Three Tools to Ease An Overwhelmed Brain
There are more than enough challenges in teaching. If a kitchen timer, app, or well-written list can take some of them off your plate, let’s hand those tasks over as quickly and frequently as possible!
Multiple Meaning Matcher
My favorite use of homographs is to create a two-column matching activity, but use only definitions – no words. Of course, the difficulty is in generating these columns, so I’ve cooked up a solution for you!
Internet Field Trip, October 2014
Seven inspiring, interesting, and intriguing links from around the web!
Challenge Students With Homographs & Homonyms
Many gifted students blow past grade-level spelling and vocabulary at a young age. Unfortunately, a common technique to “challenge” them is to find harder and more obscure words for their spelling list. Instead, let’s take advantage of the built-in complexity of common words with multiple-meanings.
Self Control Is A Limited Resource
The wise teacher knows how hard to push her class and when to ease up, because self control is a limited resource for everyone.
Internet Field Trip, September 2014
Seven links to interesting articles, images, and movies.
Game Recommendation: Qwirkle
Every veteran teacher has a well-stocked board game closet for those special days. Qwirkle is a great addition to your arsenal.
What Influences A Character’s Traits?
To add depth to character analysis, let’s look beyond a character’s traits and dig into what influenced them to have those traits.
Paradox: Does Majority Rule?
A quick, but challenging discussion topic for any age: “Is it always fair to make decisions based on a majority vote?”
Five Great Reads for August 2014
Here are five interesting reads from the past month: asynchrony, age-appropriate books, copying authors, and money and happiness.