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Save the Words
Posted by Kathryn on 4th February in Teaching Resources
see more puppies I came across “Save the Words” a few days ago (warning, obnoxious website). The premise is that words that are less common in every day language will be removed from dictionaries. The people who made this site want to save those words from exclusion. I doubt the site would do much to [...]
The 12 Days of Christmas — Korean Style
Posted by Kathryn on 1st January in Teaching Resources
On Christmas Eve, I took my turn in the cycle of teaching Ivy. Not wanting to do a boring discussion class (oh how I hate trying to get teenagers to talk), I decided to turn them loose on The 12 Days of Christmas lyrics. We listened to the song a couple of times and I [...]
How much?
Posted by Kathryn on 24th December in Teaching Resources
As a math activity, I had C1 attempt to figure out how much all the gifts from the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” would cost. I found current prices (pdf) for each on the web. Seriously, what isn’t on the web these days? I then made an Excel file to help the kids calculate [...]
Christmas Lyrics
Posted by Kathryn on 25th November in Teaching Resources
Here are two new sets of lyrics for doing Christmas songs with your students. I’ll also add them to my lyric sheets page. .
The Scientific Method
Posted by Kathryn on 13th August in Teaching Resources
I’ve increased the number of class periods C1 studies science from two a week to three a week. Right now, I’m focusing on what real scientists do. For second and third graders this can be a puzzling thing. In order to introduce the scientific method, I demonstrated the diet coke/mentos fountain last Friday. [youtube=http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=LY3cr5vm1oY] On [...]
