April 13

The 5th season-Testing

Now is the time of year that the “crunch” has begun. Teachers finish teaching their curriculum and begin the review. For some grades the review includes the current year, however other grades include multiple years of a subject. Many educators spend a lot of time creating games for in-class use, but what happens when the students leave? Worksheets? Paper copies of a vocabulary sort are wonderful but can only be used so many times. A great review will include a variety of items. This is where technology comes in to play and Study Stack is the place to go.

Study Stack offers the ability to review vocabulary and concepts in a variety of ways, including games. The teacher will create their free account and enter the information needed to study. Students can access the site from any computer with internet access or view it on a handheld device after the app has been downloaded. Activity options are listed below.

Like the idea of review games online, but you would prefer a different site. Go to the bottom of the Study Stacks’s main page to find other websites that offer similar study options.

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October 24

Family Heritage Week

Family Heritage week is the week of November 14-18 and coincides with American Education Week.

Below are a list of classroom ideas to recognize Family Heritage Week

  • For homework, the students can list words that distinguish their family heritage. Using the computers, have the students use a word puzzle site, such as PuzzleMaker, to create a word find. Print and hand out to the class for them to complete.
  • For homework, the students can list words that distinguish their family heritage. Use those words to create a poem, a Wordle, or cut out pictures from magazines to show the words visually.
  • Create a flag that defines each child’s heritage.
  • Celebrate life in our town by researching the history of it. Locate pictures of a main street from 100 years ago and compare/contrast the images of then and now.
  • Create a postcard with a picture to show symbols of the child’s heritage. Write a letter explaining the significance of the picture. This could be hand drawn or on the computer using a publishing program.
  • Each student will create quilt squares to represent their heritage. The squares can have pictures, words or both. The quilts can be arranged for a wall display.
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