Six Travelling Journals: Still Journeying! via kwout

What an amazing project...
"When this journey began, I intended to send out Six Journals to travel the world. I have since realized that I need to send out 100 JOURNALS! Basically, I write the first entry (including an explanation) then I pass it on by hand, by mail or by leaving it in a public place for the next person to find. Once a journal has been completely filled, it gets sent back to where it began. In each one, I write: 'Trail of Faith...I have faith that this journal's journey will end where it began' The goal is to inspire the world, one journal at a time. Love, Claudia :) PS: This idea came to me in a dream on January 14, 2008!"

The Special K page

The Special Kindergarten Page via kwout

Mr. Picassohead via kwout

.... an ideal, fun tool to use when exploring Picasso in the classroom.

Jen's latest online project, The Shape of Things, has a TECHNOLOGY component-teachers work with on with their students. There are good instructions, tutorials, helpful hints, and guidelines

The Shape of Things Online Project / Introduction via kwout

View this book full size or get a printed copy at Mixbook

http://www.kidsgardening.org/themes/theme-splash.asp

Welcome to KidsGardening! Garden Resources, Gardening for Families, Teacher's Garden and Shopping for Gardening via kwout

This website is one of the best I have come across in a LONG time. It has everything you could want for many different grades. Understanding Life Sciences Grades 1 - 4 and 6, Earth and Space Systems Grades 1 - 4.

A great source for shared reading, reading response, or guided reading articles and procedural texts.

Give yourself time to explore because this site has a lot!

kidsgardening.com

Courtesy: jennifer D.

Classroom Projects Back Issues via kwout

Done with flickrstorm

Today's colour is yellow

Songs Rhymes and Chants via kwout

500 Days of Earth Shots/
• this would be a great site to take about ten pictures from and have students create a story with all of them
• or take one photo and tell the story from an object in the photo's point of view
• what if you had students all collectivly write descriptive words using the picture

Some great Kinder Games

Games just for Kindergartners! - Wacona Elementary School via kwout

"Kindergarten has long sparked debate because it is the beginning of what will be a long road for most children through many classrooms and schools. Should it be an academic bootcamp? A garden for children? Or something in between?"

The Big Fresh from Choice Literacy April 5, 2008 What About Kindergarten? via kwout

"How can we tap the energy, enthusiasm, and confidence of kindergartners, and still teach them community norms for literacy? How can we be flexible, but still chart progress in reading and writing with young learners? This week we've got some new resources for promoting literacy for young children, plus more as always. Enjoy!"

Choice Literacy - Resources for K-12 Literacy Coaches and Teachers/
Choice Literacy provides dozens of tools for literacy coaches and teachers - everything from book recommendations to advice on designing year-long study

Browse teachers.net for lesson plans of a topical nature. Teachers.net includes discussion lists, bulletin boards, links and instructional material in variety of subjects to keep elementary educators current.

Teachers.Net - LESSON PLANS - The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank offers teachers over 1000 lesson plans free for the taking! Browse our our huge selection of teacher-submitted lesson plans, lessons for all grade levels and subjects! Science lesson plans, mat... via kwout

Literacy via kwout

Grab hold of a magic pencil
Open your eyes and mind
For now begins a journey
Of the most exciting kind.
A journey into learning
A step...a start...a glow,
And we will be there with you
To help and watch you grow.
Author unknown

Jennifer has kindly collected some great literacy strategies. There is something for all grade levels here.

Literacy Strategies with students via kwout