Sunday, April 28, 2013
Children's Choice Book Awards
Children's Book Week is coming, May 13-19, 2013.
Kids can vote on the Children's Choice Book Awards, in categories for K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and Teens. There's also a place for teachers, parents, and librarians to vote.
Maybe you haven't had a chance to read the new books published in 2012. You might like go look at the lists of winner from 2008-12 (and nominees from 2011-12) to find other good books to check out.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Zombie-Based Learning
A Bellevue middle-school teacher has created a curriculum to teach geography standards using a zombie story, complete with a zombie comic book. How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse? Learn Geography, KPLU, April 10, 2013.
Now that takes brains!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Vocabulary.com for SAT prep
A former English teacher who now tutors juniors preparing for the SAT tells how helpful she and her students find Vocabulary.com:
"My Students Make Time for Vocabulary.com", Vocabulary.com blog, September 17, 2012.
"My Students Make Time for Vocabulary.com", Vocabulary.com blog, September 17, 2012.
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