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Are you looking for some ways to teach drama in your regular classroom? Check out this list of drama games, activities and ideas.
The following post contains affiliate links. The day students anticipate every year is almost here: March 4th—National Grammar Day! Ok, so maybe your children haven’t been doing a Christmas-style count down. But what a great subject to celebrate in your homeschool every day. Grammar really doesn’t need to be difficult or boring—for you or your …
The party is finally here... Justina from La Boheme Magique and Anna from Frosted Petunias came up with such a fun idea for a blog party ~ everyone who loves the movie Practical Magic was invited to do a blog...
Many of the best springtime science activities happen outdoors, but not all. I've gathered a mix of my favorites for you below to help encourage your students to connect, explore, and engage with the world around them!
Do you need a fun, engaging way to teach students about rhetorical appeals? With this unit, your students will master ethos, logos, and pathos and have fun while doing it. They will be introduced to rhetoric and rhetorical appeals with a presentation and notes. Then they will practice identifying rh...
? ? ? FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY ? ? ? Buy the Paperback and Get the eBook for FREE! Find out how to speak perfect Italian without going crazy with grammar. Nobody likes studying the rules. To make you understand, all you have to do is pronounce a sentence in the right way. Think when, during a holiday, you said a simple phrase, it worked because you just repeated it. The study of grammar and verb conjugations is overrated. Especially for beginners! The important thing you have to master in the Italian language is pronunciation. Good pronunciation is essential to be understood. The problem is how to do it. The best way to achieve good pronunciation is to listen and repeat. You just have to know where the accent is in every word. In the Italian language, you have to pronounce the words with the right accent otherwise the meaning of the word changes and in response, you will only get: "Cosa? Non ho capito. Puoi ripetere?" ("What? I didn't understand, can you repeat?") Now you can learn Italian having fun, thanks to the short stories in this book. ...and there's more! easy tricks (that most Italians don't know) to learn how to read the words correctly tongue-twisters to perfect the pronunciation of the most commonly used consonant groups explanations of more than 20 idiomatic expressions commonly used in the Italian spoken language classic conversations between friends, in restaurants, and over phone short stories suitable for both beginners and intermediates integrated vocabulary page by page that in addition to the meaning also indicates the exact pronunciation of each word even if you don't even know a rule, you can learn to pronounce words and phrases in common use, then speak in Italian and make yourself understood! This book is full of exercises that will have an immediate, positive impact on your Italian pronunciation. Instead of just telling you to do something, we provide practical action that can create real change if practiced regularly. Would you like to know more? Get the book now and find out how to pronounce well the common words in Italian. Start to speak great Italian today! | Author: Luna Martini, Conversation Learning | Publisher: Independently published | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2019 | Number of Pages: 102 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1077661711 | ISBN-13: 9781077661714
**Updated 7/7/15 - I put the 22 attention getters into 3 different table formats. You can choose which one (visually) works best for you.** I use these attention getters/grabbers on a daily basis with my ELL students. These attention getters are a great way to improve your classroom management. I usually pick one or two to teach the class at the beginning of the year. Then every month or every few weeks, I introduce a new attention getter, which my students can't wait for!! To get my students attention I simply say ‘Ready Set!’ and then they say ‘You Bet!’. Once the students say their part they are quietly looking at me for directions. It's as simple as that! The key is the students have to say their part the way you said yours. So if you whisper, they also have to whisper. If you said it like a robot, then they have to say it like a robot. Your students have to match your tone and intensity, which they love to do! If you like the fonts and background from this product, please check out my store! Make sure to follow me for more great resources! Thanks :)
ONLY DIGITAL FILE Size A4 - 210mm x 297mm One printable colouring page from my future colouring book for adults. Clear lines and a high level of detail. Instant download. After purchasing, you'll receive a link to download: - One printable PDF file - One printable JPG file - One printable PNG file (transparent background) - One tonal guide JPG I hope you'll have fun with colouring this page :) ONLY FOR PERSONAL USE. Please do not resell, modify, distribute in any way, or publish this illustration. Purchasing this product does not give you permission to use any items created with this image for any commercial use. You are welcome to share your finished artwork on your social media if it's not intended for commercial use. Copyright © 2022 by Tanya Riarey - All rights reserved TIMELAPSE of me painting this page with watercolour: https://youtu.be/sIVmk9ASwaE www.mycatlovesme.com
I get a lot of questions and concerns from teachers who are reluctant to try reading workshop because they have standards that have to be met. I totally get this fear. Workshop requires that we let go of a lot of control. When we do the full class novel we can clearly see the path we need […]
As Americans, we have grown accustomed to the image of our country “coming to the rescue” when other countries are in trouble.
Learn five simple things you can do to teach Greek and Latin root words to your upper elementary students.
October 31 is Reformation Day! I've put together a round up of resources and activities for kids to celebrate this special day.
Help make your students proficient in the rules of proper capitalization and punctuation while having fun doing it!
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. [...] The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.
The question is, how can I get my students active outside of my Physical Education classes? In this article I’m going to share with you the multitude of Family Fitness Night Activities I have held in the past 23 years. Currently I offer one Family Fitness Night per month with the exception of December & January. Those months are busy enough. 23 years ago I only had one Family Fitness Night. A few years later I added a second in the school year.
Do you have students who need to work on improving their compound sentences? It can seem very challenging at first, but mastering compound sentences doesn't have to be a drag! This blog post shares some of my favorite low-prep ways to work on compound sentences in speech therapy. Click through to see more!
Build character in your classroom with these activities you can do throughout the year.
This is one of my favourite attention getters. This poster is perfect when first introducing it to your class or as a reminder throughout the year. Use this as a call and response with the Teacher calling: "Hands on top" and the Class responding with: "Everybody STOP!" This product has been updated to include both a boy & girl version, with and without the stop signs. Click the follow me link for more ideas! Product created by Stars & Wishes. Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
"We all love a good story but most of us struggle to write them. Lisa Cron enlightens us as to how to get the job done in a savvy and engaging way." — Michael Gazzaniga, neuroscientist and director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind, University of California, Santa Barbara "Story guru Lisa Cron unlocked my last novel for me over lunch, but if you can’t have her by your side when you’re wrestling your manuscript, the next best thing is this smart, funny, genius book about the myths, realities, and brass tacks of story. Packed with innovative tips and techniques, it's as essential to any writer as a laptop, and much more fun" — Caroline Leavitt, author of New York Times best seller Pictures of You "Wired for Story reveals that stories are not only a metaphor for human striving and survival, but they are also the means by which the brain ensures that we survive. Lisa Cron translates the latest neuroscience into a master guidebook for how to write engaging, meaningful, and moving stories." — Elizabeth Lyon, author of Manuscript Makeover "As a story consultant for business executives as well as artists, I am always searching for ways to convey the skill set involved in constructing a story. Wired for Story presents basic principles for harnessing the natural power of the brain to recognize and create stories in a way that is inspiring and entirely helpful." — Murray Nossel, PhD, founder of Narativ Inc. "Remember when Luke has to drop the bomb into the small vent on the Death Star? The story writer faces a similar challenge of penetrating the brain of the reader. This book gives the blueprints." — David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brian Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element. Strategies that will be a game-changer for anyone who has ever set pen to paper. The vast majority of writing advice focuses on “writing well” as if it were the same as telling a great story. This is exactly where many aspiring writers fail as they strive for beautiful metaphors, authentic dialogue, and interesting characters. Writers tend to losing sight of the one thing that every engaging story must do: ignite the brain’s hardwired desire to learn what happens next. When writers tap into the evolutionary purpose of story and electrify our curiosity, it triggers a delicious dopamine rush that tells us to pay attention. Without it, even the most perfect prose won’t hold anyone’s interest. Backed by recent breakthroughs in neuroscience as well as examples from novels, screenplays, and short stories, Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brian Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence offers a revolutionary look at story as the brain experiences it. Each chapter zeroes in on an aspect of the brain, its corresponding revelation about story, and the way to apply it to your storytelling right now. Whether you're a writer, a teacher, a non-profiteer, an entrepreneur, or a CEO, with Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brian Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence, you'll learn: How – and why – story and the brain developed in tandem. Why we use story, and not facts, to make sense of the world. What it is that gives story it’s unparalleled power. What the brain craves in every story it hears. How to create stories that hook readers from the very first sentence. How to create stories capable of moving people to action. Story is the living, breathing cornerstone of evolution. Wired for Story will help you understand that Story isn’t “a” way we make sense of the world. It’s THE way. BOOK DESCRIPTION Condition: New in New dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards Edition: First Edition - Published July 10, 2012 Publisher: Ten Speed Press - Crown Publishing Group / New York / New York ISBN-13: 978-1-60774-245-6 ISBN-10 1607742454 Pages: 272 Rating:★★★★1/2 (See FAQs) About the Author Lisa Cron is a story coach and the author of Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence and Story Genius: How To Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages that Go Nowhere). And, her video tutorial Writing Fundamentals: The Craft of Story can be found at Lynda.com. Lisa has worked in publishing at W.W. Norton, as an agent at the Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency, as a producer on shows for Showtime and CourtTV, and as a story consultant for Warner Brothers and the William Morris Agency. Since 2006, she's been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts MFA program in visual narrative in New York City. Lisa works with writers, nonprofits, educators and organizations, helping them master the unparalleled power of story, so they can move people to action – whether that action is turning the pages of a compelling novel, trying a new product, or taking to the streets to change the world for the better.
Looking for a no equipment workout that you can do anywhere - either alone or with a group of friends? This alphabet workout is a perfect choice!
Based on the Pinterest famous anchor chart about adding and subtracting! Gus the Plus and Linus the Minus are ready to join your classroom in the easiest way possible! All you have to do is print! Take your teaching to the next level by spending less time on your anchor charts and more time on preparing and teaching. This is a poster size printable and can be printed over multiple pages so that you can view it from anywhere in your classroom!
Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Do you know what PHOTOGRAMMETRY or THERMOPHILE mean? How about ZOOMETRY or SYMPHILY? Your children will be able to tell you quite easily what the definitions of these words are after spending time playing Rummy Roots. This game is teaching my children all about English words through learning […]
Are you trying to learn Swedish - but can't find the right reading material? We understand how difficult it is to find Swedish learning material. Finding the right teacher, books or even peers to study with can be incredibly difficult, and we've been there before. There is a demand... but not enough supply. It can get frustrating. Which is why we've created Swedish Short Stories for Beginners, a book made to ensure that young and old students at the entry level of learning can take advantage of a valuable opportunity in learning the Swedish tongue. Twenty easy-to-read, entertaining and interesting stories await inside, along with the best tools to help you practice once you're done reading each tale. Our book will ensure you not only can read something that will expand your knowledge on Swedish, but that you will understand and be able to pick it apart piece by piece in your quest for learning. How Swedish Short Stories for Beginners works: - Each story will contain an important lesson of the tools and skills needed to learn the Swedish language (nouns, pronouns, future tense, traveling terms, and more), involving an interesting and entertaining story with realistic dialogues and day-to-day situations.- The summaries follow: a synopsis in Swedish and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to see if you understood what the tale was about.- At the end of those summaries, you'll be provided with a list of the most relevant vocabulary involved in the lesson, as well as slang and sayings that you may not have understood at first glance!- Finally, you'll be provided with a set of tricky questions in Swedish, providing you with the chance to prove that you learned something in the story. Don't worry if you don't know the answer to any - we will provide them immediately after, but no cheating! Do you think you can handle it? If the answer is yes, then you're definitely on your way to becoming a fluent Swedish speaker, and we'll certainly make that dream come true! So look no further! Pick up your copy of Swedish Short Stories for Beginners and start learning Swedish right now!
Do you have students who need to work on improving their compound sentences? It can seem very challenging at first, but mastering compound sentences doesn't have to be a drag! This blog post shares some of my favorite low-prep ways to work on compound sentences in speech therapy. Click through to see more!
Students have writing fun and vocabulary fun as they learn literary devices the easy way. This 3-page reproducible activity introduces students to eight commonly-used literary terms that begin with A: • alliteration • allusion • anachronism • anecdote • antagonist • assonance • atmosphere • autobiography. First, students study easy-to-understand definitions and examples of each term. Then they use their knowledge of the terms in a 24-item fill-in-the-blank activity. An answer key is included. This classroom-tested resource has been used successfully in middle school, high school, and developmental college classes. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To learn about new Class Act Press resources, discounts, and freebies, just follow me. Find my picture at the top right of any page in my store. To the right of the picture is a star with “Follow Me” beside it. Click on the star, and I’ll send you customized updates about this store. Earning TPT Credits • Do you want credit for future TPT purchases? Just provide feedback for resources you purchase. Click on the “provide feedback” button next to your purchases, rate the product, and leave a short comment. (You need to do both to earn credits.) You receive 1 TPT credit for each dollar you spend, and you can spend it just like cash on future Teachers Pay Teachers purchases. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here are other Class Act Press resources you and your students can enjoy: • FREEBIE!!! An Idiom by Any Other Name • On Second Thought: Looking at Phrases That Use "Second" • Tips of the Slung: A Humorous Look at Spoonerisms • Amusing Adverbs: Fun with Tom Swifties
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Reading, writing and analysing timelines is a requirement of the Australian Curriculum but it should not have to be a chore for you or your students! Here are seven simple, yet effective, ways to get your students involved in practising timeline reading and writing skills while keeping them engaged and excited about what they are […]
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Do you have a positive reward system in your classroom? I am a firm believer in having a positive reward system. Even as an adult, I love to hear positive things from my supervisors and colleagues. Kids are the exact same way. They want to be rewarded. I’m sure you have rules and consequences for […]
