Well..once again the wind has blown in another direction and the powers that be are changing not only the curriculum but the materials that will be provided by...
vent away tina - that is what we are here for. in my part of australia we have 4 terms of 10-11 weeks and that is long enough between breaks! we have a...
Margaret Skeel
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May 2, 2004 12:23 am
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Hi! I am starting a unit on the Solar System, specifically the sun, planets, comets, meteors, and asteroids. I would love any help, lessons, ideas, etc. that...
NYTIMES, 01-05-2004 DARWIN-FREE FUN FOR CREATIONISTS Robert and Schön Passmore took their children to Disney World last fall and left bitterly disappointed....
And you do not forget observations with telescope! The planets are visible in the sky. Net is good but the real is more.It is the true. You have Mars, Jupiter,...
Tina I don't know how long you have been teaching but you just summarized it all. Everything goes in cycles. Every 'new' concept they insist on having during...
Funny you should need to vent on things like that. It must be in the air. There is a general sense of panic running through the district and decisions are...
The 12 weeks will allow you to do what they want you to do in the textbooks for content then use the remaining time (infused throughout or at the end) to have...
Donna, I think the FOSS kits are great for teachers who have a hardtime putting together handson activities that go with the content, other than that, I think ...
case in point about the foss kits: The snap connectors for the 9 volt batteries are $4 each to replace if you buy from FOSS. Go to radioshack and they are 5...
mrbruckner99@...
May 3, 2004 2:17 am
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Tina: I am teaching weather and climate right now. I am doing a project that seems to be going well. The kids are really excited and eager to work on their...
Swift, Samone
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May 3, 2004 1:55 pm
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Linda K. Newkirk Union 8th Grade Center Honors Earth Science/ Earth Science 461-3854 newkirkl@... ... From: Bresnehen, Bradley Sent: Thursday, April...
newkirk linda
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May 3, 2004 2:03 pm
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Linda K. Newkirk Union 8th Grade Center Honors Earth Science/ Earth Science 461-3854 newkirkl@... ... From: Bresnehen, Bradley Sent: Thursday, April...
newkirk linda
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May 3, 2004 2:05 pm
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do you have the assignment sheets for this? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs ...
the sheets for this are copyrighted. I can write something up in a few days and send it. Would that be okay? Samone ... From: scientists101@......
Swift, Samone
samone.swift@...
May 3, 2004 5:18 pm
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sounds great - I am getting ready to teach this next week and was wondering how I was going to do it and get finished in about a two week time period - this ...
Hi Everyone So far your advice, ideas, and motivation has been great to keep me going. Only 16 days left! I have a simple classroom management question that I...
How about having a crate labeled for each class. Have file folders with the kids' names on them for each class you teach (alphabetize if you want). Assign one...
MagyarEva1@...
May 3, 2004 10:05 pm
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Hi all, I get "Around" the having students handle papers by using ID numbers ONLY! Gives the kids a bit of anonymity while decreasing my work. A folder for...
I have my students graph their grade on a weekly basis. Part of the routine is to pass back that week's work (the students pass back most work, but I pass back...
Hi Robin: Here in Florida there is a legal issue on kids handing back graded papers. For papers that are non-graded in my class (for completion points) or...
Hey folks: I promissed an update on my situation here. I have been keeping a low profile because there is SO MUCH going on. I have applied through the...
We discuss/grade many of the worksheets during class, which reduces the amount I have to collect/return. For some assignments I record grades based on effort...
Couldn't resist! A neutron walks into a bar. "I'd like a beer" he says. The bartender
promptly serves up a beer. "How much will that be?" asks the neutron. ...
I try to put the papers into seating chart order, with each students papers together. When they are sorted it doesn't take long to pass them back, because...
Or assign the students numbers and have them write their number in the corner of their papers. That way all you have to do is put them in order as you take...
I want some ideas on how to teach the 7th graders about animals. We have this prentice hall textbook on Animals. I give them notes on each section, show them...
Charu Gulati
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May 6, 2004 2:05 am
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Can you take them to the zoo?...
MagyarEva1@...
May 6, 2004 2:08 am
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This sounds like an awesome adventure for teachers and students. Last year through another program, my students followed a dive in the Pacific Ocean to the...