April Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's April already, the school year is almost over.  Now it's time to look forward toward spring vacation if it hasn't already come and gone. Stop by our blog linky and see what great tips and advice are there just for you.

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 Spring Activities

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Begin with mud and splash into fun learning this Spring.

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Music to Calm the Soul and Enhance Learning

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

“Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” –Ludwig van Beethoven. Why is it that for many of us, music is an essential part of our personal lives yet when we go to work or school we turn it off?

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 The Elephant in the Classroom

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight 

 Where is the elephant in the classroom? The recent college admissions scandal might give us a clue.

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 Scaredy Squirrel - Mentor Text

By Alison Monk of The Literacy Garden 

 What happens when Scaredy Squirrel visits YOUR home? This free writing activity will get your writers excited!

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 I Feel Bad for People Who Say They Feel Badly

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess 

 Do you know how to decide between the words bad and badly? Many people don't.

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 7 Tips to Help Students Revise Their Essay

By Sally Hansen of Purposeful Plans 

 Try out these 7 helpful tips to guide your students during the revising phase. Your writers can use these tips throughout during the writing process.

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 How to Start Book Clubs in Your Classroom

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing 

 Are you considering using book clubs in your classroom? Learn five things you should do before you introduce book clubs to your class.

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 Make Mistakes on Purpose

By Erik Arndt of Insights to English

 When students have the opportunity to correct the teacher, it reinforces that language point, assesses the students' understanding of that language point, gives the learner confidence, and teaches students to problem-solve.

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 Exploring Patterns With Project-Based Learning: Rotations, Reflections & Translations

 By Tracy Willis of Mossy Oak Musings

Explore 4th and 5th grade geometry concepts with project-based learning. It's always surprising who excels with this type of project, and who finds them challenging. This one doesn't disappoint!

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Whole Body Learning

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

 Geometry was a daunting subject for me in high school. So when I started teaching, I was determined to think of a way to teach geometry that was fun and interactive.

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 Be sure to visit all of our teachers for some awesome ideas to use with your students.

 

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