ReadWriteThink.org Tips and Tricks Using ReadWriteThink Resources throughout the Day

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Morning Meeting/Homeroom ReadWriteThink Calendar November 19 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863

Language Arts Text Messages Podcast Series Episode 39 — Books about Bullying Tie to Bullying Awareness Week Book List

Reading and Literature After reading a text independently or as part of a literature circle, invite students to Glog That Book: A Book Report Alternative. Glog That Book: A Book Report Alternative In this lesson plan, students identify the elements of fiction in books they have read by creating glogs, interactive multimedia posters, and then share their glogs.share their glogs

Working with Pre-Service Teachers A student teacher observed the glog lesson and expressed concern about using technology with students. S/he hopes to learn more about how to do this successfully.

Strategy Guides Teaching with Technology Teaching with Technology Online Safety Reading Online Teaching With Blogs Teaching With Podcasts Teaching With Glogster: Using Virtual Posters in the Classroom Teaching With Glogster: Using Virtual Posters in the Classroom

Mathematics Leading to an Out of School Connection We’ve been working on budgets in math class and now my students are leaving for fall break. To keep the learning going and to make an out of school connection, I share the Parent & After School Activity, Writing and Math with Shopping ListsWriting and Math with Shopping Lists.

Science With the changing seasons and the recent weather happenings, my students have asked many questions about weather and weather sayings.weather and weather sayings Students adopt a skeptical stance and become weather detectives who ask “Why?” and “Why not?” as they investigate the history and validity of some common weather sayings. Students can research and take notes online.research and take notes online

History and Social Studies As a culmination of a study of local and state history, students will share their understanding of writing and local history by creating their own historical markers. They begin by studying historical markers in their own communities and then draft content for an unmarked historical location.historical markers

Staff Meeting Afterschool, I want to share the great resources from ReadWriteThink with my colleagues at our staff meeting. I can share with them: Standards Alignment Site Demonstrations Promotional Materials Spanish Resources

Community Stories At the end of the day, I reflected on all of ReadWriteThink resources I had integrated into my day and the level of student engagement. I found that I could write this up and get a stipend! I wrote in my planner to get to work tomorrow on a Community Story that could be published on ReadWriteThink.Community Story

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