Student Materials: Eye on Idioms

Interactive Folio: Romeo and Juliet Welcome to the Interactive Folio/Reader and Study Guide version of Romeo and Juliet created by the Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project and originally released in 2007. We're pleased to announce that we've just released the new, updated version of the play as an iOS app. in collaboration with InteractiveReaders Inc. To access the Romeo+Juliet app. (compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch) click here or on the image below.

Power Points Directions for Adding Music to Power Points: 1. Save the song from the CD on your computer (you might already have done this if the song is in My Music) 2. Open the power point to the first slide. Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. ~ Dr. Seuss Summer is almost here! Have a great summer and don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Bloomington Public Library starting June 4th! Happy Earth Day! Independent and Dependent Variables in an Experiment...Say what??? Do you ever teach a lesson, think it went awesomely, and then realize that not a single person in your room understands anything that was coming out of your mouth? Yeah...that is how our first science lesson went this year. Science is one of those subjects that is so very hit or miss with me. Sometimes, I think I do a spectacular job teaching and other times....not so much. The latter was the case with the first experiment we did this year. Apparently, teaching controlled, independent, and dependent variables in experiments is just NOT my thing.

The Big Deal Book of Technology for K-12 Educators Our mission is to save every educator time and money while identifying top-quality resources for schools and classrooms. Big Deal eBooks are electronic publications that offer invaluable resources for educators, while serving specific audiences, including K-12 technology professionals and educators of English language learners (ELL). In each edition, educators will find sources of grants and other attainable funding for their special programs and needs, resources for 21st century themes and skills and professional development opportunities. Educators will also find free and inexpensive standards-aligned lessons and materials. K-12 Technology

Make and Play Make New Animals Switch Zoo Online is the center of the site. You can visit nine different habitats and make new animals in each. While you play, you can read facts about each of the animals in your current combination. Learn more about the animals by reading their Profiles in the Resources section.

Free Printable Stationery for Kids Here we have a growing collection of Autumn / Fall writing paper that you can print and use with... You won't be stuck for inspiration when you explore our huge range of printable bird writing paper... We have two fun designs of writing paper perfect for all your Bonfire Night writing projects. These Chinese New Year writing paper designs and frames come in three formats - blank, with... Comic Strip Printables Print comic strip templates and choose from 34 comic layouts that vary from equally sized panels with up to 20 panels to varied sized panels. The files are created by Donna Young of donnayoung.org, home to thousands of high quality printable files. Sequential Art

USA Geography - Map Game - Geography Online Games "I stumbled upon your fun interactive geography games from a link on the Massachusetts Geographic Alliance Website. Since then, your games have become quite a hit with my competitive colleagues!" --Candice Gomes, Education Outreach Coordinator, Boston Public Library Sheppard Software's geography games were featured in the Boston Public Library's 2006 Exhibition on Mapping! "Terrific online educational games, especially geography." --Dallas Children's Museum

Community Club Home Community Club Firefighter Level A, Community Club Keyboarding Games for Kids - Learning to Type Games for Kids Keyboarding Games Keyboarding Games Kids love typing games for kids! In fact, these are our most popular learning games on site. Learning Games for Kids presents Typing Adventure. Literature Circle Models After experimenting for many years, I discovered an approach that's easy, fun, and effective. I refer to it as Classroom Book Clubs because it's a more relaxed method of doing Literature Circles that doesn't involve roles. You can view a narrated slidecast to this model by scrolling down to the Classroom Book Clubs section. On this page you can also learn about different types of Literature Circles. I've had some success with all the models below, but all models haven't been successful with all groups of students. Read through the various descriptions and find something that feels right to you.

ELL/ESL: Getting Started - Set Up an Effective ELL/ESL Classroom Getting Started - Set Up an Effective ELL/ESL Classroom Tobey Bassoff The primary goals of an ESL classroom are to make students feel accepted and safe, while building their English language skills. To this end, I offer a few suggestions when building your classroom to meet the needs of the ESL student: