Making responsible decisions is what I have tried to teach my students daily.
http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/07/top-eleven-things-all-teachers-must.html
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It would be great if all Middle Schools adopted this philosophy. High Schools too!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?pagewanted=1&ref=education
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Vocabulary seems to get discussed at many inservices. This site supports vocabulary bursts using technology. I used it today at an inservice. I think it has potential in classrooms.
http://www.visuwords.com/?word=cooperation
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Procedures for Independent Reading
We know that children need to read a lot during independent reading. As classrooms start up this Fall, how do we ensure that our students are actually reading during reading?
I wrote a chapter about read aloud in True Stories.
http://writingeverydayworks.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/read-alouds-matter/
Read Alouds: Each day the teacher includes at least one read aloud. This allows [...]
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Junie B. Jones book stories
http://www.amazon.com/Junie-Essential-Survival-School-Stepping/dp/0375838112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249954990&sr=8-1
http://becausethinkingmatters.blogspot.com/
After reading this book, I have not yet decided if I will read it aloud for writing ideas or read it aloud for enjoyment. Have you decided yet?
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Want to know what was the big news story the week you were born? You can use Time Magazine’s cover search. In Michigan it is recommended that the second graders learn about magazine articles. I think one interesting method might be to introduce this concept to students (depending what covers are available the year and weeks [...]
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Site that supports teachers searching for essays for Lucy’s Essay’s Unit
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/newmainlinks/writ.jsp
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/
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http://thedolphinlady.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/making-words/
Read Write Think “Making Words” lesson http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=150
Making Words http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/FourBlocks/making_words.htm
Printable Making Words Cards: http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2008/03/31/printable-making-words-cards/
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What will your students write about on day one?
What will you model on day one?
What will your mini-lesson be on day one?
What will you expect your students write on day one?
http://eledblog.com/content/learning-about-units-study-launching-writing-workshop
http://abeaver.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/valentine-for-ernest-mann-by-naomi-shihab-nye/
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