May Teacher Talk
Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern
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Angst and thoughts about the issues that teachers face today…one teacher’s journey.
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Sometimes students who are severely physically disabled are thought not to be able to learn; especially when they can’t speak or respond. We need to think outside the box.
Summer Reading: What’s Hot? and What’s Cool?
Reading Spotlight’s May Blog Post explains how to find out “What’s Hot? and “What’s Cool?” this year for Summer Reading. Want to know “Why Kids Don’t Read,” “How to Motivate Summer Reading,” and “Why Summer Reading is So Important”? You’ll find links there, too, for this valuable information.
Tales from a Teacher: The Light Bulb
Creative teaching ideas for students to explore insects and plants with hands on activities, as well as a creative research component to keep them reading and writing about insects and plants at home.
Why I seek volunteers for classroom book clubs and where I find them
I love having volunteers participate in my classroom book clubs. Read about why I make the effort to bring the community into my classroom and where I find willing volunteers.
Riddling for Geometry
By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools
Although most students think of geometry as shapes, it’s so much more! Geometry riddles are the perfect opportunity to promote thinking and reasoning!
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