Robin Young on February 2nd, 2010

The Winter Olympics are 10 days away.  Soon the TV airwaves will be full ofwinter sports, some of which we only get to see every 4 years.  So how can you incorporate this historic event into your classroom?  I’ve gone through several websites (listed at the bottom of this post) and grouped some ideas into [...]

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Robin Young on January 25th, 2010

I’ve found a few more resources/lessons that use the Super Bowl or football as the jumping point for the lessons and wanted to pass them on: Education World  - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson096.shtml – lessons for art, social studies, math and science based on football and the SuperBowl Lesson Planet – http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?media=lesson&keywords=football&commit=Search&grade=All+Grades&rating=3&gclid=CIGYpP73tZ8CFQUhDQodKC2r4Q  - Football lesson plans Football Math [...]

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Robin Young on January 21st, 2010

It’s almost Super Bowl time! Appointment television at it’s best with the thrill of the game and the fun of the commercials!   Why not use this important social event in American culture to pull students into learning?  What has caught my attention the most right now is the use of commercials in the classroom.  Several websites [...]

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