Points to Ponder and Remember

1st: I just joined an awesome WORD WALL link up at The Teacher's Cauldron! You should see some of the ideas! Click image to the right! Thank you Jen R.!!!

Now, today's post is about:

Quotes focusing on education...

I found these on the internet as I was searching for inspiring writing springboards:

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”  ― Mahatma Gandhi

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― Oscar Wilde


"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." -Robert Frost

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”   -St. Augustine of Hippo

Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

These are great for upper grades to reflect on and write about in any class! Perhaps you need a writing prompt for a monotonous Monday to spice things up a bit? Happy Day!

What is your favorite quote? Please let us know so we can add it to our points to ponder!! 

A Series of Educational Sites: "C"

Wonderopolis!

http://wonderopolis.org/

By the National Center for Family Literacy!

I am an email subscribed reader and enjoy the “Wonder of the Day” on this site…it’s pretty cool!

For Example:

4/26/12   #571

Should You Believe Everything You Hear?

4/25/12   #570

How Fast Can a Nose Run?

Some of these daily wonder posts come with  pictures, videos, etc. Many "Wonders" are quite informative and most useful, and others are totally unique in that they include cool points to ponder or interesting tidbits to learn! I love the Wonder "Why is it so fun to monkey around?" (I adore animals if you didn't already know!) It’s like a small dose of “Get your brain exercising…” that never hurts any of us to get on a daily basis!

There’s even a Twitter Wonderfeed: @wonderopolis

So, Question: What is something (maybe bizarre or truly mysterious) that you have always wondered? 

Imagine all of the journal prompts and creative writing activities you could do in class just with this as a springboard! 

You can download this printable for FREE in my TpT Store or directly from GoogleDocs! 

Wonderopolis Writing Prompt PDF

Please tell us in a comment below! I’m sure someone will either have wondered the same or become entirely curious too!

Have a great day! 

Word Work Works...

Guest Post by: Hilary Lewis

        Working with words is one of the best ways to help students learn to read and increase vocabulary! 

         I use all sorts of activities . . . word sorts, word families, word puzzles . . . You name it . . . to get kids reading and understanding words!

        Word sorts are highly effective in teaching literacy to young students by helping them grasp the meanings and relationships of words.

        One way my students work with words is to use cards with printed words on one side and a picture on the other, and then sort them into groups. Sorting with the pictures gives students a stronger oral language base than looking at the sounds in isolation . . . especially on a worksheet.

        Students deal with words at a visual level, so they can analyze the speech sounds that go with the pictures. They have a better understanding that they don't get when just looking at written words and letter combinations.

        I am the queen of word sorts . . . you will always see them being used in my classroom!

One of Hilary's Activity Packs for Implementing Word Work in the Classroom! 

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Thank you, Hilary, for sharing this great teaching idea with all of us! Teachers.....Be sure to check out Hilary's post on Classroom Freebies Too! It features her Data Binders: 

Rockin' Teacher Materials: Data Binder Add-On Pages!