http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/poet-shoes-performing-poetry-78.html?tab=4#tabs
a lesson plan that has kids performing poetry. i liked the way we did that in shakespeare and i thought it was something that i think would be useful in a classroom. it could be something that will help students to get a better grasp on poetry because in my experience, students are kind of scared of poetry.
I would definitely use love that dog in the classroom. i was thinking of even doing something like the book. having students keep a poetry journal. its something that after reading the book that students can see is doable and get excited about poetry.
the website for love that dog
http://www.sharoncreech.co.uk/doghome.htm
discussion questions for love that dog
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-love.html
good website with poems by students. All the poems written where inspired by love that dog
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-love.html
a pre made quiz that is related to love that dog
http://files.sjalisle.org/resource/battle-07-08/Love_That_Dog.pdf
Monday, April 26, 2010
Shakespeare
A website that i used for this section was... http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/
it is a spark notes website for no fear shakespeare. i think this would be good in the classroom because 95% of the time i have a really hard time understanding shakespeare. so this is a book i can personally use before teaching shakespeare in a classroom.
I personally dont see myself teaching shakespeare in my classroom. i do not enjoy it, so i tried to find some activities online to save, because its not fair to students to miss out on something just because i dont like it.
i found a bbc website with a lot of videos on it, shakespeare in 60 seconds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/watch/index.shtml
cool videos, easy to show in a classroom. can be understood by kids.
cool website with paper cutout to use to rebuild the globe theater
http://www.papertoys.com/globe.htm
it is a spark notes website for no fear shakespeare. i think this would be good in the classroom because 95% of the time i have a really hard time understanding shakespeare. so this is a book i can personally use before teaching shakespeare in a classroom.
I personally dont see myself teaching shakespeare in my classroom. i do not enjoy it, so i tried to find some activities online to save, because its not fair to students to miss out on something just because i dont like it.
i found a bbc website with a lot of videos on it, shakespeare in 60 seconds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/watch/index.shtml
cool videos, easy to show in a classroom. can be understood by kids.
cool website with paper cutout to use to rebuild the globe theater
http://www.papertoys.com/globe.htm
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Austere Academy
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the series of unfortunate events books. They are absolutely something i will work into the curriculum somehow. I think it would be best used in an English section, as a book that the class reads together.
My teacher in 6th grade picked class books, and after lunch everyday for 20 minutes she would turn of the lights and read to us. I love this idea in a classroom of older children, they aren's used to being read to anymore, and its a change that can get them involved in reading again.
I found a website that had an english lesson based around the Series of Unfortunate Events book, The Slippery Slope, which we did not read in class, but is one of my favorites out of this series.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2962
there was also a link to a book quote page on this website.
Stargirl was a book i was completely unfamiliar with until this class. I really enjoyed this book as well. It has such a good moral and something that can easily be worked into a curriculum, and is a book that you can teach your students a lesson without them knowing really.
I would definately use the visual map for this book. I would also really like to do something with students writing their own versions of stargirl with examples from their lives, or also making up senarios about stargirl type situations.
I would not use speak in a classroom. I was not a fan of this book, and i don't think i would be very enthusiastic about teaching this book because first the subject matter is kind of iffy for an elementary class, and if im not passionate about a book that i am reading in the classroom, how am i supposed to expect students to be passionate about what they are reading?
My teacher in 6th grade picked class books, and after lunch everyday for 20 minutes she would turn of the lights and read to us. I love this idea in a classroom of older children, they aren's used to being read to anymore, and its a change that can get them involved in reading again.
I found a website that had an english lesson based around the Series of Unfortunate Events book, The Slippery Slope, which we did not read in class, but is one of my favorites out of this series.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2962
there was also a link to a book quote page on this website.
Stargirl was a book i was completely unfamiliar with until this class. I really enjoyed this book as well. It has such a good moral and something that can easily be worked into a curriculum, and is a book that you can teach your students a lesson without them knowing really.
I would definately use the visual map for this book. I would also really like to do something with students writing their own versions of stargirl with examples from their lives, or also making up senarios about stargirl type situations.
I would not use speak in a classroom. I was not a fan of this book, and i don't think i would be very enthusiastic about teaching this book because first the subject matter is kind of iffy for an elementary class, and if im not passionate about a book that i am reading in the classroom, how am i supposed to expect students to be passionate about what they are reading?
Monday, February 22, 2010
Fairy Tales
Since I want to teach higher elementary school aged children, the brothers grimm versions of classic disney stories could be used in a classroom. I found a brothers grimm story I really liked that was pretty age appropriate that would be good to use in a classroom because it has a good moral and message.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm019.html
I love the idea of doing a unit on the 'witches' of stories. I have recently become extremely obsessed with the musical Wicked. I would love to incorperate that into a unit. Give students a villian from a story and have them write what happened to them to make them 'evil' or have them tell a story about how the story was twisted to make them look like the bad one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7Xe8dV_EI
you could use as an example for how to start writing, the lyrics talk about how all she does is try to do good deeds and they keep being twisted. Good way to start students immaginations flowing.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm019.html
I love the idea of doing a unit on the 'witches' of stories. I have recently become extremely obsessed with the musical Wicked. I would love to incorperate that into a unit. Give students a villian from a story and have them write what happened to them to make them 'evil' or have them tell a story about how the story was twisted to make them look like the bad one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7Xe8dV_EI
you could use as an example for how to start writing, the lyrics talk about how all she does is try to do good deeds and they keep being twisted. Good way to start students immaginations flowing.
Monday, February 1, 2010
About Me
Hi! My name is Emily, obviously. I am from Lodi, Ca originally. I live in downtown chico with 8 roomates. Everyone thinks I am crazy when I tell them I have 8 roomates, but it is okay, we all have our own rooms. The year is almost over and no one has been strangled yet, so I feel like that is a good sign.
I want to be a teacher because it is what i have always wanted to do. I decided I wanted to be a teacher in kindergarten. I distinctly remember watching my teacher write on the chalkboard and thinking, "I want to write on the chalkboard", and the rest is history. As I got older i just kind of realized I really did want to become a teacher because when thinking about a career that I wanted to pursue, teaching is the only profession I got excited about when thinking about it.
I am expecting a really good semester in this class. I love to read so when i got the required book list, I was very happy. I expect to have fun in this class and from looking through the course packet I also feel like i will come away with a lot of books and writing activities that I can modify and use in my classroom someday.
I want to be a teacher because it is what i have always wanted to do. I decided I wanted to be a teacher in kindergarten. I distinctly remember watching my teacher write on the chalkboard and thinking, "I want to write on the chalkboard", and the rest is history. As I got older i just kind of realized I really did want to become a teacher because when thinking about a career that I wanted to pursue, teaching is the only profession I got excited about when thinking about it.
I am expecting a really good semester in this class. I love to read so when i got the required book list, I was very happy. I expect to have fun in this class and from looking through the course packet I also feel like i will come away with a lot of books and writing activities that I can modify and use in my classroom someday.
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