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This is a great channel on Youtube for teachers to use. The groups that create these videos take popular songs and rewrite them in order to teach students about different time periods or events in world history. This can be used as a great intro or ending video clip, or as a brain break. Beware- some songs are very catchy and can get stuck in you head. =)

Since 1919, National Children's Book Week has been dedicated to encourage young readers to enjoy books. During this week, schools and libraries across the nation will celebrate this by participating in book-related events and activities. Get your students involved in this time-honored tradition by creating fun, educational activities. Book Week is the second week of May

We should do this during the second week of May. Itwould be a good lead in to the summer reading assignments.

Wednesday's guest post about why kids need to move from pediatric occupational therapist Loren Shlaes was so popular that I decided to follow it up with a list of Brain Breaks you can use with your students. These are great to use anytime your students are feeling restless and are struggling to pay attention.

Eating healthily is all about balance. Every now and then it's perfectly OK to have pie for dinner or a nice slice of cake at teatime - treats are a part of life - but it's also important to recognise when we're pushing things too far.

Some good ideas

an Francisco, Calif., May 1, 2015 / 05:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of San Francisco has stressed its "greatest admiration and respect" for those working in Catholic education, pledging to take into account teachers' concerns while lamenting that some reports about its proposals for Catholic schools have been "incorrect" and "inflammatory."

For many current middle and high school students, writing takes shape in all kinds of forms. They send texts, write on social media sites, update their own blogs, and of course, write for school assignments. This article also points out that it's not all positive though.

Question of the day for Language Arts "Quick Write" moments: Got a few spare minutes before lunch? Try asking your kids these fun questions: At what age is a person an adult? Why do you think so? If could change one rule that your family has, what would you change? What is something that makes your family special?

I'm going to use a part of this lesson for my "Question of the Day" tomorrow: Act 1: Take a look at the promo at Moe's. What is the first question that comes to mind? How much does a 42-gallon jug of Chili Con Queso cost? How many cups or bowls of Chili Con Queso is that?

List of teaching strategies. Has ideas about classroom management and instructional strategies. 

I added this to my list of favorites.

How and Why I Promote My Articles on Diigo's Social Bookmarking Site Recently I decided to promote my articles through Diigo. Here is how and why I did it. Diigo is very educator friendly. They have educator accounts specifically geared towards getting K-12 teachers to use their service, so they have lots of educators who view and share their bookmarks.

Before students will care how much a teacher knows, they must know how much a teacher cares! What we say to students may influence them forever. Make sure to give them positive words and things to think about!

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.

I recently signed up for a free trial of this site. It has some really great videos for all subject areas! The kids found them informative and entertaining because of the little cartoon graphics. Now to cancel before they charge me $50! 

Spotlight on Aligning Curriculum and Technology This Spotlight explores how districts are using technology to improve student learning, introducing games into classrooms, and using multimedia resources across the subject areas. Spotlight on Algebra As more American students are being encouraged to take introductory algebra in 8th grade, efforts to support algebra instruction are examined.

A NYT article about a man who is a mime named Tim Chartier, whose day job is associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College in North Carolina. The plunger skit and many others that he and his wife, Tanya, have developed are part of their Mime-matics business. Having learned from the master of the craft, Marcel Marceau, they use their skills in mime to teach mathematics in a decidedly unconventional way.