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T2T DIGEST (#590, 11/9/97) from Teachnet.Com
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------TOPICS IN THIS DIGEST------
1. *Egyptian Mysteries* Scavenger Hunt
2. Re: assemblies
3. Blended Classes
4. book month
5. Re: Chocolate
6. Re: Chocolate Day
7. Enough Chocolate!!
8. highlite tape
9. Hilighter tape
10. Re: International Food Fair
11. internet ideas
12. Parent Visitation Day
13. Reading Comprehension
14. slow worker
15. slow worker
16. Re: slow worker
17. Re: Spelling Ideas
18. Teachers-teaching-teachers
19. Teachers-teaching-teachers
20. Re: Teachers-teaching-teachers
21. Re: Teachers-teaching-teachers
22. Thanksgiving
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1. From: Karen Walkowiak
Subject: *Egyptian Mysteries* Scavenger Hunt
*Please excuse the cross-postings!*
Hi Everyone!
I have just added a new Scavenger Hunt to the Holy Redeemer Resource
Centre. It is called *Egyptian Mysteries* and was developed to compliment
a theme on Egypt. It is appropriate for Grades 4-8.
You can access it at:
http://www.crcssb.edu.on.ca:1080/~red/htm/egypt.htm
I have also developed a list of Egyptian pointer sites which includes
links to teacher lesson plans, online quizzes and online Egyptian tours!
Be sure to check out:
http://www.crcssb.edu.on.ca:1080/~red/htm/egypt2.htm
Best Wishes,
Karen
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Karen Walkowiak
Grade 4/5 Teacher & Web Editor
Holy Redeemer Catholic School
75 McCurdy Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2L 3W6
Canada
http://www.crcssb.edu.on.ca:1080/~red/htm/hr2.htm
mailto:angelfly@inforamp.net
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2. From: Starley@aol.com
Subject: Re: assemblies
Amazing science experiments. Mr. Wizard came last year and amazed the
children.
They loved it. He used volunteers. He gave instructions to the teachers so
the
kids could do the same experiments in class. They loved it.
Starley
third grade teacher
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3. From: jal502@juno.com
Subject: Blended Classes
Hi everyone,
I am a Spec. Ed. teacher working collaboratively with one of my
colleagues (5th grade regular ed. teacher) on a Blended Class for Science
and Social Studies. It is working great and both are enjoying it
immensely! Needless to say, it has been a real boost to the students as
well-both hers and mine. We are trying to put together a proposal for
next year which would have us teaming full-time instead of for just one
class per day. Does anyone in this group have experience in this area,
have any written material/research supporting this, and/or information
that we can use/adapt in writing a proposal to fit our situation? Any
information is greatly appreciated! You can e-mail me directly :
jal502@juno.com
JoAnne L.
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4. From: "Danielle and Les"
Subject: book month
Book month is here and our school is having a door contest. My 5th grade
students need to decorate their door with things dealing with books or
reading. We were wondering if anyone has any ideas for us so we can win
the Pizza party!! We have to remember that creativity is the key!
Thank you,
Danielle
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5. From: Ollie.Oviedo@enmu.edu (Ollie Oviedo)
Subject: Re: Chocolate
Just for fun, you could show your students the most famous episode of I
Love Lucy: "Job Switching". This is when Lucy and Ethel try working in a
chocolate factory.
Annette
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6. From: Educator
Subject: Re: Chocolate Day
Hi...
How about showing the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Better
yet have them read the book and design a wrapper for a chocolate bar that
would be sold by Wonker's Candy factory. The wrapper would show all of the
ingredients!
Have a sweet one
Barbara Sonek
"It's not the power of the computer but the creativity of the teacher."
http://www.bway.net/~starlite
Author of "One Laptop, Many Miracles" Electronic Learning Online, May 1997
http://place.scholastic.com/el/pov/soapbox497.htm
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7. From: Avis Breding
Subject: Enough Chocolate!!
Well between T2T and Connection look at all the Fantastic Chocolate
Ideas -I think we will have one grand day next week!! If you have more
email me direct, but I will not post them!
Thank you everybody and your welcome to the list when you need to have
fun with Chocolate!!! AJB
> > > > >
> > > > > Fantastic Ideas !!
> > > > > > > Great ideas so far on Chocolate Day.
> > > > > > 1. Make your own chocolate-----------------Jan
> > > > > > 2. Graphing favorite Chocolate Bar---------Karen
> > > > > > 3. Interdisciplinary Unit on Chocolate-----Janice
> > > > > > 4. Cadbray site, Cinn Chocolate------------Suzanne
> > > > > > 5. History---------------------------------Avis
> > > > > > 6. Create your/Candy Bar-creative writing- Avis
> > > > > > 7. Acrostics-------------------------------Avis
> > > > > > 8. Read Chocolate Covered Ants-------------Avis
> > > > > > 9. Creating a writing with the wrappers--.-Kathy
> > > > > > 10. Graphing oz and ingredients------------Denise S
> > > > > > 11. Density with S'Mores-------------------Joani
> > > > > > 12. Speech on Describing CB----------------Luann
> > > > > > 13. Weighing and Graphing---------------- -Luann
> > > > > > 14. Using a cap, decorate with sweets or chocolate
> > > > > > wrappers to wear --------- Karen E
> > > > > > > 15. Fill jar with Chocolate Jelly Beans or kisses
> > > > > > > for estimation --------- Karen E
> > > > > > 16. See who can make their Chocolate Kiss last
> > > > > > the longest -------- Karen E
> > > > > > 17. Information on Milton Hershey------- Jan
> > > > > 18. Contact Hershey Company ----- -- Jan
> > > > > 19. Finger Painting with Instant Pudding ----Joyce B
> > > > > 20. Estimating with a candy bar--------------Nancy M
> > > > > 21. Chocolate ice cream sundae with, choc
> > > > > chips, sprinkles and crushed oreos--------Nancy M
> > > > > 22. M&M site and graphing-------------------Nancy M
> > > > 23. Chocolate Bar stations-------------------Lynda C
> > > > > (thanks to Angie for getting #23 for me!)
> > > 24. Chocolate Search from John's Wsite-------Kathy P
> > > 25. Tasting & Graphing dif. brands------------Tom T
> > 26. Designing, weighing,stuffing C Bar--------Neil
> 27. Chocolate in different languages---------Brian
> 28. Chocolate Trivia.Cadbruy site-----------Suzanne
> 30. Create a song about Chocoloate or
> locate chocolate songs------------------Heather A
31. Charlie & the Choc Factory Video--------Patti T
abreding@esosoft.com...http://www.bismarck.k12.nd.us/bps/myhre/
5/6th Grade Connection Listserve:-} http://www.esosoft.com/abreding/
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A sweater is a garment worn by a child when his mother feels chilly!!
She has no fear of winter for her household, for she has made warm
clothes for all of them. Proverbs 31:21
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8. From: Betty Povey Clemons
Subject: highlite tape
Highlite tape can be found in the Crystal Springs Catalogs. To order
1-800-321-0401 Betty
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9. From: ShayneeLyn@aol.com
Subject: Hilighter tape
You can also buy hilighter tape in sheets---they are great because you can
cut the sheets into any size sqares (for big books, chart words, etc.)...
It is sold in office supply stores (Office Depot in California) and it is
sold as a "book cover material"......I guess you buy it to cover your
textbooks because it can be taken on and off.....you can find it in high
supply around September......
It might take a little explaining and a few different clerks to find it for
you, but it is worth it......
If anyone wants the brand name email me and I will look for it at school!!!
:) Shaynee
Shayneelyn@aol.com
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10. From: ummille3@cc.umanitoba.ca
Subject: Re: International Food Fair
I would appreciate it if, when people are replying from the digest, they
would delete all but the relevant parts of the digest. I can read the
digest for myself, it doesn't need to be included in its entirity.
Thanks...
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11. From: lhicks@seark.net (Ellora Hicks)
Subject: internet ideas
Does anyone have any 6th grade language arts ideas for using Internet in
the classroom - 1 computer in the room.
Lora
lhicks@seark.net
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12. From: KingCrow@Nauticom.Net
Subject: Parent Visitation Day
Looking for ideas for parent visitation day on November 20th for 6th grade
science. Can be any fun activity, experiment... (besides making slime
since another teacher does that every year) that gets the kids and parents
involved. It doesn't have to be related to anything I'm teaching at the
moment.
If you have any ideas I would love to hear them. My e-mail is posted if
you would like to e-mail me separately.
Thanks,
Denise
KingCrow@Nauticom.Net
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13. From: Kerri Whitehead
Subject: Reading Comprehension
Hi everyone!
Thanks for all of the super ideas. It is so nice to be included in such
a group! You are wonderful. I would like to share a site with you.
Reading comprehension has been a hot subject in our district. I found a
site that is managed by CNN and deals with both reading comp. and
current issues. The students read an article and then answer
comprehension questionws about the article--they can choose questions
that deal with a number of things such as vocabulary from the article,
main idea, sequencing, drawing conclusions, literal and infer.
comprehension, etc. When they have finished answering the questions,
they submit their answers, which are graded by the computer and then
sent back (immediately)--very interactive format... I have found this
to be a very valuable resource. I hope you like it, too.
http://www.cnnsf.com/education/education.html
KW
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14. From: Rebecca
Subject: slow worker
I have a student in my fifth grade class that does not get written work
done in time. She is a quiet, well behaved student. When she is given an
assignment to do she daydreams, looks around the class, writes a word or
two, continues to daydream, looks around....can't focus on her work for
more than 5 minutes. She understands the work, that is not the problem.
I have tried keeping her in at recess to finish work but I hate to do
that every day. I worked with her on a strategy, I put a list on her
desk that says what she needs to finish. If she finished that she will
be able to build with Legos. I talked with her mom, and Legos is
something she really enjoys, so she brought them in. Noone else can use
them either until she is finished. So far, she has not gotten to them.
Help! What am I not seeing? What can I do to help her be successful? Any
ideas?
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15. From: Suzi Less
Subject: slow worker
Do some research on attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity.
Sometimes the child is not able to keep on task. Usually these children
are not identified because they are not a behavior problem. Hopefully,
some strategies can be found that aren't as drastic as drug therapy but
that might be a possibility. Good luck!!
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16. From: Lise
Subject: Re: slow worker
Drug theropy for ADD is not drastic.
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17. From: zugtrain@essex1.com (Jan Conkrite)
Subject: Re: Spelling Ideas
Thank-you Barbara Martin for all the wonderful spelling ideas.
Jan
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18. From: skak@sover.net
Subject: Teachers-teaching-teachers
I'm taking a graduate course and my topic is "The Advantages of teachers
teaching other teachers" because Our school system would like to save some
money and have teachers go to workshops then come back and teach what they
have learned.
They also seem to think teachers listen to their colleagues better.
It a more comfortable setting. Does any one else do this in their system? I
would love to know what you think? And how it has turned out.
Thanks for your help.
Anita
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19. From: jpilcher@completebbs.com
Subject: Teachers-teaching-teachers
While I think it is valuable to share new things you learn with other
teachers, I have a real problem with the district expecting you to
"teach" a workshop that you have attended to other teachers to "save
money." I feel like the person presenting the workshop does that for a
job (to earn a living), and it is not right for us to come back to our
district and "pirate"
the information for free.
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20. From: "James Kilpatrick"
Subject: Re: Teachers-teaching-teachers
Don't forget the continual modeling for the classroom teachers. Jimmy
Jimmy Kilpatrick Phone 713 520-9715
Coordinator of Community Programs Fax 713 520-7214
Advisor for Reading and Reading Disabilities
University of Texas at Austin Home 281 265-2368
Charles A. Dana Center Mobile 281 536-4713
1723 Westheimer Road
Houston,Texas 77098-1611
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21. From: skak@sover.net
Subject: Re: Teachers-teaching-teachers
>While I think it is valuable to share new things you learn with other
>teachers, I have a real problem with the district expecting you to
>"teach" a workshop that you have attended to other teachers to "save
>money." I feel like the person presenting the workshop does that for a
>job (to earn a living), and it is not right for us to come back to our
>district and "pirate"
>the information for free.
I fully agree with you. If it was just a sharing process I would be happy
but To be expected to teach a full hour or two seems to be too much to me.
Anita
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22. From: "Danielle and Les"
Subject: Thanksgiving
Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone has any Thanksgiving ideas for a 5th grade class.
I am wondering what books you read, crafts, activities, etc.
Any information would help.
Thank you,
Danielle
P.S. At the present time we are reading Old Yeller, does anyone have any
activities or ideas to go along with this book?
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