FLYER> Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Tuesday, October 28th, 2003
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Subject: Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Tuesday, October 28th, 2003
THE CLASSROOM FLYER
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Tuesday Edition Focus: K-3
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1. TODAY IN HISTORY: The Year was 1955 . . .
Word Processing and Halloween Tales.
2. RESEARCH AND RESOURCES: The Great Monarch
Migration.
3. ONLINE LEARNING: A Thanksgiving Timeline.
4. TEACHING TOOLS: Building High Utility
Word Walls; Thanksgiving Bookmarks; Tips for
the One Computer Classroom.
5. LESSONS AND SKILLS: Max's Thanksgiving
Turkey; Tiny Titles Thanksgiving Writing Book;
Life in Early America--Thematic Unit for 3rd
Grade.
6. EXPLORE: Make a Chippewa Dream Catcher.
7. FORUM: Changing Public Education; Excessive
Testing; Responsible Feedback and Response Need-
ed; Leave Controversial Subjects to the Parents.
8. TEACHER TO TEACHER: Thanksgiving Ideas
Needed for Deaf Ed; Fifty Days Celebration; Pen-
pals and E-Pals Wanted.
9. RIVERDEEP CATALOG REQUEST
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but
the parent of all the other virtues."
- Cicero
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1. TODAY IN HISTORY
The Year was 1955 . . .
and does he need an introduction? Bill Gates was born
today in Seattle, Washington.
WORD PROCESSING AND HALLOWEEN TALES:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/computer.skills/lssnplns/wordproc/wpg3-1.htm
Third grade students will practice their word process-
ing skills with a Halloween story--story prompts are
included. Students will work in teams to create a Hal-
loween character, enter their sentences, revise, edit,
and print.
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2. RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
THE GREAT MONARCH MIGRATION:
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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 bio-
logy are also included.
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3. ONLINE LEARNING
A THANKSGIVING TIMELINE:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/index.htm
Students can visit an online timeline for the first Thanks-
giving celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags to-
gether. They will take an interactive tour of the Mayflower
and learn just how difficult passage aboard the ship was,
journey through the early days at Plimoth Plantation, learn
how the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims forged a relationship,
and finally, celebrate that first Thanksgiving. Discussion
questions are included.
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4. TEACHING TOOLS
BUILDING HIGH UTLITY WORD WALLS:
http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/ideas/idea2.html
http://www.mrs.norris.net/Language/Language/phonograms.htm
Try this site for suggestions on how to build word walls
that keep their content relevant to both grade level and
utility. The 2nd URL above offers 37 basic phonograms to
include, all of which are found in more than 500 primary
words.
THANKSGIVING BOOKMARKS:
http://www.teacherview.com/ClassExtras/bookmarks/thanksgiving.htm
Download several versions of printable Thanksgiving book-
marks to celebrate the holiday with your primary classes.
TIPS FOR THE ONE COMPUTER CLASSROOM:
http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/digi/onecomp/index.html
If you are still surviving with one computer--or even four
or five-- in your elementary classroom, find some tips and
management strategies to best utilize your technology cen-
ter.
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5. LESSONS AND SKILLS
MAX'S THANKSGIVING TURKEY:
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/TurkeytoColor.htm
Which turkey most appeals to Max? Print out copies of
this mini-book with a Thanksgiving theme for your kin-
dergarten students to assemble and read.
TINY TITLES THANKSGIVING BOOK:
http://www.billybear4kids.com/TinyTitles/Thanksgiving.html
This printable Thanksgiving book offers students in
grades one and two a chance to write their own Thanks-
giving sentences--try a theme of what they are thank-
ful for, or what traditions they look forward to.
LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Colony.htm
Third grade students will journey back to Colonial Amer-
ica, learning how children lived in families then, where
the original thirteen colonies were located, and partici-
pating in various themed activities, games, and crafts.
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6. EXPLORE
MAKE A CHIPPEWA DREAM CATCHER:
http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/chippewa.dream.html
If you are planning a unit on Native Americans, here
is a wonderful craft to extend your lessons. Using only
paper plates, beads, feathers, masking tape, and yarn,
students will create their own versions of dream catchers,
following the instructions here.
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7. FORUM
FORUM TOPIC -- CHANGING PUBLIC EDUCATION:
What one thing would you change about public education?
Send your responses to: classroomflyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
for consideration for printing in this column.
RESPONSES . . .
EXCESSIVE TESTING!
"I'd get rid of all of this excessive testing we do. You
cannot teach because of all of the tests we must give. It's
gotten way out of control."
M. Cross
RESPONSIBLE FEEDBACK AND RESPONSE NEEDED:
"More feedback from psychologists regarding how the schools
are reinforcing inappropriate behaviors and the response
to recommendations, by the school district, to implement
needed changes; including parent participation."
LEAVE CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS TO THE PARENTS:
"If I could change anything about public education, it would
be to restrict the system from teaching subjects that should
be the parents responsibility, for example: the Theory of
Evolution vs. Creationism, and Sex Education."
Angel Smith
North Carolina
Homeschool Mom
Send your replies, comments, and requests to:
classroomflyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
We will include your letters in this column. Anonymous let-
ters are welcome.
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8. TEACHER TO TEACHER
THANKSGIVING IDEAS NEEDED FOR DEAF ED:
"Hi. I am Mrs. Garcia, and this is my first year teaching
Deaf Ed. at Corsicana I.S.D. (I've taught Kindergarten for
6 years and first grade for a year). I need some Thanksgiving
ideas for our Deaf Ed. class (1st grade - 5th graders) to pre-
sent to the CISD Administrative Staff for our Thanksgiving
feast on November 21st. Any ideas are welcome and appreci-
ated."
Cynthia
Send your suggestions to: classroomflyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
We will include your responses in this column.
50 DAYS CELEBRATION:
"Hi Brenda,
Your readers have helped me many times in the past and I
need help again. I teach Kindergarten. Our 50th day of
school is coming up and we are wanting to go all out with
a 50's theme. We will also introduce the concept one - half.
I am looking for new ways to make this day special. Please
send your ideas to: scossey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you."
Susan
PENPALS AND EPALS WANTED:
"I am a third grade teacher in a small, rural town in the
Texas Panhandle. I am looking for a third grade class in
a different part of the country (or world) where we can
learn about different customs, compare rural and urban
lifestyles, compare weather patterns, and explore other
similarities and differences. We would like to correspond
via e-mail and snail mail. Anyone interested please contact
me directly."
shadle.linde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Brenda Barron, Editor
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