MzTeachuh: Want To Tip Your Toes In The Water? Bet Cezanne Di...

MzTeachuh: Want To Tip Your Toes In The Water? Bet Cezanne Di...: Paul Cezanne, The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque , c. 1885 Loving the summer blue of the sky and water. Would you like to...

Want To Tip Your Toes In The Water? Bet Cezanne Did

Paul Cezanne, The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque, c. 1885

Loving the summer blue of the sky and water. Would you like to take a walk down the hill to the water? Let's go, I can hear the music from the cafe, we can get a croissant and 'Je voudrais un cafe au lait s'il vous plait.'

French Music & French Cafe: Best of French Cafe Music (French Cafe Accordion Traditional Music) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsSnv75F1Es 

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 6/28/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 6/28/15: 7 Apps for Student Creators http://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-apps-for-student-creators-monica-burns   What Stealing Cookies Teaches Us ...

Educational Links 6/28/15

7 Apps for Student Creators

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-apps-for-student-creators-monica-burns 

What Stealing Cookies Teaches Us About Young Children and Empathy

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/26/what-stealing-cookies-teach-us-about-young-children-and-empathy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

10 Common Myths About Your Child’s Rights 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/10-common-myths-about-your-childs-rights 

Kill the motor, dude. Find out what your kids can do on their own

http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/kill-the-motor-dude-find-out-what-your-kids-can-do-on-their-own/ 

100 (Free) Ways To Learn to Speak Another Language

http://www.teachthought.com/culture/100-free-ways-to-learn-to-speak-another-language/ 

Peer to Peer Learning: Benefits, Best Practices and Tools

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/educators-channel/ 

Spicing Up Student Learning With History and STEM Podcasts

http://www.edudemic.com/learning-history-stem-podcasts/ 

“Focusing ‘More On What Goes Right Than On What Goes Wrong'”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/06/27/focusing-more-on-what-goes-right-than-on-what-goes-wrong/ 

Anti-Bullying Strategies to Advocate for Students 

http://www.teachhub.com/anti-bullying-strategies-advocate-students 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: How Does Your Garden Taste?

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: How Does Your Garden Taste?: (from top L) Rosemary oregano, sweet marjoram,sage at the bottom. What is a full-on sensory experience in your backyard?  Gardening! Y...

Summer Activity: How Does Your Garden Taste?

(from top L) Rosemary oregano, sweet marjoram,sage at the bottom.

What is a full-on sensory experience in your backyard?  Gardening! You can spice up your life through the tastes, smells and textures, get exercise through digging and squeezing the soil through your fingers, and feel the wind and sunlight, listen to the birds, see the sunrise (morning people), the sunset (night people) and generally be a citizen of nature in good standing--there in your backyard (or deck, patio, or even windowsill.)

In the grocery store!

 Where do I find something to plant in the garden? Home and garden stores, even your grocery stores,  frequently have living plants in the veggie area, such as rosemary, mint, and more. They aren't much trouble to grow, neither are tomato or squash plants.

Squash plant.

Roma tomatoes!

 

Violas in a garden salad.

 Cooking With Your Own Herbs From the Garden

http://tayloreducational.blogspot.com/2013/06/cooking-with-your-own-herbs-from-garden.html 

Even flowers like violas are edible! Who knew? Violas have a faint radishy taste.I sprinkled Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing over this salad. We liked it quite well, and, of course, it is beautiful.

 Let's Go Mexican! Use Herbs From Your Garden 

http://tayloreducational.blogspot.com/2013/06/lets-go-mexican-use-herbs-from-your.html

Chives, oregano and marjoram.

Grow some peppers!

Tortilla Feliz (Happy Tortilla) I learned to make my own! 
This is who came out!

Fresh Sweet Basil, oregano, garlic. Yummy.

 

Cooking really helps keep the summer slide at bay, too, using all that math. Measuring math (especially fractions), time measurement, and then you get to eat the result. That's the best STEM ever!

Your Own Home Grown Herbs! Let's Go Italian!

http://auntiemelanie.blogspot.com/2012/10/your-own-home-grown-herbs-lets-go.html 

Garlic, easy to grow-vibrant when fresh!

 

 

 Garlic is really, really easy to grow. So delicious. How many recipes love a clove of garlic? And it keeps vampires away, too. what a health benefit!

 

 Mint is so easy to grow, you have to be careful it doesn't take over your garden!

Fragrant, versatile mint--really great for hot tea, iced tea garnish and sun tea.

Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction

1. Differentiating Instruction: Meeting Students Where They Are
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/di_meeting.phtml 

2. What Is Differentiated Instruction? 
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/263/ 

3. Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation

http://aim.cast.org/learn/historyarchive/backgroundpapers/differentiated_instruction_udl 

4. Differentiated Instruction

http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/differentiated-instruction-resources.aspx 

5. Differentiation Teaching, Learning, Instruction and Response to Intervention

(RtI )

http://www.differentiatedinstruction.net/ 

6. Differentiating Instruction:

Rethinking Traditional Practices

http://www.bertiekingore.com/diffinstruct.htm 

7. differentiating instruction is...

http://caroltomlinson.com/ 

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/weareteachers-blog/blog-wat/2012/09/25/7-facts-about-differentiated-instruction

 

MzTeachuh: Empowering Kids to Kindness

MzTeachuh: Empowering Kids to Kindness: Teaching Kindness: More Than a Random Act http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-the-kind-campaign-lisa-dabbs   Why Teaching ...

Empowering Kids to Kindness

Teaching Kindness: More Than a Random Act

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-the-kind-campaign-lisa-dabbs 

Why Teaching Kindness in Schools Is Essential to Reduce Bullying

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-essential-reduce-bullying-lisa-currie 

The Golden Rule Across Cultures (World Religions Series)

http://kidworldcitizen.org/2014/05/20/world-religions-golden-rule-across-cultures/ 

Help Others

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/help-others 

GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING PAY IT FORWARD DAY IN SCHOOLS

http://payitforwardday.com/get-involved/schools-universities/sample-lesson-plans/ 

Lessons and Activities for Teaching Respect

Random Acts of Kindness: How can our lesson plans make a difference in your classroom?

http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/lesson-plans-pilot-program 

Teaching Kindness

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/be-kind

Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (SEL) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/08/teaching-issoothing-soul-sel.html?spref=bl 

  Maybe It’s Time To Stop Talking About Bullying, And Talk Kindness Instead

http://www.teachthought.com/culture/maybe-time-stop-talking-bullying-talk-kindness-instead/

 

Nature, My Garden and Me: Kids and the Garden-Projects for Summer

Nature, My Garden and Me: Kids and the Garden-Projects for Summer: Red, white and Blue Color Bowl for the Summer Children And Vegetable Gardens: How To Make A Vegetable Garden For Kids http://www.gard...

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 6/27/15

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 6/27/15:   Why Self-Publishing May Be the Best Writing Lesson Ever http://www.edudemic.com/self-publishing-writing-lesson/   Simple Music Inte...

Educational Links 6/27/15

 Why Self-Publishing May Be the Best Writing Lesson Ever

http://www.edudemic.com/self-publishing-writing-lesson/ 

Simple Music Integration for Primary Classrooms

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/simple-music-integration-primary-classrooms-katie-condon 

What Schools Hope to Achieve by Making Computer Science Widespread

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/25/what-schools-hope-to-achieve-by-making-computer-science-widespread/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Districts report ‘major problems’ finding Common Core resources

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/06/26/common-core-materials-042/ 

Parents: Your Kid Loses Kills Over the Summer, But Mine Doesn't

http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/parents-your-child-loses-skills-over-summer-but-mine-doesnt/ 

Teaching Is Harder–And More Rewarding–Than Ever

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/teaching-is-harder-than-its-ever-been/ 

Exercising Early in Life Yields Rewards in Adult Years

http://scienceblog.com/79035/exercising-early-life-yields-rewards-adult-years/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29#mlY1DFE4AB52DRu5.97

Study on Minorities in Special Education Proves Provocative

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/06/minorities_in_special_educatio.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Hook Kids on a Book Series! We Add Accessibility

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/hook-kids-book-series-we-add-accessibility?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_StrugglingReaders+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Struggling+Reader+Resources%29 

Creating a Warm and Friendly School Environment

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/creating-positive-school-culture/ 

Parents: Your Child Loses Skills Over Summer, But Mine Doesn’t - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/parents-your-child-los

 

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: Way Too Hot? Read These

MzTeachuh: Summer Activity: Way Too Hot? Read These: 1935 film about Jack London’s book “The Call of the Wild,” featuring Clark Gable and Buck. Any book set in Alaska by Jack London will ...

Summer Activity: Way Too Hot? Read These

1935 film about Jack London’s book “The Call of the Wild,” featuring Clark Gable and Buck.

Any book set in Alaska by Jack London will give you goosebumps even if is July and 100 degrees F. These other snowy books on this list will help you cool off, too.

Snow blockade 1881

The Long Winter – Laura Ingalls Wilder - PDF, EPUB, FREE DOWNLOAD EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK

http://bookbay.org/?p=828368 

 

The real Balto.

 

 

 

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bravest-Dog-Ever-Step-Into-Reading/dp/0394896955 

 

 

 

 

  Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure – Richard Evelyn Byrd - PDF, EPUB, FREE DOWNLOAD EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK

http://bookalist.net/?p=354534 

 

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/078670621X  

1914-1916 Endurance expedition

MzTeachuh's Enjoying Cooking and Gardening: Flower of the Week: Moss Roses (Portulaca) 6/28/13...

MzTeachuh's Enjoying Cooking and Gardening: Flower of the Week: Moss Roses (Portulaca) 6/28/13...: These vibrant flowers are fascinating for kids. Moss Roses are photosensitive, closing at night. One plant will have many blossoms of var...

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 6/26/15

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 6/26/15: Barbeque or Cookout? http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/mzteachuhs-enjoying-cooking-and_20.html Trouble Don't Last Alwa...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 6/26/15

Barbeque or Cookout?
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/mzteachuhs-enjoying-cooking-and_20.html

Trouble Don't Last Always

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/mzteachuhs-meditations-trouble-dont.html

 Educational Links 6/23/15

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/educational-links-62315.html

Hot Off The Griddle Ed Links
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/hot-off-griddle-great-ed-links-right.html

Next School Year...STEM to STEAM
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/next-school-yearstem-to-steam.html

Precious Lord, Take Me Home

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/precious-lord-lead-me-on.html

Summer Bump Not Slump: History Prep? Watch These

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/mzteachuhs-top-posts-of-week-62515.html

Educational Links 6/21/15

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/educational-links-62115.html

 5:36 am Sunrise (Monet and Grieg)
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/06/536-am-sunrise-monet-and-grieg.html

 

Thanks to our international readership. It is a privilege to serve you. USA, France, Germany, Russia, HongKong, Greece, India, UK, Canada, Portugal.

MzTeachuh's Classroom: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter #5

MzTeachuh's Classroom: Principal's Suggestion Box Letter #5: These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make som...

MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: History Prep? Watch These

MzTeachuh: Summer Bump Not Slump: History Prep? Watch These: Getting Back to Roots http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/09/getting-back-to-roots-alex-haley%E2%80%99s-epochal-novel-roots-celebrates-i...

Summer Bump Not Slump: History Prep? Watch These

Getting Back to Roots http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/09/getting-back-to-roots-alex-haley%E2%80%99s-epochal-novel-roots-celebrates-its-32nd-birthday/

Documentaries and dramatic interpretations of history provide a different passage for the march of history to enter our minds. These are just a few very effective choices to angle in on historical periods. Some are historical fiction, some highlight the great historical minds of our times, and others are time machines that transport us into the past. Then, of course, there's always the History Channel.

Roots (TV miniseries) 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_%28TV_miniseries%29

The Civil War (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://www.google.com/search?q=the+civil+war+ken+burns&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a 

 

Fall of Eagles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Eagles  

 

 

Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_of_Nazareth_%28miniseries%29

 
500 Nations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Nations 

 

A History of Britain (TV series)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_of_Britain_%28TV_series%29 

 

 

The World at War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War 

 

 

The Story of India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_India

 

 
Cadfael (TV series)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadfael_%28TV_series%29 

 

Guns, Germs, and Steel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel 

 

 

 

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)

http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross-with-henry-louis-gates-jr.-pbs  

 

Eyes on the Prize

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_on_the_Prize

 

 

 

 

Tora! Tora! Tora!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tora!_Tora!_Tora! 

 

 

 

John Adams (miniseries)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams_%28miniseries%29  

  

 

 

And, just for variety and imagination (that's what the Sixties and Seventies had), let's watch--

Forrest Gump

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump 

 

 

 

 

 

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_%281930_film%29

 

 

The Winds of War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winds_of_War_%28miniseries%29

 

 

 

The Last Emperor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Emperor 

 

MzTeachuh: White Fang, by Jack London: Great Summer Read

MzTeachuh: White Fang, by Jack London: Great Summer Read: White Fang illustration by Kako White Fang by Jack London: Great Summer Read Its like a hundred degrees outside. Even video games are...

White Fang, by Jack London: Great Summer Read

White Fang illustration by Kako

White Fang by Jack London: Great Summer Read

Its like a hundred degrees outside. Even video games are boring. What's a kid to do?

Jack London will take you on an adventure anywhere, anytime. Boy or girl from grade 6 up will enjoy this, and you may even choose to go on the adventure, too, and share the reading. London's great talent at creating setting can give you goosebumps like its forty below when its July 10th and 97 degrees in the shade. White Fang, like the companion Yukon book The Call of the Wild, both really take you to the Gold Rush in Alaska in the 1890's. Maybe because Jack London, never one to be a wimp, actually lived in the ultra-rugged region himself. Here's more about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London

It is still unbelievably difficult to get there and stay, but Jack's cabin is there for the visiting if you are a hearty soul. Or you can check out these websites:

http://www.yukoninfo.com/dawson/info/jacklondon.htm

http://www.arcticwebsite.com/LondonJackKlond.html

The She-Wolf leads the pack.

The very best aspect of this book for all readers is the point of view. Somehow London brought us to the wolves' minds. First, as we meet White Fang's parents and the wolf pack, and then the wolf cub's perspective of growing up and surviving the standard conflicts of nature, others, and self. The chapter when the cub first ventures out into the world by himself is absolutely amazing-- I really like Jack London. The several times I have taught this story to middle school kids, they have totally gotten sucked into the wolf's experiences.

White Fang is the lead

Of course, there is one crisis after another. It is an adventure story, with villains and heroes, both human and animal. And this book is truly much better than any movie--there is no way to portray White Fang's perspective except with London's narrative. And this book, unlike almost all other stories about canines, has a really happy ending. Whether you reveal that to the young reader at first or not is up to you.

Here is an online link with White Fang. The titles of the chapters are compelling just by themselves.

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Jack_London/White_Fang/

Jack London has numerous stories you may be interested in sharing with a youngster from middle to high school.

This is an online collection:http://london.sonoma.edu/

The dog wonders at the man's actions.

Maybe not such a good idea

.

Here is a specific site for possibly London's most famous story, "To Build a Fire." Be warned, it is intense.

http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

These stories bring up themes of survival of the fittest and of man's inhumanity to man and animal, of course. But there are also rich veins of kindness to be mined, and gold nuggets of friendship and loyalty.

My family and my classes have made visits to Wolf Mountain Sanctuary here in Southern California. There are even movie star wolves there! Check it out, you may wish to contribute for their upkeep.

http://www.wolfmountain.com/

White Fang, the adventure hero!

Meet you on the Chilkoot Trail!