Next Week's Lesson Plans Tweets of the Day 2/22/14

Lovin' those helpful moms.

These links may help you develop plans for current events.

There are a ton of activities for all grade levels here.

Curling: the sport that brings out some deep feelings.

2014 Olympic Winter Games: Sochi

https://www.teachervision.com/olympic-games/physical-education/64877.html 

How to mine Sochi Olympics for teaching and learning

 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/02/07/mine-sochi-olympics-teaching-learning/

These links are good to bring depth to your lesson planning: 

True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis

Why Teaching Mindfulness Benefits Students’ Learning

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/why-teaching-mindfulness-benefits-students-learning/

These links will help you make your class more vibrant and less mind-boggingly monotonous (I say this from personal experience.)

How to Grow Plants in the Classroom

http://www.ehow.com/how_2247288_grow-plants-classroom.html 

Getting Students Involved With Bulletin Boards

https://suite101.com/a/getting-students-involved-with-bulletin-boards-a400274 

 

These link will help you keep organized (and sane):

Effective Teacher Communication

http://www.ehow.com/about_6102244_effective-teacher-communication.html 

10 Great Tools for Student-Teacher Communication

http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/10/03/tools-student-teacher-communication/ 

Improving Parent-Teacher Communication Through Technology

http://voices.yahoo.com/improving-parent-teacher-communication-through-technology-5133255.html

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-communicating-with-parents.html?spref=bl