Gail Skroback Hennessey's Blog
Oklahoma Tornado And Stude ...May 20, 2013, a ferocious tornado cut a 17-mile path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Among the lives lost were seven students from Plaza Towers Elementary School. As ma ... read more The Best Commencement Spee ...The end-of-year rituals are coming, from school picnics to graduations, and like every year, many feelings arise and many words are said to send off students to the next level of life. Thi ... read more |
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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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Get the Dirt on....Dirt!(Welcome Flowers to my ...
April 06, 2013 - 02:10 pmAlthough I love winter(I am a skier), I am SO VERY MUCH looking forward to the return of my beautiful and colorful flowers to return to my gardens. Daffodils are starting to sprout through the surface as are some of my tulips. Color is slow ...
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Banning Dodge Ball?
April 02, 2013 - 08:46 pmBanning Dodge Ball? A New Hampshire school district has banned the game many of us grew up playing and probably supervised during recess as adults. The school board felt that the game, which involves human targets, is not appropriate. ...
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In the News:Gustave Whitehead or the Wright Br ...
April 01, 2013 - 08:54 pmIn the News-Gustave Whitehead is being credited as having the FIRST successful powered flight in history(Bridgeport, CT, on August 14, 1901), two years before the Wright Brothers, by Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Whitehead's ...
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What's on YOUR teacher desk?
March 14, 2013 - 05:21 pmWhat's on YOUR teacher desk? " If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what,then, is an empty desk a sign?" Albert Einstein If someone came and sat down at YOUR desk, what would be THREE things on your desk t ...
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PurpleAnnie Goes to China-Resource for student ...
March 04, 2013 - 08:51 pmWhen I was in China in 2011, I brought one of the bears a student gave me when I retired. At first I felt a bit self-conscious when I took her out of my backpack to get pics of her at the different sights in China. My tour group eventually starte ...
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What is one quote you'd share with your students?
February 27, 2013 - 07:15 pmHave a great quote that you'd like to share with your students? Many years ago, Dick's Sporting Goods had a commercial with a quote that I thought really summed things up... "Life is not a Spectator Sport!" I tried t ...
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Official White House Beekeeper-Charlie Brandts ...
February 22, 2013 - 09:21 pmEver wonder what it's like to be a beekeeper, especially one in charge of the White House bees? Charlie Brandts says the beehive near the First Lady's office averages about 175 pounds of honey each year. The honey is used for specia ...
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Today is Abe Lincoln's Birthday-Free Webquest
February 12, 2013 - 01:10 pmToday,February 12 is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday. President Abraham Lincoln was president through the four years of the Civil War(1861-1865) He had promised in his election campaign that if elected, he'd end slavery. What you may n ...
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A Teaching Persona
February 08, 2013 - 04:12 pmWondering how many of you feel the same way. When it comes to dealing with adults, I usually can get very tongue-tied and feel very self conscious. I wouldn't think of telling a joke in public or doing anything to cause attention to m ...
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Groundhog Day is Coming(extension activities)
January 28, 2013 - 02:40 pmGroundhog Day is Saturday, February 2nd. Groundhog Day is Saturday,February 2nd. It’s a time when people look to a groundhog to find out whether or not we will be having six more weeks of winter. The idea dates back hundreds of y ...
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Inauguration Day, Monday, January 21,2013
January 14, 2013 - 11:44 pmPhotography from WhiteHouse.gove Inauguration Day, Monday, January 21, 2013 The oath that each President takes on Inauguration Day.“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of ...
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Martin Luther King Webquest
January 07, 2013 - 06:04 pmJanuary is Martin Luther King Day and February is Black History Month. Perhaps, you may find a webquest I developed on Martin Luther King of value to use during this time. Go to this link: http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?MLK.html Quotes ...
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In the News...What's in a Name?(learn about th ...
January 03, 2013 - 11:34 pmIn the News: What's in a Name? Did you know that in Iceland, there is a list of approved names to be given for all girl and boy babies? The Personal Names Register lists 1,853 accepted female names and 1,712 male names.All babies' na ...
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Dive into Career Choices- Learn about being a ...
December 28, 2012 - 08:20 pmCareers....what will I be when I grow up? I think young people start at an early age starting to look at different career choices. I've posted many interviews with people sharing their career choice. Perhaps, you will find these of value to u ...
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Geography Ideas to use in the Classroom
December 19, 2012 - 04:08 pmYoung people need to know about the world in which they live. Here are some activities to use with your students to encourage geography awareness? Perhaps, you will find these of value to use with your students. Gail Hennessey 1. My student ...
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Learn about First Lady Michelle Obama with thi ...
December 06, 2012 - 01:14 amNeed a fun activity for before the holiday? I wrote a new To Tell the Truth Play on First Lady Michelle Obama. Based on the television game show, three guests all say they are the real First Lady. Only one must tell the truth throughout the play. ...
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Wright Brothers Made History on December 17,19 ...
December 03, 2012 - 08:50 pmDid you know that the Wright Brothers' plans for their Wright Flyer airplane was turned down by the U.S. Army? Did you know that the distance of the Wright Flyer was less than that of the wingspan of today's 747 Jet? Did you know that onl ...
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Using the News in your Classroom: Graham Hughe ...
December 02, 2012 - 06:29 pmUsing the News: Graham Hughes, of Great Britain, has accomplished something no one has ever done. He has visited all 201 countries of the world AND without taking an airplane! It took Hughes four years to complete his journey beg ...
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Do you Have the Time?(Resources on Time Record ...
November 26, 2012 - 04:50 pmDo you have the Time? by Gail Skroback Hennessey http://www.gailhennessey.com People have long wanted to “remember” important events...that’s why time recording developed. Time was recorded based on ruler&rs ...
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Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest Updated 2012
November 16, 2012 - 01:38 pmI've updated my Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest. The Mayflower was named after a flower called the "Trailing Arbuttus". This flower is an evergreen with a white flower and pink center. Learn more about the Mayflower ...
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Happy Diwali!
November 11, 2012 - 03:46 pmThis year Diwali, or Deepavali begins on 13th of November and last for 5 days(until Saturday, November 17th). It's a happy time of year and is the biggest holiday in the country of India. Practiced mainly by people of the ...
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Malala Yousafzai is being nominated for the No ...
November 09, 2012 - 03:28 pmThe Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year to someone deemed to have made an important contribution to world peace. A petition has started to consider 15 year old Malala Yousafzai for this award.The Pakistani teen spoke out for girls to be allowe ...
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Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
October 26, 2012 - 01:53 pmShould the annual classic, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," be shelved? Does it advocate... bullying? That's the thought of Buzz Bishop. The father thinks a television program that has kids calling each other words like ...
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Banning Homework? What do you think?
October 21, 2012 - 08:13 pmFrance's President Francois Hollande has announced he'd like to ban it in France.Why the ban? Hollande doesn't think it is fair that some kids have parents that help them with homework and others do not. Kids in France currently go to ...
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Pumpkin Patch Fun-webquest update. Pumpkin rec ...
October 09, 2012 - 07:35 pmI have a resource where kids can learn some fun and informative facts about pumpkins, just the thing for this time of year. I wanted to update that a record has again been broken for the biggest pumpkin! October 2012: Ron Wallace of Gr ...
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Using the News for Creative Writing-11 Year Ol ...
October 05, 2012 - 02:04 pmVevgeny Salinder,11, recently went for a walk and has made an amazing discovery, a well-preserved body of a 30,000 year old woolly mammoth! Found near a weather station in Taymyr, northern Russia, the adult male mammoth’s body is nearly int ...
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Using the News for Creative Writng-Great Barri ...
October 03, 2012 - 01:27 pmOff the coast of Queensland, Australia is the world's largest coral reef in the world, Scientists say the reef that extends for 1600 miles in the Coral Sea is in big trouble. Nearly 1/2 of the reefs coral has been lost in the past 27 years ...
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Vote, Vote, Vote-Lots of teaching resources fo ...
October 02, 2012 - 09:03 pmI've develop lots of resources and activities to use with students for the Presidential Election for grades 4-9. Check them out at this link:http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?vote.html •Puzzler on the Presidential Elect ...
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First Monday in October-Supreme Court Webquest
September 30, 2012 - 05:47 pmOyez, Oyez...Do you know what happens every year on the first Monday of October? The Supreme Court, the highest court in our country, opens for a new session. Used to call the Supreme Court to order, the word, OYEZ meaning "hear Ye", ...
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Harry Potter and Science
September 19, 2012 - 09:32 amIt seems that some of the amazing things used by fictitious famous wizard, Harry Potter, are becoming a reality. Last year, an invisibility cloak along the idea of the one Harry wore to go unnoticed through the halls of Hogwarts ...
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Using News for Creative Writing-Monarch Butter ...
September 12, 2012 - 01:37 pmUsing the news for creative writing. A monarch butterfly migrating from North America to Mexico made an unexpected detour-to Great Britain. It is believed that Hurricane Isaac caused the tiny butterfly to be carried 3500 miles across the Atl ...
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First Ladies of the United States-new webquest
September 10, 2012 - 12:51 pmWith the upcoming election, I have developed a number of resources which you may find of value to use with your students. Add to the webquest on learning about the White House, this new webquest will introduce students to some of our history&# ...
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The White House Webquest
August 26, 2012 - 04:09 pmWith the upcoming election, I have developed materials which you may find of value to use with your students. The first resource is a webquest on the White House. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.What do you know abou ...
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The White House Webquest
August 26, 2012 - 04:09 pmWith the upcoming election, I have developed materials which you may find of value to use with your students. The first resource is a webquest on the White House. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.What do you know abou ...
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Elephant Appreciation Day is Coming(September ...
August 13, 2012 - 10:52 pmSeptember 22 is Elephant Appreciation Day. Did you know that elephants can be right or left tusked, kind of like humans are with their hands? Did you know that the elephant has the largest brain of the animal world?Learn more interesting facts ...
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Please, Take a Number
July 20, 2012 - 08:13 pmPlease,Take a number! In order to help keep things organized when students wished for help during study hall or during a seat work activity, I took an idea from the deli at the local supermarket. I made a sign that said “Please, Take a ...
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What ideas do you use to get borrowed items re ...
July 20, 2012 - 08:08 pmI always had lots of pens/pencils to loan the students that didn’t seem to come prepared to class. So often, the loaned pens/pencils never seemed to return at the end of class and the supply would quickly dwindle. Eventually, I started t ...
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P.R.A.I.S.E.
July 10, 2012 - 04:48 pmHow do I get my son/daughter to do their homework? As a teacher, you probably get this question often from parents. Perhaps, the following might be of interest to you as a classroom teacher or parent. Parents are an integral com ...
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Say "Cheese" Mr. President
June 22, 2012 - 01:01 amI posted another career survey. I was fortunate to have Pete Souza, the Official White House Photographer, share his career choice. Perhaps, you may find it of value to use with your students. Gail Here is the link at my website to rea ...
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Using News for Creative Writing-Caution:Duck C ...
June 19, 2012 - 01:02 pmCurrent events can be used to not only create an awareness in young people to what is going on around them but can also be used to create some interesting creative writing exercises. I saw this news story and thought it would be great to use f ...
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Review Games for Upper Elementary/Middle School
June 10, 2012 - 01:17 pmHeree are some popular review activities I found successful to use in the classroom. REVIEW ACTIVITIES TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM 1. HISTO: A vocabulary review game which is like bingo. Students use a word list and fill in a bingo grid(si ...
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Eat Your Way through History
June 10, 2012 - 01:13 pmEAT YOUR WAY THROUGH HISTORY! As a classroom teacher I always tried to incorporate art, music and yes....foods of different cultures into units of study. Students would make the foods during study hall and the school cafeteria was ...
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Webquest on our National Landmarks
May 29, 2012 - 12:41 amWith the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, I thought I would share a webquest on our National Landmarks. http://gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?nationallandmarks1.html Hope you find it of value. Best, Gail Gail Hennessey
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End of the School Year letters
May 24, 2012 - 11:55 amDo you give parting comments to your students at the end of the school year? On the last day of the school year, I would give a letter to each of the students in my 6th grade classes. Here is the last one I wrote the year of my retiremen ...
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Importance of decorating your classroom
May 17, 2012 - 01:10 pmI truly believe that a classroom should be an inviting place. Yes, we have lots and lots of responsibilities placed upon, and it seems more and more each year but I think "bare" walls are not something you should have in your c ...
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Summer Olympics 2012 London
May 07, 2012 - 10:22 pmFor those beginning to plan some activities with students on the upcoming Summer Olympics, I wanted to share a webquest that might be of resource you may find of value. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "Games of ...
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Earth Day is Sunday, April 22nd
April 20, 2012 - 04:30 pmSunday,April 22, is Earth Day. Begun on April 22, 1970, by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, the purpose of the day was to create awareness that our natural resources will not last forever and to stress each of our responsibility in protecting ...
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50 Things You Should Do Before you are 11 3/4!
April 13, 2012 - 02:49 pmThe National Trust, a charity in Great Britain,"that works to preserve and protect historic places and spaces - for ever, for everyone", has come up with a great list to get kids up and moving. Called the "50 Things You Sh ...
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The Titanic, 100 years
April 11, 2012 - 04:32 pmOne hundred years ago, the RMS Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. Dubbed the "unsinkable" ship, the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 PM ,April 14,1912,sinking into the cold Atlantic ...
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Polar Bear Webquest
April 01, 2012 - 10:48 pmA polar bear has a very powerful nose,able to smell its favorite food, a seal, up to twenty miles away. A polar bear can even sniff out the den of this animal covered by snow and find its air hole up to one miles away.Because of their powerful ...
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The Wooden Cookie Box.(Start learning about yo ...
March 28, 2012 - 01:43 pmOnce the people in your family are gone, it is very hard to retrieve the stories about your family past. Make it a point to sit and chat with your aunts, uncles, grandparents,mom and dad. Ask them things about their childhood. Did they play sp ...
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April Fool'sDay is Coming !(information and ac ...
March 28, 2012 - 12:52 pm"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. "- American humorist Mark Twain APRIL FOOL’S DAY All Fools’ Day as April 1st was ...
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Earth Hour is coming
March 28, 2012 - 12:35 pmEarth Hour is coming. Here is a way to participate in developing environmental responsibility and awareness that climate challenges facing our planet need to be global. In its 6th year, people around the world are being asked to shut off elect ...
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Sign of the times....digital books!
March 19, 2012 - 05:50 pmA sign of the times that more and more people are reading e-books. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., which has published their encyclopedias for more than 200 years, has announced that they will cease publishing their print editions, focusing on ...
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Ireland, the Emerald Isle
March 17, 2012 - 04:20 pmPerhaps, the webquest I develop on Ireland might be of interest, too: http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?cyberhuntireland.html I've also included resources that might be helpful such as listening to Gaelic, reading an Irish story, ...
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Women's History Month-Learn about First Ladies ...
March 12, 2012 - 07:56 pmI developed plays based on the To Tell the Truth Game Show on several of our First Ladies. Perhaps, you may find them useful to use with your students during this month which highlights the contribution of women.Go here to download(free) the f ...
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John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth( ...
February 18, 2012 - 05:26 pmWhenever astronaut John Glenn left on a mission as a fighter pilot, he'd tell his wife,"Well, I'm going down to the corner to buy some chewing gum". He said the same thing on Feb.20, 1962, when he left to board the Merc ...
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Happy Presidents' Weekend-Fun Webquest
February 06, 2012 - 11:58 pmJohn Quincy Adams brought his pet alligator to the White House He also liked to skinny deep in the Potomac River. A reporter once sat on his clothes until he gave her an interview! John F. Kennedy was the first president to have been a Boy Sco ...
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Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Dickens(webquest)
January 29, 2012 - 06:55 pmWhen you think of Christmas, probably,the book which has been made into the most movie and television specials is,”A Christmas Carol”.With the 200th birthday, of British writer, Charles Dickens, on Feb.7,1812,I thought this m ...
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Incentives in the Classroom. Do you use them? ...
January 23, 2012 - 05:54 pmSome will say that teachers shouldn't offer incentives in their classroom, I am not one of them. I think just like adults appreciate being recognized for their efforts, it helps to have some type of incentive program in the classroom. ...
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Kung Hei Fat Choy! Chinese New Year is Coming( ...
January 20, 2012 - 01:26 amKung Hei Fat Choy! That's Happy New Year in Chinese.2012 is the Year of the dragon, the most honored of all years of the Chinese zodiac. On the Chinese calendar, called Yuan Tan,the year is 4710. Chinese New year is not always held on th ...
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Is it Time for a New Calendar?
January 20, 2012 - 12:34 amImagine, knowing that your birthday would always fall on the same day each and every year. Would it be helpful if you knew that all holidays would also be celebrated on the same day? Our current calendar, called the Gregorian calendar, has bee ...
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Snowboarding Crow? Using current events to fos ...
January 16, 2012 - 07:41 pmUsing current events in the classroom-new idea: Love to snowboard? Seems a crow in Russia does, too. Caught on video, a hooded crow found a round plastic jar lid, perched it on a slope of the roof and repeatedly slide down. He didn't fly ...
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Webquest on Martin Luther King
January 05, 2012 - 12:31 amWith the Martin Luther King holiday coming, I wanted to share a webquest I developed on the minister and civil rights leader. Martin Luther King once said, There is nothing more tragic in all this world than to know right and no do it." P ...
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Polar Challenge-Using Current Events in the Cl ...
January 04, 2012 - 03:29 pmUsing current events in the classroom as a cross curricular activity...Perhaps, your students might want to follow Helen Skelton's attempt to be the first person to bike to the South Pole.She started today on her 500 mile trek using a spec ...
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50 Years Ago, February 20,2012, John Glenn Mad ...
December 30, 2011 - 03:55 pmSpace shuttles lifting off and landing on run-ways,space probes to distant worlds, and an international space station, all had their beginning with brave astronauts such as John Glenn. Fifty years ago this February,in a 9 1/2 by 6 ft. space ca ...
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Can you guess the 2011 most Irritating Word?
December 21, 2011 - 02:59 pmCan you name the most annoying word? For the third straight year,the winning irritating word is..."whatever". A poll conducted by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion said that 4/10 people responded that "whatever" i ...
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130 Years Later- Alexander Graham Bell Speaks ...
December 14, 2011 - 09:26 pmThis might be another news story to discuss with young people.Alexander Graham Bell, famed for his invention of the telephone,is in the news.Recordings he made back in the 1880s have again been played at the Library of Congress, our nation' ...
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Should restaurants fine people for their "left ...
December 05, 2011 - 02:59 pmThis news story might be a great discussion starter: With so many hungry people in the world, a restaurant in Saudi Arabia has come up with an unusual idea...fine diners for not cleaning their diner plates! The World Health Organizat ...
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Our Nation's Library-The Library of Congress
November 29, 2011 - 03:47 pmThe largest library in the world, the Library of Congress, is found in Washington, DC. The current Library of Congress Librarian is James H. Billington, a position which is appointed by the President of the United States.As of 2011, there are ...
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Black Rhinos of West Africa are now extinct
November 14, 2011 - 03:11 amSadly, scientists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN),have announced that wild black rhinos can no longer be found in West Africa. It is now extinct...no more walk the planet. Also, the last Javan rhino is gone. And, th ...
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New Teaching Tips A-Z
November 07, 2011 - 12:22 amDo you have any tips to add to my New Teaching A-Z List? A-Always exhibit an interest in what you are teaching. If you think it’s important , your students will, too. Have an assessment for how to grade your students. B- Be pre ...
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Thanksgiving resources to use with your students
November 07, 2011 - 12:12 amNeed a fun reading on the first Thanksgiving? I wrote a short story about a substitute teacher that takes her students back to witness the first Thanksgiving with purple adventure goggles. I also developed a webquest on the Mayflower and ...
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Anti-bullying resources
October 27, 2011 - 05:35 pmI remember the saying "Sticks and stones may break your bones but names can never hurt you". Personally, I never thought this to be true. Words are very powerful and negative words can hurt-a lot! Each day, thousands of young people ...
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Happy Birthday, Statue of Liberty-125 years!(a ...
October 24, 2011 - 03:29 pmThe Statue of Liberty, our country's most famous landmarks, is getting a birthday present to celebrate her 125 birthday. Webcams, five of them, have been installed on her torch. Since 1916, the torch area of the statue has been closed to t ...
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Is there room for Career Exporation in the Cla ...
October 24, 2011 - 10:18 amWith so many curriculum demands on teachers today, do we have time to add career exploration(something popular back in the 80s)? I think young people need to be exposed to different career choices and careers can be incorporated into the ...
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Gail Hennessey's Website for teachers/young pe ...
October 23, 2011 - 07:58 pmI was watching Weekend Today and the topic was, "Is cursive writing something we should still be teaching in school?When I first starting teaching 6th grade, back in the days of being self-contained, I remember planning for 15 minutes of ...
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Gail Hennessey's Website for teachers/young pe ...
October 21, 2011 - 03:03 pm"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of ot ...
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Gail Hennessey's Website for teachers/young people
October 21, 2011 - 03:01 pmI retired after teaching for 33 years and continue to develop teaching materials(all free) for use in the classroom. I just returned from a trip of a life-time, a trip to China and, many pinch me moments-including walking the Great Wall of Chi ...
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