Are your students writing run-on sentences? This lesson will focus on how to correct them. These ideas are ideal for any writing curriculum and are a part of a series of mini lessons for writer's workshop designed for scaffolding through sentence structure, paragraph writing, and the writing process. Learn
Researchers found fossils in a forgotten ice core that rewrite Greenland’s icy past.
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While looking for some ideas for how to teach better research skills to Ben, I found a fun and colorful graphic on "How to Do Research."
The best political novels and how they apply to today's political climate. 10 timeless classics of political contemporary literature.
Are you interested in teaching your child in a way that creates energy and excitement for learning? The unschooling method encourages your child to learn.
Learners will practice identifying and correcting run-on sentences.
Hey all! I hope everyone is surviving the chaos that is December! I will admit, I was VERY hesitant about missing a day and a half ...
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Do you wish you didn’t have to ask your family for help? with the dishes taking out the over-flowing garbage changing the toilet paper tube (why this is difficult, I still don’t understand) clearing a table putting away the dozens of pairs of mis-matched shoes strewn through the halls moving a wet load of laundry […]
At some point in their education nearly every student will make a cell model, it might as well be fun! Check out these 10 awesome ways to make a cell model!
Students view "The War" by Ken Burns in order to understand the Second World War. Students use this Video Guide to track their understanding of the documentary. ...
Stop by my Science Teaching Resources page to pick up this free weather observation chart. You’ll find lots of other free science printables on this page as well. Teaching Resources You Might Also Like:Science – No Matter The WeatherAnd The Weather is . . .Weather Predictions for Groundhog DayMaking Weather Predictions: Groundhog Day
A middle-aged hobbit, a dangerous quest, a magic ring, and a fearsome dragon: middle school and high school students explore symbolism, themes, and genre while dodging orcs and enjoying Tolkien's highly acclaimed fairy tale.
Since the end of the Second World War, Southeast Asia has served as a surrogate space to further American imperial interests, which are economic, political, territorial, and moral in scope. America's Strategy in Southeast Asia contends that the construction of Southeast Asia as a geographic entity has been a crucial component in the creation of the American empire. America's most blatant experience of colonial rule, for example, occurred in Southeast Asia (in the Philippines). America's longest war was fought in Southeast Asia (in Vietnam). And most recently, Southeast Asia has been identified by some American policy makers, rightly or wrongly, as the "Second Front" in the War on Terror. And yet, what has been America's overriding strategy in Southeast Asia?
The Hobbit is a book that has been read by many. If you have read this book to or with your students, or perhaps you have only watched the movie, then these worksheets will help you to bring your discussion into your homeschool. Includes chapter discussion questions, vocabulary words, and an answer key!
Last spring Elijah and I started discussing some options for summer learning. Ecology was at the top of his list, but options for a homeschool ecology class for a high school student didn’t really exist. After a bit of searching, I found a multi-age textbook I determined could be a spine. I started pulling resources …
Revised for the the 2015 International Baccalaureate History curriculum, this 2nd edition comprehensively covers two new subjects – Leaders and Nations and Cold War Crises. It will equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to answer essay questions on Paper Two and document-based questions on Paper One. This book is also accompanied by an enhanced eText containing further worksheets, quizzes to test knowledge and examination skills, and enlarged source material.The book includes:- practice in analysing source material- support for new curriculum features, including key concepts and international mindedness- highlighted approaches to learning in each activity- support with tackling essay-writing, including essay frames- an updated Theory of Knowledge chapter and questions to help with wider research and discussion. Sign up for our free two-month trials of any Pearson IB Book. Click here to begin: Pearson Free Two-Month Trial IMPORTANT: For e-book only purchases: E-books, Codes, Licenses and Registrations are Non-Refundable. Please ensure the item you are purchasing is what you need prior to finishing your check out. If you’re unsure, email us first at [email protected] All e-books are NOT PDF's or downloads, they are web-based E-books, codes, licenses or registrations to be registered and used / viewed online. Electronic resources are not instant. They can take 24-48 hours to set up and / or send.
Hobbit Vocabulary Worksheet
I shared my organization for My Father's World Exploring Countries & Cultures last week. I meant to share a blank schedule, and am now just getting around to doing so. I created a master schedule to go with both guides each boy would be using. Since I will be running 2 guides I need the accountability of something to check off each day. This is completely unnecessary for most people. Many people copy off the grid right out of the MFW guide, and write in the extra subjects which is perfectly fine. For those of you who don't resell their guides, or use them for multiple cycles making separate will probably be unnecessary work. I personally like having an official schedule that I could hand someone should questions ever be asked, or if we move to a more strict homeschooling state. I made a cover for my schedule and shared it HERE. Here's a peak into what my schedule looks like on the inside. I can't share it as that would violate copyright, but I am happy to share my template. I have shared the PDF version HERE. I shared the word version HERE. If you want the word document to not open up all wonky you'll have to download Ostrich Sans and ABC Cursive fonts. Hope this helps someone :)
Can you learn anything from Star Wars? We found out last week - YES you can. The boys wanted to make a Star Wars lapbook and thanks to some "html friends", we pulled it off. It didn't end up being what I had expected, but they had fun. The animal resemblance books ended up being the best. Here are Nicolas's. And Alex's: Alex drew a picture of a lightsaber and labeled it: Then we talked about the similarities between how a Jedi is trained vs. how a child of God is trained. And a quote from Yoda: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Wise words of Yoda.
Think of a book or film series (or it can be a stand alone) that you loved at the beginning but then hated by the end. Now write a letter and share your reasons why the “relationship” won’t work. New to freewriting? Check out our online guide.
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Kids go absolutely crazy for the egg drop challenge! This science activity is one of the most popular design challenges and can be done with kids of any age!
Book Synopsis Major investigative nonfiction on one of the most important stories of our time -- the spread of nuclear weapons -- written by two award-winning journalists who for years have followed the trail of the world's most notorious arms dealer. The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Should such an assault occur, there is a strong likelihood that the trail of devastation will lead back to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani father of the Islamic bomb and the mastermind behind a vast clandestine enterprise that has sold nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea, and Libya. Khan's loose-knit organization was and still may be a nuclear Wal-Mart, selling weapons blueprints, parts, and the expertise to assemble the works into a do-it-yourself bomb kit. Amazingly, American authorities could have halted his operation, but they chose instead to watch and wait. Khan proved that the international safeguards the world relied on no longer worked. Journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins tell this alarming tale of international intrigue through the eyes of the European and American officials who suspected Khan, tracked him, and ultimately shut him down, but only after the nuclear genie was long out of the bottle. About the Author Douglas Frantz is managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, where he has been a business reporter, an investigative reporter, and a foreign correspondent based in Istanbul. He has also been a reporter for the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and has won several honors for his investigative reporting. Catherine Collins has been a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and written for the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. She has authored several books with her husband, Douglas Frantz, including Celebration and Death on the Black Sea.
I still have one more week off before going back to school. I have been busy making super sentence organizers and perfect paragraph organizers for my students. I also incl…
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We have been concentrating on myths in our reading/writing (to connect to the Native American unit we just wrapped up) and I wanted to share a few things we did with you. First, we read The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Reading Rainbow Book) , which is a myth to tell how the Native peoples were gifted the horse. It really was a great myth to read because it is pretty typical of all myths. We were able to really see all of the major elements found within myths. We then created a simple "door" foldable (I have no idea if that is what it is called...it is just what I called it) with all of the major traits of a myth on it. The students looked through The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Reading Rainbow Book) and picked out examples of all the major mythical traits. Next, students were given their own myths to read. In partners, they read them aloud (to work on fluency) and then picked out the major mythical traits as well. This information went on the bottom portion of the foldable so the students had a side by side comparison of the two myths. As a class, we put all the information together on a big class chart (which, of course, I did NOT take a picture of!) Doing this allowed the students to see just how universal these mythological traits were and how they could be found in one way or another within the myths. They also saw that not all of the myths had every.single trait, and that was ok too. Next, I wanted the students to transfer this knowledge into writing their own myths. The students went outside and we listened, looked, felt, and smelled nature. They then wrote all of their observations down in a circle map. Once that was done, the kids thought of one observation they wanted to "explain". It could have been why black widows have spots or why trees are rooted in the ground and can't move. We went over and over how these myths were not to be the scientific explanation, but a creative explanation that happened long ago and involved nature. After their question was chosen, the students created an answer. They had enough exposure to myths at this point to understand that I wanted them to have a creative answer that would then be explained throughout the story the were going to write. Since they knew where they were going to start, and where they wanted to finish, I asked them to fill in this myth trait chart with all of the elements they thought they would want to include. This was more of a brainstorm sheet, so if they ended up not using the ideas, that was ok. I just wanted them to begin to think about what supernatural elements, or whatnot they might include. Next, came the rough draft, followed by numerous peer revision sessions, and finally a final draft. Overall, these came out good. They seemed to get the point of the myth and how it is used in traditional cultures (which was the point of it all) and I am pleased with that. What are you working on in your reading/writing block?
