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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
34 Books to Read on the First Day of School
Although we don't want to think about it right now, the 2015-16 school year will start in about 90 days! This is a list of books and their reviews recommended by elementary teachers for the first day.
Link: http://www.lessonplandiva.com/2013/07/great-books-to-read-on-the-first-day-of-school.html
Yikes! The Bell Doesn't Ring for Five Minutes!!!
Some of the weird sites below might be useful for filling in a few extra minutes after all the final work is done in your class:
Why Didn't I Think of That?
Below are three photos with links to sites with sometimes brilliant, sometimes clever, and sometimes ridiculous inventions!
Baby Shower Cap
Butter in a Tube
Traffic Light Timer
Amazing 3D Art
Artist Julian Beever has a knack for allowing his works to literally pop off the ground. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Beever, whose 3-D chalk works have spawned a great deal of internet interest.
Make Some Noise
Incredibox is a musical app in which you can quickly and easily create a mix by running a band of beatboxers. This is a bit noisy, but it is so much fun, even for the non-musically inclined.
Link: www.indredibox.com
The Magic Words to Enter
Healthy Rock Bands:
Vines Aren't Just for Gardens Anymore
Vine is a short-form video sharing service. It was founded in June 2012, and Twitter acquired it in October 2012. The service lets users record and edit up to six-second-long looping video clips and revine, or share others' posts with followers. Vine's app can also be used to browse through videos posted by other users, along with groups of videos by theme, and trending, or popular, videos.
Middle school and high school kids think they are hilarious. Vines might be useful in a discussion on humor. Some of the vines are not appropriate for school, so make sure you used those that say, "Clean," in the title or description.
Although there are many available, below is a link to a 14 minute clean compilation.
Creative Bus Advertising
These are fun for students to see, but it also gives them an "Aha!" moment when they figure them out! Here are 3 good ones below. For more, follow the link.
Link: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-bus-advertisements/
Teacher Parodies
Put on your thinking caps, St. Edmond staff! We could do something like this! (Don't ask why, because I don't know, but it could be fun!)