that students can verbally explain an idea better than …
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 …
Rethink Texting
Watch John McWhorter’s Tedtalk on texting by yourself. McWhorter’s thesis is that texting is an expansion of people’s linguistic repertoire. …
Plain Hard Work
News Articles and Curriculum Connections for students: Gr. 2-8
Teaching Kids News is a website developed by Toronto educators Jonathan Tilly and Kathleen Tilly and freelance journalist Joyce Grant. Each article has authoritative links and lesson …
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