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ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE. 2nd Grade Lesson Plans - K-6 Elementary Education. 2011 New Classroom Ideas. Happy New Year!

2011 New Classroom Ideas

It is so hard to believe that it is the year 2011! I am looking forward to a happy and healthy year. I have worked most of the Christmas break organizing and getting ready for the remainder of the school year. I was very fortunate to be able to attend a Dr. Jean seminar in December. One of the challenges that I have faced this year is during my "Circle Time". Our new rule will be "you can only speak when you are holding the microphone" and of course everyone will get an opportunity to speak. My next dilemma has been walking from our classroom down the hall. The front of the bottle. The back! Mrs. The next little item I decided to try is "Brain Sprinkles"!

50 Plus Ideas for Using Document Cameras in the Classroom. Why would I use a Classroom document camera?

50 Plus Ideas for Using Document Cameras in the Classroom

A document camera is one of the easiest and quickest ways to integrate technology into your classroom. There are very few special skills needed to use this piece of equipment. A classroom document camera can be connected to a DLP/LCD projector through a computer or connected directly to a DLP/ LCD projector. This one piece of classroom technology can be used to actively engage students in the learning process. Visual learners will benefit from the use of a classroom document camera by seeing small items, text, demonstrations in a much bigger way.

DOWNLOAD A PRINT FRIENDLY PDF OF ALL CLASSROOM DOCUMENT IDEAS (The document will open in this window. Minibooks for Reference — Jimmie's Collage. Parts of Speech Layered Book In our grammar study, I wanted Sprite to make a handy reference for the parts of speech.

Minibooks for Reference — Jimmie's Collage

So to make it more interesting than a mere list, I gave her a multi-colored layered book. As we studied, she filled in the information and labeled the tabs. Blog On Fire. I'm so excited to have received the Blog on Fire Award!

Blog On Fire

Thank you Denise from Sunny Days in Second Grade. I have to tell you seven interesting things about myself because of this honor. I have decided my blog will only be about teaching ideas and not a blog about my personal life. I am making an exception for this award, but this will not take the place of my weekly teaching idea. So her goes: Sailing Through First. Magic Ketchup - A Cartesian Diver Experiment. Remove any labels from the bottle and fill it all the way to the top with water.

Magic Ketchup - A Cartesian Diver Experiment

Add a ketchup pack to the bottle. If the ketchup floats, you're all set - go to step 4. If the ketchup sinks in the bottle, go to step 5. For the floating ketchup pack simply screw the cap on the bottle and squeeze the sides of the bottle hard. If the ketchup sinks when you squeeze it, and floats when you release it, congratulations, you're ready to show it off. SmartBoard. Educational Games.

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Great Kid Sites. GREAT MATHS SITES. Numeracy and Maths. Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics. Esl. Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study) Teaching with songs. Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - For English as a Second Language. Teaching Esl aids. English Tenses for Beginners - Past Present and Future Tense Forms.

ESL Worksheets. These printable ESL worksheets provide quick overviews of grammar concepts including present, past and future tenses, conditional forms and more.

ESL Worksheets

Each ESL worksheet reviews essential grammar and provides printable quizzes and answer sheets to help students quiz and test concepts introduced. These ESL worksheets can be printed as additional study resources or for in-class lesson plans. Present Perfect WorksheetsThis printable ESL worksheet focuses on the present perfect tense. The worksheet presents a quick review of the present perfect, as well as common time expressions used with the present perfect. The present perfect worksheet then continues with two quizzes to check students' understanding of the present perfect tense and its use with time... Past Simple WorksheetsThis printable ESL worksheet focuses on the past simple tense.

English Lessons for Kids - KizSchool.com. Language Arts. Writing. PIZZAZ, Creative Writing & Storytelling, Opp-Beckman. Phonics. Learn to Read with phonics. Reading. Online Audio Stories. Vocabulary Activities. Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids. Reading games. GameGoo - Educational Games. Student Interactives. Dr. Seuss Theme - Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets. Celebrate Dr.

Dr. Seuss Theme - Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets

Seuss’s Birthday: March 2, 1904 Lessons, Printables & Resources @ A to Z Dr. Seuss Activities Cross-curricular activities for 15 Dr. Seuss books, including The Foot Book, Dr. 10 Apples Up On Top Class Book Activity Make class books as a follow up activity to this great Dr. And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity Students use And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. “Do you like green eggs and ham?” Favorite Dr. Persuasive Writing: Tell the Grinch why he shouldn’t steal Christmas Creative Writing: “Cindy Lou Who didn’t go back to bed.

Green Eggs Math Mats for Counting, Addition, and Subtraction This free printable can be used as an activity or learning center to go along with reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Printable Hat Patterns Striped and blank hat patterns in various sizes, plus an “at” hat for writing words in the “at” word family. Storyline Online.

Magic Tree House. Read Along Stories and Songs. Free online elementary educational language arts activities and interactive games.