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A Chat with Mary . . .: October 2009
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Friday, October 23, 2009. How many feet are in a yard? 3 How many inches are in a foot? 12 How many quarts are in a gallon? How many cups in a pint? The numbers are all different and the units don't even sound the same! Which ones measure length and which ones measure capacity? This is so confusing! Let's take a look at the metric system. How many millimeters in a centimeter? 10 How many centimeters in a decimeter? 10 How many decimeters in a meter? Step 2....
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A Chat with Mary . . .: March 2009
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Wednesday, March 4, 2009. 25 More Ways to Use Discovery Streaming. Discovery Streaming is the best thing since sliced bread! Being able to download videos that match our curriculum standards is awesome. However there are many, many more features on the Discovery site. Check out our page on the wiki. Of 25 more ways to use Discovery Streaming. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Metrics for Sixth Grade. Visual Literacy: I See What You Mean.
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A Chat with Mary . . .: May 2010
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Monday, May 24, 2010. Let's just be honest here. Sometimes our teaching gets boring! But why is that? Could it be that we're teaching the same topic again year after year after year and we're teaching it the same way we've always taught it? I'm almost bored to tears just typing that last sentence! Take a look at Instructional Strategies Online. Just might be what you've been needing! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Metrics for Sixth Grade. Shelf...
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A Chat with Mary . . .: My Gift to You!
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Monday, November 23, 2009. My Gift to You! Advent calendars were a tradition at our house while our children were growing up. It was exciting just to see what shape the chocolate was under each flap. I don't really think they even liked the chocolate. It was just the thrill of the unknown! Http:/ christmascountdown.wikispaces.com/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Metrics for Sixth Grade. Visual Literacy: I See What You Mean. My Gift to You! But most importa...
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A Chat with Mary . . .: November 2009
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Monday, November 23, 2009. My Gift to You! Advent calendars were a tradition at our house while our children were growing up. It was exciting just to see what shape the chocolate was under each flap. I don't really think they even liked the chocolate. It was just the thrill of the unknown! Http:/ christmascountdown.wikispaces.com/. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Metrics for Sixth Grade. Visual Literacy: I See What You Mean. My Gift to You!
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A Chat with Mary . . .: February 2009
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Friday, February 13, 2009. I keep hearing that using technology makes differentiated instruction so much easier. Please complete the survey below and tell us how you use technology to differentiate instruction. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Metrics for Sixth Grade. Visual Literacy: I See What You Mean. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, growing more in love with my husband every day, and so thankful for the three best kids in the world!
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A Chat with Mary . . .: February 2011
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Monday, February 21, 2011. ActivInspire: Drag A Copy and More. Sometimes just knowing a few simple tricks in ActivInspire can save the day. In my last post I mentioned that I had put some action objects on my page by using the Drag and Drop feature. That sure saved me big time in front of those first graders when my tools mysteriously disappeared! This is a link to a handout. Anytime you want to use the same icon or image repeatedly you might like drag a copy.
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A Chat with Mary . . .: October 2008
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Elephants are the largest land animals. They can weigh over 6,000 kg, or more than the weight of four cars! Where do orangutans live? Did you realize Bald Eagles are native to North America? This kind of information can be found very simply at Glossopedia. An extremely kid-friendly encyclopedia. You'll also find many photos on each topic and in some cases small video clips. How do you think science affects your life? Links to this post.
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A Chat with Mary . . .: January 2009
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A Chat with Mary . . . A blog for teachers. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Most of our students today don't have any idea who Gilligan is. Introduce this lesson with this YouTube video. Talk about Gilligan and all the predicaments he managed to get himself and his crew in! Ask students what islands they know about. They may not realize that Manhattan is actually an island. Just what is Ellis Island? With ePals it just might be possible! Links to this post. Monday, January 5, 2009. For tagging me for the 'Se...
