What's Good for Kids and Writers Tweets of the Day 10/22/12

Mmmmm, broccoli

1. Docs Say Choose Organic Food To Reduce Kids' Exposure To Pesticides

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/22/163407880/docs-say-choose-organic-food-to-reduce-kids-exposure-to-pesticides?live=1%3Futm_source%3DNPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121022 

 

2.  Single Mothers who have Children with Autism

 https://www.facebook.com/singlemotherswhohavechildrenwithautism

 

 

  3.  Twelve Interactive Activities for Learning About Elections

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/interactive-learning-about-elections-paul-gigliotti?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=learnelections 

 4.  Interactive LD Checklist

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists/interactive-ld-checklist?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

5.  Learning to Read the Core: A View from 30,000 Feet

All Grades, All Subjects, Standards 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/how-to-read-common-core/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post10221201&utm_campaign=fbt 

6.  Project WRITE

http://www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/projectwrite/index.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

7.  Persuasive Writing

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/persuasive_writing/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Obviously, Rocky Road.

Here's a writing prompt for the emerging persuasive writer:

What is the best flavor of ice cream?

(Everyone has a definite opinion on that!)