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Related: English • Teacher Resources15 Creative Book Report Ideas for Every Grade and Subject Reading about other people and perspectives helps kids learn beyond their own experiences. Students don’t need to dive deeply into every single book they read, but occasionally showing them how to dive in can help them view reading in different ways. Digging into characters (or settings or themes) from the books they read can really help them learn how to look beyond the prose. Here are 22 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more meaningful: 1. Mint Tin Book Report 21 Skype Lessons For Active Learning, Sorted By Topic Continuing our mini-series on using Skype in the classroom, I wanted to present a few of the many Skype lessons that are currently available for classrooms and everyone else to try out. What is a Skype lesson, you ask? It’s simply a pre-planned ‘call’ where you can watch and learn from others via Skype.
McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies In 1993, when I first began to research theatre sites on the internet, it was a difficult and laborious project. Sites were hard to find, search engines were underdeveloped, there were very few theatre people who had taken an interest in, or even knew about the internet. Obviously, things have changed. Now the Web is easily accessible through a variety of web browsers, making specific knowledge of such utilities as telnet, ftp, and gopher (remember that one?) more or less obsolete or invisible. There are now so many theatre-related sites that keeping a truly comprehensive guide to resources theatre on the internet, compiled and maintained through human intervention, is incredibly time-consuming.
Lesson Plans * Suggest new websites, blogs, wikis, nings... to add. * Submit your own websites, blogs, wikis, nings... * Let me know if any of the links you find here are broken. * Recommend the site on blogs, forums and other sites. * Link this site. * Consider buying my 1,000 Ideas and Activities book. The American Revolution: An Everyday Life Perspective The American Revolution is a cornerstone of U.S. History that receives ample analysis by historians, teachers, and students. Oftentimes, analyses focus on the battles that were fought, the generals that became heroes, and the political ideologies that swept through the minds of individuals such as Jefferson or Washington. In this website, we urge teachers and students to examine another part of the American Revolution: the everyday life activities that occurred during this era.
Oliver Twist (2005) Movie Script Bow to the board. This is the boy. Born here in the workhouse. Moved to the parish farm. Nine years old today. Time to be moved back here. The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use A five-part series When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss! Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake!
TED Talk: Falling in love is the easy part In this lesson, students watch a TED Talk by Mandy Len Catron, answer comprehension questions, practice asking and answering questions, and discuss the topic of falling in love, dating, and relationships. It is suitable for levels intermediate and higher. Before deciding to teach this lesson, take a look at this article and consider your students’ cultural sensitivity. The Task Step 1: Introduction Put the following on the board:
How to Write a Simple Screenplay (for Kids): 8 Steps So, you love to write. Or, perhaps, you have to write a play for your homework? It can be a very hard task, and you might not know where to begin. If you follow these steps, it should be easy. Steps <img alt="Image titled Write a Simple Screenplay (for Kids) Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Write or type the name of the play on a piece of paper.
Poetry Writing Lessons for Kids – Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com There are many different ways to write poems as well as lots of techniques you can learn to help you improve your writing skill. Here are many of the poetry writing lessons for children that I have created to help you become a better poet, including how to write funny poetry, poetic rhythm, poetic forms and other styles of verse, as well as lesson plans for teachers and video lessons. How to Write Funny Poetry U.S. Copyright Office U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index Welcome to the U.S. 33 ways to speak better English If you’re reading this, I imagine you want to speak better English and communicate in a more confident and competent way. When we communicate effectively we are able to express our ideas and opinions, share experiences, and build relationships with others. When we struggle to express ourselves, we feel unvalued and insecure. As human beings, we want to participate in group discussions and have an impact on the society around us.
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This website is fun and perfect for 1st & 2nd graders. A kindergarten teacher can choose one of the scripts or plays on the Promethean Board and as a class read the script and or play together. Tons of books and plays to choose from. by bonita21 Nov 2
This site has an impressive collection of reader's theater scripts/plays for classroom use. It also has guides on how to effectively use reader's theater in the classroom. by jezzri Oct 30
This site has a list of readers theatre scrips for you to chose from. Having your students act out their reading will make it more fun and help with fluency. by sarahaskey Mar 10