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Teach Abstract Nouns with Love Songs

What is love? (It's an abstract noun to start.) Teach a lesson on abstract nouns using your students' favorite love songs, as well as Floca…

Started by Flocabulary

0 Mar 14, 2012

RESEARCH: Gains from Interactive Writing in First Grade

Excellent research that is an anecdote for those that think good elementary literacy instruction is only about reading from the Early Ed Wa…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 7, 2012

BOOK: Looking at Lincoln - Phenomenal Informative Text for Young Readers

Looking at Lincoln, by Maira Kalman, is an amazing depiction of Abraham Lincoln with magnificent colored pictures and not only factual info…

Started by Marcy Prager

0 Feb 16, 2012

RADIO: 'The Snowy Day': Breaking Color Barriers, Quietly

Wonderful back story on the inspiration of 'The Snowy Day'. You'll love this story for a lot of reasons but mostly because of the photo Kea…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 29, 2012

ELL Students and Struggling Readers

I retired in June after having taught at the public elementary school level for over 33 years.  Retirement drove me insane, and I desperate…

Started by Marcy Prager

5 Jan 9, 2012
Reply by Marek Bennett

ARTICLE: Inquiry Based Grammar Instruction from Rethinking Schools

Excellent article from the Fall 2011 issue of Rethinking Schools on teaching grammar through inquiry. The author is a 4th and 5th Grade tea…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 3, 2012

EVENT: StoryTubes video booktalking contest

  Kids, videos, and books - sounds like the perfect holiday present to me!  :)  It's time again for the StoryTubes video booktalking/book t…

Started by Kelly Farrow

0 Dec 15, 2011

Simon Says

Here's a lovely game that trains memory. Do you remember Simon Says, the board game? This is a digital version. I've explained it a little…

Started by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook

1 Dec 12, 2011
Reply by Patricia Burnside

EVENT: Students Involved with Technology conference

A really exciting conference is coming up in February in the Chicagoland area called the Students Involved in Technology conference. Studen…

Started by Kelly Farrow

0 Dec 10, 2011

LA RESOURCE: My StoryMaker

You may have heard about this resource already, but just in case you missed it, I had to share. I just found out about it at a conference.…

Started by Kelly Farrow

2 Nov 17, 2011
Reply by Rosemary Deane

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