Elizabeth and Abigail decided to play along and accused Tituba and two old women of being witches. The women were arrested. Seeing the power they suddenly had, the girls began accusing others of being witches. The girls finally went too far when they accused the Reverend John Hale’s wife, Sarah, of being a witch. People … Read more
When planning a Celebration Center, it is also important to check out the resources available. Are you near a park? Is the all-purpose room available? Is there a parent, grandparent, older brother or sister that is talented in a specific area? Is there a factory or business that discards items that can be used in … Read more
The read-along story and act-it-out play are presented in simple, repetitive formats that are easy for children to read and are rich in learning. While children work with the masks and printed materials, they’ll develop reading fluency skills through sight word recognition, repetitive text, and expressive phrases. Other skills that can be emphasized include decoding … Read more
We Want Respect It’s something that we all wantIt’s something that we all need, yeahWe’ll tell you what to do nowWhen you want respect First and most importantWe must feel respect for ourselves insideRespect for where we came from, where we started(ahhh-ah-ah-ah) Table of Contents OVERVIEW – 7 RESPECT WE WANT RESPECT – 10-11 LOVE … Read more
CHART A TREESelect a deciduous tree on the school grounds. Have your students visit the tree in autumn, winter and spring noting the changes each season. Ask them to draw pictures of each change or take photographs and display them on the class bulletin board. SEASONAL IMPROVISATION Ask your students to act out the life … Read more
Think about an aluminum can. You can throw it away, or you can recycle it. When you throw it away, it will probably be taken with the rest of your garbage to a landfill. The smell of a landfill pollutes the air. In some cases, materials in the landfill leak down through the soil and … Read more
1 Little,2 Little,3 Little Pumpkins!4 Little,5 Little,6 Little Pumpkins!7 Little8 Little9 Little Pumpkins!I Can Count to 10!
The coach tells the players which positions, or places, they will play. The players learn to play all the positions. The coach shows the team how to hit the ball on the hitting tee. If a player misses hitting the ball, he or she can try again. Batters always try to get a home run. … Read more
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER INFORMATION – Use these pages to inform any substitute teacher of the pertinent information needed to successfully manage your class in your absence. Update this information periodically throughout the year. You may want to reproduce these pages and give a copy to your supervisor and/or school secretary. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – Record your school’s … Read more
In 1628, the Massachusetts Bay Colony started. This town was about 50 miles north of Plymouth. The Puritans started this colony. Boston was started in 1630. By 1700, Boston was the most important city in New England. The first public park and public school in the country were in Boston. So were the first college, … Read more
AFTER READING Have students look at the map on the Contents page. Ask them to find each family’s hometown, then identify the regions each family traveled through to arrive in South Dakota. You may wish to distribute copies of the Comprehension Master on p. 87. Vocabulary Activity: Travel StoryMaterials: list of Key Vocabulary words, index … Read more
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Some neighborhoods are like a small city. Everything people need is there. In a city neighborhood, families can walk to a restaurant. They walk to the post office and the library. Some neighborhoods only have houses. In these neighborhoods, people drive their cars everywhere they need to go. What can you learn about your neighborhood? … Read more
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is one of the major methods of tracking students’ literacy achievement across the country. Since its beginnings in 1969, it has been administered periodically to fourth- and eighth grade students. The most recent results, published in 2005, indicate that there was no significant change in reading performance between … Read more
AFTER READING Discuss what children learned from reading the story, and fill in the third column on the chart. Ask if anything they learned about Laura Ingalls Wilder surprised them. Response ActivitiesAn InterviewMaterials: writing paper, pencilsHave children write questions they would like to have asked Laura Wilder. Then have children take turns pretending to be … Read more
Over the years, buildings got taller and taller. In 1895, the Park Row Building in New York City reached a height of 386 feet, or 29 stories. In 1931 the Empire State Building rose to a height of 1,250 feet or 102 stories. For years, it was the world’s tallest building. The tallest building in … Read more
This is page 53 from GGA500 I Love America’s Music.
Play the “Mr. Pencil’s ABC’s” song for the students to march back to their tables. Have the students ask their parents or guardians to help find one item around the house beginning with the same first letter and sound as the letter in the students’ names. (Ex: Greg’s grapes, Catherine’s cap, etc.) Language Development: Oral … Read more
Big animals have big appetites. In the wild, an adult eats from 400 to 600 pounds (180 kg to 270 kg) of food every day. It drinks about 40 gallons (150 liters) of water. It sucks up the water with its trunk. Then it squirts the water into its mouth. Having a big trunk, or … Read more
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