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Creating Music...with the Eiffel Tower! News s ...
June 09, 2013 - 12:40 pmIN the NEWS.... Possible Bell RInger Activity Piano, guitar and drums are instruments...but the Eiffel Tower? Composer Joseph Bertolozzi is creating on opus, "Tower Music" using the Eiffel Tower as his instrument! The American Berto ...
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Using the News in the classroom: Moving things ...
June 05, 2013 - 08:56 pmWith the pressure of testing creating more focus on getting kids ready for tests, current events may be getting moved to the side-lines. Use news stories as possible Bell ringer activities(or whatever the current jargon is for a short activ ...
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How do you FInish up the School Year?
May 23, 2013 - 01:49 pmHow do you finish up the school year? So many things to do on the check off list. In addition to lots of administrative requirements, here are some things I also do before I close the door with a "Yippee...it's summer!" and le ...
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Self Contained or Departmentalized Classrooms ...
May 18, 2013 - 08:07 pmSelf Contained or Departmentalized Classrooms for 5th and 6th Grade? For those veteran teachers, you know that the old is often "new" again when it comes to teaching! When I first started teaching back in(yikes...1973), I star ...
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Trekking up Mt. Everest: 60 Year Anniversary i ...
May 13, 2013 - 10:38 pmIn 1923,George Mallory was asked,”Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?” HIs response, “Because it’s there.” Learn about Mt. Everest, Nepal and the Yeti with this fun and informative webquest! May 29th,2013(60th anni ...
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Watch Out for Space Junk-Using the New in your ...
April 30, 2013 - 09:05 pmWatch Out for Space Junk! With more and more responsibilities and testing pressures, current events may be getting pushed into the background in importance. If this is the case, you can place a news story on the board as you are doing att ...
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The Cicadas are Coming!
April 23, 2013 - 01:45 pmCicadas to Soon Arrive! They're coming....After 17 years, cicadas are about to return. From states along the eastern coast, billions and billions of the insects will soon be making an appearance. The cicada,a relative of the katydi ...
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Tarantula Expert-Career Survey for Kids
April 20, 2013 - 12:25 amI've posted many different career surveys(they are all free)...check them out at my website for teachers/young people at this link:http://gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?careers.html Here is the latest posting... Peter Kirk, ...
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Invasion of the Giant Snails! In the News
April 15, 2013 - 01:41 pmThe invasion of the Giant Snails sounds like a science fiction movie title but in Florida, it's very real. The giant African land snail has invaded the state and since they have no natural enemies, the snails are causing quite a problem. As t ...
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