With these unique reading activities you can work on multiple comprehension skills or focus on one skill at a time.
This author’s description of a veteran will most likely describe most if not all veterans who read this. For non-vets, here’s a way to find out what makes us tick! This article wa…
This activity is an inversed Clue game where SS need to find the person who was murdered, where was heshe murdered and what was heshe doing when it happened using Past Continuous. Suggested
These pictures reveal some of the cheeky, imaginative and downright comical wrong answers given by clueless students when presented with a question that leaves them stumped.
"I was in a medically induced coma for six weeks. There were times I was fully conscious, but I couldn't open my eyes, couldn't move a muscle, and couldn't speak. It was terrifying."
It was the first Friday night of college and I was alone. My roommate, who'd just gotten into her sorority of choice, was partying with her new sisters, and the entire dorm hallway was empty. Everyone was out making the most of freshman year, which…
\"He who changes one person, changes the world entire.\" That is how Irena Sendler viewed life, and that view moved her to the heroic actions she displayed during World War II. As a Polish social worker who saw the disturbing treatment of the Jewish people by Hitler and the Nazis, Irena was determined to do all she could to provide help and safety for Jewish families. It was her bravery and leadership that led to the rescue of so many Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto.In Mommy, Who Was Irena Sendler? children will learn how Megan Felt and her high school classmates uncovered the amazing story of Irena Sendler and brought that story to light. As the three high school girls from Kansas began to share the story they called Life in a Jar, many lives were touched and forever changed. Even after the story was first shared with the world, that emotional connection continued to reach across generations. Megan's daughter, too, learned a life-changing lesson from both the courage of Irena Sendler's selfless acts and those of her own mother's determination to share Irena's story.What Mommy, Who Was Irena Sendler? is the thid in a series of children's books about the amazing Unsung Heroes featured at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas. Through Irena's story and those of other Unsung Heroes, the Center helps students, educators and communities recognize the value of each person in effecting positive change in the world.Cathy Werling, the author, is an award-winning and recently retired elementary educator. Her passion for helping students develop positive character traits and seek out worthy role models led to her part time work at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. Through her series of books about these humble heroes, Cathy inspires elementary children to also be those people who make a positive difference in the lives of others.
"At the mid-point of the path through life, I found Myself lost in a wood so dark, the way Ahead was blotted out." - Dante Alighieri And so would
One who is waggish acts like a wag. What, then, is a wag? Etymologists think wag probably came from waghalter, a word that was once used for a gallows bird (that is, a person who was going to be, or
21 Wildly Entertaining Facts to Pulverize Your Boredom This Saturday - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.
[PT: Therapist (System Role)] “A therapist is a headmate who provides therapy and mental health care for other headmates. There are several ways they can do this, such as researching coping methods…
in which I steal the concept of two selves from Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow to explain our inner writing processes.
Immanuel Kant, German philosopher who was one of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment and who inaugurated a new era of philosophical thought. His comprehensive and systematic work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics greatly influenced all subsequent philosophy. Learn more about Kant’s life and work.
Prefixes and suffixes in first grade? Kindergarten ? What?! I'm not sure who decided teaching them so early was the way to go but never fear...
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The SS rounded up patients and doctors from the psychiatric hospital (pictured) and took them to Concentration Camp Poznan.
After seeing Grant Snider's cute and clever illustrations pop up on a number of blogs, I was led to his site where I ended up spending a good part of my
For three years I was in a relationship with someone who was gaslighting me. Everything was always my fault and nothing I said happened actually happened.
"I was a contestant on Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? I was a starving grad student and had a week in Vegas. All expenses were paid. It was completely legit — nothing was scripted."
Have A Princess Loving Daughter? A Must Read For Anyone Who Has A Little Princess.
All I did in my Spanish class during high school was write! We practiced and praticed and praticed, but it was only ever read by 2 people: my teacher (who circled all my errors) and me. My classes …
List of Revenge Spells - Want to take revenge on someone without them knowing who it was, or without being caught. That is what revenge spells are for. Basically these spells are modified versions of Bad Luck Spells which are focused on one specific person. They carry all the concequences of bad luck spells as well,
Click here to find out more about the Teach 4 the Heart podcast.When I first started teaching I had no idea how to counsel a student or what to say to a student who was misbehaving. And, yes, I mean none.I knew just saying "stop doing that" wasn't really going to cut it. But I remember wondering wha
The Temple of Mithras lies under a London office block. What was it for? Click here to learn about this archaeological find.
Fun facts about napping.
Today I decided to give the keyboard to someone else: Motobu Choki. Or – as they say here in Okinawa – Motobu Saru. And although “saru” literally means monkey, it’s not used in a negative way at all. As usual, if you don’t know who he was, do your homework here. I believe it’s always […]
Emily Johnson Dickerson, the last person who spoke only Chickasaw, died last week at age 93. There were thousands of fluent Chickasaw speakers as late as the 1960s. Dickerson was among about 65 remaining.
Froment sign is used to evaluate the Ulnar nerve motor weakness due to entrapment at the elbow or at the wrist.
While live TV is great at bringing the latest news from around the world, they do suffer from their own set of problems. Funny incidents, bloopers, slip of the tongue are too common these days with thousands of channels that broadcast live. Sometimes things don’t go as planned and people are exposed to shocking moments […]
The Gray Rock Method is a way to communicate with an abusive/ manipulative/ gaslighting person that focuses on disengagement.
Go back to a time of sock hops, milkshakes, and tail fins.
In this nonfiction biography, learn how Nikola Tesla invented key technologies that are still used today.
One of the oldest, longest and most influential works in the history of Old English will soon be experienced through the eyes of one of the world’s most beloved fantasy authors.
