Snowball fight!

Maria Vella shared this short video of her students using one of their favorite Spotlight on Strategies- the snowball  fight!  Check out Discovery Education for a constantly updated source of technology integration ideas.

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Sharks on TED-Ed

Who doesn’t love sharks?  Or are at least a litle curious about them.  Here’s a lesson from TED-Ed that might be of interest to your students.

Thanksgiving from Discovery Education

Need a few Thanksgiving resources?  Check out the offerings from Discovery Education here. Resources are divided by grade level and include a Spotlight on Strategies.

Thanksgiving and SBT

Thanksgiving is just around the corner- and here are some suggestions from Storyboardthat for your Thanksgiving lessons.  If your students create any- please think about sharing them with me.

The Pilgrims arrive

If you are looking for short videos for Thanksgiving?  You might want to look at the American Experience and their series on the Pilgrims.   These PBS resources  include handouts, vocabulary, and suggested lessons.

Finding that Google Classroom

Here’s a good suggestion from Alice Keeler on the easiest way to locate your Google Classroom from the dashboard.  It all has to do with numbering and the search feature.  For the complete post, please click here.

Paper slides from the colonies

Tracey Paul invited me to her class to assist with paper slide filming.  Her class worked in groups and produced paper slides on the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.  Here are two samples.

Free Virtual Field Trips

Learn Around the World has just released their last set of fall field trips.  These include:
1- Wildlife of Maine :

GEOshow Nov. 28 @ 1:00 PM EST

GEOshow Jr. Nov. 29 @ 12:00 PM EST

GEOshow Nov. 30 @ 11:30 AM EST

GEOshow Jr. Dec. 1 @ 10:30 AM EST

GEOshow Jr. Dec. 2 @ 10:00 AM EST

2- Wright Brothers - First in Flight :

GEOshow Jr. Dec. 5 @ 1:30 AM EST

GEOshow Dec. 6 @ 11:30 AM EST

GEOshow Jr. Dec. 7 @ 12:00 PM EST

GEOshow Dec. 8 @ 1:00 PM EST

GEOshow Jr. Dec. 9 @ 10:00 AM EST

Total VFTS open for registration

Week 10 - Pilgrims of Plymouth  (week of 11/14)

The GEO Shows are geared to grades 5-8 with the Jr  show for grades K-4. To register and for more information, please visit their site here.

Visit the polar bears

Please click here to register for Discovery Education virtual field trips for your students.  They will be live from Churchill, Manitoba with 3 trips (please read the descriptions for the grade levels).  I realize this is a tough month (given our school schedule) but I would encourage you to try and join one of the trips.

TED-Ed: The afterlife of an Egyptian

I love the TED-Ed talks- the brief (under 5 minute videos) along with a series of multiple choice questions, additional resources, and then guided discussion questions.  Here’s the lesson on

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - I’ve embedded the video below.