Saturday, March 21, 2020

Educational Links 3/22/2020

Is Your PD For Teachers Working–Or Just Work?

THE ROLE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY


How I Helped My Students Assess Their Own Writing


The 15 Most Amazing Virtual Field Trips


35 Must-Watch TED Talks for Kids and Teens


White House Cancels Standardized Testing and Suspends Federal Loan Payments


Schools across the United States will not have to the administrator any federally required tests for this school year, President Trump and the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday- marking a sweeping round of announcements heard in all fifty states.


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Home Learning: ELA: Writing (Severely Handicapped)

Home Learning: ELA Resources: Writing 
Lessons for Printing the Alphabet
Materials: sharpened pencils, eraser, whiteboard,, whiteboard pen

  • Student sets up work place with a clear desk-type surface. Places sharpened pencils and eraser in convenient spot.
  • Teacher demonstrates formation of the letters on the whiteboard, student copies on the whiteboard.

  • Student writes letter or words on page.Teacher checks. If correct, student continues to next line.
  • Teacher demonstrates as needed.
  • Student completes page, teacher checks. Student puts page away in ELA folder.
Choose at least of one page each day of Tracing Letters.

Choose one page a week of Printing Letter Worksheets.

Choose one page a week of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters.

Choose one page a week of Alphabetical Order Worksheets.

Choose one page a week of Shapes Worksheets.

I use K-5 Learning https://www.k5learning.com/ as a resource. Parents or Teacher Surrogates can peruse the choices and add on pages as you see your student is interested. The first link is for all the letters of the alphabet-students can choose ones we haven't already done in class.

Remember, teacher, one step at a time. Keeping a reasonable schedule-for example, having ELA at the same time each day (we had it at 8:00 am and sometimes at 11:00am)- will build security and interest in your homeschooling. When your student is clearly finished with the task, end the lesson on a positive note.


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Home Learning: Recreation: Printable Games

Recreation: Everyone needs some time everyday to relate to others in a playful way, even when using strategy to win!


Printable Games

Word Games for All Ages


 Printable Chess Board and pieces.
https://www.studenthandouts.com/study-games/printable-games/checkerboard-game-board-printable-sheet-template.htm

 Dot to Dot Printables

 https://activities.raisingourkids.com/connect-dot-to-dot/index-02.html

 https://www.printablepaper.net/category/games
Activity Village Printable Games

 https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/printable-games

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Educational Links 3/21/2020


Are You CoronaSchooling? Daily Schedule Advice for ADHD Families



Coronavirus: Latest Updates and Tips


Our Favorite Virtual P.E. Resources to Keep Kids Moving at Home

The Practical Ed Tech Podcast - Episode 39 - We're All Online



4 Tips for Teachers Shifting to Teaching Online


28 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies


Apps for Special Needs Students—As School Buildings Shutter


The coronavirus creates a unique challenge for special needs students—educators share recommendations for apps to support learning at home.
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Home Learning: Lesson Plans and ELA Resources 2 Moderately/Severely Handicapped


ELA Resources 1a 
Team 2 ELA: Cursive Handwriting
Lessons for Cursive Handwriting
Materials: sharpened pencils, eraser, whiteboard, whiteboard pen
  • Student sets up work place with a clear desk-type surface. Places sharpened pencils and eraser in convenient spot.
  • Teacher demonstrates formation of the letters on the whiteboard, student copies on the whiteboard.
  • Student writes letter or words on page.Teacher checks. If correct, student continues to next line.
  • Teacher demonstrates as needed.
  • Student completes page, teacher checks. Student puts page away in ELA folder.

Choose one page a week of Cursive Writing.
I use K-5 Learning https://www.k5learning.com/ as a resource. Parents or Teacher Surrogates can peruse the choices and add on pages as you see your student is interested. The first link is for all the letters of the alphabet-students can choose ones we haven't already done in class. The 'joined letters' practice is also a helpful reminder for reading and phonics.

  1. https://www.k5learning.com/cursive-writing-worksheets/cursive-alphabet
  2. https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/cursive-writing/handwriting-letter-joins-ai-ar-au-printable.pdf
  3. https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/cursive-writing/handwriting-letter-joins-aw-ay-ch-printable.pdf
  4. https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/cursive-writing/handwriting-letter-joins-ck-er-ew-printable.pdf
  5. https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/cursive-writing/handwriting-letter-joins-ff-ir-kn-printable.pdf
  6. https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/cursive-writing/handwriting-letter-joins-ll-qu-sh-printable.pdf
Team 2 ELA: Writing: Sentences
Lessons for Writing: Sentences
Materials: sharpened pencils, eraser


  • Student sets up work place with a clear desk-type surface. Places sharpened pencils and eraser in convenient spot.
  • Teacher discusses with student that a sentence must be a complete thought. An action completed by someone or something. A sentence has a subject-the performer of the action and a predicate-an action.
  • Student may give examples of a complete sentence, telling subject and action.
  • Teacher and student discuss #1--is it a fragment or part or a sentence? Student answers.
  • When student understands, have him/her complete # 2.
  • Student may complete paper when both teacher and student are confident in understanding.
  • Teacher checks work. When corrected, student places work in ELA folder.

    • Choose one page a week of Writing:Sentences.
    I use K-5 Learning https://www.k5learning.com/ as a resource. Parents or Teacher Surrogates can peruse the choices and add on pages as you see your student is interested.

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    Coming Up--Like A Flower


    Coming Up Paul McCartney

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieEvOvdr2Fg
    You want a love to last forever
    One that will never fade away
    I want to help you with your problem
    Stick around, I say
    Coming up, coming up, yeah
    Coming up like a flower
    Coming up, I say
    You want a friend you- can rely on
    One who will never fade away
    And if you're searching for an answer
    Stick around. I say
    It's coming up, it's coming up
    It's coming up like a flower
    It's coming up. yeah
    You want some peace and understanding
    So everybody can be free
    I know that we can get together
    We can make it, stick with me
    It's coming up, it's coming up
    It's coming up like a flower
    It's coming up for you and me
    Coming up, coming up
    It's coming up, it's coming up, I say
    It's coming up like a flower
    It's coming up
    I feel it in my bones …
    This should perk us up for a minute.
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    Home Learning: Lesson Plans and Math Resources 2 Moderately/Severely Handicapped

    Math Resources 2a
    Team 2 Math Concepts: Place Value
    Lesson Plans for Math Place Value
    Material: sharpened pencils, eraser, calculator, whiteboard, 
    whiteboard pen 

    • Student sets up work place with a clear desk-type surface. Places sharpened pencils and eraser in convenient spot.
    • Teacher discusses with student concepts of place value-ones (units), tens, hundreds, thousands.
    • Teacher asks student how the worksheet represents ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
    • Student works on first five problems, then it is checked.
    • Student finishes page, it is checked, and placed in math folder.

    Choose one page a week of place values.
    I use K-5 Learning https://www.k5learning.com/ as a resource. Parents or Teacher Surrogates can peruse the choices and add on pages as you see your student is interested. I usually use level Grade 2.

    I use K-5 Learning https://www.k5learning.com/ as a resource. Parents or Teacher Surrogates can peruse the choices and add on pages as you see your student is interested. I usually use level Grade 2.

    Team 2 Math Concepts: Calculation:Addition
    Lesson Plans for Math Calculation:Addition
    Material: sharpened pencils, eraser, calculator, whiteboard, 
    whiteboard pen 


    • Student sets up work place with a clear desk-type surface. Places sharpened pencils and eraser in convenient spot.
    • Teacher discusses the concept of place value in relation to regrouping or carrying a number.
    • Student does first row of addition problems. It is checked.
    • Student proceeds to finish page. It is checked.Work is place in the math folder.
      • Remember, teacher, one step at a time. Keeping a reasonable schedule-for example, having math at the same time each day (we had it at 10:00 am)- will build security and interest in your homeschooling. When your student is clearly finished with the task, end the lesson on a positive note.

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      MzT's Special Education Classroom: Home Learning: Lesson Plans and Math Resources 1a f...


      MzT's Special Education Classroom: Home Learning: Lesson Plans and Math Resources 1 f...: Math Resources 1    Team 1 Math Patterns-Simple Math Lesson Plans for Math Patterns Materials: two pages printed, one for demo. A w...
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      Thursday, March 19, 2020

      Educational Links 3/20/2020


      8 Ways To Create A Brain-Friendly Classroom


      25 Ways Kids Can Read Free eBooks


      During Coronavirus, a Teacher Describes the Scramble to Go Digital


      Just Let Them Play: An Alternative Approach to Schooling at Home During the Quarantine

      Home-Schooling Tweens and Teens During Coronavirus Closings


      How to Support Home Learning in Elementary Grades


      Free Historical Coloring Pages



      Teaching Through a Pandemic: A Mindset for This Moment


      Hundreds of teachers, many of them operating in countries where teach-from-home has been in place for weeks, weigh in on the mental approach you need to stay grounded in this difficult time.


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      Free Digital Field Trip Sites for Homeschool


      Art Museums

      Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)


      Virtual Field Trips You Can Take With Your Kids – Museum Edition



      From Local Zoos to the Louvre, These Virtual Field Trips Are Fun For the Whole Family





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      MzT's Special Education Classroom: Our Daily Agenda --for our Special Education stude...


      MzT's Special Education Classroom: Our Daily Agenda --for our Special Education stude...: Our Daily Agenda at Home Parent/Teacher Surrogate Administered-document your student's work by a handwritten schedule or email on F...
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      Wednesday, March 18, 2020

      Educational Links 3/19/2020



      Center for Puppetry Arts to livestream performances for free 



      WHAT IS AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATOR’S JOB DESCRIPTION? WHAT YOUR STUDENTS MIGHT WANT YOU TO KNOW


      “LEARNING PACKETS” FOR STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES


      Ed Department Offers More Special Education Guidance Amid COVID-19


      As schools across the nation shutter in response to coronavirus, federal officials are giving educators additional insight on how to handle the needs of students with disabilities.
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      Book Review: Song of the Swallows


      "Song of the Swallows," las golondrinas, is a picture book which won the Caldecott Award in 1949
      .  Written and illustrated by Leo Politi, the story highlights Hispanic customs in San Juan Capistrano, California, that blend nature, Catholicism, and the history of California from a child's perspective.

      Juan is the main character, a boy of about seven or eight years old. He attends the school by the Mission, and is a friend of the bell ringer/gardener, grandfatherly Julian. Julian is the only adult mentioned in the book, the Mission is the only setting. The story occurs in the timelessness of childhood, so we don't really know if the illustrations depict the 1940's or not. There is no clue by the clothing, activities, or countryside. The Mission and garden are not dated. There are no automobiles, but even today in coastal California, you might go miles without seeing a motorized vehicle. And there is no clue from the birds; swallows don't follow fashion dictates. One of the main attractions of "The Song of the Swallows" is this untainted marvel-of-childhood quality.
      Julian tells Juan about the settling of California by Father Serra and the Franciscan friars. Every fourth grader in this state (myself included) studied this period of California history, and created model missions, maybe even visiting a Mission. There are over twenty missions up and down the California coast, with many cities named after the nearby Mission, i.e., San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and, of course, San Francisco.  I've seen a few and the facilities are well maintained and beautiful.

      There is no controversy in this book about the treatment of the Indians by the Franciscans.
      A 1985 stamp immortalizing Father Junipero Serra

      The following link is a balanced biography of Father Serra.
       http://www.common-place.org/vol-05/no-02/hackel/index.shtml 

      Father Junipero Serra also has a statue in the United States Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C.


      Politi's portrayal of Mission San Juan Capistrano.

      http://www.missionsofca.com/

      You can purchase this model of San Juan Capistrano for a Grade Four project.



      Julian, the St. Francis look-a-like.
      Julian, in little Juan's eyes,  is portrayed almost St. Francis-like with the beautiful garden and hummingbirds, pigeons, sparrows and other birds being comfortable around the gentle soul.

      Juan learns of the mystery of the swallows. How do they know to arrive on St. Joseph's Day? (March 19.)  It has nothing to do with Joseph, the stepfather of the Savior  (of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fame.) It just coincides with the season the swallows migrate to their familiar habitat.

      http://www.closertonature.com/outdoors/bird-migration.htm

      Happy birdie family, happy boy.
      Juan wonders about the nests
      Why is there a St. Joseph's Day? In the worship schedule for Catholics, each day has one or more saints honored throughout the year at daily Mass with a feast day, or worship service. For example, many communities have the blessing of the animals on October 4, the feast of Francis of Assisi, to honor his saintly lifestyle that was so peaceful that it is said that even wild animals were gentle with him and birds would perch on him. Francis also propagated peace, forgiveness, and taking care of the poor.  Francis lived in twelfth century Italy, and wrote some lovely prayers.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint_Francis
      Happy kids enjoying the beautiful Mission and the birds.
       As the birds get comfortable, the child personifies the male and female birds as the nest is built, the female incubates the eggs, and the male serenades her with sweet, twittering song. Then both the parents diligently feed the hatchlings, like a happy family.

       The children thoroughly enjoy the presence of the birds, the  spring season, and the safety and contentment of the belief system supplied by the Mission. It is interesting, though, in  the story that parents, priests, nuns, teachers or any other adult besides Julian, the grandfatherly gardener, do not make an appearance. Not even an older brother or sister.

      In due time, the swallows migrate to a mysterious island for the winter. The human inhabitants of Capistrano will wait for their return. Juan and the other happy kids are very excited when the birds return. The birds actually fly to Goya, Argentina.
      The swallows leave Capistrano on their mission to a mysterious island.

      Leo Politi
       Leo Politi, although an Italian-America, wrote warmly of the Hispanic culture in Southern California. He authored several children's books. I met him when I was in college in Los Angeles. He was very encouraging to a young English student.

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


      This year in San Juan Capistrano, the swallows are sort of hiding from the big to-do that the residents of Capistrano throw on March 19, St. Joseph's Day.  Now the occasion is kind of a mixed metaphor, with a large variety of traditions celebrated, but still a beautiful day out in a remarkably lovely part of the world.

      http://www.ocregister.com/news/swallows-345338-return-san.html

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

      Pat Boone - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdGwWywBEU4 

      This is a wonderful, cheesy song about the swallows returning to Capistrano by Pat Boone recorded in the 1950's, with great pictures of the little birds.
      Singing with Pat.

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