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<span style="font-size: large;">About <span style="color: red;">Get to the <span style="color: #b45f06;">Re</span>source</span>:</span><br />
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<b>So what is "Get to the Resource" about anyways?</b> This is a <b>teacher-created website</b> to help teachers find <b>useful resources to use in the classroom</b>. This site should also be helpful to <b>parents</b> (especially if you are <b>home-schooling</b> your children) and to those of you who are <b>teaching character education/virtues to children. </b><br />
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My goal for this blog is to do whatever I can to make life easier for my fellow teachers out there because, let's face it, we can use all the help we can get these days. Pressure seems at an all time high for us teachers as greater demands are placed on us while often resources and support are cut out due to budget constraints. I will be trying to do my part to help the teaching community by giving you <b>tips and resources</b> that I have found helpful as well as some <b>ready-made instantly usable lesson plans and activities</b> (these I will be adding to over time). <br />
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I am a teacher by profession and have taught in both Elementary School (Grades K, 2, 3, and 5) and in Middle School (English and Drama). I have a Masters in Education focused on Reading Comprehension and have served as a Language Arts Department Chair and Gifted Coordinator. <br />
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I hope this blog will help you all in your teaching endeavors with some <b>helpful tips, resources, and lesson plans/activities.</b> I would also like to help those of you who are teaching <b>Character Education or Virtues Education</b>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to share with you all some <span style="font-weight: bold;">useful websites </span>for various teaching needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">Reproducibles and Worksheets:</span><br />
Try going to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">scholastic printables</span> page for ready to use reproducibles and worksheets. Click <a href="http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/home/">here</a> for this website.<br />
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There is also a site for <b>games as well as reproducibles (worksheets, awards, etc)</b> at <a href="http://www.primarygames.com/">http://www.primarygames.com/</a> You can go to the <a href="http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/print_zone.htm">Print Zone</a> section and print out the reproducibles.<br />
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A site called <a href="http://www.abcteach.com/"><b>abcteach </b></a>has <b>worksheets, writing prompts, and more</b> (note some resources are available to members only, usually the ones at the bottom).<br />
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A similar site called <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/"><b>A to Z Teacher Stuff</b></a> has <b>reproducibles for teachers</b>. There is also a useful link for <b>Character Education</b> materials <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Character_Education/index.shtml"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b><br />
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Another site is called <a href="http://www.ezschool.com/"><b>http://www.ezschool.com/</b></a> and has resources for various subjects and grade levels.<br />
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At the <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/"><b>http://www.gradebook.org</b></a> site there are a number of <b>resources for teachers</b> (ranging from worksheets to awards). Click on <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/Primary%20Teacher.htm"><b>Primary teachers</b></a> or <b><a href="http://www.gradebook.org/SecondaryTeachersLounge.htm">Secondary teachers</a></b> depending on what you teach.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Websites that provide links to useful sites:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a website called<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span id="goog_1215151274" style="color: blue;"></span><a href="http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html" style="color: purple;"><b>The Best on the Web for Teachers</b><span id="goog_1215151275"></span></a> where you can find links to many useful websites<b>.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another useful site that indexes useful websites for teachers is </span></span><a href="http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sites for Teachers</b>.</span></span></a><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">Creating your own crossword puzzles, wordsearches, and boardgames:</span> <br />
There is a great free website called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Puzzlemaker</span> where you can make and print your own crossword puzzles, wordsearches, etc to supplement your lessons. Click <a href="http://www.puzzlemaker.com/">here</a> for this website.<br />
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To create your own <b>boardgame</b>, you can go to the <a href="http://www.barebooks.com/">Bare Books</a> company and and purchase a kit that has a blank, durable game board (just like real boardgames), spinner, money, cards, and any other item you can think of. Great too for if you want to create your own <b>family boardgame</b>, you can even <b>print out digital photos of each family member and attach that to the playing pieces</b> to move around the game. (See more about the Bare Books company in my section about Publishing in this same post).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grants/Funding:</b></span><br />
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There is a great program called <b>Adopt a Classroom</b> where you can submit a request for your classroom to be adopted. Then a company looking to donate money to your classroom will adopt you (they get a tax deduction to do so by the organizers of Adopt a Classroom). The website handles all the logistics, all you have to do is type up your wish list and when you get adopted, you get to <b>choose materials from various online stores, such as Staples</b>. I did this one year and it was amazing -- so easy to do and we got so many great supplies -- the students were excited when our packages of materials started arriving and we were so thankful. It is a win-win situation because the companies can also get a tax deduction for helping your classroom. Click <b><a href="http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/">here</a></b> to go directly to this site.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Teacher Supplies and Books:</span></b><br />
Check out the <b>Scholastic Teacher Store </b>because they often have impressive sales where products are down to $1.00 (called <b>Dollar Day sales</b>) and they also have a Bargain Bin section. Click <a href="http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10002&langId=-1">here</a> to go to their site.<br />
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Some stores that are useful for supplies are: <b>Big Lots</b> (especially for items like scissors or prizes), <b>99 cent store or Dollar Tree</b> (great for plastic tubs to store classroom library books by category), and stores like <b>Target</b>.<br />
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To <b>keep track of notes you give to parents/students/administrators</b> and have a record of them, you can buy the Carson-Dellosa Publishing <b>Teacher form booklet</b> that is carbonless and has two parts (one part you write on and give to the person, the other <b>keeps a copy of what you just wrote</b>). This is great for if you are in a hurry, but want to <b>keep documentation of notes to parents/students/administrators</b>. They are really convenient.<br />
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One way to help the environment while finding <b>free materials</b> is to join your local <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/"><b>freecycle</b></a> organization. This is where people offer free items for you to pick up <b>in your own city</b>. Oftentimes I will see people post <b>free children's books, classroom supplies, stationary, toys, and so on</b>.<br />
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There is always your <b>public library</b> as a source for <b>books for your classroom</b> (especially if you are learning about a special topic and want more books for research projects). They also usually have a <b>bookstore at the library with cheap children's books</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">Videos:</span><br />
Ask your school if they have a subscription to <a href="http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/">Discovery United Streaming</a> videos. A website where you can search for educational videos online.<br />
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<a href="http://www.brainpop.com/free_stuff/">Brainpop</a> is a website that has <b>short educational film clips</b> that teach about <b>specific academic topics</b>. They also have a <b>quiz at the end of each clip</b>. Some film clips are available for free and the link I provided are the free films. Check with your school site to see if they have a membership, in which case all the films would be free for you as a teacher with your school's log in information.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Games:</span></b><br />
There are some <b>fun math games</b> for students to play and reinforce their skills at <a href="http://www.coolmath4kids.com/">http://www.coolmath4kids.com/</a> (the games are divided by categories, such as fractions and times tables).<br />
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There is a site called <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/">http://www.funbrain.com/</a> that also has a section for teachers. Click <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html">here</a> to go to the teacher section. On this site you can search for games based on the state standards or curriculum.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Drama:</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Order amazing <b>plays or musicals that come with CDs and scripts and everything</b>. Fantastic company!!! The website is <a href="http://www.mtimusicalworlds.com/">http://www.mtimusicalworlds.com/</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Their website has links for Broadway Junior shows, Kids Collection, and Disney Collection. </span><span style="font-size: small;">I ordered from this company when my Drama class did a production of <i>Seussical the Musical</i>. A great musical as it appeals to audiences of all ages and has great songs and the beloved characters from Dr. Seuss's books.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Publishing:</span></b><br />
A great way for <b>students to feel like real writers and publish their work</b> is to provide them with Bare Books. The website <a href="http://www.barebooks.com/">http://www.barebooks.com/</a> has tons of <b>affordable hard bound books for kids to write and illustrate on -- these last a long time</b>, in fact, I have a friend who still has hers from when she was a child. <br />
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This same website also has <b>products for creating step flip charts (great for practicing facts), durable baby books, calendars, and more</b>. I find these products to be reasonably priced. One year I motivated my 3rd graders to do the <b>writing process</b> by having them write their stories into their Bare Book once they had edited them and had the final draft approved by me or my teacher's aide. They then had a <b>long-lasting collection of their stories</b> and were so proud to see their work in hard bound book. It also helped them understand that writers do not instantly publish their work, instead they revise their drafts and then publish their final draft. By getting to include their story into their Bare Book only once they had done the full writing process, it helped them want to revise and not just try to stop after the first draft. <b>They also had fun doing the illustrations and cover.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Character Education Websites:</span></b><br />
Check out <a href="http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/chared.htm">http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/chared.htm</a> for a <b>list of useful websites</b> to use when teaching <b>Character Education</b>.<br />
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Also look through <b>my posts about</b> <b>Character Education</b> by clicking <b><a href="http://get2theresource.blogspot.com/search/label/Character%20Education">here</a></b><br />
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Find more <b>Character Education resources</b> at <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/Character%20Development.htm">http://www.gradebook.org/Character%20Development.htm</a> <br />
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On the <b>A to Z Teacher Stuff</b> <b>website</b> there is also a section on <b>Character Education <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Character_Education/index.shtml">here</a></b>.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=panicfreeplan-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0060264551" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some ideas to teach about <b>Love.</b></span> <br />
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There is a <b>fun book called "My Map Book" by Sara Fanelli </b>(all of it was done by a young girl). I came across this from one of my professors at UC Santa Barbara and I loved it. This book has different maps she has drawn ranging from a map of her room to a map of her tummy. Towards the middle of the book is a <b>page called "Map of My Heart" where she writes and draws people and things that she loves.</b> You can show this to your students and then <b>have them draw their own map of their heart</b>.<br />
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Here is an example of how a completed Map of My Heart would look:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Click on the picture of this book to find out more about it on Amazon:</div><br />
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<b>A great song to is called "Caring and Compassion" by Red Grammer and Pamela Phillips Oland on the album "Be Bop Your Best".</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Click on the image of the CD to find out more on Amazon.<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=panicfreeplan-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000BGQUSY" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BeBop-Your-Best-Red-Grammer/dp/B000BGQUSY?ie=UTF8&tag=panicfreeplan-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="BeBop Your Best" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000BGQUSY&tag=panicfreeplan-20" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ideas for teaching about <b>Justice</b>.</span><br />
You can also explain that to be just means to be <b>fair</b> and to <b>share</b> with others.<br />
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When discussing justice in your classes, you can <b>make cards that say "justice" on one side and "not justice" (or the word justice crossed out, like "<strike>justice"</strike>) on the other side</b>. Then give examples and have the children hold up the side that says "justice" if they think the example shows justice or the side that says "not justice" if they think the example does not show justice. You can <b>make the cards out of index cards or card stock</b>. This helps keeps the students engaged in the discussion and moves them towards being more <b>active participants </b>rather than just passively listening. <br />
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I used the following examples for our discussion (I have put a J in front of the <b>examples</b> that show justice): <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>(J)</strong> Sharing crayons with others.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>(J)</strong> Following the rules when playing a game.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Taking away someone's toy without asking to use it.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>(J)</strong> Making sure everyone gets a slice of cake.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Cutting in front of others in line without permission.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>(J)</strong> Taking equal turns on the swing.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>(J)</strong> Finding a game everyone can enjoy.</div></li>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Taking someone's candy if they were mean to you.</div></li>
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You can <b>then give the students a chance to raise their hand and offer their own examples</b> and have the rest of the children hold up their cards to say if that child's example shows "justice" or "not justice." When I did this in our class, the children seemed to enjoy giving their own examples. It also encourages children to listen to each other's examples because they know they will be having to raise their card after hearing it.<br />
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This is an example of the two sides of the cards: <br />
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<div></div>I also came across a <b>story online called "Fran the Fair Frog"</b> which you can <b>download for free</b> as a pdf file. You can then use the <b>Frog Craft heart shape theme as an arts and crafts project.</b> It makes a really cute frog out of heart shaped parts. I then typed up some tips on how to be fair and taped it to the back of the frog that each child made. You can find the story "Fran the Fair Frog" and also the heart shaped frog craft by going to <a href="http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/animals/amphibians.htm">http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/animals/amphibians.htm</a><br />
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This is how the end product will look (I glued the tips of how to be fair on the back): <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some ideas for <b>Kindness</b>:</span><br />
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A great song to use is called "Kindness" and it is from the album <b>"Be Bop Your Best" by Red Grammer</b>.<br />
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You can find out more on Amazon by clicking on the CD picture: <br />
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This whole album is a great resource for teaching character/virtues education. For more info, go to <a href="http://www.redgrammer.com/">http://www.redgrammer.com/</a>. <br />
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You can also have the children <b>make coupon books/cards for their friends/family.</b> I cut out heart shapes from pretty flower wrapping paper and gave one to each child to tape the edges onto the inside of their card. This made a heart-shaped pocket inside their card. I then made flower shaped coupons for them to store inside the heart-shaped vase (pocket). The coupons could say things like, "This coupon is good for: cleaning my room."<br />
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This is how the coupons look:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Here is a <b>free pdf file</b> of the coupons I created. You can download or print to pdf and use for your own class. The stem has the "This coupon is good for" and the flower part is blank for the children to write in something like: "A big hug" (or you can help them write it in):</span><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/27081556/Kindness-Coupons" style="display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Kindness Coupons on Scribd">Kindness Coupons</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="500" id="doc_58384856878851" name="doc_58384856878851" style="outline-color: -moz-use-text-color; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=27081556&access_key=key-1lihymnvg4cdlta4q1rn&page=1&viewMode=list"><embed id="doc_58384856878851" name="doc_58384856878851" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=27081556&access_key=key-1lihymnvg4cdlta4q1rn&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="500" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some activities and resources for teaching about <b>Unity</b>:</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.bahai.us/bahai-children">Ruhi Book 3</a> lesson on Unity, includes a beautiful <b>song</b> that starts with:<br />
<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">"We are drops of one ocean,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We are pearls of one sea,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Come and join us in our quest for unity,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's a way of life for you and me..."</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">To get the lyrics and music, CDs with this song, and other Ruhi Book 3 materials, you can go to <a href="http://www.ruhiresources.org/">http://www.ruhiresources.org/</a></div><br />
Also from this lesson is a <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.bahai.org/">Baha'i</a> </span>quote: <b>"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illumine the whole earth."</b><br />
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One of my all time favorite books that can be used to teach <b>multicultural education or character education</b> is called <b>"The Crayon Box That Talked" by Shane DeRolf </b>(it was based on an anti-racism campaign). Kids love it and the illustrations are adorable. It is about a box of crayons where the crayons don't get along. Eventually a girl comes and buys them and uses all the different colors to draw a picture. They then start to realize how special they each are. I love the ending part: <br />
<blockquote>"We are a box of crayons, <br />
Each one of us unique, <br />
But when we get together...<br />
The picture is complete."</blockquote>You can get more info about this book on Amazon by clicking on the book here:<br />
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Anyways, those are just some extra ideas you might want to use to supplement your lessons on unity.<br />
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Also look through <b>my posts about</b> <b>Character Education</b> by clicking <b><a href="http://get2theresource.blogspot.com/search/label/Character%20Education">here</a></b><br />
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Find more <b>Character Education resources</b> at <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/Character%20Development.htm">http://www.gradebook.org/Character%20Development.htm</a> <br />
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On the <b>A to Z Teacher Stuff</b> <b>website</b> there is also a section on <b>Character Education <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Character_Education/index.shtml">here</a></b>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.brainpop.com/free_stuff/">Brainpop</a> is a website that has <b>short educational film clips</b> that teach about <b>specific academic topics</b>. They also have a <b>quiz at the end of each clip</b>. Some film clips are available for free and the link I provided are the free films. Check with your school site to see if they have a membership, in which case all the films would be free for you as a teacher with your school's log in information.<br />
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There is a site called <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/">http://www.funbrain.com/</a> that also has a section for teachers. Click <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html">here</a> to go to the teacher section. On this site you can search for games based on the state standards or curriculum.<br />
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Some stores that are useful for supplies are: <b>Big Lots</b> (especially for items like scissors or prizes), <b>99 cent store or Dollar Tree</b> (great for plastic tubs to store classroom library books by category), and stores like <b>Target</b>.<br />
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To <b>keep track of notes you give to parents/students/administrators</b> and have a record of them, you can buy the Carson-Dellosa Publishing <b>Teacher form booklet</b> that is carbonless and has two parts (one part you write on and give to the person, the other <b>keeps a copy of what you just wrote</b>). This is great for if you are in a hurry, but want to <b>keep documentation of notes to parents/students/administrators</b>. They are really convenient.<br />
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One way to help the environment while finding <b>free materials</b> is to join your local <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/"><b>freecycle</b></a> organization. This is where people offer free items for you to pick up <b>in your own city</b>. Oftentimes I will see people post <b>free children's books, classroom supplies, stationary, toys, and so on</b>.<br />
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I have created a <b>teacher store through Amazon</b> that is focused on<b> Children's books, Children's songs, and School Supplies.</b> Click<b> <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/panicfreeplan-20">here</a> </b>to see the store. <br />
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There is always your <b>public library</b> as a source for <b>books for your classroom</b> (especially if you are learning about a special topic and want more books for research projects). They also usually have a <b>bookstore at the library with cheap children's books</b>.<br />
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To create your own <b>boardgame</b>, you can go to the <a href="http://www.barebooks.com/">Bare Books</a> company and and purchase a kit that has a blank, durable game board (just like real boardgames), spinner, money, cards, and any other item you can think of. Great too for if you want to create your own <b>family boardgame</b>, you can even <b>print out digital photos of each family member and attach that to the playing pieces</b> to move around the game. (See more about the Bare Books company in my section about Publishing in this same post).<br />
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There is also a site for <b>games as well as reproducibles (worksheets, awards, etc)</b> at <a href="http://www.primarygames.com/">http://www.primarygames.com/</a> You can go to the <a href="http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/print_zone.htm">Print Zone</a> section and print out the reproducibles.<br />
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A site called <a href="http://www.abcteach.com/"><b>abcteach </b></a>has <b>worksheets, writing prompts, and more</b> (note some resources are available to members only, usually the ones at the bottom).<br />
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A similar site called <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/"><b>A to Z Teacher Stuff</b></a> has <b>reproducibles for teachers</b>. There is also a useful link for <b>Character Education</b> materials <a href="http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Character_Education/index.shtml"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b><br />
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Another site is called <a href="http://www.ezschool.com/"><b>http://www.ezschool.com/</b></a> and has resources for various subjects and grade levels.<br />
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At the <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/"><b>http://www.gradebook.org</b></a> site there are a number of <b>resources for teachers</b> (ranging from worksheets to awards). Click on <a href="http://www.gradebook.org/Primary%20Teacher.htm"><b>Primary teachers</b></a> or <b><a href="http://www.gradebook.org/SecondaryTeachersLounge.htm">Secondary teachers</a></b> depending on what you teach.<br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Now it's your turn...I would like to hear from you :).</b> </span></div><span style="color: purple;"></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Click on the comment link at the bottom of this post to share other resources that you have come across. To email this post to others, just click on the email link at the bottom of this post (icon looks like an envelope).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929402004108587723.post-92196654846010916702009-11-20T18:22:00.000-08:002010-02-19T01:48:34.950-08:00New Teacher StoreI just added a new feature to this website. It is an Amazon product store that features:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some <span style="font-weight: bold;">beginning of the school year ideas and activities</span>.</span><br />
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First of all I have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">checklist</span> that I created to help myself make sure I am prepared for the start of the school year. It is divided into the following categories: <strong>classroom management, procedures and routines, organization, first week activities, and materials</strong>.<br />
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If you would like this free checklist, you can get it from the <strong>Teachers pay Teachers</strong> website where it is listed as a free product. Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-Of-The-School-Year-Checklist">here</a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> for the free product</span>. </span>This is a website where teachers can sell their own materials and buy other teachers' lessons and activities. Membership is free and you just need to register and then you can access free items like the one I mentioned.<br />
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It is also a good idea to create a <span style="font-weight: bold;">welcome or introductory letter to the parents</span>. I address the following in my letters: <strong>who I am, supplies needed, homework policy, rules and discipline, grading, and curriculum</strong>. I also use these same categories when I create a <strong>Back to School Night powerpoint</strong> for the parents (this of course I only could do when I had a projector at one of the schools I worked at -- otherwise you can distribute the letter instead).<br />
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I also created a <span style="font-weight: bold;">textbook scavenger hunt</span> where students fill out a worksheet that asks them what page they can find certain sections of the textbook and <strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">why</span> </span></strong>that section would be useful to them. It helps them get familiar with the textbook and think critically about how each part will help them throughout the year.<br />
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Good luck with the start of the school year and hope these ideas and activities can be of help.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Now it's your turn...I would like to hear from you :).</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Click on the comment link at the bottom of this post to share other resources that you have come across. To email this post to others, just click on the email link at the bottom of this post (icon looks like an envelope).</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929402004108587723.post-55136308757027064252008-07-26T17:47:00.000-07:002010-07-26T17:48:39.435-07:00Financial Education for ChildrenIn today's economy it is more important than ever to prepare our students for having a strong and empowering financial future.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here are some resources to use for Financial Education for Children:</b></span><br />
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There is a <b>website with cartoon episodes and activities</b> called <b><a href="http://www.smckids.com/" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: purple;">The Secret Millionaire's Club</a></b><span style="color: purple;">.</span> This was created by cartoonists in <b>collaboration with Warren Buffett.</b> It is seems especially good for Upper Elementary or Middle School students.This can be found at <a href="http://www.smckids.com/%20"><b style="color: purple;">http://www.smckids.com/ </b></a><br />
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Another site developed by Disney is called <a href="http://piggybank.disney.go.com/media/ap/piggybank/index.html"><b><span style="color: purple;">The Great Piggy Bank Adventure</span></b></a> and has a game that kids can play. It can be reached at <a href="http://piggybank.disney.go.com/media/ap/piggybank/index.html"><b><span style="color: purple;">http://piggybank.disney.go.com/media/ap/piggybank/index.html</span></b></a><br />
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As I come across more, I will keep you posted. Please let me know of any sites you have come across in your searches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0