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Autumn Poems Autumn Poems Fall is such a wonderful time of year! Leaves are turning vibrant colors. Harvests are being gathered. The weather is getting cooler, but it is still fun to play outdoors. In a Heartbeat This lesson plan is designed around a short film titled In a Heartbeat and the theme of love. Students learn and practice expressions using the word “heart”, watch a short film trailer, predict and write a story, watch and discuss a short film, and watch and discuss a video in which elderly people give their reactions to the short film. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) 10 Quick Classroom Games to improve Literacy Skills — Edgalaxy: Cool Stuff for Nerdy teachers Sentence Stretching Start with a short sentence or group of words. Pass it around to about 6 people, with the rule that each person must add (a word or a group of words) or change ONE word ( to another word or a group of words) to make the sentence more specific and more interesting.

Spelling Lists Educator's Home > Resources: Spelling Lists Classroom Resources The list below includes all of the titles in Houghton Mifflin's Reading program. To access a spelling list for a specific title, click the linked title. Grade 1 Sociological Perspectives on Single Person Households – ReviseSociology Why are increasing numbers of people all over the world living alone? (Scroll down for a video summary) According to a recent book by Eric Klinenberg: Explaining the Rise of Solo Living, this is a global phenomenon and mainly reflects the increasing degree of individual choice that comes with increasing wealth. A review of the trends in Single Person Households

The Best Poems for Kids As a father of five children who loves to read to them at night, I’ve learned a thing or two about which poems play best for kids. In fact, I’d say there are three key types that appeal to kids the most: Short PoemsFunny PoemsRhyming Poems This post links to several kids poems of each type (in fact, the best!) and includes some commentary for why I think each poem type succeeds with children.

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