Standards and high-stakes testing issues create strange bedfellows: Many conservative parents are against the tests on the grounds of too much federal intrusion and too many liberal agendas in the content; so-called liberal parents object to the idea of this type of test as a matter of principle. Both groups decry the way the tests have distorted curriculum and changed the values of kids. The bottom line is: There is no one, right or left who doesn't advocate some type of educational reform when it comes to standards. What Happened to Recess and Why is My Child Struggling in Kindergarten?...
Standards and high-stakes testing issues create strange bedfellows: Many conservative parents are against the tests on the grounds of too much federal...
Keep students happily focused on learning during two of the most exciting holidays of the year for the elementary classroom-Halloween and Valentine's Day. Poems and excerpts are used as launching points for such projects as writing spooky tongue twisters or designing animal valentine cartoons. Reproducible language arts strategies teach word play, interviewing, letter writing, research skills, problem solving, and metaphorical language while encouraging divergent thinking. Grades 1-5.
Keep students happily focused on learning during two of the most exciting holidays of the year for the elementary classroom-Halloween and Valentine...
