How to prepare your students for the Extended Essay | IB Community Blog The Extended Essay is a challenge for every student. How can you make sure they feel prepared rather than panicked? It’s the culmination of years of effort, a signature of the IB Diploma Programme and the perfect preparation for life beyond the classroom. In fact, IB Diploma Programme alumni said the Extended Essay prepared them the most for the rigours of university life – they felt ahead of their peers in terms of the skills required for undertaking independent research. But the self-directed Extended Essay is also a source of dread for many students, who fear its rigour, complexity and sheer length. Start them young The concept of writing an essay would draw a blank look from most four-year-olds. Four-year-olds extract information from non-fiction texts and answer ‘mini-research’ questions. ‘Formal Research Writing’ classes commence in middle school and students are encouraged to choose a topic from those in the Extended Essay guide. Offer a guiding hand Stay on track
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Library Directory « Story Time From Space The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home Running Time: 10:29 Minutes Written by: Lost My Name Read by: Tim Peake Max Goes to the International Space Station Running Time: 16 Minutes Written by: Jeffrey Bennett Read by: Mike Hopkins Max Goes to the International Space Station Japanese Reading – New Read by: Koichi Wakata Max Goes to the Moon Running Time: 15 Minutes Max Goes to Mars Running Time: 15:16 Max Goes to Jupiter Running Time: 16:35 The Wizard Who Saved the World Running Time: 20:32 Endeavour’s Long Journey Running Time: 15:47 Written by: John Danny Olivas Read by: Tim Kopra Rosie Revere, Engineer Running Time: 8:32 Written by: Andrea Beaty Read by: Kate Rubins I, Humanity Running Time: 11:16 Read by: Col. Notable Notebooks Scientists and Their Writings Running Time: 10:53 Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither Read by: Joseph Acaba The Mission to Cataria Running Time: 13.51 Written by: Travis Bossard & Mick Szydlowski Read by: Richard (Ricky) Arnold The Next Time You See a Sunset Running Time: 11:35 Moustronaut
The MHMS Daring School Library Blog 5 Quick and Fun Verb Games to Liven Up Your ESL Classroom “Fluffy cat sneaky mouse yummy cheese.” What’s missing from that sentence? Well verbs, of course! Adding verbs between “fluffy cat,” “sneaky mouse” and “yummy cheese” immediately lets us enjoy the colors and energies of both language and imagination in full action: “A fluffy cat saw a sneaky mouse eating some yummy cheese!” For our students to enjoy these perks of English as well, we need to get them more comfortable with verbs. ESL Verb Games: A Great Way to Learn and Play Combining the variety of English verbs (action, linking, auxiliary, modal, etc.) and their complex usage, it is obvious that learning English verbs is a process riddled with challenges for our students. For us ESL instructors, teaching students about English verbs requires creativity that may often take us beyond conventional classroom activities, into the wonderful land of ESL games. Why Teach ESL Verbs with Games? Language learning is hard work – especially learning English, with that tricky grammar! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales Home Welcome to the Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project. We've compiled contributions from many authors to create this rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres. During the project, we will have several authors live online to discuss their work in these genres and to answer questions from young writers working on creating their own. When we read these traditional stories from around the world, we find that the things we value most highly, fear most deeply, and hope for most ardently are valued, feared and hoped for by all people.
How Are Students’ Roles Changing in the New Economy of Information? Part 2 in the series Learning In the New Economy of Information. By Shawn McCusker Perhaps one of the most powerful expectations of students in an environment of scarcity is that they not question the source of the information. As the modern classroom has become connected, the amount of information available to both teachers and students has exponentially increased. Where teachers once lectured about important ideas and events, or shared their acquired knowledge with their students, today’s classrooms can see every key primary source document, the actual notes of great scientists, and a limitless amount of literary criticism. For generations, being a student meant being the recipient of scarce information. Socializing with others in class took place during some activities, but overall, the term “socializing” was used as a pejorative. The skills necessary to be a student in today’s information-rich environment are radically different.
Flashcards | free printable flashcards, matching worksheets, printable bingo cards, printable games, activities, handouts and more There are 100+ sets of that I used to design curriculums for children ages 3-9 and 6-10. However, I use most of them up through to high school students and many with adults. See the left-hand menu for the current list of sets available. READ ME FIRST: These cards are excellent image quality and as such some of the files are quite large (1mb~4mb.) About the flash card sets: There are some multilingual handouts in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese for teachers of other foreign languages. The pictures were all put together with children in mind. The printable flash cards and game cards do not have the vocabulary written on them. large flash cards do include articles at times. PowerPoint Flashcards and PowerPoint Presentations for teachers : These contain text in each slide. The power of bingo: I use the printable bingo cards quite often in class. The hand-out is something I'm a little proud of.
Reading Australia Amy and Louis Amy and Louis are best friends. They live next door to each other. When they want to play they call… Teacher Resource Are We There Yet? Join Grace and her family on their adventurous and sometimes funny expedition. Teacher Resource Ash Road It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste … Teacher Resource The Big Book of Old Tom Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. Teacher Resource Big Rain Coming A lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Teacher Resource The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley's Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! Teacher Resource Come Down, Cat! From the combined talents of Sonya Hartnett and Lucia Masciullo comes this tale of friendship and … Teacher Resource Do Not Go Around the Edges Daisy's life story runs along the bottom of the pages: how she was born on a mission, schooled, … Teacher Resource