July 30, 2008 | Posted At: 06:00 PM | Author: Linda Fung | Category: Free Activities
Get students excited about writing. Story Starters generates hundreds of creative combinations that take the writer’s block out of creative writing for students in grades 1–4.
young writers loose with prompts that focus on character (who the story
is about), plot (what happens in the story), and setting (where or when
the story happens).
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July 29, 2008 | Posted At: 06:00 PM | Author: Linda Fung | Category: New Lessons/Strategies
Walk into Nikki Campo-Stallone's classroom and you'll see literacy centers packed with learning opportunities.
Recreate her classroom set-up using Literacy Centers in Photographs as your step-by-step guide for organizing the centers, establishing routines and managing center-based learning all year long. Explore her classroom layout and find out the materials she uses for her literacy centers.
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July 28, 2008 | Posted At: 06:00 PM | Author: Linda Fung | Category: Announcing …
, New Lessons/Strategies
Welcome to the What's New @ Scholastic.com blog, your direct
connection to the best Scholastic activities, lessons, videos, and
more. Every day, I'll give you the inside scoop on the resources and
tools we're creating to help you in the classroom.
In some states, the first day of school is as early as August 4. I
remember my sister's first class as a new teacher. Even though she had
a week to prepare her classroom, she was still nervous about meeting
her students for the first time. If she were a new teacher this year, I
would have immediately shown her the First Class Web site and the New Teacher Survival Guide.
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