From: teacher_stuff2001 [mailto:teacher_stuff2001@;yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TeacherStuff Newsletter TeacherStuff - October 16, 2002
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home for Top $ http://us.click.yahoo.com/RrPZMC/jTmEAA/jd3IAA/o1XolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> TeacherStuff - October 16, 2002 For lots and lots of great lesson plan ideas go to http://www.educationcu.com/infodesk/teacher_lesson_plans.html The lesson plans have been organized by subjects. October Resources (Monthly Activities are are the Bottom of the page and are changed out each month. Includes day by day calendar of history happenings with resources for most. http://www.educationcu.com/infodesk/teacher_res_center.html (These are two pages do at work.) ========================== Resources for Teachers on the Net The Ecookbook Library - Great for Teachers E Cookbook Library has over 60 cookbooks to download. It also has some other books like Harry Potter, Shakespeare, The cost of E Cookbooks is $14.97 for a lifetime membership. You can download one book or all 60+ books listed in the recipe section. There are books other than cookbooks that can be downloaded as well. I noticed three of the Harry Potter books, Lord of the Rings, Red Badge of Courage, Treasure Island, Five Classics by Poe, and others were listed. Most books are in PDF (Adobe Reader) format. The URL is http://hop.clickbank.net/?siggy/vjjepub <a href="http://hop.clickbank.net/?siggy/vjjepub"; target="_top" > E Cookbook Library - Has fiction books as well. Great for teachers.</a> ====================== Earn your college degree at the times and places that work best for you from your office, at home, or while traveling on business. At University of Phoenix Online, our proven Web-based format lets you complete your education in the most efficient and convenient way possible. There's no commuting. No crowded classrooms. No schedule conflicts. You simply click into class and start learning. 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Click to get more information & a free consultation! http://www.afreeb.com/offers/ad.cgi?of=844&af=117697 ========================= Thought for the Day You'll never have a friend if you must have one with no faults. ============================== Recipe of the Day from Nancy's Kitchen come and browse through all our recipes or sign up for our free recipe newsletter. http://www.nancyskitchen.com SPICED TEA MIX 2 c. white sugar 1/2 c. instant tea 1 jar Tang (1 lb. 2 oz. size) 2 sm. pkgs. lemonade mix 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. Use 3 teaspoons per cup to mix with boiling water. This is great to take to school and have at break. ============================= Messages from Our Members Hello All, My name is Amy and I am currently a senior Middle Childhood Education major at Ohio Northern University. I was recently looking at the teacher stuff newsletter and the reader's comments. There was a person named Lu who was asking for ideas to use to teach about Ohio. There is a great book titled B is for Buckeye by Marcia Shonberg. The books goes through every letter of the alphabet and relates them to Ohio. There are great illustrations and excellent background information. This book would be a great introduction to a unit on Ohio and it could lead the way for many project ideas such as students creating their own Ohio book with ideas that include famous people from Ohio, Historical cities, places of interest, and many more topics. This book is available on www.amazon.com for around $12.00. The ISBN number is 1-58536-004-X. I hope this information will be helpful. Enjoy, Amy ============================= Does anyone have any ideas for working with at-risk students in pull out groups? I have done many guided reading activities and shared reading and writing activities. I guess I'm looking for a change or something new and fun to use with small groups. (preferably in reading and writing areas) Thanks so much. I look forward to your responses. moorejlee ============================= Dear Nancy, Since you work so many miracles with your helpful suggestions, I thought I would give it a try. I have two needs. 1) I need any kind of help, suggestions, or resources to use in helping the students that seem to have no success in spelling. 2) Is there an easy way to catalog books in the Dewey Decimal system? I am adding new books into our library but this is not the field that I was trained in. Thanks, Tammy Comment: I didn't know I could work miracles. I did look up some resources for you that are included in this newsletter. Nancy ============================= This really is quite funny! It proves we all miss-read now and then!! Linda Hi! I'm student teaching in a first grade classroom and am in the process of developing a unit on deserts. Any suggestions you could add in your newsletter? Thanks! Melanie Comment: Drop by Nancy's Kitchen (http://www.nancyskitchen.com) and check out the easy to prepare desserts. Just click on Recipe categories and choose from there. A lot of them could be integrated into a unit because most of them are very easy to make. You could include in your unit following directions and measurements. I used to love to ask my students to make their own recipe before I gave them a real recipe. Most had no idea what measurements would be appropriate. Nancy Comments: Oooops. LOL. I will include deserts and their habitat in the next newsletter. Nancy ==================== This message was on my All Easy Cookin' Recipe Message Board. Thought maybe some of the members of this group could help with this question. Need help with microwave disaster! Post by writesbooks on Today at 12:05am Hi, I'm a writer and I'm currently working on a science book for children. The theme is 'cooking with science'. I'm trying to find a microwave mistake that can ruin the taste/texture of a food. For example, are there any foods that just don't microwave well...that would be really awful if you tried? I need something that would be a bit silly, but completely safe. No exploding eggs, boiled water...etc. In the book I'm talking about the differnt ways heat is transfered. The previous page is called "How to burn your toast". Now I need a microwave cooking disaster! http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=chat ==================== Teacher Resources Spelling and Grammar Resources 50 commonly misspelled words http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html American HeritageR Reference Collection http://www.bartleby.com/am/ American English - list shows differences between American and British spelling of common words http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html Common Errors in English http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-spelling-m1.cfm Complete Lessons! Reproducible Activities and Worksheets! Grades One through Grade Twelve! From EdHelper http://www.edhelper.com/spelling.htm Daily Spelling Bee http://www.zdaily.com/words.shtml Eduplace Spelling and Vocabulary - helps students learn developmentally appropriate spelling principles and patterns while introducing them to reliable strategies that they can apply to both familiar and unfamiliar words http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmsv/index.html Elementary Grammar http://www.kohap.co.kr/~osc/English/intro.html Elements of Style http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Free Basic Spelling Lessons by Email http://www.say-it-in-english.com/ Fun with Words http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111282/ Garden of Praise Spelling 1-1-1 Spelling Rule http://gardenofpraise.com/spell1.htm Silent E Spelling Rule http://gardenofpraise.com/spell2.htm Y Spelling Rule http://gardenofpraise.com/spell3.htm Rule for Plurals http://gardenofpraise.com/spell4.htm Grammar Cat http://www.grammar-cat.com/ Grammar for Reading and Writing http://www.critical-reading.com/grammar_reading_writing.htm Guide to Grammar http://cctc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm Harcourt Brace Spelling http://www.harcourtschool.com/sitemap/#SPELLING Homophone Zone http://www.cooper.com/homophonezone/ Hopper's Word Games http://www.nanana.com/splrot.html How Well Can You Spell (Encarta) http://encarta.msn.com/quiz/quiz.asp?QuizID=36 Katy I.S.D. (Texas) Spelling Home Page - lists spelling words for each grade level http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/kisd/resources/spelling/spelling.html List of Commonly Misspelled Words http://www.tc.umn.edu/~babin005/eslquizzes/mwords/words.htm Master American Spelling Tricks http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/spelling.htm Merriam-Webster OnLine http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm Online English and Grammar http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm Rules and Suggestions about Spelling http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/spelling.htm Scott Foresman Everyday Spelling Page - Grades 1-8 http://www.everydayspelling.com/ Spell Check http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html Spelling and Vocabulary Lesson Plans http://www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html SpelloRoo http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/ Spelling: Sound Alike Words http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html Spelling: Accept/Except and Affect/Effect http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelprob.html Spelling Test ie and ei http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-spelling-ei.cfm Spelling: -ible vs. -able http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelible.html Spelling Zone - Spelling Quizzes and Exercises http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/index.html Super Kids Hangman Spelling Fun http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/hangman/ Syvum Spelling - Online English Activities to enhance your vocabulary, spelling and grammar skills. Ages 6-12 http://www.syvum.com/online/english.html Tips for Spelling http://www.hpl.ca/local/literacy/spelling.shtml The Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT) http://www.wordsmyth.net/ Language Resources Comma's and Modifiers http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/modcom.htm Transitional Words and Phrases http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/wrtstr6.htm Writing Basics http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/wrtstr1.htm ========================== October Stuff ============================= Links for Every Day Stuff Virus List - Updated almost daily http://www.viruslist.com/eng/default.asp Cool Word of the Day http://www.edu.yorku.ca/wotd/ Daily Wisdom Online http://www.gospelcom.net/gci/dw/ Crossword of the Day http://www.quizland.com/cotd.htm Crossword of the Day - AOL http://my.aol.com/entertainment/crossword/crossword.psp Daily Cryptogram http://www.public.usit.net/jparsly/ Consumer Online - Online Consumer Advice http://www.consumerline.org/ Math Net's Daily Puzzle http://www.mathsnet.net/dailypuzzle.html Washington Post Daily Crossword Puzzles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/crosswords/ CNN Crossword Puzzle http://www.cnn.com/books/crossword/index.html Daily Moon Phases http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html ====================== Have a great week. 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