I am written a new children book series published by Aadarsh.(about 17 pages with colorful illustrations). Purple Turtle has lots of friends. There is Roxy the chameleon~Biggy Bear~ a stuttering rabbit named Zing. Other friends include Freddy the...
I am very excited about my new short stories for social studies and I hope teachers will find them of value!Substitute Mrs. Purpilopolis brings her purple backpack filled with Purple Adventure Goggles and takes kids on an adventure to witness...
Another short news idea for your classroom:A new national park is being considered by Congress but don't expect to visit it any time soon. That's because the proposed park is on the moon! Two congresswomen have sought to establish the lunar park at...
A colleague of mine just told me that in September, the fifth grade will not be offering the teaching of science. I am totally shocked. The students will have LA, Math and Social Studies but science will not be a subject taught! I hope that when...
Using the News in your ClassroomHoming pigeons are known for their abilities to return back to a destination but it sees that one particular bird took a detour during a 600 mile race in Japan. Last week~ the year old racing pigeon~that left during a...
IN the NEWS....Possible Bell RInger ActivityPiano~ guitar and drums are instruments...but the Eiffel Tower? Composer Joseph Bertolozzi is creating on opus~ "Tower Music" using the Eiffel Tower as his instrument! The American Bertolozzi says banging...
With the pressure of testing creating more focus on getting kids ready for tests~ current events may be getting moved to the side-lines. Use news stories as possible Bell ringer activities(or whatever the current jargon is for a short activity for...
How do you finish up the school year? So many things to do on the check off list. In addition to lots of administrative requirements~ here are some things I also do before I close the door with a "Yippee...it's summer!" and leave the building.1....
Self Contained or Departmentalized Classrooms for 5th and 6th Grade?For those veteran teachers~ you know that the old is often "new" again when it comes to teaching!When I first started teaching back in(yikes...1973)~ I started in 5th grade. As a...
In 1923~George Mallory was asked~Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest? HIs response~ Because its there. Learn about Mt. Everest~ Nepal and the Yeti with this fun and informative webquest! May 29th~2013(60th anniversary of the first successful climb...