Ideas for Thanksgiving Lessons

 

Middle School Art Activities With a Thanksgiving Theme 
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1. Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/thanksgiving/teacher-resources/6670.html 

2.  America celebrates Thanksgiving Day today.

 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/america-celebrates-thanksgiving-today-20360.html

3.  Thanksgiving Classroom Ideas

http://pinterest.com/lmerm8/thanksgiving-classroom-ideas/ 

4. TeachersFirst's Thanksgiving Resources

http://www.teachersfirst.com/holiday/thanksgiving.cfm 

5. Drama:  Thanksgiving Day Feast

http://www.childdrama.com/thanksgiving.html 

6.  Are You Teaching The Real Story of the "First Thanksgiving"?

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr040.shtml 

7. Middle School Art Activities With 

a Thanksgiving Theme

http://www.ehow.com/list_6507994_middle-art-activities-thanksgiving-theme.html

 

 

Educational Links 11/10/17

The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/the-sneaky-science-behind-your-kids-tech-obsessions

Making Media Literacy Central to Digital Citizenship

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/11/09/making-media-literacy-central-to-digital-citizenship/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Flipping the Classroom: How and Why?

http://blog.mimio.com/flipping-the-classroom-how-and-why

App Teaches Health, Nutrition, Safety and More

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/itooch-6th-grade-health/70865

Monks For A Month: College Kids Give Up Talking — And Technology

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/11/09/562933725/monks-for-a-month-college-kids-give-up-talking-and-technology

8 Things I Learned When I Put Standing Desks and Flexible Seating in My Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/standing-desks-flexible-seating/?utm_campaign=Safco_170731_SA&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Social&utm_content=1508251113

6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/growing-closer-to-your-most-challenging-students/

While stress caused by common core concerns has dominated the recent education landscape, dealing with difficult students remains the number one source of constant tension for most teachers.

Continual exposure to students who won’t behave or produce can quickly erode both confidence and well-being.

Educational Links 11/9/17

It’s Time For A Deeper Conversation About How Schools Use Technology

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/11/06/its-time-for-a-deeper-conversation-about-how-schools-use-technology/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Teachers: How to use your voice for a positive school culture

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/11/06/teachers-voice-school-culture/

The Case(s) Against Personalized Learning

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/11/08/the-cases-against-personalized-learning.html

EdTech Acquisition Will Enhance Engagement and Strengthen Conceptual Understanding in Math

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/11/edtech-acquisition-will-enhance-engagement-and-strengthen-conceptual-understanding-in-math/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=EdTech%20Acquisition%20Will%20Enhance%20Engagement%20and%20Strengthen%20Conceptual%20Understanding%20in%20Math

These SEL strategies address bullying behavior

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/10/23/sel-strategies-bullying-behavior/

What are the Most Exciting Things Happening in Education Today?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2017/11/what_are_the_most_exciting_things_happening_in_education_today.html

Rekindling Excitement for Familiar Classes

https://www.edutopia.org/article/rekindling-excitement-familiar-classes?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Successful teaching, the kind that really makes a lasting impression, requires more than just knowledge—it takes enthusiasm, partnership, and meaningful instruction to nurture and sustain student interest. No matter what subject we teach, or the age of our students, there’s something to be gained by approaching any class as though it were a new teaching assignment.

Educational Links 11/8/17

Student Online Protection Videos you  Must Watch

http://edtechreview.in/news/2935-student-online-protection-videos-you-must-watch

Principals Like Social-Emotional Learning. Here's Why Schools Struggle With It

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2017/11/principals_like_social-emotional_learning_heres_why_schools_struggle_with_it.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

The Second Thing That’s Changed Since I Became an Early Childhood Keynote Speaker

http://www.raepica.com/2017/11/early-childhood-keynote-speaker-part-2/?utm_content=buffer6f0db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Why Is Teaching So Hard? Divided Nation Equals Divided Classrooms

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/tweeted/4535-stressful-sensitive-risky-discussions-tips-for-educators-2

Is art the original social-emotional learning?

https://tinyletter.com/hollykorbey/letters/is-art-the-original-social-emotional-learning

8 Things Every School Should Know About Preparing for Natural Disasters

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-11-07-8-things-every-school-should-know-about-preparing-for-natural-disasters?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=UPVs

Clean Slate

https://esheninger.blogspot.com/2017/11/clean-slate.html

All kids have greatness hidden inside them. It is the job of an educator to help them find and unleash it. To make this goal a reality, we must change our thinking and believe in our abilities to improve learning for all kids.  It’s interesting that many of us are ready to embrace and celebrate the ideas of others openly, but we don’t necessarily believe in the ones that we either think of or develop on our own.  The best ideas in education come from practitioners in the trenches. It is these people after all who implement innovative practices and ultimately find success.  The challenge though is to begin believing in what you have to offer and not worry about what others think. 

Educational Links 11/7/17

Building Class Culture with Social Skills Goals

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/social-skills-goals

Farm To School, Digging Into The Growing Trend Of Schools Growing Their Own Food

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/farm-school-digging-growing-trend-schools-growing-their-own-food-634171860

What You Didn’t Know About Common Core Curriculum in the Inclusive Classroom

http://www.theinclusiveclass.com/2017/10/what-you-didnt-know-about-common-core.html?utm_content=bufferb7221&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Quick Classroom Exercises to Combat Stress

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/11/quick-classroom-exercises-to-combat.html

Calming Anxiety in Children

https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety/

5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/5-out-of-the-box-assessment-strategies-every-teacher-know/

Preventing bullying through…fiction? It works!

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/10/10/preventing-bullying-fiction-works/

A writer of children’s books contends that reading fiction can increase compassion (and prevent bullying) by allowing students to experience life through another person’s eyes.

Educational Links 11/6/17

App Introduces Mindfulness for Kids, Adults

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/mind-yeti--mindfulness-for-kids-and-their-adults/70861

Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting bad behaviour

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/forgiveness-doesnt-mean-forgetting-bad-behaviour

Independent Readers, Independent Thinkers

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/book-life/independent-readers-independent-thinkers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Stop Making Teaching Harder Than It Has to Be!

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2017/11/stop_making_teaching_harder_th.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

How Project-Based Instruction Can Ignite Your Child’s Love for Learning

https://www.additudemag.com/project-based-learning-adhd-teaching-strategies/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parent

The School Kindness Project

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/09/09/ctq-sherman-kindness.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

Why protecting students at school is much more than just internet monitoring

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/10/16/cipa-students-internet-monitoring/

The use of technology in schools has provided students with a whole new way to connect and communicate with each other and their teachers, in addition to being a great source for learning. However, on the flipside, access to the wider internet may mean that there is a temptation for students to access websites with inappropriate content–or use it as a platform where negative behavior can escalate, such as for cyberbullying or other undesirable activities.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: What's Up (in the sky) Til The End Of The Year

Taurid fireballs this weekend?

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/south-north-taurid-fireballs-how-to-watch

Let's see what neat in the sky til the end of this year.

2017 Full Moon Calendar

https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html

Astronomy Essentials: Observe Jupiter Beneath Venus

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials

Will Earth undergo 15 days of darkness in November 2017?

http://earthsky.org/earth