November is Thanksgiving time and most of us will be celebrating with a turkey dinner. Did you know that the Native American Indians were...
1. Over the years, many people took samples of Plymouth Rock. Today, it is now 1/3 the size it was during the time of the Pilgrims.
2. The...
Ever wonder what became of the Mayflower? The ship sailed with 102 Pilgrims over the Atlantic to North America, in 1620. If you are expecting to...
Author note: The following is a series of blogs featuring excerpts and concepts from my upcoming book, tentatively titled: The Awakened Supervisor:...
Geographic Activities to Foster Geographic Awareness.
1. A fun way to show our Globally Interdependent World: Assign a partner and have the...
Did you know that people actually thought that the airplane would have no real purpose? WOW...were they wrong!
On December 17, 1903, less than...
“The preliminary results show that a purposefully designed VR environment can significantly improve dyslexic children’s’ reading experience.” – ...
November 4, 1922, the day Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamen!
Interesting facts:
Lord Carnarvon was bitten by a mosquito, while in...
With Halloween around the corner, you may find these MUMMY FACTS of interest to share with your kids.
1. Mummies of pharaoh (kings) had...
“We are confident that the graduates that leave us are well placed to enter into highly paid, highly skilled jobs that employers are looking to...
“We added “Artificial Intelligence” to “Robotics & STEM” this year because it is an important and timely topic for young people to learn about...
The first time my students saw a big name author come to our school, even the most reluctant readers charged through their reading, scribbled...
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, has said that the key to transforming the world for the better would be to teach compassion in the...
Halloween Fun Facts
1. Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia. Fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia.(Yikes...
“In inner-city communities with a high concentration of poverty and violence, untreated trauma continues to marginalize an already historically...
“Although the immediate focus of the Salamanca conference was on what was termed special needs education, its conclusion was that the aim must be...
“Learning core academic concepts through dance and theater taps into many students’ urges to move around. This approach allows for creativity,...
“Digital tools are changing almost daily, teachers and students are learning these new technologies together, which provides a hands-on,...
Leif Eriksson Day is October 9th. What do YOU know about the Vikings?
Did You Know?
1. Those horned helmets, you often see with Vikings did...
Using the News in Your Classroom:
You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and...