Park Street School

St. Valentine, Famed Romantic and Religious Martyr His spirit is celebrated with romance on this day of love. But what do we really know about the namesake of this Hallmark holiday?

Ideas for teaching how to teach visible thinking

Ideas for teaching how to teach visible thinking

See Huffington blog post about parents teaching their chldren about grit.

"If you have been or want to start using thinking routines and more effective questioning to create a culture of thinking in your classroom or organization, this will be a useful resource."

"If you have been or want to start using thinking routines and more effective questioning to create a culture of thinking in your classroom or organization, this will be a useful resource."

Short blog post. Includes a link to a TED talk by Angela Lee Duckworth.

Ritchhart will explore why and how integrating art in the classroom fosters powerful learning opportunities and promotes creative teaching. Ritchhart is a Senior Research Associate at Project Zero where his work focuses on such issues as teaching for understanding, the development of intellectual character, creative teaching, making students' thinking visible, and the development of school and classroom culture. His research and writings have informed the work of schools, school systems, and museums throughout the world.

Constitution Day lesson plans for K-12 teachers from the Center for Civic Education. These lessons are available for free and many are downloadable as pdfs.

How did a meeting intended to revise the Articles of Confederation lead to the new Constitution for the United States? Discover how a handful of men--sitting in sweltering heat and shrouded by secrecy--changed the course of history for America in 1787.

How did a meeting intended to revise the Articles of Confederation lead to the new Constitution for the United States? Discover how a handful of men--sitting in sweltering heat and shrouded by secrecy--changed the course of history for America in 1787.

Lesson Plans and Resources for teaching the constitution

Valentine's Day Party Ideas

Unit 6 Review Scribd. (like a power point).

Math resources and games.

Massachusetts history including colonial times and Native Americans with field trip opportunity.

Take sides in an intense debate among leading authorities on Italian art and learn the possible answers to the question: What makes a Caravaggio? This exhibition provides the chance to study two nearly identical paintings of Saint Francis in Meditation attributed to Caravaggio (1571-1610...

"Space Aces: A Vowel Combination/Digraph Phonics Game Space Aces is a phonics game intended for reviewing vowel combinations also known as vowel digraphs such as the OO in moon or the EA in heat.. Before you can use play this game with your students, you will have to print off the following resources, paste them onto poster board and cut them out. Note: The alien spaceships are meant to be double-sided with the words on the back and the spaceships on the front:

Historic house located in Beacon Hill that was built during the Federal era

The Hall, The Kitchen, The Chapel, Accommodation