All Discussions Tagged 'books' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T23:54:53Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=books&feed=yes&xn_auth=no5 Interesting Books to Teach Money to the Kidstag:www.classroom20.com,2014-08-20:649749:Topic:10248642014-08-20T07:54:32.857ZOscar Marinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarMarin
<p><span>For most parents, getting their young children to read is a necessity. One traditional subject in children’s books that is starting to take on added significance is the concept of money. Vine child care center share <strong><a href="http://www.thevinelearningcenter1.com/blog/teaching-money-kids-can-fun-5-interesting-books/" target="_blank">5 interesting books for your children to help teach them about money</a></strong><span>. What your opinion on this or do you have some more…</span></span></p>
<p><span>For most parents, getting their young children to read is a necessity. One traditional subject in children’s books that is starting to take on added significance is the concept of money. Vine child care center share <strong><a href="http://www.thevinelearningcenter1.com/blog/teaching-money-kids-can-fun-5-interesting-books/" target="_blank">5 interesting books for your children to help teach them about money</a></strong><span>. What your opinion on this or do you have some more suggestions on this. Please comment.<a href="http://www.thevinelearningcenter1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Interesting-books-on-Money-Saving-300x200.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thevinelearningcenter1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Interesting-books-on-Money-Saving-300x200.jpg" class="align-full" width="471" height="314"/></a></span></span></p> EU project The European children’s traveling language library (Eurolib)tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-12-14:649749:Topic:5770482010-12-14T13:03:05.884ZJoel Josephsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JoelJosephson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">r.e. The European Children’s Travelling Language Library…</span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">r.e. The European Children’s Travelling Language Library</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu">http://www.eulib.eu/</a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Eurolib is a European Union funded education project. It is targeted at motivating children in their first year of learning a foreign language, to:</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br/></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Exposure them to the rich heritage of European languages and cultures</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Be motivated to learn languages</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Build a love of reading as the best form of autonomous lifelong learning</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Reinforce emerging literacy</span></span></li>
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<p><br/>Travelling libraries of beautifully illustrated children's books in six European languages (English, Spanish, Turkish, Italian, Czech and Finnish) will travel from school to school across Europe. Each school keeps the library for a period and has to carry out a number of educational and collaborative activities before, during, and after the visit of the Library.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Initial piloting of the project has been hugely successful with the children pleading to take the library books home.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Booking the Library</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">If you are working in a school in the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK, you can now show your interest in booking a visit of the library to your school by completing the ‘Get Involved form on the</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu/get_involve.html">website</a></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">. There is no charge during the life of the project.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can also join our community on</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/EuroLib-European-Childrens-Travelling-Language-Library/111891378825438">Facebook</a></span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">were you can find updates about the project and join in discussions.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Global Association</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Schools in other countries will be able to use the library by helping to form Eurolib networks in their countries. These will be part of a World Association that will be formed at the end of the<br/> project. If you are interested in the using the Eurolib in your country please let us know via the ‘Get Involved’ form.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">I look forward to you booking the Eurolib library for your students.</span></p>
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<p>Paolo Cremona (Coordinator)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Eurolib EU project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">London</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">, UK</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:paolo.cremona@eulib.eu">paolo.cremona@eulib.eu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">http://www.eulib.eu</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">/</span></a></p>
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<p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">r.e. The European Children’s Travelling Language Library</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu">http://www.eulib.eu/…</a></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><u><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">r.e. The European Children’s Travelling Language Library</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu">http://www.eulib.eu/</a></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Eurolib is a European Union funded education project. It is targeted at motivating children in their first year of learning a foreign language, to:</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal" xml:lang="EN-US">Exposure them to the rich heritage of European languages and cultures</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal" xml:lang="EN-US">Be motivated to learn languages </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Build a love of reading as the best form of autonomous lifelong learning</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal" xml:lang="EN-US">Reinforce emerging literacy</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Travelling libraries of beautifully illustrated children's books in six European languages (English, Spanish, Turkish, Italian, Czech and Finnish) will travel from school to school across Europe. Each school keeps the library for a period and has to carry out a number of educational and collaborative activities before, during, and after the visit of the Library.</span><span lang="EN-US" dir="rtl" xml:lang="EN-US"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Initial piloting of the project has been hugely successful with the children pleading to take the library books home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><u><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Booking the Library</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">If you are working in a school in the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK, you can now show your interest in booking a visit of the library to your school by completing the ‘Get Involved form on the</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu/get_involve.html">website</a></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">. There is no charge during the life of the project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">You can also join our community on</span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/EuroLib-European-Childrens-Travelling-Language-Library/111891378825438">Facebook</a></span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">were you can find updates about the project and join in discussions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><u><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Global Association</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Schools in other countries will be able to use the library by helping to form Eurolib networks in their countries. These will be part of a World Association that will be formed at the end of the<br/> project. If you are interested in the using the Eurolib in your country please let us know via the ‘Get Involved’ form.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">I look forward to you booking the Eurolib library for your students.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Paolo Cremona (Coordinator)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Eurolib EU project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">London</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">, UK</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:paolo.cremona@eulib.eu">paolo.cremona@eulib.eu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><a href="http://www.eulib.eu"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">http://www.eulib.eu</span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">/</span></a></p>
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What about a list of academic books or articles about web 2.0? Can anybody suggest their best readings?<br/>
What about a list of academic books or articles about web 2.0? Can anybody suggest their best readings?<br/> Online digital book library for studentstag:www.classroom20.com,2010-06-23:649749:Topic:4816082010-06-23T07:40:06.464ZJason McMahonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JasonMcMahon
Hi Folks,<div>I'm after a online book library suitable for students aged 10 and up. I have been looking at Google Books which appears to be perfect if I can put a hyperlink on our school site with a personalised library shelf I have constructed myself. The only drawback is I'm not sure if 'outsiders' will be able to add comments etc to the books which appears to be a permanent feature of Google Books.</div>
<div>Does anyone know if Google Books is suitable or can you recommend an…</div>
Hi Folks,<div>I'm after a online book library suitable for students aged 10 and up. I have been looking at Google Books which appears to be perfect if I can put a hyperlink on our school site with a personalised library shelf I have constructed myself. The only drawback is I'm not sure if 'outsiders' will be able to add comments etc to the books which appears to be a permanent feature of Google Books.</div>
<div>Does anyone know if Google Books is suitable or can you recommend an alternative?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance.</div>
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<div>Jason McMahon </div> Book on Life Sciencetag:www.classroom20.com,2010-05-03:649749:Topic:4687482010-05-03T16:54:32.422ZNikki Phttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/NikkiP
<p>Does someone know a good read aloud book on the topic of adaptations, niches, or animals surviving in their natural element? I need it for a lesson in grades 4 or 5. But I would like it to be a good literature read aloud book.</p>
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<p>Does someone know a good read aloud book on the topic of adaptations, niches, or animals surviving in their natural element? I need it for a lesson in grades 4 or 5. But I would like it to be a good literature read aloud book.</p>
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<p>Thanks</p> Books that Support Web 2.0tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-03-03:649749:Topic:4423152010-03-03T18:46:04.283ZBrandihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Brandi783
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Can you think of any picture books that "indirectly" support Web 2.0 tools. For example, I was thinking that <em>Stone Soup</em> a traditional tale about a group of villagers who contribute to one soup...might be loosely linked to the idea of a wiki. I am interested in anyting literature based but not obvious like...Kids Guide to Web 2.0...etc...</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Can you think of any picture books that "indirectly" support Web 2.0 tools. For example, I was thinking that <em>Stone Soup</em> a traditional tale about a group of villagers who contribute to one soup...might be loosely linked to the idea of a wiki. I am interested in anyting literature based but not obvious like...Kids Guide to Web 2.0...etc...</p> Fairy Tales + technology, and mysteries too!tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-02-04:649749:Topic:4330402010-02-04T01:28:43.898ZAshley Crosshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AshleyCross
Hello all,<div>I am a (first year!) first grade teacher. I want to have "Fairy Tale February" for my students. We will explore fairy tales in their traditional forms vs non-traditional re-tellings (Example: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs from the wolf's point of view). We will also explore different culture's stories (Lon Po Po, the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood).</div>
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<div>My question to all of you is: What are some online resources that I could use…</div>
Hello all,<div>I am a (first year!) first grade teacher. I want to have "Fairy Tale February" for my students. We will explore fairy tales in their traditional forms vs non-traditional re-tellings (Example: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs from the wolf's point of view). We will also explore different culture's stories (Lon Po Po, the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood).</div>
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<div>My question to all of you is: What are some online resources that I could use for this unit? </div>
<div>Do you know of a website that has animated books/movies/games/activities that relates to this?</div>
<div>Or, if you just have a brilliant idea or book that you would like to share, feel free!</div>
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<div>This unit will culminate with all the students dressing up as their favorite fairy tale character. I'm pretty excited!</div>
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<div>PS... Next is "Mystery March" which will focus on detective books. Any ideas in advance would be appreciated!</div> Using Comic Books in the Classroomtag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-28:649749:Topic:4235262009-12-28T20:40:26.610ZJonathan Wyliehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JonathanWylie
Here is an article I wrote on <a href="http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/60323.aspx" target="_blank">Using Comic Books in the Classroom</a>. Just thought I would share it in case anyone else is interested.<br />
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Here is an article I wrote on <a href="http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/60323.aspx" target="_blank">Using Comic Books in the Classroom</a>. Just thought I would share it in case anyone else is interested.<br />
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Thanks. Need Another Exceptional Book!tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-11-12:649749:Topic:4051462009-11-12T21:04:20.994ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
I just finished reading Suzanne Collins' <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/" target="_blank">Hunger Games</a> to the 6th graders in my gifted ed class. Hunger Games is an outstanding YA book, intense and heavy. There is a sequel (as good or better than the first one) but the characters mature too much for another read aloud so now I'm looking for the next best book!<br />
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What I want is a sharp, witty, clever, funny but intriguing book. Right now the only one on my 'short list' is…
I just finished reading Suzanne Collins' <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/" target="_blank">Hunger Games</a> to the 6th graders in my gifted ed class. Hunger Games is an outstanding YA book, intense and heavy. There is a sequel (as good or better than the first one) but the characters mature too much for another read aloud so now I'm looking for the next best book!<br />
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What I want is a sharp, witty, clever, funny but intriguing book. Right now the only one on my 'short list' is <a href="http://www.edwardbloor.net/bstorytime.htm" target="_blank">StoryTime</a> by Edward Bloor. Do you know of any other great books that would be a riveting read aloud for my kids.