Amazing Turkey Facts:
Possible Interactive Notebook Activity

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November is Thanksgiving time and most of us will be celebrating with a turkey dinner. Did you know that the Native American Indians were raising turkeys as far back as 1000 A.D.? Did you know that the Aztecs, of...

Pilgrim Factoids
Possible Interactive Notebook Activity
by
Gail Skroback Hennessey

1. Over the years, many people took samples of Plymouth Rock. Today, it is now one-third of the size it was during the time of the Pilgrims.
2. The sailors on the Mayflower didn’t care for the Pilgrims and called them “flib-gabbety puke stockings” because so many of the Pilgrims got seasick.
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“Most children are taught early on that thinking is dangerous,” (Hooks, 2010, p.8).

Please answer the following questions on a sheet of paper or mentally if you prefer:

1. Have you ever accepted a teaching pedagogy (shared with you during college coursework or during a professional development training) at face value, without questioning it?
2. Have you ever implemented a practice—perhaps even your own idea for classroom management, instruction, etc.—without...

King Tut Day is celebrated every November 4th.

It was on November 4, 1922, that Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun!

Interesting facts:

Lord Carnarvon was bitten by a mosquito, while in Egypt and died days later. It is said that the lights in Cairo, Egypt, went out when Carnarvon died. Also, back in London, his dog is said to have...