Next Week's Lesson Plans 3/29/14

 

These links may help you develop plans for current events.

April Fools' Day in the Classroom: Eight Resources for Teachers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/april-fools-classroom-ideas-matt-davis 

Five-Minute Film Festival: April Fools Day!

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-april-fools-day-pranks

And who knew Jeff at Edudemic had a mischievious side? 

5 April Fools’ Day Pranks Teachers Can Play

http://www.edudemic.com/5-april-fools-day-pranks-teachers-can-play/ 

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

Thank you, Mind/Shift, for making us thoughtful.

The Difference Between Praise and Feedback

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/the-difference-between-praise-and-feedback/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

One Size Does Not Fit All: The Need for Variety in Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/one-size-does-not-fit-all-the-need-for-variety-in-learning/ 

These links will help you bring growth to your students.

School Garden Checklist

http://www.letsmove.gov/school-garden-checklist

A Garden in Every School® 

http://www.nationalgardenmonth.org/index.php?page=storyline-schoolgarden 

 Easy Classroom Houseplants

http://www.kidsgardening.org/node/11442 

These links will help keep you organized (and sane.)

Tools for Teaching: Managing a Large Class Size

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/managing-large-class-size-rebecca-alber

Classroom Jobs for All Your Student Helpers

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-jobs-all-your-student-helpers 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/teaching-is-creating-living-classroom.html