In my 4th grade GT class yesterday, we came to the part in Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt, where Mae Tuck hits The Man in the Yellow Suit with the barrel of a shotgun. For those of you who have not read the story, The Man in the Yellow Suit learns the location of a … Read more
UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Since I only see most of my students once a week, I have to think ahead when it comes to holidays. It suddenly struck me that we are in the middle of January, and I haven’t given thought to Valentine’s Day, yet. … Read more
Twisted Sifter has a great article that includes pictures of “40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World.” Not all of them are appropriate to show students, but some of them would be great to use for incorporating some Depth and Complexity into the classroom. Here are a few, and some suggestions. … Read more
UPDATE 1/18/15 – I just added a post that gives more details about using augmented reality with this lesson. Go to “Outside My Snow Globe” to learn more! Earlier this year, I posted about a short video called, “BumbleVille.” This cute animation would be fun to show your students at this time of year. You … Read more
One of my goals this year for Genius Hour is to guide the students into creating more dynamic presentations to share what they have learned. If you are a teacher, you have probably experienced the excruciatingly long Powerpoints proudly displayed by students to a mostly disinterested audience of their peers. A couple of my strategies … Read more
Please don’t ask me the name of this website if you ever meet me in person because I think I’ve found almost as many ways to garble the title as there are years in an epoch. I don’t know why I can’t remember it as it is quite simple and makes perfect sense, but for … Read more