Resources for Teachers and Students
Announcements for May 22, 2013
Advantages of the classroom eEdition!
Your students live in a digital world. The eEdition of New England News Inc. newspapers is an excellent interactive tool that helps you and your students meet technology and core curriculum learning objectives.
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New Serial Story (New chapter released every Saturday)
Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire - The Lemonade Escapade
Danny Dollar is a kid with a plan. He is out to become a millionaire and conquer the world. Unfortunately for him, the neighborhood bullies have other plans for Danny, like public humiliation. But when the last person in the world he would have expected enters his life, something happens that he never could have imagined. Along the way in this fun story, Danny is teaching kids about finance, banking, investing and entrepreneurship. WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY RESULT IN LOUD LAUGHTER AND CRAZY TALK ABOUT BECOMING A MILLIONAIRE.
Get last week's chapter: Chapter 5: The Man with the Plan
Get this week's chapter: Chapter 6: Stand by Me
To purchase the full version of this book please go to www.bigheadbooks.com
About the Author: Ty Allan Jackson
Berkshire County resident Ty Allan Jackson is an award-winning author, publisher and the founder of BIG HEAD BOOKS, whose mission is to promote literacy by engaging children in a unique way. Through their fun and up-beat Author Rallies and classroom visits, the students are left excited about reading and empowered with possibility! Not to mention their first book, "Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire - The Lemonade Escapade", which teaches lessons of financial responsiblity and entrepeneurship within this contemporary story. Children and parents alike are delighted by the antics of Danny Dollar, and the facts included on finance that are so slyly inserted into the story make this book unforgettable! BIG HEAD BOOKS is on a mission to build self-esteem and confidence in today's children by representing them in a modern, positive and fun way. They will not stop at just writing books, their goal is to teach the power of reading to children and adults alike. Ty Allan Jackson and the BIG HEAD BOOKS CREW promote literacy across the country in schools, libraries, community centers and even correctional facilities. To contact BIG HEAD BOOKS to promote literacy at your organization, please call (413) 443-0769 or email info@bigheadbooks.com ...gEt bOoKiN
►Federal safety board urges tougher drinking-and-driving cutoff limit to match other nations
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
NIE Special Report
Whether its from the simple desire to help others, our environment, or our way of life, innovation is a process that begins with imagination and results in the creation of something of value for society. NBC Learn, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Teachers Association, explores the process of innovations in this compelling 11-week video series.
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Mayan pyramid destroyed in Belize
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
May is Garden for Wildlife Month!
Plant a Schoolyard Garden at Your School
To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife.
These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.
Classroom Caption Contest!
►Win a book by creating a caption for this week's lesson
This week's lesson:
Disasters put focus on regulations
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Audio
Daily Science Webcasts
Science Diary Bears - Melatonin
Melatonin regulates the sleep-wake cycle for humans and other animals. Strangely, bears who are masters of hibernation, seem to produce very little melatonin.
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-- May 22, 2013
This week's word in the news: INITIATE
DEFINITION:
To set going by taking the first step; begin.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Troopers initiated a pursuit of the vehicle at the rest area on Interstate 71 just north of the Ohio 123 exit east of Lebanon, troopers said.
►The Dayton Daily News -- 05/20/2013
