June 2006 Newsletter

Edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

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How to get your kids to BEHAVE!
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Ever get embarrassed by your children's behaviors? Ever wish they would just do as they are told without sassing back or arguing? Wish you could cut out all the screaming,  hollering and shouting at home? Ever long for just 5 minutes of peace and quiet?

Click here for some FR.EE answers:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Finola Hackett Teen Speller
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Congratulations to 14 year old Canadian Finola Hackett, who took a second-place
finish at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington D.C. earlier
this month.  The word she missed was weltschmerz, which she spelled with a “v”.
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT HELP

Called “Inspiring, Empowering, And
Remarkable” For Teachers. Read Why!
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Flag Day June 14
Father’s Day (U.S., Canada, U.K.) June 18
Summer Solstice June 21

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In This Issue:

• THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE (TEACHERS, GR. 5-UNIVERSITY)
• BLACK HOLES: GRAVITY'S RELENTLESS PULL (TEACHERS, GR. 5-   
     UNIVERSITY)
• WHO’S ON FIRST? (GR. 6-10)
• THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES (K-12)
• MEDIEVAL ACTIVITY CENTRE (GR. 4-6)

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THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE (TEACHERS, GR. 5-UNIVERSITY)
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The funniest 6 minutes you will ever see! Remember how many of these you have done! My grade 5 students loved this video so much, I had to show it twice!  Great for an introduction to a dance unit.
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BLACK HOLES: GRAVITY'S RELENTLESS PULL (TEACHERS, GR. 5-UNIVERSITY)
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Black holes are places where ordinary gravity has become so extreme that it overwhelms all other forces in the Universe. Once inside, nothing can escape a black hole's gravity – not even light. Yet we know that black holes exist. We know how they are born, where they occur, and why they exist in different sizes. We even know what would happen if you fell into one. So come explore!
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WHO’S ON FIRST? (GR. 6-10)
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One of the most famous baseball comedy acts to ever take place was this hilarious exchange between Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Also included at this site is an audio download.  One of my grade 7 students presented this as her public speaking topic over twenty years ago—it was a grand slam!
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THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES (GR. K-12)
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The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF (National Science
Foundation) supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely
interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). Here you’ll find a wonderful collection of interactive manipulatives for number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability.
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MEDIEVAL ACTIVITY CENTRE (GR. 4-6)
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Teacher-Librarian Pat Elliott offers the following medieval resources at her site:
1. General Information
2. Music / Entertainment
3. Games / Entertainment
4. Clothing / People
5. Medicine / People
6. Religion / People
7. Cathedrals and Architecture
8. Castles and Medieval Buildings
9. Knights / Armour / Weapons
10. Foods & Feasting / Festivals
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