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 [...]
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Olympics 2008 Unit Study Ideas
07-Aug-08Olympics 2008
08-Jul-08Games 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 [...]
Kit Kittredge
26-May-08Journalism 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-08Scheherazade: 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 [...]
Charlotte’s Web
08-May-08Charlotte’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 Amazon.com Widgets
Spring for Littles
08-Apr-08Here’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-08Art 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 [...]
Ocean Unit Study
09-Feb-08Aquarium 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 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 [...]
Presidents Day
08-Feb-08The 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 [...]
