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Subject: Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Tuesday, October 21st, 2003
THE CLASSROOM FLYER
>From Riverdeep: http://www.riverdeep.net/
Communications: classroomflyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday Edition Focus: K-3
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
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1. TODAY IN HISTORY: The Year was 1929 . . .
Printable November Bookmarks.
2. RESEARCH AND RESOURCES: The Great Monarch
Migration.
3. ONLINE LEARNING: Create a Tangram.
4. TEACHING TOOLS: Lessons on Native
Americans; You Can Handle Them All; Sponge
Activities.
5. LESSONS AND SKILLS: Mini Totem Poles;
Sand Painting; Design a Totem Pole.
6. EXPLORE: Comparing Children in Modern
and Colonial America.
7. BY REQUEST: Urban Wildlife in America;
Urban Wildlife; Our Wild Neighbors; Opossums
and Others; Atlas of the Human Footprint.
8. TEACHER TO TEACHER: Submission--The
Eleanor Rigby Project; Mentoring Help Needed;
Site Submission on Spiders for Elementary Classes.
9. RIVERDEEP CATALOG REQUEST
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your
energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the
mountain ahead that wears you out--it's the grain of
sand in your shoe."
- Robert Service
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1. TODAY IN HISTORY
The Year was 1929 . . .
and science fiction writer Ursula LeGuin was born today
in Berkeley, California.
PRINTABLE NOVEMBER BOOKMARKS:
http://www.abcteach.com/bookmarks/novbl.htm
Keep supporting strong readers with a ready supply of
new bookmarks. You can get a head start on November
themes here with these printable selections.
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2. RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
THE GREAT MONARCH MIGRATION:
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2000/09/092900_migrations.jhtml
What do Monarch butterflies do when they sense the com-
ing of autumn? They cannot turn up the heat, so they
must travel in search of warmer climes, as they would
become paralyzed and unable to fly in cold temperatures.
Learn about all of the factors involved in the great mi-
gration to California and Mexico, track their expected
latitudes as the fall days pass, and learn how Monarch
habitats are becoming endangered with encroaching human
developments. Three levels of quizzes on Monarch biol-
ogy are also included.
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3. ONLINE LEARNING
CREATE A TANGRAM:
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
Using the arrow keys on their keyboards, students are
challenged to select the right pieces in order to cre-
ate the tangram figure on the top right of their screen.
Hints are available if students get stuck.
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4. TEACHING TOOLS
LESSONS ON NATIVE AMERICANS:
http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/11/23/p14s3.htm
Many teachers might feel a bit challenged about how to
teach a Native American theme around this time of year.
Find some helpful hints here, for elementary educators.
YOU CAN HANDLE THEM ALL:
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/behindex/default.htm
It's about that time of year when this resource might
truly come in handy. You know your students fairly well
by now, and can identify problem areas. Here is an ex-
cellent resource for helping to address difficult behav-
iors in the classroom, with clear explanations and meth-
ods for successfully dealing with them.
SPONGE ACTIVITIES:
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/tips/packet/sponge.html
>From naming members of lists, to writing ordered pairs,
to playing twenty questions, or considering which explor-
er your students would choose to be, find several crea-
tive selections to help you fill up those extra five or
ten minutes before the bell rings.
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5. LESSONS AND SKILLS
MINI TOTEM POLES:
http://kinderart.com/multic/mtotems.shtml
First examine some examples of Native American totem
poles online, and then try designing your own--with re-
cycled materials--and following the easy directions here.
Shapes and color can be stressed for younger students.
SAND PAINTING:
http://kinderart.com/multic/sand.shtml
It may help your students to view several examples of
Navajo sand painting before beginning this art project.
If you live near a beach, you only need collect sand,
tempera water colors, paper, and glue. Let your stu-
dents take their time composing their pieces with geo-
metric designs before beginning the actual sand paint-
ing.
DESIGN A TOTEM POLE:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/tlingit31.htm
Read about the meanings behind Native American totems
and totem poles, view some excellent examples, and then
create your own meaningful totems--as a class or indi-
vidually.
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6. EXPLORE
COMPARING CHILDREN IN MODERN AND COLONIAL AMERICA:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/5/90.05.04.x.html
This unit integrates learning centers across the curric-
ulum, with creative writing and journal keeping activi-
ties included. Students will learn some colonial vocab-
ulary, participate in a paper quilting bee, dye fabric
and dry fruit, and learn how everyday life operated for
children in early America.
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INTRODUCING LEARNING COMPANY BOOKS FOR PREK-1!
http://www.riverdeep.net/ad/lcb/index.jhtml
Each Reader Rabbit Reading Workbook includes 320 full-
color activity pages, 50 colorful stickers, Certificate
of Completion, and Tips from an Education Expert.
You can purchase Reader Rabbit Reading Workbooks separ-
ately, or bundled with your favorite Reader Rabbit soft-
ware titles for even more savings!
For more info, please visit:
http://www.riverdeep.net/ad/lcb/index.jhtml
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7. BY REQUEST
URBAN WILDLIFE IN AMERICA:
"The third grade is doing an expedition project on city
(urban) wildlife in each state. Are there any particular
web sites students can research this information?"
URBAN WILDLIFE:
http://www4.d25.k12.id.us/phs/biology/urban.html
View a class project here on different examples of
urban wildlife students found across America.
URBAN WILDLIFE -- OUR WILD NEIGHBORS:
http://www.hsus.org/ace/19400
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/spes/urbanwildlife/index.html
Learn much about urban wildlife here, along with how
to best feed birds in winter months, helping an or-
phaned or injured animal, how to be migratory bird
friendly, and how to interpret wildlife tracks--a
great project to start for your topic. Students can
create their own book on urban animal tracks and ha-
bits.
OPOSSUMS AND OTHERS:
http://www.hsus.org/ace/15168
Explore the ubiquitous opossum here, learning about
their habitats and habits. From "A Closer Look at
Wildlife", try crows, deer, chipmunks, black bears,
and many other wildlife which inhabit urban centers.
Their range and habitats are given for each animal
species.
ATLAS OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT:
http://wcs.org/home/wild/landscapeecology/humanfootprint/hfatlas/
>From the Wildlife Conservation Society, learn how humans
and their assorted activities have affected both the en-
vironment and its wildlife members worldwide.
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8. TEACHER TO TEACHER
THE ELEANOR RIGBY PROJECT:
http://www.masters.ab.ca/bdyck/homeless
"'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free... send these the homeless,
the tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the gol-
den door!'
-Emma Lazarus
(inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty)
The message of Lady Liberty still points us towards the
poor, the tired and the homeless. We see them on the
streets, cocooned in doorways, pushing overloaded shop-
ping carts, standing on corners announcing their troubles
on cardboard signs. Old, young, men, women.
- Who are they?
- Where did they come from?
- What circumstances put them on the street?
and most importantly:
- What keeps them there?
The Grade 7 students from Master's Academy in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada invite middle school students from all
over to join 'The Eleanor Rigby Project', a telecollab-
orative project that will introduce them to the real
people behind the homeless fa?ade. Participants will
study the facts, examine the stereotyping placed on
those who are homeless, and be introduced to people
who live on the streets. And after all the facts and
emotions have settled, they will be challenged to ask
themselves why we all have a strange feeling of discom-
fort each time we see a homeless person, and what we can
do to help.
To participate in The Eleanor Rigby project, email Pro-
ject Coordinator, Brenda Dyck, at: bdyck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Project web site (please turn your speakers on):
http://www.masters.ab.ca/bdyck/homeless
Brenda Dyck
Master's Academy and College
http://www.masters.ab.ca
MENTORING HELP NEEDED:
"Our school will be starting a mentoring project called
P.A.S.S. for Success, in which each school professional
will be given a group of 10 children to mentor for the
school year. This [project] is supposed to involve both
academic and social goal setting conducted in individual
conferences between mentor and mentored. I was wondering
if any of your readers know of a web site that would have
checklists, forms, etc. to help focus this goal setting.
Any help would be appreciated!"
Send suggestions to be included in this column. Write to:
classroomflyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SPIDERS SITE SUBMISSION:
"Great site for younger students on spiders:
http://www.pocanticohills.org/spiders/spiders.htm
Terry Hongell
Computer Teacher
Pocantico Hills School
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To request the Riverdeep catalog, please visit:
http://www.riverdeep.net/products/prod_cat_request.jhtml
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Brenda Barron, Editor
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