This simple buoyancy kids' science activity requires just a few common household supplies. Kids will love learning why things sink and float!
Hi lovebug! I hope you're having an amazing day!I have always loved acting. I remember being like five or six and making little presentations in the playground and forcing all of the other kids to watch it. I started doing theater lessons when I was around 10 years old.I was in theater class until last year when I started doing musical theater.I hope this post helps musical theater kid/adult or actors became better actors. 1 It's not youWhen I started having theater lessons I had a teacher that
there’s just something about anticapitalist folk/blues inspired musical retellings of greek myths. idk they just get me
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I love using short films to teach reading comprehension skills, and my students love watching them! Why do I love using them? Show a short film and students are engaged! Visual learners and students who typically struggle with reading comprehension, including English language learners (ELLs), have greater success practicing comprehension skills with shorts. Most shorts do not have dialogue, they're all action. My students, regardless of their level of language proficiency, "get" the lesson more easily because the shorts are visual. Where can you find short films? My go to place to find great shorts is YouTube. Be careful to always view films before showing them in class. You don't want any unexpected surprises! Also, sometimes there is an advertisement to get through at the beginning, so I always set it up beforehand, that way it's all ready to go for the lesson. Which reading skills can be taught using shorts? Just about ANY reading skill can be taught with shorts: making connections, asking questions, sequencing, predictions, drawing conclusions, plot, character development, theme, and this list goes on and on! Learning what the skill looks like visually, and practicing with a media kids are already familiar with, is an effective first step in students applying the skill to their reading. One of my absolute favorite lessons to teach is "theme." Last year, my fifth graders were having trouble grasping the concept, so I searched for a good short film to visually "show" them theme, and I found the perfect one! Disney Pixar's, LAVA I describe theme as the heart of the story. I then share common themes found in stories, such as, perseverance, family, friendship, hope, honesty, self determination, courage, etc. For this lesson, my students watched the film twice. The first time was simply to enjoy the story. After their first viewing, I asked them to share what they noticed about the film. Then I asked, "What do you think the message or big idea was in this film?" They shared lots of thoughts, and I noted the common ideas the group came up, which were love and hope. Then I showed the film again. This time I set the purpose to look for symbols of love, and evidence of hope. After the second viewing they shared many of the symbols of love, and they noticed that the song lyrics sang about having hope. Discussions got pretty deep, which made my teacher heart happy;) To support my beginning ELLs, I printed pictures of the different scenes that symbolized love (couples- turtles, birds, whales, clouds). By the end of the lesson my students had a good understanding of the skill, and they were ready to practice looking for a theme in their own reading. We continued to practice during guided reading, and spiraled back to theme as we read throughout the year. Other favorites... Piper: Character Development For the Birds: Infer, Predictions or Cause and Effect Home Sweet Home: Asking Questions This short is a bit long (10 minutes). Kiwi!: Drawing Conclusions (Warning- this one is sad.) Boundin: Lesson, Theme, Plot Lifted: Plot Dustin: Inferring, Conflict, Conflict Resolution (Compare with "Joy and Heron") Joy and Heron: Problem/Solution, Story Elements, Lesson/Message (Compare with "Dustin") Take Me Home: Inferring Jinxy Jenkins and Lucky Lou: Compare and Contrast Soar: Predictions, Plot, Story Elements Sweet Cocoon: Story Elements, Drawing Conclusions Changing Batteries: Drawing Conclusions, Inferring (This one is sad too.) A Fox and a Mouse: Plot, Character Development, Setting, Conflict Snack Attack: Flashback Dia De Los Muertos: Character Development, Symbolism (blue flower) One Small Step: Plot, Theme, Character Development The Box: Making Inferences, Making Prediction, Character Development, Story Elements Spring: Making Inferences, Plot, Mood The First of Spring: Compare/Contrast, Character and Plot Development Dust Buddies: Character Analysis, Plot, Conflict Monsterbox: Plot, Asking Questions, Drawing Conclusions La Luna: Theme, Character Development, Plot, Symbolism (hat) After the Rain: Plot, Cause and Effect (warning: death scene) Pip: Character Development, Story Elements Scrambled: Author's Message, Symbolism Wings: Theme, Making Inferences, Draw Conclusions Lava: Theme The comprehension skills listed above are simply suggestions; there are many more skills that could be taught with each of the films listed. I have found that using short films in my reading mini-lessons has given my students a deeper understanding of the skills being taught, which allows them to then transfer the skills to text. And the fact that the kids are so engaged makes it a win-win for all! These are just some of the short films out there that are great for teaching reading comprehension skills, there are a lot more! In an era where kids are visually stimulated more than ever before, using film to teach reading comprehension is effective, fun and engaging for ALL students. UPDATE: Typically, I grab a good graphic organizer, pull up the short film and GO! But during this time of distance learning, I've needed to adjust my instruction, as we all have, so I've made some short film resources with both print and digital materials. As more are created, they'll be added here. Happy teaching!
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Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
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This week in my classroom it’s been all about SUFFIXES!! We started out with an anchor chart and some fun puzzles! Pinterest My students worked with partners to solve a set of puzzles… Pinterest I used the second set of puzzles as a center/literacy station. I printed on colored paper and laminated. I’m not going […]
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Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
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From videos to haiku to poetry slams, there's something to pique every student's interest.
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Writing Worksheet – Things I Love in Stories (PDF) Fill out this worksheet and keep it in your writing journal. Whenever you feel yourself growing bored with your work in progress, take it out and add a dash of something you love to brighten up your writing.
I believe that when a woman becomes a mom she gains some kind of super powers. It's simply too hard to believe that they are all that good in multitasking, caring and selflessness without any kind of magic.
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I’ve been a Mary Engelbreit fan since the 1980s when I first found her greeting cards in a local shop. The artwork was incredibly appealing to me and the sentiments were both amusing and charming. Some cards included quotes by famous folk that were thought-provoking and/or inspirational to say the least. I gave ME cards and kept some for me. Soon, there were calendars and mugs and all sorts of merchandise… so when I found out that ME had also designed fabric lines… I just knew I had to make a ME quilt for my Emma. While granddaughter Emma loves stuffed animals and playing with dolls and dressing up, she also enjoys Star Wars, building blocks, dinosaurs and climbing and digging in the sand. When she was younger, she loved playing “No, no, no, no, no!” with me. It started when I stacked blocks in towers for her when we were playing on the floor and laughingly told her “nonononono” when she knocked them over. Emma thought knocking over the block towers was the greatest thing since sliced bread and soon the game expanded to other activities such chasing Grandma around the house while Grandma “ran away” saying “nononono.” I wish I had a recording of Emma’s laughter… how could anyone be down listening to that precious gurgling chuckle? I found a tutorial for making a crazy nine-patch block on Allsorts… I believe it is referred to as a wonky nine-patch as well. I knew it would be perfect for Emma’s quilt. Using a ME layer cake from her “Basket of Flowers” line, I proceeded to learn that following detailed instructions isn’t as easy as one would think. I only messed up one step a bit and to be honest, it’s not all that noticeable in the finished quilt. I see it but no one else has noticed….. yet. Oh, well… I always knew I wasn’t perfect… now there’s a permanent record of it! One thing special about the quilt is that the little girl on the panel on the quilt back reminds me of my darling Emma. Because the colors of Emma’s quilt were so much lighter than the boys’ quilts, the quilt became translucent in the late November sun. I like thinking of my Emma, snuggled under both the flannel rag quilt I made her and her new “Basket of Flowers” quilt… and knowing that she’s safe and warm! ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Because I am a world-class procrastinator, I will be joining the online FRIDAY NIGHT SEW IN at Handmade by Heidi with Heidi, Bobbi, and their crew! You should join us and make sure I don’t goof off! We’ll all be posting photos on Saturday to prove we actually did some sewing Friday night. This is my first FNSI and I understand there will be a "door" prize!
Bruce Lee was an expert martial artist, but he was also a very wise man. Here's how one of his quotes influences my coaching style.
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Phew! I made it through my first week of school! And it's been a blast! I love my kiddos - they are fun, bright, and...chatty! We're working on self-control big time. And routines, routines, routines.
Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
