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Reader's Theater
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Track #162625
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What is Reader's Theatre?
"Reader's theater is minimal theater in support of literature and reading."
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- an interpretive oral reading activity. Students use their voices, facial expressions and hand gestures to interpret characters in scripts or stories.
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- Teachers and students may adapt favourite stories for readers' theatre through collaborative script writing activities.
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- The scripts consist mostly of humor, fantasy, and retold tales from a variety of cultures.
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- The grade levels for performers fall mostly between 2 and 9. Copying, sharing, and performing the scripts are permitted for educational purposes.
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Reader's theater is often defined by what it is not -- no memorizing, no props, no costumes, no sets ........or very minimal props, sets and costumes
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Balanced Literacy ~ infusing technology
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #213782
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Join Sue Roseman in the Comfy Conference Room for new sites, projects and online resources for K-3 Students and Teachers. The topic for November 22nd is Infusing Technology into a Balanced Literacy Program. There is also a K to 3 Resource Room where Sue posts the lesson tracks and additional information for K-3+ teachers. To join the K to 3 Resource group, go to the search tab/groups and enter The K to 3 Resource Room. Press the Find It button. Click on the room name and then join the group. The group name will then be added to the Favorite Places drop down menu.
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Kindergarten: What's out there for me?
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #161002
Format: Resource list
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Kindergarten: What's out there for me?
e-Resources, Lesson Plans and Activities for Kindergarten
Location: Comfy Conference Room
Hop on board for an hour of exploration and sharing of exemplary web sites, thematic units and classroom organization ideas to kick-start your school year. Walk away from this session with a wealth of resources and web site links for all subject areas. Time will be allotted to the exploration of sample kindergarten schedules, worksheet ideas, center ideas, balanced literacy and 4 blocks resources, home/school connections.
Participants will leave with a comprehensive web page handout, accompanying online resources, and simple web-based activities to use with students.
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Winter Across the Curriculum
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Track #245876
Format: Resource list
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To quote from Carol Hurst's web site "There's no use fighting it. Winter is still upon us bringing with it lots of teachable moments. The subject presents us with close ties between science and literature with social studies, math, physical education, music and art - making it perfect for a cross-curriculum theme."
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The Year in Review 2004
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Track #241813
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Kick off your shoes and join Sue in Comfy Conference Room for the Best Resources of 2004 Share your ONE best web resource! Why reinvent the wheel. Let's collaborate and share what works for us!!
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Life Cycles
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Track #255109
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<p>With these sites students will learn that all living things are born, grow and change; consume water and food, and die. </p>
<p>I have gathered hands-on experiences as well as creative writing, art-related... cognitive activities which are used to demonstrate the beauty and complexity of the transitions all of life must go through.</p>
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OBJECTIVES: The students will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the life cycles of different species.
2. Recognize a similarity in the basic needs of all living
organisms and how they effect their own environment.
3. Evaluate their relationship with other forms of life and the
need to preserve them.
Life cycles sites on the web are diverse and just about endless. Be creative and open. Work in groups and as individuals. Study together in the classroom and explore the great outdoors. Study books and bring in the experts. Most living specimens may be either purchased locally at petshops,
school biological supply companies or captured outdoors. Journals
or other record keeping devices should be used which include life
cycle charts, descriptions and measurements where appropriate.
Here are a few activities to get you rolling....
THE LIFE CYCLE IN REALITY/HANDS ON EXPERIENCES:
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1. Set up an aquarium for raising brine shrimp (sea monkeys).
Brine shrimp are related to crabs and lobsters in a group
commonly known as crustaceans.</p>
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2. For each student or study group, place two or three mealworms
in a capped jar. Provide the mealworms with bran and a slice
of raw potato or apple. The mealworm is the larva stage of a
beetle. Before reaching this final step in the
metamorphosis, the mealworm goes through a pupa stage that
resembles neither the "worm" or "beetle" developmental
periods. </p>
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3. Fertilized frog eggs are usually easy to find or purchase.
Place them in an aquarium and observe each day. Tadpoles
hatch from frog eggs in a week to ten days and the process
from tadpole to frog is fascinating to observe.</p>
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4. Incubate fertilized chicken eggs. The period of incubation
for chicks is twenty one days. Hold the eggs to your ears
periodically. Days before hatching you will be able to hear
the chicks peeping inside. Some teachers will open an egg
every day or so, to show the developing embryo in various
stages of growth. The age of the students and the guidelines
set by local animal rights organizations must be a
consideration. The baby chicks should also be given a proper
home shortly after birth. </p>
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5. Keep open the possibility of real-life experiences that may
occur close to home. Thanks to the great accessibility of
video camera equipment, someone might be able to record the
live birth of an organism such as a kitten, calf or if you
are really lucky, the birth of a human baby. Once again,
make sure the material is appropriate for the age group and
parental permission is advised.</p>
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ART/ART-RELATED ACTIVITIES: All children are different and have
varied talents. A unit should include as many aspects of
creativity and learning as possible. These projects would focus
on the child expressing himself/herself in an artistic manner.
Some suggestions are making a set of animal identification cards,
designing a life cycles mural, creating posters, making slides and
overhead transparencies etc.
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Looking at Art:
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #239780
Format: Resource list
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Beginning with a visual inventory of the work provides students and teachers with a common entry point and sets the stage for deeper exploration. There are no wrong answers when students put their imaginations to work. Encourage creative answers and explore them. Based on Feldman’s Critical Performance (The enclosed sites improve upon what students would be able to learn in traditional ways.)
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Spelling Strategies
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #238566
Format: Resource list
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Spelling is more than weekly lists to drill and test — it's an important aspect of becoming a writer. Here are some GREAT links and strategies that integrate spelling into your reading and writing curriculum and help your students to improve their spelling skills. Why not also use the power of the Internet to support, extend and enhance your spelling program or balanced literacy program. Once students begin to identify words that give them problems, they need ways to deal with those words. That's where successful strategies come in. The web sites mentioned this evening are practical, workable ways to help children remember words that are difficult for them. The following links provide opportunities for students to help strengthen vocabulary and spelling strategies.
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It's About Time!
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #232176
Format: Resource list
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In this session we will taking a thematic and cross curricular approach to the theme of "Time" across as many subject areas of the curriculum while still meeting state or provincial standards and objectives. With a bit of creativity and imagination you can twist and tweak these web resources to suit your curriculum needs or objectives. A series of web sites related to the topic of TIME will be showcased this evening. Time will be given to peruse the site and after which we will welcome your comments as to the suitability of each resource in your classroom setting. Please share how you would use this site as an extension to your program. And we welcome sites from all participants which may complement the topic. So jump in and share at any time. And one last comment, at the end of the session I will provide an online track or bookmark for most sites mentioned in this session. And now on with the show!
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Ecology and the Environment
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Track #231040
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Join Sue Roseman on in the Comfy Conference Room for new sites, projects and online resources for K-3 Students and Teachers. The August 24 K-3+ Resources session will feature special guest Renata Suzuki. The topic is ecology and the environment. Join us for 15 Great Resources starring www.onegreenleaf.net/ and learn how you can readily integrate this GREAT site into most areas of your curriculum. Practical ideas on how to use this site will be presented.
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Hands on Math
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #242992
Format: Resource list
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This Tappedin session is designed to help teachers engage student attention and bring about active mathematics learning. These are sites for teachers to use as a supplement to the math curriculum to help students visualize relationships and applications. Creative teachers will have no problem using these learning tools in their classrooms with just the instructions.
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Balanced Literacy ~ infusing technology Part 2
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #215829
Format: Resource list
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Join Sue Roseman @ http://tappedin.org in the Comfy Conference Room for new sites, projects and online resources for K-3 Students and Teachers. The topic for June 8 and 22 is Infusing Technology into a Balanced Literacy Program. There is also a K to 3 Resource Room where Sue posts the lesson tracks and additional information for K-3+ teachers. To join the K to 3 Resource group, go to the search tab/groups and enter The K to 3 Resource Room. Press the Find It button. Click on the room name and then join the group. The group name will then be added to the Favorite Places drop down menu.
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Balanced Literacy~ 4 Blocks (Writing Block)
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #210663
Format: Resource list
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The Writing block is a very busy time. Students write daily in Four Block classrooms. Teachers use the writing workshop format and begin the block with a minilesson.
The following sites can support, extend and enrich the writing block in the 4 Blocks Literacy classroom.
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Balanced Literacy
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #199755
Format: Resource list
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Some comments.. In a truly balanced literacy program, how you teach
is as important as what you teach. That's one of the conclusions ... this method blends the best of "whole language" and "phonics" instruction...
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Substitute Teacher Strategies and Resources
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #197180
Format: Resource list
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Occasional teachers, substitute teachers, preservice teachers, guest teachers and seasoned teachers or educators...join Sue Roseman in the Comfy Conference Room on Tuesday March 9th (5pm PST, 8pm EST) for Substitute Teacher Web Sites, Resources and Strategies for Success in the Classroom. Share your tips/tricks, ideas and web sites for achieving a positive and enjoyable experience in the classroom.
Suggestions from participants have been added to this Track!
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Great Sites to Beat the Midwinter Blahs
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #184065
Format: Resource list
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I welcome suggestions. Go to the K to 3 Resource Room at the end of this session and copy/paste your favourites to the whiteboard at TI.
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Math Problem Solving
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #172786
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<b> TI: November 11th, 2003 ~ Math Problem Solving</B>
The following sites are devoted to various aspects of math problem solving. <br> <br> The NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics recommends that the mathematics curriculum "include numerous and varied experiences with problem solving as a method of inquiry and application." <br> <br>
Primary students need a variety of experiences that will enrich their problem-solving abilities. <br> <br>Today's TI session seeks to do that. <br> <br> Let's offer children in grades K-3 opportunities to develop critical thinking, logic, divergent thinking, and other skills that will assist them in becoming better problem solvers. <br> <br>These brain teasers & challenges help develop your students problem-solving strategies.
<br> <br>Encourage students to work together in groups to discuss their thinking and their observations about the activities.
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Back to School 2003
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #164725
Format: Resource list
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Here are some general suggestions and web sites to kick start your school year!
Although teaching can often be an intimidating profession I hope I never stop finding new ways to improve, new things to try, and new dreams to make realities.
What is Task # 1 for you in getting back into the classroom for August or September 2003?
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FREE WORKSHEETS & PRINTABLES
Annotations by Sue Roseman
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Track #164905
Format: Resource list
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Free Worksheets and Teachers for teachers to use in their daily teaching routines! Many of these worksheets can serve as the basis for lessons. Your students can use these worksheet creators for HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS.
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