Celebrate Valentine’s Day with reader’s theater! This novel study for Novio Boy: A Play includes a 7 page digital notebook and lesson plans for 9 lessons including: Previewing a Text Setting Characterization Problem/Solution Theme Written Response to Reading PREVIEW VIDEO - PLEASE WATCH It is designed for intermediate language learners. I use Novio Boy: A Play when returning from winter break to engage my intermediate language learners for the new semester. While engaging my students in reading and analyzing a story, it also builds community since we are all reading it aloud together as a class, and encourages multiple interpretations and deep discussions with open-ended questions. I teach in a workshop format. Novio Boy becomes the mentor text, and I expect my students to apply the skills we practice as a class to their self-selected books while they read independently. The pages in the notebook are reusable and are designed to be applied to any fiction book.
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During the Second World War John's elite unit liberated Jewish female prisoners, among them his wife-to-be Edith -known as Eci - from a work unit the Nazis had marched East from the notorious Auschwitz camp. Edith Steiner, 92, was 20 years old when she and her mother were sent to the concentration camp. They were in the camp for six weeks and were the only members of their family to survive. The rest were immediately sent to the gas chambers. According to Daily Mail, Steiner was there during a time period when “Angel of Death” Josef Mengele was conducting his awful experiments, and was marched to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to face summary execution. However, John Mackay, now 96, was in the ranks of a commando team that was able to liberate a substantial number of Jewish prisoners from their Nazi guards. At a village hall dance where Edith was celebrating the liberation, she caught John's eye. (He was 23 at the time.) In a classic move, he sent a friend over to ask Edith if she wanted to dance with him. But she refused to his offer unless he came over and asked her himself. The couple, pictured aged 20 and 23, in 1944, when they first met after a dance at a village hall. (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) The rest, as they say, is incredible history... Edith, aka Eci, and her mother followed John back to his homeland of Scotland after they were married on July 17th, 1946. Together, they owned a hotel before retiring and made a family of two children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. John and Eci married in Scotland in July 1946. (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) According to the couple’s daughter, Sharon Mackay, Eci and her mother who had been transported from Hungary were the only members of their family who survived the ghastly selection process at Auschwitz. While at the camp, Eci managed to make “keep sakes” she has kept with her ever since, including a comb and a poem book. As the war drew to a close, and the Soviets advanced rapidly from the east, the Nazis marched camp inmates towards Germany to help tackle the desperate shortage of workers in factories and mines. A year after the war, the couple married and moved to Scotland. They have two children, Sharon and Peter (pictured). (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) John himself had an adventurous war becoming one of the first soldiers to be recruited from his Commando unit to join the then fledgling SAS. He was captured at Tobruk in North Africa in the early part of the war. Then a soldier with the London Scottish, he escaped an Italian prisoner of war camp with his friend dressed as Italian soldiers. The two had to keep moving for 18 months to evade recapture. They now live in a retirement home, and the employees of the home say their love is clear and strong. Pamela Shaw, activity coordinator at Bupa's Balcarres care home, said it was lovely to see John and Eci are still completely head over heels. John Mackay, 96 and Edith, 92. (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) She said: “John is a true gentleman. He is always checking in to make sure Eci is happy and the pair still refer to each other as ‘sweetheart’ on a daily basis. Their devotion to one another is clear to anyone who spends even a short time in their company. “John came to join us a year after Eci moved in, so it’s wonderful that they are both near one another again. Our main aim now is to ensure that they continue to enjoy a happy life together.” (Photo: Wullie Marr/DEADLINE NEWS) This Valentine's Day, Eci and John's advice to young people in love is to keep the romance alive all year round. The two celebrated their 71st Valentine's Day together with a party and by welcoming all of us to share in their incredible love story.
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Bring rigor to your Valentine’s Day lessons with a mini-unit on the history of chocolate. Incorporate meaningful and engaging teaching resources during school holidays through thematic nonfiction units that teach important reading skills while students learn about the history of a holiday.
Stilleven by Valentin Garal - Stilleven by Valentin Garal, a Madrilenian designer based in Mexico City, is more than a ladder-like shelving unit, which it will first appear to s...
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I know many of you have already done patterns (we do them at the beginning of the year), but I just made a guest post for ABC and 123 about patterns! Oh, and of course I've included 2 printables for free. So, go ahead...run over to ABC and 123 and show your support for What the Teacher Wants! Check out my Pattern Fish lesson {here}.
Despite the sunny, uplifting feel of this famous painting, something sinister lies beneath.
by Leigh Patterson There are artists that truly require an introduction: it’s the densest, hardest-to-neatly-explain lives that are the most deeply inspiring. Until the last decade, the artist Valentine Schlegel was little-known.
This literacy resource for Valentine's Day product pairs fiction with non-fiction. Mr. Prickles: A Quill Fated Love Story by Kara Lareau is an adorable story of a misunderstood porcupine. No one wants to be friends with him because of his looks, and that affects his personality, too. It’s a great book to discuss friendship and judging a person (or porcupine, in this case) based on their looks, not on their character. BUY ON TPT
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I passed out on the couch after school and took a 3 and a half hour nap and I feel rejuvenated and wide-awake...so it's blogging time! :) A few weeks ago we did one of my favorite units: all about families! We talked about our families and discussed how families are made up of people who love us and all families are different. Of course there are MANY great children's books on families out there, and I wanted to share a few that I read. One of my favorite authors is Laura Numeroff (author of Give a Mouse a Cookie) and she also has several books about families. We read What Mommies Do Best (What Daddies Do Best) and What Sisters Do Best (What Brothers Do Best). She also has ones on Grandmas and Grandpas and Aunts and Uncles. Each book is two books in one! :) We started out the first week sharing who was in our family and drawing a picture of our families. We also wrote stories about what we do with our families but I forgot to take pictures of those. :( We also did a class book that I made called "We Like Our Families" about why we like our families. The kids had such cute responses! I like my family because they feed me. I like my family because they take care of me and they love me and they give me food, water and air. They help me when I get hurt. I like my family because they kiss me on the cheek. I like my family because they love me so much. During the second week, our weekly poem for shared reading was called "Families." It was a cute finger play and the kids loved it ! I made matching fingers to put on the poetry pocket chart (you add one finger each time you talk about a family member) and my teammate pointed out that the mother line hand looks like the loser sign. OOPS! The kids never noticed though. :) In their poetry folders they drew their families and circled sight words. In math we made family addition sentences by writing down how many girls and boys were in our families. Our final project was making family trees! I had everyone make trees with construction paper and cut out triangles for the girls in their family and rectangles for the boys. We are just about to finish up our Jobs unit so I will be sharing that next! Our Fall Break starts after tomorrow and we get two weeks off! (A HUGE perk of year-round schools) :)
60 Best Of Poems for Kids Funny- I write a quite a bit of prose, mainly short stories. A lot of them, but not every aimed at children. But poetry is a alternative matter, while I liked to approach a…
This vintage Valentine's Day postcard features a charming image of a seated boy in a sailor suit from Raphael Tuck & Sons' Nursery Don'ts series. The lithograph print is on standard size paper and has a divided back. The postcard is unposted and in its original condition, perfect for collectors of pre-war art and holiday memorabilia. The postcard is a single unit and comes from a set of 12. It was manufactured in Germany in 1908 and is an original print. The postcard is not signed and cannot be personalized. It would make a lovely addition to any collection of art, fantasy, or children's memorabilia. Unposted. Antique original vintage post card. Has torn off left corner, corner dings and age wear. Stock #val104. Additional postcards are in our store. Use cart to bundle and save. All post cards are old originals and may or may not have writing on back.
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This wonderful flowchart was prepared for Valentine’s Day by the team from Penguin Books. When you answer a couple of questions, you and your beloved one with have a chance to learn which fam…
Floral designer Louesa Roebuck shows you how to make transcendent eco-luxe compositions with seasonal flora foraged from the West Coast. Foreword by Obi Kaufmann, bestselling author of The California Field Atlas“The way of the flowers” has been studied for centuries, but as acclaimed author, artist, and floral designer Louesa Roebuck demonstrates, one needs to understand the rules in order to bend them. In Punk Ikebana, Louesa composes stunning arrangements and installations that unite the cultural traditions and elegance of Japanese perspective with exhilarating freedom from convention.Working with seasonally foraged, gleaned, and sourced flora from various regions of California, Louesa reveals how cinematic floral sculptures can be created by embracing the abundance right outside your door. Inviting nature’s often-overlooked treasures into your space means improvising in a moment of time, in a particular place. Exuberant compositions are created with what is on hand, establishing a harmonious dialogue with the flora, space, color, vessels, and textiles readily available. Aligning her deep commitment to the environment with her love of foraging, gleaning, and sourcing regionally, Louesa inspires you to cultivate your own vision and invite the wonders of the natural world into your home. Includes Color Photographs by Ian Hughes
This diversity collection is geared towards younger students and helping them recognize and embrace differences among their classmates.
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Five for Friday- Poetry, planning time, math centers, Valentine's freebie and the fam.
Rosalind Franklin used X-ray crystallography to significantly advance the understanding of several molecular structures. Her work on DNA was pivotal to the establishment of the double-helix model. Thanks to Dan Burns and the Los Gatos High School Science Club. Scientist Valentines
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In honour of Valentine's Day, a heart filled mnemonic for remembering the immediate management of a myocardial infarction.
Ah.... February is coming. I know that's true because there are tons of cute Valentine's Day Units popping up on my blogger dashboard. We'll do tons and tons with hearts and Valentines and candy graphs and I couldn't be more excited for all that lovin' in the air. Yeeeeeah. =) But February is a time set aside for another thing: Black History. I'm cookin' up a rockin' black history unit but.... I will have a moment of honesty here and tell you that this unit was brought about from a sad place for me. You see, I was talking to a colleague from a district where there is little diversity. In so many words, she told me that she didn't see the point in teaching any Black History because most of her students weren't Black. I was hurt, and it bothered me on many levels. I feel like ideas like that are what keep some people in our world from being culturally aware and tolerant of others that are unlike themselves. It may be something you rarely think of when you live in a world where the majority of your encounters don't lead you to think in that way. This is why I think it is important to take some time to to teach it. SO...I got to thinking and ya know what? Every year I have struggled to find a good Black History unit that is geared towards primary kiddos...so I decided to write one! I have created a celebratory and uplifting unit on the accomplishments of many famous African Americans- past and present. This unit celebrate artists, dancers, poets, inventors, scientists, and many other game-changers in our nation. I've noticed that a lot of Black History units are often geared toward older grades are sadly usually clouded with entertainers and athletes. I propose that my race is much more than that alone. This is a wonderful and easy way to expose your students to some interesting and fantastic people from our history! I am going to be posting pieces of the unit over the next week and I'll have the completed unit posted on TpT by the weekend. It is my hope that you find some time in February to get some lessons and activities in that celebrate Black History and encourage your students to be more culturally aware!
Have you ever wondered how you could hug a porcupine? Well, read this adorable book to your class and find out how! Then, have your students complete this cute writing activity! Head on over to my blog to grab your free copy and to learn about a Valentine’s Day classroom management idea! Click my button ... Read More about Valentine Writing Activity
