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http://www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com/entrant/xeres-dziegrenuk-northfield-nj/

In our district one of our paraprofessional's daughter Angeline was born with a debilitating condition called Brittle Bone disease also called Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III. She has been through countless surgeries throughout her life. Since she was born, she has been going to the hospital every 16 weeks to get treatment. At the moment, their 20 year old van is on its last leg and her wheelchair she has outgrown. The van is a 1998, Chevy Mark III, the air conditioning is inoperable and every week it is in the shop. The family is afraid that one day its lift will break and hope that will not happen while AJ is on it.

The Dziegrenuk's live pay check to pay check and do not receive any type of governmental assistance. In fact, they have been denied assistance because they just meet the income guidelines for denial of benefits. AJ is a beautiful, intelligent 14 year old girl, who will be entering high school next year. We pray for some kind hearts that will hear our prayers for a better standard of living for Angeline.

Take a second and vote now - http://www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com/entrant/xeres-dziegrenuk-northfield-nj/

What do you call a pony with a sore throat?

HOMOPHONES

The following is a list of resources gathered for ILA lessons on homophones.

1.       Homophone.com

2.       Homophone games

3.       To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones on Read, Write, Think

4.       “I’m just a little hoarse.”  Lesson Plan

5.       Lesson with Printables

6.       Easy Worksheets

7.       AtoZ Teacher Stuff: Homophones

8.       Fun Activities For Teaching Homophones

9.       Bulletin Board idea: Students grow a “pair of pears” homophone tree

10.   Funbrain: Word Confusion

11.   BBC: Homophones Game

12.   Interactive LA Skill Builders: Homophones

13.   Grammar for Kids: Homophones

14.   Homophone Car Rally

15.   Vocabulary Can be Fun: Homophones

16.   EZ School: Homophones

17.   Super Match Game

18.   Multiple, Leveled, Homophones Matching Games

19.   Homonym Game

20.   PPT Jeopardy Game

21.   Homophone Old Maid

22.   Kinesthetic Homophone Activities

23.   Make Take Teach: Teaching Homophones

24.   Between the Lions: Homophones Song

25.   Homophone Monkey

Commas Save Lives!

Below is a list of resources gathered for a 5th grade language arts grammar lesson.

1.      Detailed rules for comma usage and some nice quiz activities at the bottom.

2.      5 question quiz

3.       2nd 5 question quiz

4.      Lesson Plan: Comma Rules: How to Use Commas

5.      Printable rules and practice

6.      3 Teacher Chicks - Chart and printables

7.      Video and Quiz

8.      Worksheets and Activities

9.      Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources

10.  Time for Kids - Punctuation Practice

11.  Joy in the Journey

12.  A Lesson in Comma Sense

13.  FANBOYS Lesson

14.  eThemes: Commas

15.  BBC Commas Game

16.  Comma practice - 5 interactive quizzes of varied levels.

17.  Commas in Quotations - Read the directions and take the online quiz.

18.  Interactive exercises on using commas - Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5

19.  Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.

20.  Quotation Marks and Commas - Online Quiz.

21.  Using Commas - Select sentence with correctly used commas. (Internet Explorer)

22.  Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).

23.  Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks - In each blank space in the paragraphs below provide a comma where it is appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where a comma is not necessary.

24.  Comma Chameleon

25.  Test Your Comma IQ

Learn languages for FREE

1.       FREE RICE

2.       BABBEL

3.       LIVE MOCHA

4.       MANGO

5.       MEMRISE

6.       IMENDI

7.       LINGRO

8.       LINGT

9.       BUSUU

10.   BBC LANGUAGES

11.   HELLO WORLD

12.   LEARN A LANGUAGE

13.   LANGUAGE COURSES

14.   OPEN CULTURE

15.   CULTURE CROSSING

16.   PICTOLANG

17.   INTERNET POLYGLOT

18.   LANGUAGE GUIDE

19.   OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN WORLD LANGUAGES

20.   INTERACTIVE WEBSITES FOR THE WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHER SLIDESHARE

21.   MIT OPEN COURSEWARE

22.   DUOLINGO

23.   SURFACE LANGUAGES

24.   WORD TO WORD

25.   LANGUAGES ONLINE

26.   DIGITAL DIALECTS

27.   ABOUT WORLD LANGUAGES

28.   LESSONS BY PASCAL

29.   SPANISH WEBSITES

30.   STUDY SPANISH

31.   SPANISH IS YOUR AMIGO

32.   FRENCH WEBSITES

33.   LATIN LANGUAGE RESOURCES

34.   FORVO

Rockin' on the 3rd Rock

5th grade science is studying the Earth in Space, here are the resources I gave them for this unit.

In what ways does the Earth move?

1. Movement of Earth Video
2. Geography For Kids , The Study of Our Earth
3. Movement of the Earth through Space
4. The Planet Earth
5. Movement of Earth and its Effects
6. Earth Movements and Time Zones
7. Earth's Movement around the Sun
8. Eclipses: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html, http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/

Parts of the Solar System

1. The Solar System and Outer Space
2. Hubble Site
3. Major Component of the Solar System Lesson
4. Nine Planets
5. The Nine Planets for Kids
6. Basics of our Solar System
7. Cool Cosmos
8. Windows to the Universe
9. Our Solar System
10. Universe Today
11. Planets for Kids

Asteroids and Comets

1. National Geographic: Asteroids and Comets
2. Amazing Space – graphic organizer
3. What’s the Difference between Comets and Asteroids?
4. NASA: Asteroids
5. Comets vs. Asteroids
6. All the Little Things in the Solar System, and the Things They Can Do to Earth
7. New Scientist: Comets and Asteroids
8. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
9. Space Object Differences
10. What's the difference between asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites and comets?

The Moon

Facts

1. Fun Information About the Earth’s Moon
2. Enchanted Learning: The Moon
3. The Moon: Earth's Satellite
4. NASA: The Moon
5. Nine Planets: The Moon
6. The Ocean’s Tides Explained

Phases

1. Homework Help: The Moon – Phases of the Moon
2. Kids Astronomy: Phases of the Moon
3. The Earth and Beyond
4. The Phases of the Moon for Kids
5. Phases of the Moon: Animated with Virtual Moon Atlas
6. Phases of the Moon Game

Take a trip to the Planetarium - http://www.rowan.edu/planetarium/schoolshows/

Reacting to Chemical Reactions

Elements, Compounds, Solutions, Mixtures
For the 8th grade chemistry classes' upcoming unit on elements and compounds, I gathered the following resources.

Review Law of Conservation of Mass

1. Lavosier's apparatus
2. On BrainPOP
3. Hypothetical pathway of a carbon atom through an ecosystem
4. Definition, Quiz, PowerPoint
5. Law of Conservation of Energy and Mass for Kids

Synthesis and Decomposition

1. 4 Types of Chemical Reactions
2. Difference Between Synthesis and Decomposition
3. PowerPoint Lesson
4. Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions Worksheet

Synthesis of Zinc Chloride

1. Lab
2. The lab on Youtube
3. Synthesis of Zinc Chloride Lab: Printable
4. Lab report PowerPoint
5. Zinc Chloride

Coping with Copper

1. Properties and uses
2. Lab
3. BBC Combustion
4. Incomplete/Reversible reaction
5. Complete and Incomplete Combustion
6. Difference Between Complete and Incomplete Combustion
7. Types of Chemical Reactions
8. BBC: Conservation of Mass and Precipitation Reactions

STUDYING SLUDGE

Elements, Compounds, Solutions, Mixtures

For the 8th grade chemistry classes' upcoming unit on the separation of mixtures, I gathered the following resources.

1. Study Jams: Elements and Compounds
2. Study Jams: Mixtures
3. Mixtures and Solutions
4. BBC: Compounds and Mixtures
5. Elements, Substances, Compounds and Mixtures
6. SMART: Mixtures Virtual Lab
7. Mixtures Lab
8. Separating Mixtures
9. Separation Techniques
10. Mixtures and Separation Techniques
11. Distillation Guide
12. Chromatography and Distillation
13. Fractal Distillation
14. How Oil Refining Works
15. Fractal Distillation of Crude Oil
16. Energy Kids: Petroleum
17. Mixture of Solids
18. Explain that Stuff: Chromatography
19. Kids.net: Chromatography
20. Lab: Sludge Test

MIT App Inventor

I am very excite to share that today I am in Washington DC with the AAUW being trained to teach the MIT App Inventor program.  This summer I will teach 7th grade girls at the AAUW Tech Trek at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.  Through this experience I hope to integrate this program into my middle school STEM curriculum.  I can't wait to see and share what my students create with App Inventor!  Below are links to find out more about this free open-source web application.

1. http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/
2. http://www.appinventor.org/
3. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mitappinventortest
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Inventor_for_Android
5. https://www.youtube.com/user/appinventor

Debating the Constitution

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists

1. The Federalist Papers - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
2. Background and Basics of Federalism - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/studyback.htm
3. National and State Governments - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/federalism.htm
4. Hamilton and the National Economy -http://americanhistory.about.com/od/18thcentury/a/Alexander-Hamilton-And-The-National-Economy.htm
5.  Antifederalists - http://www.ushistory.org/us/16b.asp
6. Anti-Federalists - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h374.html
7.  Anti-Federalist Papers - http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm

Bill of Rights                                                  

1. States’ Rights - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/tp/States-Rights-History-Timeline.htm
2. Bill of Rights - http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
3. All Amendments - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
4. 1^st Amendment - http://kids.laws.com/first-amendment
5. 2^nd Amendment – http://www.layers-of-learning.com/the-second-amendment-for-kids/
6. 3^rd Amendment – http://www.government-and-constitution.org/bill-of-rights/3rd-amendment.htm
7. 4^th Amendment – http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/four.htm
8. 5^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027130599001_2080298,00.html
9. 6^th Amendment – http://www.constitutingamerica.org/juliette/?p=271
10. 7^th Amendment – http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/seventh_amendment.php
11. 8^th Amendment – http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/the-amendments/amendment-8-cruel-and-unusual-punishment
12. 9^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080383,00.html
13. 10^th Amendment – http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/american-government/the-10th-amendment-does-what

Interactive Constitution - http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/interactive_constitution/

Constitutional Convention

Proceedings

1. First President - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj2
2. Notes on the Debates - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp
3. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/p/constitutional_convention.htm
4. Key Compromises - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/tp/compromises-of-the-constitutional-convention.htm
5. Convention Procedures - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/12.html

Virginia vs. New Jersey Plans

1. Image of document - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=7
2. Montpelier - http://www.montpelier.org/james-and-dolley-madison/james-madison/father-of-the-constitution/virginia-plan
3. Father of the Constitution - http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/james-madison/
4. New Jersey Plan - http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
5. Why was the NJ Plan Introduced? - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/3.html
6. Virginia and New Jersey infographics - https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/the-united-states-constitution-84/the-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans-475-3263/
7. At the Convention - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Slavery

1. Jefferson Notes - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj1
2. The Constitution and Slavery - http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
3. Influence on Writing the Constitution - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
4. Constitutional Understanding - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
5. Slavery and the Constitution - https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/slavery-and-the-constitution
6. Excluded from We the People - http://school.familyeducation.com/slavery-us/african-american-history/47429.html

The Constitution 

1. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/constitution.htm
2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
3. Q & A - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html
4. Almanac of Policy Issues - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/archive/constitution.shtml
5. Constitution through Compromise - http://www.ushistory.org/us/15d.asp

Articles vs. Constitution

1. http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html
2. http://ocw.usu.edu/university-studies/u-s-institutions/comparison-of-constitution-and-articles-of-confederation.html
3. http://annmariehayeswebsite.weebly.com/articles-of-confederation-vs-us-constitution-comparison.html

Governing a New Nation

New State Constitutions/Governments

1. State Constitutions - http://www.landofthebrave.info/state-constitutions.htm
2. Government Unit 1 Review - http://quizlet.com/11237692/government-unit-1-review-worksheet-flash-cards/
3. Natural Law and Constitution Making -http://www.nlnrac.org/american/founding-era-constitution-making
4. 1783-1784 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2d.html
5. 1785-1786 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2e.html
6. 1787-1788 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2f.html
7. To Form a More Perfect Union - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/intro01.html

Articles of Confederation

1. America’s First Failure at Government - http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/articlesofconfederation/
2. http://www.ushistory.org/us/14b.asp
3. Text - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/confederation.htm
4. Annotated Text - http://context.montpelier.org/document/693#passage-48
5. History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation
6. Timeline - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
7. The First Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_of_freedom_4.html
8. James Madison Papers - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mjmtext:@field(DOCID+@lit(jm020120))  and more http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query
9. Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/newnatn/confed/confed.html
10. Strengths and Weaknesses - http://quizlet.com/21925946/articles-of-confederation-strengths-and-weaknesses-flash-cards/
11. Revision Called for - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
12. Shay’s Rebellion - http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/  and  http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp
13. The Source of the Evil is the Nature of Government - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
14. Revolt in Massachusetts - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
15. Franklin’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-21-75.asp
16. Dickenson’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-12-76.asp
17. In Franklin’s Autobiography - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jeffauto.asp#artconfdebate

 Northwest Ordinance

1. An Ordinance for the Government of the Western Territory - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj17
2. This Day in History - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enacts-the-northwest-ordinance
3. Chronicle of the Revolution - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_northwest.html
4. 6 Principles - http://constitution.laws.com/declaration-of-independence/the-northwest-ordinance
5. WikiHistoria - https://wikihistoria.wikispaces.com/Northwest+Ordinance
6. Map and Effects - http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/northwest-ordinance-1787-effects/