Solar System and last day for Giveaway!

I am spending parts of my spring break getting ready for my units when we return.   I have had a student teacher the last couple of years at this time, so I haven't taught the solar system myself.  I am using the student-interest model for this unit.  I will teach core lessons/activities 2-3 times per week, but on the other days, students will be able to drive their own learning by exploring what interests them.

I am going to use ClassConnect to post a variety of articles and activities for them to access during this time, plus I will have a lot of books for them to use, too.  All of it will end with in-class projects which have clear guidelines but allow them to focus on the material they found most interesting.

Anyway, I'll give more specifics later.  Today, I wanted to share this awesome resource that I found today. 

KidsAstronomy.com offers games, interactives, teacher resources, and online classes for kids!  It covers all of the material that I am asked to cover (moon phases/constellations/the planets) and more!  It is a great starting point for students and is written in an easy way that they will be able to understand! 

I'll post more as I put together the details of this unit. (in between books and naps.)   :)

Finally, don't forget my Target gift card giveaway ends tomorrow morning.  I plan to pick the winner by 10 am, so get your entries in before then!

Giveaway Winner!

 

Congratulations to Kristina for winning my 50 Follower Giveaway!  I'll send the Amazon giftcard to the email address you left in your post!

Thanks again to everyone for following my blog.  I love all of the ideas I get from others, and I hope that you find some things you can use here, too!

Last Chance for Giveaway

The chances for my giveaway end on Sunday, July 17th.  I will be picking a winner before going to bed on that night--so around 10 pm.  I will post the winner that night.

Thanks to many of you who are following this blog.  I hope that you find some things that are as helpful as the things I find on other people's blogs.

I am excited to say that I will be attending a digital conversion workshop next week with a team from my district.  I hope to have a lot of neat things to blog about to help everyone, so stay posted!

Thanks again!

50 Followers must mean a GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited to have 50 followers! To celebrate, I had better have a giveaway!

Because so many people have been discussing books, I have decided to giveaway a $15 giftcard to Amazon.

You have 3 ways you can enter.

     1)  Become a follower of my blog and tell me in my comments section.

     2)  Blog about my giveaway and create a comment below.

OR 3)  List my blog in your blog list or put my button on your blog and leave a comment.

I will choose a random number on Sunday, the 17th to determine the winner of the giftcard.  Thanks again for following my blog.  :)



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