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Olympics 2008 Unit Study Ideas

07-Aug-08

Aldi’s special purchases from August 10 include many Asian dishes.
http://www.aldi.us/us/html/offers/offers_08_10_2008_ENU_HTML.htm?WT.z_src=main
Daily updates of Kodak Olympic Picture of the Day, blog posts and other Olympic action direct from Beijing.
http://www.kodak.com/go/olympics
Competition Schedules
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml
How many different sports are in the Summer Olympics? How long has each sport been in the Olympics? Research sports that are no longer part of the Olympics. [...]

Olympics 2008

08-Jul-08

Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing starts on August 8, 2008
These links will help you as you learn about the Olympics.
XXIX Olympiad opening date is August 8, 2008
International Olympic Committee
Official Site of the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics
Walter McKenzie’s One and Only Suftaquarium lists lots of great links to learn about the Olympics [...]

Kit Kittredge

26-May-08

Journalism with Kit – Grades 3-5: Fun End-of-the-Year Lessons, Activities & Printables. This standards-based educational program was created by Scholastic in conjunction with American Girl and Picturehouse. Inspired by the major motion picture Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, these free lessons and printables reinforce your students’ observation and deduction skills. The program also champions Kit’s [...]

Sinbad the Sailor Literature Unit

18-May-08

Scheherazade: A Musical Story of Arabia – This three lesson unit introduces students to the world of Scheherazade, the Sultan and Sinbad the Sailor. It highlights the relationship between the tales of the Arabian Nights and the great musical work, Scheherazade, by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Increase listening, music reading and dancing skills.
The Seven Voyages [...]

Charlotte’s Web

08-May-08

Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web unit by a 2nd grade class
Charlotte’s Web Activities and Resources
List of 50+ ideas, tidbits and questions using Charlotte’s Web
EasyFunSchool’s Charlotte’s Web Unit Study
Multidisciplinary thematic unit is on Charlotte’s Web and Spiders
Charlotte’s Web lapbook from Hilltop Academy
Print a Charlotte’s Web lotto game

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Spring for Littles

08-Apr-08

Here’s a few activities for younger kids for springSpring Clip Art
Spring Crafts
Spring Theme
Spring Word Puzzle
Sequence Cards
Spring Activities
Spring Crosswood Puzzle
Spring Flowers
Spring Pictures to Color
Springtime Coloring Book
Spring Songs and Poems
More Spring Songs
Spring Flower Puzzle

O’Keeffe and Monet

18-Mar-08

Art Lessons and Info for Artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Claude Monet
Abstract Flowers View and discuss Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower paintings and then create your own drawings. Flowers Galore Observe the shapes and lines that make up a flower by studying the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Biography of O’Keeffe that includes quotes from the artist and some [...]

Ocean Unit Study

09-Feb-08

Aquarium In A Cup
SeaBed
Make an Ocean Diorama
Ocean And Undersea Life
Ocean Animal Calendar
Ocean Theme **Note: I would not use Styrofoam meat packages; instead I would use styrofoam veggie/fruit/dessert packages (due to disease causing bacteria.)
Arts & Crafts: Beach & Ocean
Sea World Songs
Shark Cam, Seal Cam & Coral Research Cam
The Amazing Fish Cam
Theme Topics: Beach & Ocean
Whales teacher [...]

History of the Earth in a Toilet Paper Roll

08-Feb-08

The earth is over 5 billion years old. Life first originated in the oceans 3.4 billion years ago. The dinosaurs died out 65 million years in the past. Human recorded history stretches back 10,000 years in time.
These numbers are too large to visualize, and difficult to compare. Here’s an easy way to put time in [...]

Presidents Day

08-Feb-08

The third Monday in February is a day for honoring both Washington and Lincoln, as well as all the other men who have served as president. The White House has an index to the biographies of all the Presidents of The United States of America, from 1789 to present, a wealth of information including a [...]