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I am writing to you to invite you and your students to join me on a virtual field trip to the museum of the american revolution, an amazing new museum in philadelphia. She includes ideas for each of the following categories. August 2016 10 fun backtoschool activities and icebreakers by genia connell lesson plans, unit plans, and classroom resources for your teaching needs. Do my students need to read i survived the american revolution, 1776 before the virtual field trip.
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By the end of grade 3, students interact with texts proficiently and independently. Allison gillingham from our scholastic teachers team joins us today on the blog to talk about our best classroom library ever campaign. Connell, a veteran thirdgrade teacher from troy, michigan, uses disasters to help her students learn everything from math and science to reading, social studies, and computer skills. The young adult category is unique as the audience it caters to is caught between two worldsone of children and the other of adults, so it spans the age group of 12 to 18 years and sometimes even beyond up to 25 years of age. Integrating technology into the readingwriting classroom by alycia zimmerman, master teacher. Catapults and candy lessons, worksheets and activities. Mar 4, 2015 5 free printable graphic organizers for opinion writing by genia connell stay safe and healthy. Aug 02, 2018 by genia connell grades prekk, 12, 35 i sometimes find myself looking for a book to read to my class that will serve as an example of good character or act as a literary pep talk.
Guest blogger september 8th, 2016 allison gillingham from our scholastic teachers team joins us today on the blog to talk about our best classroom library ever campaign. This year, i plan on having students create an otter gallery showcasing the character traits highlighted in the book, which include being friendly, polite, honest, kind, cooperative, and fair. By genia connell grades 12, 35 like most elementary teachers around the country, i work tirelessly all year to help my students grow as readers. Scholastic guided reading program scholastic books for kids. Are you a veteran teacher whose library needs fresh materials. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. This big collection contains comments for student achievement in every content area as well as language for addressing. Thirdgrade teacher and scholastic teachers blogger genia connell finds learning. By genia connell grades prekk, 12, 35 i sometimes find myself looking for a book to read to my class that will serve as an example of good character or act as a literary pep talk. Put your reference books to help students powerup their vocabulary with games and activities that make the most of dictionary skills, idioms, antonyms, and synonyms. It was a great day to enjoy a few good book and a few good treats with family and friends.
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Scholastic cfo maureen oconnells employment terminated. At that point, i let them dive into the archives of old articles online and they were quickly able to find opinion pieces in several of the issues we had read. The hunger games by suzanne collins, the raven boys by maggie stiefvater, all fall down by ally carter, mockingjay by suzann. Exciting lesson ideas, classroom strategies, teaching tips, book lists, videos, and. Students will gain a new perspective when they step back in time to create their very own newspaper page filled with facts about the sinking of the titanic in 1912. Jul 03, 2017 scholastic classroom rugs hortensia wirf july 3, 2017 help for your fidgety students scholastic scholastic dollars 2018 2019 catalog 2 357 classroom rugs carpets classroom carpets at lakes learning.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If youre participating in the virtual field trip to the museum of the american revolution with lauren tarshis, you dont want to miss genia s fabulous resources and extensions below. See how much we have raised for your school already. Im genia connell, and i am so happy to be opening up my classroom to you once again this school. Read and comprehend a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 23. Family history for children and teens family locket. This punny book follows henrietta, a chicken and avid reader who has read all of the books on the farm. If youre participating in the virtual field trip to the museum of the american revolution with lauren tarshis, you dont want to miss genias fabulous resources and extensions below.
The school will donate the books collected to a charitable institute such as a hospital or homeless shelter. Get the kids to open up with these backtoschool activities, including classroom games and projects. Throughout history, hurricanes, tsunamis, and tornadoes have struck fear in the hearts of many. By genia connell grades prekk, 12, 35, 68, 912 honestly, ive always liked to think of myself as a superuser of scholastic s website. More than 200 model narratives help teachers find the words for what they need to say on report cards. I can statements question stems i can use what i read to ask questions. You are a critical part of helping your students move forward and process increasingly challenging texts with understanding and fluency. My students beam with pride as their hard work is showcased, and each year former students stop by to admire the annual display of newspapers and comment on their memories of titanic. Just send them to school with a check made out to scholastic.
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Daring acts in desperate times by larry verstraete. The summaries listed are from scholastic book wizard. Prior to the lessons in this unit, students will have spent 12 weeks reading, listening to, and discussing expository material on the titanic. Oct 22, 2016 free printable graphic organizers for opinion writing by genia connell stay safe and healthy. In this unit, they assume the roles of reporters, editors, and even. Interactive stories, comic strip creation, and readingwriting practice from the iconic garfield himself. Miamidade county public schools florida department of. Im so happy to have the opportunity to be sharing some of the things i do in my classroom on scholastic s top teaching blogs.
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