Give 'Em The Giver

Language Arts teachers asked for some resources and ideas to add to their unit on The Giver.  Here is what I suggested.

1. SMART EXCHANGE - http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=the+giver
2. STORYBOARD THAT - http://www.storyboardthat.com/teacher-guide/the-giver-by-lowis-lowry
3. WEBQUEST - http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_imc/webquests/The%20Giver/giver_index.htm
4. CLASS ZONE NOVEL GUIDE - http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/litcons/giver/guide.cfm
5. 7 CREATIVE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES - http://www.walden.com/blog/the-giver-7-creative-classroom-activities/
6. ESSAY AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - http://www.enotes.com/topics/giver/teacher-resources#teacher-resources-enotes-lesson-plan-essay-discussion-questions
7. EDUCATOR’S RESOURCE GUIDE - http://www.walden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Giver_EdGuide_V4b.pdf
8. LOUISIANA UNIT PLAN - http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/teacher-toolbox-resources/unit-plan-english-language-arts-grade-7-sample-the-giver.pdf?sfvrsn=7
9. CLEVELAND LITERARY SYSTEM NOVEL STUDY - http://net.cmsdnet.net/schoolnet/documents/Grade%208%20-%20Novel%20Unit%20-The%20Giver.pdf
10. WASHINGTON PREP UNIT PLAN - http://www.washingtonprep.org/apps/download/NlP2NgVBJ5uE1g6SsqbH21uJBp6SZhPtcQ9Obu8G7aGyDU5m.pdf/las2gr9.pdf
11. INTERVIEW WITH LOIS LOWRY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYGGs2lxtjY
12. AUDIO BOOK AND TRAILER - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vp0Ihb5mZA

Teaching Ann Frank

The 7th Grade Language Arts teachers, while reading The Diary of Ann Frank with their classes, wanted to have the students complete a webquest.  I found them some great examples online.

Ann Frank Webquests

• http://www.mpsaz.org/carson/departments/english/anne_frank/
• http://foxtara.weebly.com/anne-frank-webquest.html
• https://sites.google.com/a/nvusd.org/anne-frank-webquest-ela-8/
• http://members.tripod.com/bkoch_2/annefrank/
• http://78web.fhps.net/anne-frank-web-quest

Other Resources

• AnnFrank.org - http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Frank/The-diary-of-Anne-Frank/
• LiveBinder with a plethora of resources - http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=135280
• Masterpiece movie site - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/annefrank/
• Ann Frank Scholastic - http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/index.htm
• The Secret Annex Online - http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/

C'mon Get Mappy!

Hello world here's the song 6th Grade's singing, c'mon get mappy!

The sixth graders are creating maps for visitors to follow.  Here are some sites I suggested they might use.

1.  ZeeMaps - https://www.zeemaps.com/
2.  Google Map Maker - https://support.google.com/mapmaker/?hl=en#topic=3180752 
3.  Click 2 Map - http://www.click2map.com/free_map_creator 
4.  Animaps - http://www.animaps.com/#!home
5. Scribble Maps - http://scribblemaps.com/
6. Quick Maps - http://quikmaps.com/
7. Umapper - http://www.umapper.com/
8. Mapfaire - http://www.mapfaire.com/
9.  World Map - http://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/new
10. GmapGIS - http://www.gmapgis.com/
11. Map Fab - http://www.mapfab.com/editor/new

Bad Dates, Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

The sixth grade math teachers were looking for ways to integrate technology into their lessons on ratios and proportions.  This is what I came up with.

1. BBC Lesson, Activity, and Test - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/maths/number/ratio/revision/1/
2. Matching equivalent ratios (allow popup) - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/con_math/g05c27.html
3. Fruit Loops - http://tothesquareinch.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/fruit-loop-ratios/
4. Common Core Assessment: Truffles (with sample responses)- http://www.insidemathematics.org/assets/common-core-math-tasks/truffles.pdf
5. Ratios on AAA math - http://aaamath.com/rat.html
• Determining Ratios - http://aaamath.com/rat62b-findratios.html#section2
• Determine the number based on the ratio practice - http://www.aaamath.com/B/g62a_rx1.htm#section2
• Determine the ratio practice - http://www.aaamath.com/B/g62b_fx1.htm#section2
6. Ratio Blasters - http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/ratio-blaster/ratio-blaster.html
7. Ratio Stadium - http://www.arcademics.com/games/ratio-stadium/ratio-stadium.html
8. Musical Ratios - http://csdt.rpi.edu/latino/rhythm/rhy_intr.htm
9. Homework help - http://www.mathvillage.info/node/91
10. Ratios and Proportions Whiteboard lesson - https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/formal-science/mathematics/gem2004/ratios-and-proportions
11. Ratios and Proportions - http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U2L2GL.html
12. Dirt Bike proportions - http://www.arcademics.com/games/dirt-bike-proportions/dirt-bike-proportions.html
13. Ratios, Rates, and Percentages on Kahn Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-ratios-prop-topic
14. Percents on AAA math - http://www.aaamath.com/pct.html

Lessons and Projects

http://kuna6th.weebly.com/ratio-and-proportion-lessons.html

http://ellienix.blogspot.com/2013/05/ratios-and-proportionsand-goldfish.html

Argue, Persuade, Advise

TEDx: Marketing to Children

News Articles

•  Read Write Think: Printing Press - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/printing-press-30036.html
•  ABC Teach: Writing a News Article - http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/writing_newsarticle_middle.pdf nice printables
•  Scholastic: Writing Your Article – A nice little reference guide - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/writing-your-article
•  Let’s Write a Newspaper Story! - http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/elementary/newspapercourse/forstudents/forstudents.htm

 Persuasion

• Persuasive Writing PPTs - http://writing.pppst.com/persuasive.html
• Developing an Argument - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/argument.htm
• Writing a Persuasive Essay, Student Model - http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/writersmodel/pdf/W_S0703.pdf?WebLogicSession=Qhzx0UpELNmxostoouz8PtunTC7282b88xxi4HL8wyc3K7pzFgng%7C19056100342224463/167838195/6/6000/6

Argue, Persuade, Advise – BBC –

•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/writing/argue_persuade_advise/revision/1/
•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/writing/argument/play/
•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/argument.shtml

Debate

• Ufeud - http://www.ufeud.com/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
• ProCon.org - http://www.procon.org/
• Create Debate - http://www.createdebate.com/

COMPLEX CONSIDERATIONS

Great for guiding grammar gurus, below is a list of activities to teach and reinforce complex sentence skills.

1. Grammar Monster - http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/complex_sentence.htm
2. Kung Fu Panda You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uxCOFY5xMw
3. Quia Quiz game - http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html
4. Harcourt definition - http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/index_word.html?grade=4&word=complex_sent4.html
5. Grammar Blast: Complex Sentences - http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start6-8.cgi?Grade=7&Unit=8&Topic=Complex+Sentences&x=44&y=17
6. Jeopardy - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/simple-compound-complex-sentences
7. On Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/explore/complex-sentences/
8. BBC: Trapped! Sentences - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/sentences/play/
9. My Schoolhouse practice quiz - http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/56.asp
10. OWL practice quiz - https://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex2.htm
11. Sentence Structure Challenge - http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz125805e69020.html
12. Printable Game - https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Complex-sentence-game-6117430
13. Sentence Sort - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html
14. Sentence Speedway - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_speedway/index.html
15. Ping Pong - http://reviewgamezone.com/games/superpong/index.php?3580&title=Sentence%20Structure&id=3580
16. Complex Bandstand - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_band/index.html
17. Choose best conjunction - http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy57mbw.htm
18. Soccer - http://reviewgamezone.com/games/supertaker/?4268&title=Simple%20Compound%20%20Complex%20Sentences&id=4268
19. Practice Quiz - http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/clause_quiz.htm
20. Printables - http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/languageartsworksheets/sentence-structure/sentence-structure-worksheets/clauses-worksheets/

Compare / Contrast Activities

As the teachers prepare for PAARC, they often ask for links to activities to help them teach and their students learn.  Here is a list I made for a 5th grade teacher today.

COMPARE /CONTRAST

1. Read/Write/Think - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/map.html
2. FCAT - http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip114a.swf
3. EXAMPLES ON DIFFEN - http://www.diffen.com/
4. Mobile Venn Diagram - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/venn-diagram-a-30994.html
5. Compare /Contrast Map - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/compare-contrast-30066.html
6. Comparison and Contrast Guide - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/compcontrast/
7. Movie to Book - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson46/Compare_and_Contrast_graphic_II.pdf
8. StudyZone - http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/comparecontrastl2.cfm
9. StudyZone - http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/comparecontrastp.cfm
10. Character Comparison Sheet - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_charactercompare1.pdf
11. Easy Character Contrast - http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=kharris2contrast
12. 5 lessons - http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/FCAT/references/strategies/cc.htm
13. Test Tutor - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade3/skill4/coyote.html
14. Test Tutor - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade4/skill3/rice.html
15. Webquest - http://www.castletechnology.com/showcase/Region%20III/Primary/Bempah-Mason/student_page.htm
16. Reading Rocket - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_3_17.htm
17. Compare / Contrast 2 versions of Aesop’s fables - http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php
18. Click and Drag practice activity good for PAARC prep - http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/content/pop.html