photo by kissyface www.flickr.com I once wrote an entire article on sportsmanship and how to fit it into daily lessons for Teachers of Vision magazine. We already have so much curriculum to cover in a year and state testing to prepare for–how can you add one more thing? But I think character education is as [...]
May 5, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Wacky Wednesday
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Review by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for preK-2nd or 3rd grade Main characters: Dinosaurs! Rating: A great “lesson” book but kids will never know it/ fantastic illustrations Short, short summary: Unless you’ve been away from children’s books for a while, you’ve probably seen several of these How Do Dinosaur. . . books. This [...]
August 23, 2008 in Picture Book, Teague, Mark, Yolen, Jane
Tags: character education, dinosaurs, How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms, Jane Yolen, Mark Teague, Picture Book, research project, writing activities | No Comments »
Young Adult Novel (contemporary) 15-year-old girl, main character Rating: Can’t put this book down! Short, short summary: Frankie Landau-Banks, a sophomore, attends a boarding school where she is IN LOVE with a senior, Matthew Livingston. Although Matthew is dreamy and an okay boyfriend, he is much more involved in his secret society and his guy [...]
August 20, 2008 in Lockhart, E, Young Adult Novels
Tags: character education, contemporary, debate, Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart, problem solving, voice, young adult novel | No Comments »
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