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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Mardi Gras
As www.catholic.org writes, "Mardi Gras is strongly associated with wild bacchanalia and debauchery, but the original intent of the holiday and how it's kept by the faithful is much different." See below:
Article on the History of Mardi Gras
Video on Mardi Gras
A Prayer for Mardi Gras
Shrove Tuesday for Kids
Link: http://www.stuff4teaching.com/school-chat/154-pancake-day-shrove-tuesdayMore
Solve Me Mobiles
Caution: Addicting!
Link: http://solveme.edc.org/
Below are some examples from the three levels of play:
A Dictionary of "Trendy" Words in Education
This page was created and is updated by Terry Heick and TeachThought Staff.
Link: http://www.teachthought.com/learning/learning-models-learning-theories-index/
Lexiled Reading about the Presidents, K-12
This site has lots of reading comprehension materials. For example, they have lexiled readings on the US Presidents for levels 300-1450!
In describing themselves, ReadWorks writes, "We are committed to solving the nation's reading comprehension crisis by giving teachers the research-proven tools and support they need to improve the academic achievement of their students. ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly."
Link: http://www.readworks.org/presidents-day?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2.3.15%20Presidents%20Day%20Test