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Teacher's resources for Spring's calendar:
March comes in like a lion.................and goes out like a lamb so mark your calendar and inspire your students with some of these great connections beyond your classroom.
Dr. Seuss Day: 3/2
Scholastic Dr. Seuss Resources
Dr. Seuss Pathfinder
Iditarod: 3/6
Scholastic Iditarod Resources Students' Ultimate Iditarod Link
St. Patrick's Day: 3/17 
St. Patric's Day Parade in NYC
Irish Literature Resources
History Channel: St Patrick's Day History Kaboose: St Patrick's Day Resources
Scholastic's St. Patrick's Day Book List
Women's History Month.............
Try these links to add in a touch of women's history every day during this month's investigations.....
Women in History: Meet Famous Women
Kite-Flying Resources:
Drachen Classroom Kites Kite MuseumKite Links
Easter Connections:
Manhattan Parade Video Judy Garland Song & Lyrics Manhattan Parade History
Easter Fun & Facts
Easter Hats Old Pictures/Postcards Easter Finery
Ukrainian Eggs
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April showers will bring May flowers...................... so many wonderful avenues for discoveries within your classroom. Enjoy the vast array of joyous renewal from the farm into gardens blooming with new life.
April Fools Day 4/1:
Teacher units using Technology: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial055.pdf
Blackwell's April Fools Jokes: http://www.azkidsnet.com/JSknockjoke.htm
The Spaghetti Day Harvest: A news prank: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/newsid_2819000/2819261.stm
Earth Day Resources: 4/20
Science Online Resources
Scholastic Resources Earth Day Resource List Earth Day & Ecology Journey to Planet Earth
Arbor Day: April 26 Resources
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April showers brings May flowers, this is the season to be outside and planting those seeds for blooming. This month's focus will be gardening and all the encouraging activities that students could "bloom" with.
May 1: May Day: Activities
Cinco De Mayo: May 5: Resources
Mother's Day: May 9: Resources
May 10-17: Children's Book Week
Click on the picture for links to resources
Memorial Day: May 31:
History
Resource Links Activities
Military Connections
Jr. Master Gardeners
Getting Students to Read during the Summer

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Educators Watch:
Now that school has switched over to a new year and the final half of the school year, there are some excellent articles that are emerging for literacy success. I will be posting these articles for your pondering during February's month of calendar activities and historical connections. As a reader you have a few options for viewing articles online:
- Click the article title and read it in real-time on your computer
- Click the article title and save the link in your favorites for a later read (create a new save folder for professional articles - it's easier to bookmark and relocate)
- Click the article and use the printer icon to print it out and read as a hard copy
The Book Whisper: Blog for Igniting Reading in your Students
Enjoy stretching your educational vision and instructional design:
TickaTok: Publishers for Student's Writing
Metametrics Learning Links
Readers for a Digital Age
Helping Students Prepare for Testing
Virtural Field Trips
Writing in the 21st Century
Backers of 21st Century Skills
Politics and K-12
Breaking Away from Tradition: 21st Century Instruction
Literacty Matters
Growing up Berenstain
Reading Rocket News
If you enjoy being in the eduational "know," save this article site in your favorites folder: Web Watch
HP has recently launched Teacher Experience Exchange, its online community by and for teachers. Log in to find and share lesson plans, develop your professsional and life skills, or participate in an online forum.
Get plugged in!
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Educator's Instructional Design Tools:
Resources is an important aspect for educators and on-line connections with other educators is one of the best 21st century options for our instructional design success. Have you been looking for a way to ignite student interest with active participation? Try some of these excellent themes and lessons, it only takes a few moments to scan these sites and locate inspiring examples then add your personal touch:
LEAD: Activities for Diversity
NEED Project: Going Green
Math Hunt
Scholastic Nonfiction Genre Study
Teachers Helping Teachers
RTI: Reading Intervention Institute
Disney Preschool
Interactive Quizing Templates
Last Day of School
Educator's bridging the gap beyond the classroom 
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Spring Student Page
Adult Literary Investigations
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