Alice Ball was an African American chemist who developed the first successful treatment for those suffering from Hansen’s disease (leprosy).
Today we continued our unit on Black History Month by learning about Mae Jemison; the first African American Woman in space! Before we started we read the book "Before You Go to the Moon" and talked about what it would be like to travel in space. Check our space helmets in celebration of Mae Jemison. "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison
Today we continued our unit on Black History Month by learning about Mae Jemison; the first African American Woman in space! Before we started we read the book "Before You Go to the Moon" and talked about what it would be like to travel in space. Check our space helmets in celebration of Mae Jemison. "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison
Black History Month is a fantastic time to spotlight some inspirational African American artists! These artists have all made important con...
Learn all about the fateful voyage of the Titanic ocean liner's maiden trip across the Atlantic Ocean in this Titanic Unit Study.
Mae Jemison was the first African American Woman in space. Mae Among the Stars by Roda Amhed tells the story of an imaginative young girl with big dreams of going to space. It’s the perfect book STEM Teachers during Black History Month and Women’s History Month.
A list of the most beautiful villages in France, from Alsace to the French Riviera and the Atlantic Coast.
Discover a huge selection of FREE resources for compiling an Ancient Greece unit study.
This World War I: Research and Notebooking Unit provides parents, teachers, and students options for studying battles of WWI including a list of 168 World War I battles and engagements, world maps of the regions where the battles occurred, and multiple notebooking page templates. There is also a How to Use section and a list of battles by year for parents and teachers. It's perfect for middle and high school. Grab yours today!
One of my favorite lessons that I do every year with my students is a Folk Art Lesson inspired by the artist Heather Galler. If you are unfamiliar with Heather's work, she has a very distinct style of bold black outlines, bright colors, and lots of lines, shapes and patterns. Her work has been an inspiration for many a
Hey everyone, I'm very sorry for my absence from blogging. I am right in the middle of finishing up 9 weeks of maternity sub plans!! (I only get 6 weeks of maternity, but because my 1st baby surprised us 3 weeks early, I have to be ready just in case.) I have a bunch of stuff I want to share with you, so please accept my apology for being gone for so long. Follow along as I play a game of "Blogging Catch Up!" * * * * * Rachelle just shared her awesome Substitute Survival Kit (which I love and am totally using a couple of her pages!). I wish I had a substitute pack of sorts to share with you too, but everything I've made for my maternity plans is so specific to my class/school that I'm afraid nothing will be applicable to anyone else. I do have a cute binder cover that I can share with you, if you'd like. :) (Clip art by Thistlegirl Designs) * * * We just had our BIG state writing assessment. Let me tell you, my life for the past 2 months has revolved around persuasive writing. It is so nice to have the assesment over! I won't know my students' scores for a little while, but I am pretty confident that they ROCKED it! I do want to share some Persuasive Writing stuff with you all, but I'm still putting some finishing touches on everything. In the meantime, have you ever heard of a TAP F? I never had until my new team member (thanks Kathy!) introduced me to it this year. It's basically a way to brainstorm your persuasive writing. You teach your kids how to make a TAP F and you train them to do it all on their own. After weeks of practice, your students can do ALL of this all by themselves. This is just an example of what one of my struggling writers produced. I was blown away! Here's the quick explanation of a TAP F: Have your students fold a blank piece of paper into thirds. They write the letters TAP F down the left hand side (T=Topic, A=Audience, P=Purpose and F=Format), they make a T chart for pros and cons on the right side, and the middle is for a mini outline of their paper. For the state assessment, I read the testing instructions, said they could begin, and my students got busy working on their TAP F's. It was amazing to see. The quality of the essays they produced was outstanding. I can't wait to see the results!! * * * For fun (and to reinforce synonyms) my class has been playing the Hink Pink game. They LOVE it! If you have a subscription to Super Teacher Worksheets, they have a bunch of different worksheets you can download. * * * As always, I'm behind in my social studies teaching. I am now just barely finishing the Revolutionary War. My students did this cute project where they wrote about the differences between the American and the British soldiers and drew a picture of each. Their work turned out so cute! Oops... sorry the above picture is so blurry... Here is a copy of this download for you. Since I'm sure you're all much farther along in your history teaching, I have also included a similar project where they compare Union and Conferderate soldiers from the Civil War. * * * In math, we just finished up our BIG fraction unit and are now moving on to Geometry. Since Geometry is so rich in vocabulary, I always give my students a blank vocabulary sheet that they can glue into their math journals to help keep track of all the new words we learn. Here's a copy, if you want one. * * * Well... We've been doing tons of other things in class too, but I have about a million things on my baby to-do list that need to get done. I promise to try to blog more in the near future. Oh, and please expect some darling pictures of my little cutie when she gets here! :) She should be here in 3-6 weeks! SO EXCITING!!
Helen Keller is an amazing woman to study when you are learning about people with disabilities, and learning about the deaf and the blind. I remember watching The Miracle Worker when I was younger and I was blown away by all that she overcame and the relationship and friendship between her and her teacher Anne Sullivan.
Learn about significant events in Anne Frank's life for a better understanding of how life was during Hitler's reign.
Can women be computer programmers, NASA scientists, Supreme Court justices, pilots, leaders, and innovators in our world? Ada Lovelace, Margaret Hamilton, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Grace Hopper, and many others have proven the answer to be "YES!&qu
Use this illustrated reader to help kids learn about Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to enter space.
Free Pilgrim Worksheets. Full Pilgrims Lesson Plans designed for first grade - fifth grade. This is a complete free pilgrims unit full of lots of information. This Pilgrims unit is complete with worksheets, calendar, and even a Mayflower project! All free for you to use with your students.
The BEST soft and chewy bread roll for hoagies/submarine/grinders. Pillowy soft rolls that are begging to be filled with deliciousness!
A Vietnam travel blog.Nobody likes to be ripped off - taken for a fool. Make sure you are wise to 7 of the most common tourist scams in Vietnam. No Excuse!
I attempted to do a wall timeline with Caroline a number of years ago. For a variety of reasons, it did not work for her. I think part of it was her age, part of it was her learning challenges, and part of it was the layout. However, I believe a timeline can be a
Need Women's History Month for kids activities or ideas? We have unique, creative ways to inspire and celebrate the accomplishments of women, including some must-read kids' books for Women's History Month or International Women's Day. Great history experience for kids with learning projects, topics, printables, and stories to add to your March activity calendar or for learning all year!
Loads of resources & activities for learning about Martin Luther and the Reformation that started after he nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the church door.
Sa Pa is a paradise in the mountains of Vietnam. The Vietnam Rice Fields never look as good as they do here, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!
When I read about Helen Keller in 4th grade I was amazed at all she did. I passed on the awe I felt to my kids during our Alabama unit.
Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, best known for her narrative quilts set in the context of African American culture and history. Her “story quilts,” politically charged paintings, and more hang in the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
Read on to learn all about when to go, what to pack, and how to choose the right boat for your Halong Bay cruise!
History is my passion; I love history! And yet, I really don't like textbooks. Here are 30+ ways to teach history without a textbook, from books to cooking, and more!
Mundo de Músicas - O Mundo de Músicas é um novo blog musical que apresenta uma visão panorâmica sobre o fenómeno musical em todas as suas vertentes. Conheça agora!
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Wondering how to strengthen your marriage every day? Here's a list of 6 simple things you can do daily to cement your bond + grow your love.
Sapa has a gorgeous landscape of mountains and rice fields, and it should be on your bucket list. It's even considered to be one of the best trekking spots in Vietnam. We decided to end our month long Vietnam trip exploring the gorgeous rice fields of Sapa. As we are travelling on a budget, we decided to explore it
Can women be computer programmers, NASA scientists, Supreme Court justices, pilots, leaders, and innovators in our world? Ada Lovelace, Margaret Hamilton, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Grace Hopper, and many others have proven the answer to be "YES!&qu
Que faire dans la Manche en Famille ?Je vous partage toutes mes infos dans un guide complet : activités, hébergements, sorties.
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is, for many young people, an introduction to the atrocities of the Holocaust. A new reinvention of the book hopes to draw in more new readers: The Diary of a Young Girl has been adapted into a graphic memoir,…
Are you studying deserts with your students? This interactive lapbook is a great way to showcase what they have learned about desert habitats and the animals that live in deserts. Combine this lapbook with your district curriculum, picture books, videos, or websites such as National Geographic Kids or PebbleGo to help your students learn about deserts. My Desert Animals PowerPoint, Google Slides, and student minibook also align perfectly with this resource! This resource includes: A desert quick fact sheet for teacher reference Photographs and teacher directions for putting the project together 6 Interactive Projects including: Deserts of the World Desert Plants Desert Animals Deserts at Night Desert Food Chain Desert Climate/Features/Interesting Facts All pages are print and go! You will need a large piece of construction paper for each student to put their book together. There are easily enough projects to last a week, or longer! So be sure you have plenty of time. Complete one of the 6 projects per day. I recommend taking multiple days to learn and write about desert animals. A teacher quick fact sheet is included to help you guide your students during the project. Your students will love creating this lapbook with folds, flaps, and pockets. They'll be so proud of the desert book they have created. It's a great way for them to be able to review and share with others what they have learned. See what others are saying: "Good stuff! Very kid friendly and easy to use." -Christy Y. "Perfect for our science unit on biomes." -Melissa P. "Great way to have students show their knowledge on the desert. I also own another habitat." -Ashly H. Buy the bundle and save! Habitat Lapbook Bundle
In my approach to incorporate more diverse learning for both my students at school and my daughter at home, both of these art projects are inspired by Black American women artists. The great thing about these projects is that they are very versatile depending on the age of the child working on them and not too many supplies are required to complete them.Watercolor Abstract Art Inspired by Alma Woodsey ThomasAlma Woodsey Thomas was an African American junior high school art teacher who worked on
We've rounded up the prettiest towns in Normandy!
This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research
Looking for the perfect creative special education craft for Black History Month? Celebrate Garrett Morgan's innovative invention: the stoplight!
Our viking lapbooks created by us! Max is putting the front cover together on a lap book we designed ourselves using bits and pieces of other lap books and images we found online or from Cd's we purchased. This cover is made by TJ. All the covers were made by cutting off the bottom portion of the front flaps to make the sail. The viking hull and oars we adapted from this make-it-yourself viking boat pattern. We printed it on card stock and glued down only the bottom and the side edges so that it remained sort of a shallow pocket for the viking men to sit inside. The shields came from the viking boat we made in passport to the Middle ages ship last week, and the viking sailor is a coloring page reduced to 40 percent when printed. Max added the water below the boat on his lap book and TJ took his idea and made water on his as well. They each did the title a little differently. Max's cover includes two cleverly hidden pockets to hide hidden treasure he says. And Zak added three extra vikings to his ship and used the black and yellow colors to make it look more fierce. Detail of Tj's Viking. Zak's viking men and viking mask. TJ is working on his map under the table. :) What's on the inside of TJ's Lapbook? (the tan dragon that sort of hold the map down is also under the long house. The long house is glued down on top of the dragon portion underneath.) The vikings are mostly known for their ship building, raiding and sailing so the map shows the travels of the vikings, and the larger flip book on the right describes all the things vikings were most know for. The smaller flip book details things the vikings were less know for. Thus if you lift the map you will see more of those things. When the map is lifted up there are more items; the viking alphabet, two recipe cards for barley bread and beef stew, which slip down into the long house. The long house doors open and inside are viking men and women doing every day things. Zak is working on his long house under the table too! On the underside of the viking trading map is the term viking defined. and more info about who the vikings were. We made viking masks and the boys pretended to 'go a viking' This lap book was the culmination of our month long look at the vikings. Over the months time we have been reading many books and listening to a few audios and seeing some really great documentaries, they are as follows: Viking Tales Audio Eirik the red's Saga Audio Viking Adventure The Vikings by Janeway (very similar to Lief the Lucky but a more complex story) Lief the Lucky Rolf and the Viking Bow Links to more Viking lap book ideas Dynamic 2 moms Squidoo lens History of theVikings for Kids Viking Adventure lap book Who were the Vikings BBC documentary 1 of 3 Viking Traders BBC documentary 2 of 3 The end of the Vikings BBC documentary 3 of 3 The Real Vikings by the History Channel Viking Voyages board game you remake yourself
29 Photos from Hanoi, Vietnam. A collection of street photography, portraits, and images from Vietnam's chaotic capital city!
