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Posting of Apr 22, 1998, 21:45 EST

Spelling
Grade School
Spelling Basketball
A fun spelling activity. Each student will need a piece of paper and a pencil. Set up a trash can as a basket and use a nerf ball. I put 2 lines on the floor, one line close to the basket for a 2 point shot and another further away for a 3 point shot. Divide the class into 2 teams. (Team A and B) The teacher gives the class a spelling word and all students write the word. Next, call on a student from one of the teams to spell the word. If the word is spelled correctly, that student chooses to shoot a 2 or 3 point shot. Score is kept on the chalkboard. If the spelling of a word is incorrect, a player from the other team is asked to spell the same word. Repeat the process until the word is spelled correctly. The kids really like playing this game and I have found it is a great way to review words before a test. I have used this same activity with students in small groups. They work together to spell the word. If the group can spell the word, all members of that group get to shoot one shot. With this variation you may end up with several teams. I have used this set up to review vocabulary words. I write a vocabulary word on the board and call on a group to give the definition. If the correct definition is given all group members get an opportunity to soot one shot. Have fun!!!

From: Kim

Posting of Apr 28, 1998, 18:44 EST

Reading
Grade School
Act it out cards
Choose events from a book you are reading. Put the events on index cards and have students act them out only using gestures. Have the class guess which event is being portrayed.

Posting of Jun 15, 1998, 22:33 EST

English
Grade School
Word meaning
Have students write words in a way that show its meaning. For example: Write the word TALL using tall letters and write the word SMALL using small letters. Here is a list of words for students to try. fast splash dive giant cold tall wide narrow long round strange curve straight split dark under over bend large old scrambled fancy triangle line smudge hot

Posting of Jun 16, 1998, 23:12 EST

English
Grade School
More word meanings
Have students write the following words in a way that shows the meaning of the word: fire, new, letters, numbers,smile, rain, frost,beautiful, ugly, busy, scrambled, bridge, tornado, dashed, hatched, branches, rough, odd, soft, edge, scared, silly, parade, smudge, tree, and oval. After the students have time to complete this activity have them come up to the board and share how they were able to show the word meaning. See if the kids in you class can come up with their own list of words. example- scrambled- csarbmdel or tree- t ree

Posting of Jun 30, 1998, 19:19 EST

PE
K-1 grades
Musical Emotional Face
Objective: Studesnt will be able to walk, hop, run, and will be able to show their emotions through facial expressions. while they stand next to a paper face, Equipment: 20 paper Emotional face.( Cut 20 paper circles and draw on each circle a face emotion) Facility: Multiple purpose room or gymnasium. Organization: 1. The paper emotional faces will be scattered on the floor. and student will be next to a face. 2. Instructor will start the music(any king of music)and the students will be moving around all the faces. While moving around the students could be jumping, running, hoping, or skipping). 3. When the music stops the student could share their emotional face to another student. 4. The game is over when all the students have done all the "emotional faces". Safety: Be certain there is enough room for students to move quickly. Cues/Teaching points: 1. Locomotor moves called out. 2. The instructor could give a cue by saying to a student, " Good sharing your musical face with another pperson." 3. Stop music Variation: Have them make all the faces reaction while they walk, hop , and run.

From: Lilia Ibarra

Posting of Jun 30, 1998, 19:20 EST

PE
2-3 grades
Musical Emotional Face
Objective: Studesnt will be able to walk, hop, run, and will be able to show their emotions through facial expressions. while they stand next to a paper face, Equipment: 20 paper Emotional face.( Cut 20 paper circles and draw on each circle a face emotion) Facility: Multiple purpose room or gymnasium. Organization: 1. The paper emotional faces will be scattered on the floor. and student will be next to a face. 2. Instructor will start the music(any king of music)and the students will be moving around all the faces. While moving around the students could be jumping, running, hoping, or skipping). 3. When the music stops the student could share their emotional face to another student. 4. The game is over when all the students have done all the "emotional faces". Safety: Be certain there is enough room for students to move quickly. Cues/Teaching points: 1. Locomotor moves called out. 2. The instructor could give a cue by saying to a student, " Good sharing your musical face with another pperson." 3. Stop music Variation: Have them make all the faces reaction while they walk, hop , and run.

From: Lilia Ibarra

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Posting of Mar 5, 1999, 10:25 EST

Other
4- 5 grades
WEEKLY WRITING PROMPT
AUTHOR: Donna Leamon; E.K. Baker Elementary, Athens, TN DATE: March 1999 GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 4-6; Language Arts, Writing BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF LESSON: In this creative writing lesson, students will have the opportunity to write about topics that they enjoy writing about. They will have choices and will be involved in cooperative learning. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The teacher will integrate the writing process and grammar rules in this lesson. MATERIALS NEEDED: Writing prompt notebook, pencil, and red pen OBJECTIVE: The learner will improve writing skills and creativity. By using the writing process on a daily basis, the learner will learn to brainstorm, prewrite, share his work, proofread and edit, and write a final draft. The learner will also learn the difference between descriptive and narrative paragraphs. Grammar skills may also be improved by having the learner proofread his and his peers' work. PROCEDURES: DAY 1 (Monday): Pick a topic: You can have students submit requests of what they would like to write about or you could pick from various topics. I sometimes will have the students write about a topic we are discussing in other subjects. I also will have the students write about various holidays. After you have chosen a topic, talk to the students about what kind of paragraph they will be writing. Next, have the students start brainstorming for ideas. DAY 2 (Tuesday): After brainstorming and organizing their ideas, have the students turn to the next page in their writing notebook. Here, they will start writing their rough draft. DAY 3 (Wednesday): Have the students proofread each others' paragraphs; After they have shared them with two or three other students, the teacher will proofread the paragraph. DAY 4 (Thursday): Write final draft of paragraph DAY 5 (Friday): Share paragraphs with class (voluntary) ASSESSMENT: When grading, the teacher should make sure that the student stayed on the topic, followed the writing process, and followed all grammar rules.

From: Donna Leamon

Posting of Mar 6, 1999, 10:22 EST

Other
Grade School
Comment
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Posting of Mar 11, 1999, 20:00 EST

Library/Media
Middle School
STOP BULLIES! LEARN HOW
Bullying is a serious topic, and I want to get the word out that kids and teens don't have to take it. Myself, and fellow psychologist and author, Jay Carter, wrote a book to help young people deal with bullies. It's called, "Taking the Bully by the Horns." If you'd like more info., please visit my web site at http://members.aol.com/kthynoll/bully.htm Thank you. Kathy Noll with Dr. Jay Carter

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Posting of Mar 17, 1999, 13:31 EST

Math
Grade School
Geometry-Line segments
Put the following directions on the board or overhead:

Draw the following line segments: AB CD XY UV QR ST EF

1.Line segment AB is the longest. 2.Line segment XY is the shortest 3.Line segment CD is longer than UV 4.Line segment CD is longer than ST 5.Line segment QR is shorter than ST 6.Line segment EF is longer than CD A________________________B

E_________________F

C_____________D

U_________V

S______T

Q___R

X_Y

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Posting of Mar 23, 1999, 19:44 EST

Math
Grade School,2-3 grades,4- 5 grades
Attention Deficit Disorder Math Activity -Multiplication Tables
Introduction: Most ADD kids have trouble remembering basic number facts. Because of this, they often develop a dislike for Mathematics at a relatively early age. The following activity suggestion may be of assistance when helping an ADD child to learn multiplication facts. The main thing to remember is to work at the facts a small chunk at a time so that the child doesn't feel overwhelmed. If you have linked to this page, then you obviously have access to a PC and, hopefully, a printer! *grin* Materials: A computer, a printer (and blank sheets), pen/pencil/colored markers, scissors, clipart software program ( ex: Print Artist, Printmaster, PC Paintbrush, etc.) Method: 1. Determine the child's favorite animal and find two different clipart icons in the software program that the child finds attractive. 2. To begin, duplicate 10-20 of each icon on your screen, then print enough sheets so that you have 144 of each icon. If you have a color printer, it'll save possible hassles about coloring each item! If not, allow the child to color as many icons as he/she wishes during activity breaks. 3. Have the child/children cut out the icons as neatly as possible. 4. The clipped icons should be stored in two separate zip-lock plastic bags when ot in use. 5. Write out separate sheets for each "Times Table"- ex: 1 x 1 = ____ 2 x 1 = ____ 3 x 1 = ____, etc. 6. Use one icon set for the multiplier, one for the multiplicand and one for the product. 7. Have the child set up each question using one set of icon cutouts to complete a multiplication sentence: (Ex: 3 x 4: three groups of four) 8. After the child has figured out that three groups of four equal twelve, have him/her count out twelve icons from the other set and stack them in a pile. 9. If you have cut-out multiplication (x) and equals (=) signs then the child can place them between the piles and will have a physical/visual representation of the multiplication sentence. 10. Do one table at a time for the smaller numbers. You may have to break up the larger tables into sections so that the child doesn't become frustrated. 11. Reinforce the physical sentence by having the child write it mathematically. (Ex: 3 x 4 = 12) 12. Have separate times tables sheets in sequential order for the child to fill out. 13. Have the child count aloud by 2's, 3's, etc. 14. Have the child say the number sentences aloud for practice drill. Conclusion: Mastery of each table should be rewarded using something the child values. Start out simply and make the rewards more "valuable" as the child learns the higher tables. Remember to use patience and humor and short time sessions with the child to avoid overstressing him/her. Many ADD children are quite artistic; allow them to draw or "doodle"- or get up and walk around a bit in between "learning" sessions, but make sure that they are settled and focused for those sessions. NOTE: If you are looking for basic English or French grammar activity workbooks (Grades 5-10), you're invited to check out this URL: http://server2.ils.net/~emaxwell/ Good luck/bonne chance! :-D Ellen Maxwell

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Posting of Apr 5, 1999, 17:46 EST

English
Grade School
Writing/Art/Making a list
Activity: Draw a picture of a bird in a cage or a fish in an aquarium. Make a list of all the things that you would need to keep and take care of that pet. Give your bird or fish a name. Share your lists with the class when you are finished.

Posting of May 10, 1999, 18:53 EST

Spelling
Grade School
Fortune Cooky
Have students write fortunes using their spelling or vocabulary words.

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Posting of Jun 14, 1999, 23:37 EST

Social Studies
4- 5 grades
Explorer Island
Directions: Design an island and include cities, rivers, plains, plateaus, hills, mountains, lakes, and any other things you can think of. Each place on your map needs to be named after an explorer. In addition you need to come up with an adjective to describe that explorer that begins with the same letter as the explorers name. For example: Curious Columbus Cape, Conquering Cortez River, Daring Dias Delta, or Meandering Magellan Mountains. Outline your map in crayon and then use a watercolor wash to fill in the island and ocean. Be creative. You can always include a Ralieghwood.

From: G. Gallagher

Posting of Jul 10, 1999, 14:41 EST

English
4- 5 grades
Writing warm-up
Have your students choose 8 consonant letters and two vowels and write them at the top of a sheet of paper. Then give them 3 min. to make as many words as they can using the letters. After the 3 min. is up have the students share the words they came up with. This a great way for students to warm up for writing. An extention to this activity is to use the words created in a story. Try completing this activity as a class with teacher listing letters on the board and the everyone using the same letters.

Posting of Jul 12, 1999, 01:28 EST

Science
Grade School
"Slime" Science Activity
I found this activity while looking for quick, easy and inexpensive Science ideas to include in my "sub kit." I just tried it out the other day, it's great! I gave a bunch of different coloured "slime" a friend's son for his birthday and he loved it! "SLIME" RECIPE: - 75 mL (5 teaspoons) of cornstarch - 45 mL (3 teaspoons) of water - food colouring (optional - but much more interesting! - colour mixing, etc.) - popsicle stick for stirring - shallow bowl to mix METHOD: - Put the cornstarch in a bowl - If you wish, add a little food colouring - Stir This makes one small batch. I put each different coloured batch in small baggies with twist ties. The "slime" gets hard overnight, however, if you knead it it will "come back to life!" This is a great Science activity as it has the properties of a solid and a liquid (becomes solid when you squeeze it - liquid when you release it). I would recommend having students make it in small yogurt containers, or even on a piece of waxpaper, in the baggy, etc. Depending on what grade level (P-6) I would ask the students to predict, observe, etc. and record their findings on a sheet. Students can learn a little about colour theory through experimenting with colour mixing! (Science and Art!) Please feel free to visit my site, "Linking New Teachers to Great Sites" - sign my guestbook and let me know what you think! Thanks! : )

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Posting of Jul 24, 1999, 19:22 EST

Spelling
4- 5 grades
Typewriter Spelling
To review weekly spelling words before a test, try using this idea! Group students at random - 4 or 5 students per team. Have students sit in a vertical line one behind each other. Say the spelling word you want to review. For example, use the word "house." Each student acts as a letter on a typewriter. The first student says, "h" ; the second student says "o"; and so on until the entire word is spelled correctly. When all the letters in the word have been said, the last person must say the word, spell it, and say it again. Example: "house...h-o-u-s-e...house. It is a listening game as well because each team member must listen to the person ahead of them, so that they give the right letter at their turn. If a student gives a letter incorrectly, the word goes to the next team.

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Posting of Aug 3, 1999, 14:01 EST

Science
Grade School
Skin or Fingerprints
All you need is any kind of school glue (liquid not gluestick)and simply put a little on the childs hand. Spread on hand. Then wait unit it dries. then peel off dried glue and you have a material like your scin or you can find out what your finger prints are.

Posting of Aug 14, 1999, 11:33 EST

Math
4- 5 grades
Ice Cream Multiplication
To give my class the incentive to learn their multiplication facts, I use ice cream cones. I make the cones out of brown construction paper and write each child's name on them. I put it on the wall so the students can see their progress. The scoops are made of different colors with the numbers 2 through 12 written on them. Each time they pass a timed test for a certain factor, they receive a scoop to go on their cones. When they earn all the scoops from 2 to 12, they get an ice cream. You can leave the cones and scoops on the wall for as long as it takes everyone (hopefully) to get to 12. This way, the slower children won't give up. They will know they still have a chance to earn an ice cream. Good luck!

From: Gwen Wilson

Posting of Aug 14, 1999, 11:41 EST

Classroon organization
4- 5 grades
Preventing Chaos
Whenever my class has to go to lockers, pencil sharpeners, restrooms, or any other places, I have a row contest. Each row is timed to see how quickly AND quietly they can perform their tasks. The ones who are still at their seats must be silent and completely still. You'd be surprised how quickly they can move without making a sound! When all the rows are finished, I announce the winner and each person on that row receives a treat. It can be anything from a sticker to getting in line first for lunch. I have found that it really works for me and the kids love the competition.

From: Gwen Wilson

Posting of Sep 2, 1999, 20:58 EST

Other
K-1 grades
Bulletin Boards and Displays
Great photos and instructions for displays.

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Posting of Sep 5, 1999, 10:40 EST

Social Studies
4- 5 grades
Latitude/Longitude Balloons
I use this activity to help my students understand latitude and longitude. I put them in groups of three or four. Each groups gets a white round balloon. They blow it up and use a permanent marker to draw the lines and label them. After they do this, they take turns marking an X (or they could use stickers) for a specific location. The other group members guess the location by telling the latitude and longitude points. I suggest you only let them draw the equator, prime meridian, and about three lines on each side of these. Too many lines makes it confusing.

From: Gwen Wilson

Posting of Sep 5, 1999, 10:44 EST

Science
4- 5 grades
Green and Purple Roses
We've all seen the celery experiment to prove that the stems take in water. Well, I used roses from my front yard. The children had to use the scientific method to guess what would happen if we put food coloring in the water. We chose blue. They thought the flowers would change colors, but they were amazed at the different colors they saw. Yellow roses turned green and pink roses turned purple.

From: Gwen Wilson

Posting of Sep 5, 1999, 20:24 EST

English
K-1 grades
Beginning Writing...Grade 1
On a sheet of paper, teacher asks the child to draw a picture of an object. It can be seasonal, such as school bus, fall tree, apples, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, witch, turkey, pilgrim, santa, reindeer, etc. Draw a line(s) for the child to write a sentence about the drawing. Ex. I see a pumpkin. As the year progresses, the child's sentences and spelling should improve as well as the number of sentences he/she write. Color the picture. As the year progresses, more details can be put in the picture.

Posting of Dec 8, 1999, 19:43 EST

Art
K-1 grades
Candy Sleds
This is a simple little project that I do for the Kindergarten classes. You will need a square or rectangle candy bar and two small candy canes. Lay the candy bar flat and glue a candy cane to each side of the candy bar. It makes a very inexpensive little treat for the kids and a cute little sled. Enjoy!! Ms.Shipp

Posting of Mar 9, 2000, 17:04 EST

Library/Media
4- 5 grades
Book Jacket
What this is: What you is take a brown paper bag and cover the book that your reading Then after that you could draw something of the front cover you then write a summery of what the book was about

Posting of Jun 5, 2000, 19:17 EST

High School
Scrapbook
I teach English Honors III (American Literature). Because we study American literature chronologically, one of my year-long requirements is that my students make a scrapbook of their Junior year. Specific requirements are that they include a prologue and an epilogue. They must have a minimum of eighteen pages of items to include pictures (which must be identified), newspaper articles, ticket stubs, etc. that they have acquired throughout their Junior year of high school. Because this is the students' book I allow them to determine how they want to set up their scrapbook i.e. sports, clubs, extracurricular, monthly, etc. Students must have at least two full pages per month of their life as a Junior (most end up with more pages than required). I chekc the scrapbook for a daily grade in January. The final product is due the last few weeks of school. Students present their scrapbook to the class. My students love this assignment.

Posting of Jun 5, 2000, 19:22 EST

High School
Scrapbook
I teach English Honors III (American Literature). Because we study American literature chronologically, one of my year-long requirements is that my students make a scrapbook of their Junior year. Specific requirements are that they include a prologue and an epilogue. They must have a minimum of eighteen pages of items to include pictures (which must be identified), newspaper articles, ticket stubs, etc. that they have acquired throughout their Junior year of high school. Because this is the students' book I allow them to determine how they want to set up their scrapbook i.e. sports, clubs, extracurricular, monthly, etc. Students must have at least two full pages per month of their life as a Junior (most end up with more pages than required). I check the scrapbook for a daily grade in January. The final product is due the last few weeks of school. Students present their scrapbook to the class. My students love this assignment.

Posting of Jul 17, 2000, 16:04 EST

English
High School
My Thoughts
Great writing exercise I use in my high school English classes. On a 5 X 8 lined index card and in ink (any color) students are to write their thoughts, comments, whatever as long as it is G-rated for every week of the school year. I take these cards up every Friday (or the last school day of the week), so students must be sure to put the date on the card. I take these cards home over the weekend and read them. I also make comments on them. These are NOT to be graded for grammatical correctness. Some students write on one side of the card while others use both sides of the card. On Monday, I return the cards so students can see my comments/questions. I take them back up and keep until the end of the school year. The last week of school I return the cards to the students (takes at least one class period); they put their cards in chronological order (that's why placing the date on card is so important). They also make a title card; then we hole punch the top left corner of each card (approximately 35 cards). I give the students some ribbon (school color) to tie all cards together. Now students have, in writing, their school year. Students really like this activity; they especially like to read my comments. Using the 5 X 8 card is just right - I don't have that much to read all at once from 5 classes. This assignment is worth 20 points per week, so at the end of a grading period students should have quite a few points accrued.

Posting of Jul 17, 2000, 16:07 EST

English
High School
My Thoughts
Great writing exercise I use in my high school English classes. On a 5 X 8 lined index card and in ink (any color) students are to write their thoughts, comments, whatever as long as it is G-rated for every week of the school year. I take these cards up every Friday (or the last school day of the week), so students must be sure to put the date on the card. I take these cards home over the weekend and read them. I also make comments on them. These are NOT to be graded for grammatical correctness. Some students write on one side of the card while others use both sides of the card. On Monday, I return the cards so students can see my comments/questions. I take them back up and keep until the end of the school year. The last week of school I return the cards to the students (takes at least one class period); they put their cards in chronological order (that's why placing the date on card is so important). They also make a title card; then we hole punch the top left corner of each card (approximately 35 cards). I give the students some ribbon (school color) to tie all cards together. Now students have, in writing, their school year. Students really like this activity; they especially like to read my comments. Using the 5 X 8 card is just right - I don't have that much to read all at once from 5 classes. This assignment is worth 20 points per week, so at the end of a grading period students should have quite a few points accrued.

Posting of Jul 17, 2000, 16:08 EST

English
High School
My Thoughts
Great writing exercise I use in my high school English classes. On a 5 X 8 lined index card and in ink (any color) students are to write their thoughts, comments, whatever as long as it is G-rated for every week of the school year. I take these cards up every Friday (or the last school day of the week), so students must be sure to put the date on the card. I take these cards home over the weekend and read them. I also make comments on them. These are NOT to be graded for grammatical correctness. Some students write on one side of the card while others use both sides of the card. On Monday, I return the cards so students can see my comments/questions. I take them back up and keep until the end of the school year. The last week of school I return the cards to the students (takes at least one class period); they put their cards in chronological order (that's why placing the date on card is so important). They also make a title card; then we hole punch the top left corner of each card (approximately 35 cards). I give the students some ribbon (school color) to tie all cards together. Now students have, in writing, their school year. Students really like this activity; they especially like to read my comments. Using the 5 X 8 card is just right - I don't have that much to read all at once from 5 classes. This assignment is worth 20 points per week, so at the end of a grading period students should have quite a few points accrued.

Posting of Aug 6, 2000, 19:52 EST

Math
Grade School
Rounding Numbers to nearest 10
Draw an island on the left side of poster board and an island on the right side of poster board. Then add 9 stepping stones in between. Write a number on the left island (30) and (40) on the right island. Number the stones 31 - 39 from left to right. For fun, add sharks and whales to the water. Have a student pick a number from 31 - 39. Ex: (36) Would it be closer to jump on over to the island with the 40 or go all the way back to the island with the 30? Remember, there are sharks in the water. This helps students understand rounding. Then explain that (36) would be rounded UP to (40). Use other numbers on the chart and repeat the activity. Explain that anything ending in 5 or more is rounded up. Once you get half way there, you just run for it. This is a cute activity and any numbers could be substituted to teach rounding. I just use to nearest ten with the grade I teach. A co-worker introduced this in a grade level meeting so the credit goes to Laura!

Posting of Sep 17, 2000, 15:54 EST

Music
4- 5 grades
The new music educational project
We develop original music programs for schools, courses and encounters with music. Our goal is to provide students with an interesting as well as enjoyable program. We therefore make our own kit instruments and use them to learn how to play and how to communicate with music. One of the program is: My Oriental Guitar. My Oriental Guitar is a musical enrichment program, which places the participant, the oriental instrument and the sounds, at the center. Each student will construct himself a wonderful wooden musical instrument, with a full, warm, crystal clear and deep sound. This instrument is called "Rabbab". It is also called: The Oriental Guitar. We will construct the oriental guitar out of modular parts, which we supply together with all necessary tools and accessories. A special workshop is not necessary for the building stage. Any classroom will do. During the building stages the student grows very much attached to his personal musical instrument. This bond is very important and is sometimes even the main reason for the student's wish to continue through the following stages of this program, playing the instrument and preparing the final performance. The idea of this program is to enable thousands of students to develop through music, and thus learn to play a real instrument, at school or in a course. The advantage of the program is that it does not involve the expense of private lessons, and of purchasing an expensive instrument and notes. Nor does it involve the hassles of transportation, perseverance, time investment and other factors that sometimes make it difficult for parents to provide music lessons for their children. The program is suitable for 4th - 8th graders. For example, 4th graders will build and play single stringed guitars, whereas 6th graders will play two stringed guitars. The duration of the program depends on the needs of the school, but we recommend the following plan: One year, one weekly hour - for the whole course/class/grade. One year, two weekly hours - expanded course - after school courses. Half a year - two weekly hours - for the whole course/class/grade. To see all our programs please visit: http://www.nl-guitar.com ----------------------------------------- We will first train the selected school's project conductor, usually a school music teacher. We will send him/her one guitar-kit for self construction, then we will guide how to play it and how to run all the programs stages.

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Posting of Jan 12, 2001, 07:17 EST

Grade School
Musical Hearts
Here's a game created for those Valentine Parties Required: Paper hearts, prizes, number system and music Players: Small to large groups The game is somewhat like musical chairs but with hearts being passed. If you use this as a classroom game for a Valentine Party game, most classrooms have each student assigned a number for the year. Have your classroom use these assigned numbers and you'll need those assigned numbers written on separate pieces of paper to pull out of a hat. If your players don't have pre-assigned numbers have them stand in a circle and count out load giving each them a number. Pre-make paper hearts that either hinge or can be folded. Each child can decorate a heart. Provide various prizes that can be won if the right heart is found such as heart erasers, heart pencils, chocolate bars, Cracker Jacks, fruit snacks, stickers and other fun items. On the inside of each heart write the prize that the player will receive if they open that heart. Seal the heart closed with a piece of tape so no one can see what they might win. Select music that applies to the theme like ìWritten On My Heartî and ìHere In My Heartî, both by the new group ìPlus Oneî are great songs. Have each player start by holding onto a heart while all players are standing in a circle together. The players will pass the hearts to the next person in a clockwise fashion while the music plays. Pause the music and pull out a number. The person having that number will open the heart that they are holding and receive the prize written in it. Once they receive their prize they will be out of the game along with the heart that they opened. Start up the music again and pull out another number. Keep playing until you run out of prizes or time. If you run out of time towards the end, the last remaining few can open their hearts at the same time. Created by R. Scheel Fun-Attic Inc. http://www.funattic.com/game_list.htm

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Posting of Mar 1, 2001, 21:04 EST

Math
2-3 grades
St. Patrick's Day Math
Use Lucky Charms cereal to make a graph. The kids really enjoy this, and when we have made our graphs, they eat their cereal!

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Posting of Mar 4, 2001, 19:54 EST

Community
College
College form
Last name:________________________First name:_______________Middle name:________________ Month of B-day:_____________________Day of B-day:____Year:_____________ ____Female ____Male Phone number:___________________Birth state:_________________ Address:__________________Special contact:______________________ Favorite subject:_____________________people you want to share dorm with:_____________________ _________________________________student I.D.:_ _ _ _ _ _ age:________Name of mother:____________________Name of Father:_________________________ # of syblings:______ Sybling names:___________________________ # of pets:______ Pets(types of animals):_____________________________________________ Favorite school:______________________________ Favorite teacher(s):___________________________ Special talent(s):______________________ Favorite sport:____________________________ favorite animal:______________________ favorite color:_______________________ favoriteperson(idol) :____________________________________________ What sport do you want to do:__________cheerleading _________soccer ________basketball ___________football _______softball _______baseball ________________________other what would you like to be our school colors:_______________________________________ what would you like to be our school animal(s):________________________________________ What classes would you like to take(you may have to take others or not take some of the classes you want to take):_________________________________________________________________ ___________________ JOB:_____________________________WHY:_____________________________________________________ _______________________

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Posting of Mar 9, 2001, 20:01 EST

English
Grade School
www.english-to-go.com
I have just found this excellent EFL teacher resource with printable lesson plans about current news articles from real newspapers. My students love them. Each week they give away new lesson plans about current news stories. Although the site is designed for English language students, the content is equally useful for native English speakers in secondary schools or home schooling groups. The site is at: http://www.english-to-go.com Good Luck Jackie from the UK

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Posting of Apr 9, 2001, 17:44 EST

Other
2-3 grades
Color of the day
Make a color of the day. Like monday blue, tuesday green and so on and have a different color for each day of the week!

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Posting of Apr 22, 2001, 14:01 EST

Art,Science,Social Studies,Homework,Teacher Reference
Middle School,High School
Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling?
Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? is a multidisciplinary science driven web-based ThinkQuest project developed by computer graphics students at high schools in the Bronx and Sweden, exploring the mystery of the Mona Lisa through scientific inquiry and presenting original music composed by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo's Portrait of an unknown Musician has also been identified! There is an interactive quiz and reward, multilingual musical postcards in 23 languages and a dozen da Vinci diversions to explore. This project compares the work of Dr. Lillian Schwartz and Rina de Firenze, author of Mystery of the Mona Lisa. There are current articles online about the celebration of Leonardo's Bronze Horse in Milan as well as a view of the Mona Lisa Bridge in Oslo.

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Posting of May 22, 2001, 09:04 EST

Music
K-1 grades,2-3 grades
We Are All the Same - Class Song
We Are All the Same (Sung to: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean) Guitar/Autoharp Chords "D" "G" "A7" "E7" D G D In our class we have many children, E7 A7 We're different but really the same. D G D In our class we have many children, E7 A7 D And we know every person by name. D G A7 But inside, inside, yes, inside our hearts D We're the same, the same ~ D G Inside, inside, A7 D Inside all our hearts we're the same! Mary Flynn - www.songs4teachers.com

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Posting of Sep 22, 2001, 20:33 EST

Other
K-1 grades,2-3 grades,4- 5 grades
Password
Divide your classroom into two halves. Each of the halves represents a team. Have one volunteer from each team come up to the front of the room at the outset. Pick a password and whisper it into the ears of both people. That player has to pick a one word clue that he or she thinks will elicit the correct response. For example, "Meow" for the word cat. Everyone on the team will undoubtly raise their hand so pick one person to take a guess. If the word is guessed correct on the first try, it's worth 10 points. If team one misses it, then team two gets a try with the other person at the front of the room. If team two gets it on the first try, they get 9 points because a clue was already given. It's played just like the gameshow, "Password". Designate a number that you'll play up to. Alternate players at the front of the room so as many people get a chance to give clues as possible.

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