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7/2020:Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps won a 1st place Purple Dragonfly Book Award in the Picture Books 6 & Older category. Thank you, Story Monsters!
3/24/20:Excited to have my latest children's book, Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps, chosen as a 2019 Story Monster Approved winner!
Highlighted FREEBIES for NOVEMBER:
1. Pumpkins: Pumpkin Fun Facts
2. What Happened to the Mayflower: What Became of the Mayflower?
3. Doing a Fall unit on apples? Looking for an activity during a study of pioneers? Doing a unit on folk hero? Doing a biography on Johnny Appleseed? This interactive notebook on Apples has several activities and 17 interesting fun facts about apples.Apple Factoids!
4. Geography Awareness Week Ideas: Geography Awareness Week
5. King Tut Day is November 4th: King Tut Day
6. Turkeys: Turkey Facts
7. Election Presidential Fun Facts
HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES for NOVEMBER:
1.Diwali begins October 31st:This reading passage introduces kids to the holiday of Diwali and includes fun facts and extension activities.Diwali, Reading Activity Check out these resources to introduce kids to the country of India. A Webquest:, a unit of study on India: India: Unit of Studyand reading on the Taj Mahal: Taj Mahal, A Reading Activity2.Geographic Awareness Week is in November: Check out these resources: World Landmark Webquest:
World Landmarks, a Webquest Maps and Geography: Map and Geography Geographic Secret Messages:Geographic Secret Messages
3. Want a fun and informative activity to teach your students about the history of Thanksgiving? This webquest has ten informational text questions on the history of Thanksgiving(including the Macy's Day Parade). TURKEY facts, too! Thanksgiving and Turkey Webquest
4. Learn about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims with this informative web quest!There are ten informative text webquests, extension activities, fun facts.Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest
5. Pumpkin Webquest: This 10 web question web quest has several comprehension questions(lots of extension activities). Pumpkins, a Webquest
6. A Ms. Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links: Reader's Theater Script, Love Brewster, The First Thanksgiving
7. SAVE with this Native American Bundle Resource. Includes my Reader's Theater Scripts on Sacagawea and Sequoyah. It also includes my fun/informative web quest on Native Americans.(Overview of different Native American tribes, famous Native Americans in history, and contributions of Native Americans in arts, government, language and more!The Trail of Tears, shelters, contributions(i.e: hockey, lacrosse, ideas in government, words in English and more).Great for Native American Heritage Month(Nov). Native Americans, A Bundle of Resources All also sold individually.
8. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles take students back in time to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Lots of factual information/discussion questions included:Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles. The first Thanksgiving
9. King Tut Day is November 4th. Learn lots of cool facts about mummies and the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Comprehension/discussion questions/ extension activities.Great for a unit on ancient Egypt, around Halloween or as a fun/informative Friday activity:King Tut, A Reader's Theater Script
Test Your Knowledge Challenges:
1. World Capitals: World Capitals, Test Your Knowledge
2. US Landmarks: U.S. Landmarks, Test Your Knowledge
3. Maps and Geography: Maps and Geography, Test Your Knowledge
4. Women Trailblazers: Women Trailblazers, Test Your Knowledge
Bundle on Countries of the WorldAll sold individually, too.
MATH and STEM Biographies:
1. Hypathia: Hypathia, Woman Mathematician
2. Ada Lovelace: Ada Lovelace, Woman Mathematician
4. Katherine Johnson: Katherine Johnson, STEM Biography
4. Marie Curie: Marie Curie, Stem Bio
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Use my THINGY letters to have kids write spelling words, vocabulary words or as an art activity! Have students try and guess what some of the THINGY Letters are.(also have Black/White option):ClipArt: Alphabet Thingy Letters!
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To any young people visiting my website. Please,if you are being bullied, seek help...SPEAK TO AN ADULT today!And, if you SEE something that looks like bullying-SAY something to an adult!
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IN THE NEWS 11/21/2024:
An amazing discovery was made in the permafrost area of Siberia, Russia. A 35,000 year old saber-tooth cat was found. It is in such good shape, the kitten(about 3 weeks old), has its brown fur, toes and even whiskers! It was originally discovered in 2020 and is the first time such a species has been studied. It is also the first mummy of a sabertooth cub known to have been discovered.
Photograph from NPR
Photographs from BBCAn emperor penguin has made an amazing journey. He arrived on Ocean Beach, Denmark,Australia, having traveled over 2200 miles from Antarctica. Scientists say it may be the first time an emperor penguin has made such a journey to Australia. Brought to a facility, the penguin, about 39 inches tall, who appears quite malnourished from its epic swim, is being given lots of TLC . At this time, returning the penguin to its home in Antarctica, has not been determined.
A robot painted a picture and the painting has sold for over one million dollars. It is the very first painting created by a humanoid robot. Named, Ai-Da, the robot, made to look like a woman, is named for Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer. Using cameras in the eyes of the robot, a robotic arm and AI, Ai-Da created the painting, a tribute to Alan Turing, WW2 mathematician and pioneer in AI technology.
Photograph from SmithsonianIn 2024, a Norway Spruce tree, from Stockbridge, MA, has been selected as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. It is 74 ft. tall and is 43 ft. Wide. The tree is estimated to be about 70 years old. Head gardener for Rockefeller Center, Eric Pauze, has been selecting the tree for 30 years. Trees usually arrive by flatbed truck, with a BIG sign saying it is the Rockefeller Center Tree. Sometimes the tree has arrived by other methods including by a barge and a helicopter. The tree will go up the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and will be taken down at the end of the twelve days of Christmas, January 7th. The tree will eventually be donated for lumber to build homes for the organization, Habitat for Humanity. Photograph of tree before it left the NYC is from Rockefeller Center. Learn fun facts about the famous tree at this link: Learn about the history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Kali McMillin, 12, of Salem, Ohio, grew a pumpkin, a really big one. At the local Canfield Fair, her pumpkins weighed in at 1951 pounds and broke the fair's record previously held by her father,from two years ago. Growing pumpkins is in the family. Kali's pumpkin ,which was 4 ft. wide, earned her a trophy and certificate. Currently, the world record for a pumpkin is 2749 pounds!
Photograph from Salem News Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, of Nepal,is from a family of mountain climbers. His father was the youngest to summit Mt. Everest, without additional oxygen, at the age of 19! Starting at the age of 16, Nima began climbing the tallest peaks in the world. This fall, Nima became the youngest person to summit ALL fourteen of the tallest mountain peaks in the world, including Mt. Everest! Nima joins a small group, just 50 people, to have accomplished this task. Congratulations to Nima!
Nima's Facebook page
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About Gail:
I retired from teaching after 33 1/2 years in the classroom. Of that time, I taught Grade 6 Social Studies teacher for 31 1/2 years.I earned my BA in early secondary education with a concentration in social studies from SUNY Oneonta, New York, and my MST in social studies education from Binghamton University in New York. In 1988, I was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Additionally, in 1988, I was also awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award by the National Council for the Social Studies. I am the author of 8 books for teachers and over 35 books for children(Purple Turtle Series by Aadarsh Publishing and Odd History Series by Red Chair Press).
My work has appeared in most children's publications including:
Highlights for Children,News-O-Matic,Appleseed,,Scholastic's Super Science,,Scholastic's Science World,Jack and Jill,National Geographic World, Ranger Rick, Cobblestone, Faces, Muse Magazine,Contact Kids, US Kids,Action Magazine(Scholastic),Girls' Life,Boys' Life,American Girl, Instructor,Creative Classroom,Middle Years,Time for Kids,Scholastic News,Scholastic News Zone, Time for Kids , Ask Magazine, Dig,Calliope, Cobblestone, FACES, Studies Weekly, Glo Adventurer, and more.
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