As I write this it's a cloudy and relatively cold June day here in Maine. The sunshine will return and with it there will be some opportunities for fun outdoor learning activities. One such activity is building a solar oven and trying to cook something like s'mores in it. 4H offers free instructions on how to do that. One of the things that I like about 4H's instructions for making a solar oven is that at the end of the instructions there is a knowledge comprehension check and discussion questions to pose to students. Over the years I've shared other sets of directions for making solar ovens. Here's a recap of those resources.NASA provides two sets of detailed, written directions for...
I shared a puppy drawing, art project and game with you recently and today want to tell you about a great picture book for shared reading - Big Dog Little Dog by Sally Rippin and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford. Big Dog learns about compromise and the delight of playful company when Little Dog moves in. At first he does not like the change to his daily routine, but by the end of the story Big Dog and Little Dog are spending lovely long days together. I read it today to some little emergent readers. I used it as a springboard to talk about: the sight words 'big' and 'little' which are appearing in their instructional readers at the moment making connections as...
Top 10 horror novelsFrom Stephen King to Oscar Wilde and Tana French, novelist Gabriel Bergmoser chooses Halloween reading that does more than simply shock and scareGabriel BergmoserWed 28 Oct 2020 12.00 GMT 1. Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Silence of the Lambs gets all the attention, but the best Hannibal Lecter novel is still the first; a book that suggests the most horrifying of evils can grow from an all too human place, and that even heroes can carry something monstrous inside them. Every Lecter story on some level features an implicit Faustian bargain and none is more tragic than FBI crimimal profiler Will Graham’s knowing choice to sacrifice his own fragile peace of mind to stop a killer he understands...
Subject and Predicate Worksheets Your Students Will LOVE! Do you need subject and predicate worksheets? Subject and predicate can be… well… frankly the most boring of all grammar topics. This grammar concept is so important for students (good-bye, run-on sentences!), but giving students subject and predicate review is far from fun. I cannot wait to show you these subject and predicate color by number worksheets! These are worksheets that your students will actually ask for more (I’m serious!). Keep reading to learn all about these subject and predicate color by number worksheets! And don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to grab the FREE color by number reading comprehension! What is an example of subject and predicate? Need a little...
Are you tired of marking tests? Do your students need a break? Why not give them this board game project instead? This end of semester review project allows students to reflect on what they learned, while at the same time, presenting the information they learned in a fun and creative way! This could be used as an end-of-unit review or even as an end-of-semester project. Even the smallest details are important to this project. This project can be completed individually, in pairs, or even small groups! There's a lot of flexibility within this project, so it's a great test-taking alternative! The best part? This project is applicable to a variety of grade levels AND subjects. Click HERE for a closer look!How...
