Diigo bookmark (weekly)

• VocabAhead

  Short videos to teach vocab words

  tags: vocabulary

• Five Prereading Pitfalls to Avoid

  Reasons why prereading gets a bad name

  tags: prereading commoncore

• Watch Know Learn

  Free educational videos, recommended by Daily Cafe.

  tags: video resources

• Building Good Search Skills

  Advice on teaching students to research.

  tags: research

• Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Reply on Wikipedia

  Good food for thought and cautionary note on using Wikipedia as a source.

  tags: wikipedia research

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Solana's movie review: Rio

Rio is a movie I watched with my mom and dad. It was about two blue macaws named Blu and Jewel. My favorite character was Jewel because she's so beautiful and she looks like an angel who is getting really close. That's a line from the movie. The movie is about a baby blue macaw (Blu) who gets captured and droven away from Rio, Brazil to Minnesota. The truck he is in accedently crashes and his cage falls out of the truck and he is found by a little girl. You will have to watch the movie to know the rest!

Solana's book review: National Geographic Kids

We have been reading a lot of weird but true books lately. Solana likes the Ripley's books as well, but I prefer the National Geographic series. Here is Solana's book review:

I like the book National Geographic Kids: Weird but True. If you like weird facts, you should look at this book. It teaches you about cool inventions, like the real life transformer, and weird facts, like the 2-headed turtle. If you want to know more facts, read the book. If you want weird but true facts, this is what you need!

Diigo bookmark (weekly)

• Nerdy Book Club awards

  Ever seen #nerdybookclub on Twitter? This is the blog!These awards were voted on: great choices.

  tags: booklists

• The Artistifier

  Keep hearing teachers talk about this one for creating your own silent movies-- not all of the videos they have up are appropriate for a school setting...

  tags: moviemaker

• Best Student Blogs

  Different age examples of student blogging.

  tags: blogging

• Cosas que encuentro para la clase

  ESL blog-- sharing resources

  tags: ell

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Mission U.S.

My ESL student's classroom teacher and I were struggling with helping my student to understand concepts in American history until the teacher discovered Mission U.S.—what a great way to immerse students in history—the teacher’s guide comes complete with learning goals, essential questions, a planning guide and more.

New Discovery: Christoph Niemann

We’ve recently discovered the books of Christoph Niemann— playful, original and humorous for both young children and their adult buddy readers. We especially liked I Lego NY which features Donald Trump’s hair along with other New York inspired Lego creations. Subway is also a fun trip for those children who love to ride the train.