A Good Writing Resource

The title is The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever by: Barbara Mariconda published by Scholastic

I have to share this one!

I gave the mid-year reading test just to see how the kids were doing. I had it for a sub thing while I was gone yesterday at a conference. I admit I was guilty of not reading the test before I gave it. The 4th grade did awful, even my super readers! We ended up going over the test and lo and behold there were 3 questions about Encyclopedia use, and 3 questions about card catalogs! Add that in with the one that the answer key had wrong and the grades made sense.
I guess that was more of a "see what kids use to use" rather than see what the kids today don't know~
I wonder what new editions of this test will have on it? Destiny~ Google searches~on-line dictionaries!!
I suppose I should take them to the library and show them what an encyclopedia looks like, considering one girl said that we use them to find pizza places. I don't even know if card catalogs still exist!
What a teachable moment!

The Whose Clues? Nathan Levy

Whose Clues? is "The Famous Name Guessing Game" that provides a fun, change-of-pace activity anytime, anywhere! Identify a mystery person or character with the help of clever clues! This 'Famous Name Guessing Game" encourages deductive reasoning and cooperative learning.
http://www.storieswithholes.com/whoseclues2.html

Nathan Levy - Stories With Holes!

The famous logic stories that make kids think! Each book contains new stories for children ages 7-77. Stimulate pupil critical and creative thinking skills.
http://www.storieswithholes.com/natlev100inq.html

Fun With Foldables!

http://www.eemes.ccs.k12.nc.us/Candler/PDF/foldables.pdf

The Homework Debate

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/45

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091100908.html

http://www.time.com/time/question/homework.html

http://blogs.chron.com/schoolzone/2006/09/the_great_homework_debate.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/08/ING0FLHNM21.DTL

Great Spare Time Reading

http://www.whygendermatters.com/