June 2011
26 posts
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
—W. Somerset Mougham (via bookmania)
Celebrate the 4th of July in style! →
strawberybanke.org
Monday, July 4th, 2011
10:00am–5:00 pm * New time for this year.
An American Celebration!
Click here to buy tickets online
A real old-fashioned fabulous 4th of July! Complete with children’s bike & wagon parade, giant kite fly, potato sack races, kids liberty treasure hunt, garden crafts, live music, historic garden tours, costumed role-players, colonial hearth cooking, basket weaving, Island Pond Spinners, hand-thrown pottery, food, and fun for all. Tickets: Regular museum admission of $15 for adults. Kids 17 and under are FREE. Active military, retired military, and their families are FREE. Discounted admission for members.
New CNN Student News! →
cnn.com
June 24th, CNN Student News uploaded a new video!
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
—Joseph Brodsky (via prettybooks)
The Grandfather She Never Knew →
worldmemoryproject.org
Elaine Culbertson made an amazing discovery at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, learning new details about her grandfather’s life that she never knew before.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Civil Liberties Exam →
isi.org
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.
Hey students,
After taking the quiz, reply with your results! I got 27 out of 33 correct. The economic questions at the end were mighty tricky early on Saturday morning! Good luck :)
Sup MS. Woulfe!!
I told you I would follow your blog!
Nice work :)
A Fond Farewell
Students,
Today was your last day as 6th graders. We had some great times, we had some stressful times, but I had a blast! I hope you enjoy your summer vacations and I look forward to seeing your smiling faces in the fall :)
New York Times Challenge: Found Poems →
learning.blogs.nytimes.com
For students 13+! A great way to keep working with poetry this summer!
Pathfinder Social Studies Survey →
surveymonkey.com
Reminder: You can answer all questions honestly, I will have no idea who you are. Please take each question seriously since I’ll be taking all responses seriously.
Twitter in the Classroom
Students,
After reading the blog and watching the video clip I recently posted, I am wondering your thoughts on Twitter in the classroom. Wicked cool or wicked lame?
Twitter in the Classroom: Watch This Teacher Engage Shy Students in Learning History →
good.is
Twitter is being used in the classroom with positive results by some teachers. Here is an example.
Still skeptical about the value of using Twitter as a tool to engage introverted students in classroom lessons? You’re not alone. A recent survey of almost 2,000 teachers found that half think that using Twitter (and Facebook) in the classroom “is harmful to the learning experience.” But, Los Angeles history teacher Enrique Legaspi disagrees with the naysayers. Last year he went to a workshop that discussed ways to use Twitter in teaching and now his students—even the shy ones—at Hollenbeck Middle School in East L.A. are speaking up more
» via GOOD
Enjoying a quiet afternoon with a good book just warms my heart.
Student Challenge: NY Times Summer Reading Challenge →
learning.blogs.nytimes.com
Check out this link for ways to change up your reading and blog about it! Please note this challenge is only open to students 13+!
CNN Student News →
cnn.com
Greeting students! Looking to stay informed throughout the summer? Keep clicking this link to watch special Student News segments throughout the summer!
Remembering D-Day →
cbsnews.com
A CBS news special report on soldiers looking back on their experiences during D-Day
D-Day Picture Slideshow →
youtube.com
A stunning YouTube video showing some great primary sources
