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Category Archives: resource links
Abraham Lincoln
The following resources are for teachers and students to refer to when exploring the life and times of our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln. The Virginia SOLs included are K.1(a), 1.2, 2.11, U.S. 11.3c, US1.9d. Abraham Lincoln Who Was Abraham Lincoln? … Continue reading
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Teaching About Community in a Preschool Classroom
It can be difficult to explain what a community is to a preschool classroom. Community helpers are often included in preschool themes, but the overall community is frequently overlooked. Here are some great resources for teaching children about living in … Continue reading
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The American Revolution
The resources listed below are great to use when teaching a unit on the Revolutionary War in social studies (VS.5, USI.6). You will find appropriate literature for students related to the American Revolution, websites for students to explore as well … Continue reading
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Teaching Sorting Skills in First Grade
Introduction: VA SOL 1.20 requires that the student sort and classify concrete objects according to one or more attributes, including size, color, shape, and thickness. This mathematical concept is stimulated by the student's exploration of their environment and most children … Continue reading
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Math: 1st Grade Addition and Subtraction Facts
An important part of first grade math is learning addition and subtraction facts. Students need to develop an understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction as well as develop strategies for quick recall of facts. This post includes some … Continue reading
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Second Grade Math: Addition and Subtraction
Introduction: The mathematical topic for this post is meant for second graders who are recalling addition facts to sums of 20 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts. The focus is number relationships and is based on VA SOL 2.5. … Continue reading
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Third Grade Math: Collecting Data and Graphing
Ever been in a rush but nonetheless wanted/needed to catch up on the news? What did you do? Skim the highlights section above the articles of course! And would you prefer to read through 20 pages of facts or glance … Continue reading
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Celebrating Apples and Johnny Appleseed
This Friday, September 26th, is the anniversary of Johnny Appleseed’s birth. Many classrooms are studying apples and fall right now, so I thought it only appropriate to share some selected resources with you. The American Storyteller Radio Journal, Episode 190 … Continue reading
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Must-Have Subscriptions for Teachers
For years teachers have been asking me where I get my ideas from and how I manage to always seem to “know” where so many great resources are. The truth is, I have a series of e-mail subscriptions that I … Continue reading
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Graphs Galore
I’m in the midst of teaching a class called Improving Elementary Math. I have a great group of teachers with whom I am exploring ways to expand their repertoire of tools for teaching a variety of concepts in math. For … Continue reading
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