Writing Workshop: Strafford
Extend your Predictable Chart experiences with these simple books students can make using cut up sentences. I made these for you to use to get you started. Big thanks to the KinderGals: Kim Adsit and her daughter Megan Merrell for the great idea! I give them total credit for this ingenious way to work with high frequency […]
Quipper: Create Your Own Quizzes
Make your own quizzes for the computer or your mobile devices! Use Quipper to create fun and interactive quizzes. This is a free webtool and app. Get your students motivated to learn and provide immediate feedback. Quipper Quipper App
Twitter Magnets: I Love Word Puzzles
I came across this great little site, Twitter Magnets, while browsing through a really wonderful blog.. Technology Rocks, Seriously! Twitter Magnets gives you random words and your challenge is to compose a poem using only 140 characters as done when tweeting. Then you can submit the poem to the Twitter Magnet feed on Twitter. […]
Election Polls Using Edmodo
Get your students more involved with the election by using your Edmodo account! Follow the simple directions to set up an election poll. This can be really useful after the upcoming debates. Get kids talking politics! Love that Edmodo! Edmodo Polls for Election
Teen Read Week
October 14-20 is Teen Read Week. Take time to get your Jr High and High School students reading! Teen Read Week Want some amazing ideas to get kids reading? Check out the Daring Librarian! Catch up on new books for teens: Teen Reads Interesting article about getting teens to read: Scholastic