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Give students part of the constitution and have them identify which part (article/section) the pictures applies to in the constitution. Includes patent drawings (monopoly, etc :) (Albert Einstein's immigration papers)

"Okay, so also not to long ago I saw on Blog Hoppin' a teacher did a project for younger kids called turkey in disguise (sorry I don't remember the teacher, but she is so smart). So we decided since I saw it too late, to do Gingerbread men in disguise for our Christmas writing prompt. The students are currently working on stories about how they woke up and they found a gingerbread man running for his life and asking for help. In their story they must tell about how they disguised him, what they disguised him as, and how they helped him escape certain peril. They are having such a good time, they begged for extra writing time today. Anyway here are some of the gingerbread men in disguise, these are not all from my class. Our whole fourth grade is doing this project. aren't they adorable, these are just a few. There were way too many to choose from. Hopefully when they are done with the writing piece I can post some of those. I hope you all have an amazing last week before break, and as always thanks for reading! Mrs. B"

This lesson looks neat - you hang the ten amendments around the room - pull situations from a box and have the students determine which amendment would protect that right.

This is a neat idea - have students bring in lyrics to their favorite song - then use the lyrics to figure out the probability of certain words in the song.

There is a book that I am using with my reading group regarding this orphan train...I never heard of it. Breaks my heart - I used a youtube to introduce it to the kids. We are in the process of reading it. Two of my three kids in group are very much enjoying learning about it.

At the beginning of every school year, I always spend the first few days with my fourth grade students discussing our hopes and dreams for the year. This idea is based on the Responsive Classroom approach to developing a positive learning environment with students.

variety of sixth grade vocabulary used in a game where you have to determine the correct answer out of three and "dump" the answer into a robot's head.

United Streaming - "Ssssssh! We're Writing the Constitution" - open in internet explorer

I've done this in years past and it's powerful. In third grade, I got some tears when we damaged the dolls so I stopped doing it! I will do it again this year and tie it into my anti-bullying talks. I have some paper cut-out dolls that the students can trace - you are welcome to borrow.

Check this out!

Here's a neat lesson idea - Economics and Personal Finance Resource. Students apply the skill of fact and opinion to looking at advertisements. Students use their skills to determine whether the advertisements are fact or opinion.

Neat site with many resources and link regarding the use of the r-word

The building of the Statue of Liberty

10 ways kids can save the rainforests - kids corner

Wonder what it would take to set this up - since our last lesson included e-mail. Could they e-mail each other through their google accounts and write to the person about what they learned....

Field trips allow students to learn while engaging all of their senses. Although some districts may lack the funding to afford students these valuable educational opportunities, you can bring the field trip to the classroom with modern technology. Here are five virtual field trips that are a must-see for any grade level: 1.

Five 8 1/2 x 11 figurative language posters with cute illustrations to make the point. Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Personification and Oxymoron. This is one-quarter of the posters you will find in the full 20 Figurative Language Poster pack in my store.