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Going on Summer Break?
Wishing those of you who are now on Summer Break a very relaxing time. As someone that taught for 33 1/2 years, the very first FULL day of vacation was always the beginning of possibilities of things to do that I didn't get to do during the school year. In fact, I remember dreading the alarm clock going off at 6AM during the school year yet during the summer, I gleefully got up at 6AM because the day was all mine! I wanted to seize every bit of the day.
Enjoy each and every day of your vacation. It will go too quickly! Read a book, garden, listen to music, take a pottery class, visit with friends and family, try a new recipe, take a trip, sit by the pool (or visit someone who has one), binge watch a series (so many great ones on Netflix! See below) and most importantly, take a break from thinking about school! Really! Even if it is only for a couple of weeks, place thinking about your classroom on hold for just a wee bit!
Of, course, if you are on the computer, please check in from time to time as I will continue to make blog postings, update my website for teachers/kids and add new teaching resources to my Teacher store.
For those of you who have school or summer school during July and August, I will continue to update my blog posting as well as my website for teachers/kids. Please continue to check in as you may find something of value to use with your students!
Recommendations of shows to Binge watch on Netflix:
- Safe (Harlan Corbin) Kept me guessing until the end.
- The Five (Harlan Corbin) Very Good mystery!
- Midsomer Murders ( Amazing how many murders take place in the villages of England!)
- Murdoch Mysteries (Historical mysteries that will make you look up some information!)
- Doctor Blake Mysteries
- Longmire
- Father Brown
- Death in Paradise (Think Columbo in Paradise)
- Doc Martin (Love Cornwall, England, where this quirky doctor series is filmed)
- The Crown
- Turn
- Call the Midwife (awesome) Really...I didn't think I would like it and I am hooked.
- Poirot
- Broadchurch (powerful police story told in several season)
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (1920 flapper solves mysteries in Australia) It is being made into a movie!
Acorn TV:
- Good Karma Hospital (two seasons so far). Very GOOD!
- 800 Words
Recent Books I have enjoyed which I'd recommend:
- Pamela Flavey's books about Ireland: The Linen Queen, The Yellow House and The Girls of Ennismore.
- Ruth Wares's books.
- Karen White's books.
- Melanie Dobson's books(most set in World War 2) are all excellent.
- Try Chateau of Secrets and Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor.
- Patricia McDonald's Books-GREAT!
- Fiona Davis' Books: The Address, The Doll House-great stories and you learn about the Barbizon Hotel for Women and The Dakota. The latest book is the Masterpiece and it's on my list to read.
- All Sarah Jio books are great! (Most take place in two eras and are intertwined by the end.)
- Pam Jenoff: Wow, I really like her historical books (mostly set in WW2-at least the one's I've read: Try The Orphan's Tale and the Diplomate's Wife.)
Gail
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On November 4, 1922, english archaeologist Howard Carter made one of the most important discoverys of modern times. While on an expedition to Egypt, Carter discovered the tomb of king Tutankhamen. King Tut had became Egypts ruler when he was 9 years old he died just a few years later. Discovered 3,000 years after Tuts's death, the tomb contained many priceless treasures that are now display in a Museum in the city of Cairo.
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On November 4, 1922, English archaeologist Howard Carter made one of the most important discoveries of modern times. While on an expedition to Egypt, Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen. King Tut became (or had become) Egypt's ruler when he was 9 years old. He died just a few years later. Discovered 3,000 years after Tut's death, the tomb contained many priceless treasures that are now displayed (or on display) in a museum in the city of Cairo.
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Subject: Math
Grade: 3
Lesson Objective: To use multiplication and division to solve word problems
Common Core Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3- Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Materials:
Printable Student Handout Worksheet
Starter:
Say:
What is the difference between multiplication and division? (Allow the students to answer.)
Main:
Say:
Today you are going to be solving word problems using multiplication and division.
When you are solving word problems, what are some of the key words to look for? (Allow the students to answer)
Some of the key words that might be used in words problems that use multiplication are by, double, every, product and times.
Some of the key words that might be used in word problems that use division are as much as, how many in each, quotient and share something equally.
To solve a word problem, you first need to understand the situation that is being described.
Then, you need to figure out what you are supposed to be solving. You can do this by drawing a picture or writing an equation or word sentence with a circle where the missing information would go.
Now, you are going to be doing some word problems. All of the word problems will use either multiplication or division. When you are done, we will go over all of the answers.
Does anyone have any questions?
Feedback:
Say:
Who would like to share your answers? (Allow the students to share.)
Related lessons:
Emergency Sub Plan: Life Cycle - Reading - Lesson Objective: To read an excerpt from Trumpet of the Swans and discuss how it relates to the life cycle of swans.
Emergency Sub Plan: Life Cycle - Writing - Lesson Objective: To write the rest of the story based on the chapter read from The Trumpet of the Swan
Emergency Sub Plan: Life Cycle - Science - Lesson Objective: To learn about the life cycle of trumpeter swans and then answer questions about the life cycle
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Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.
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Subject: Science
Grade: 2
Lesson Objective: To learn about where frogs life, the life cycle of frogs and then answer questions about the life cycle
Standard: 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Materials:
Printable Student Worksheet Handout
Starter:
Say:
Have you ever seen a frog? What do you know about them? (Allow the students to answer.)
Main:
Say:
There are many different types of frogs. Frogs are animals that are in amphibians. They live the first part of their lives in the water and the last part of their lives on land.
All of that is part of their life cycle. A life cycle shows the changes that happen to a living thing as it moves through its life.
Some living things, like plants and butterflies, go through many changes during their life cycle that change the way that they look. Other living things, like people, only get bigger.
The life cycle of a person starts when you are a baby. You are born as a baby, then you grow into a child and then an adult. As an adult, you are able to have a baby and the life cycle starts again.
People look the same from the time they are born until they grow to be adults. We have all of the same body parts when you are born that you have when you grow up.
Did you know that there are some animals that have different body parts when they are born and when they grow up?
Raise your hand if you think that you can describe the life cycle of a frog. (Allow the students to answer).
You are going to read about the life cycle of a frog, just like the frog in The Frog Prince.
You are then going to answer questions about what you have read.
Does anyone have any questions?
Feedback:
Say:
Who would like to share your answers? (Allow the students to share)
Written by Kimberly Greacen, Education World® Contributing Writer
Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.
Copyright© 2019 Education World
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