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"If I can not do great things, I can do small things in a great way."Martin Luther King
Try doing an act of kindness for someone, today!
"The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all."(Dear Abby)
"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
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Highlighted Resources for SEPTEMBER:
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Learn about the U.S. Constitution(Constitution Day is September 18th in 2017). Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. James Madison,the Father of the Constitution, A Reader's Theater Script
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Johnny Appleseed: Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. This biographical Reader's Theater Script is on John Chapman, better remembered as Johnny Appleseed.Great for a Friday biography day, during a study on pioneers or a unit on apples! Johnny Appleseed Day is celebrated : March 11th and/or September 26th. Johnny Appleseed, A Reader's Theater Script
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The Supreme Court starts its new session in October: Oyez, Oyez...Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The first Monday in October is the beginning of the new term of the Supreme Court. This web quest will introduce students to the Supreme Court. There are several extension activities and additional links as well as the key: Supreme Court, A Webquest
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Studying the American Revolution? Use this reading for kids to learn about what it was like to be a Tory during the American Revolutionary War. Joshua Crabtree(fictitious character) is a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. The format of the Reader's Theater Script is that a studio audience asks questions of Ms. Bie Ografee's guest to learn what it was like to support the British and not the Patriots during the American Revolution. There are 10 questioners, A Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a Teacher Page with extension activities and the key: A Visit with A Tory, A Reader's Theater Script Also have a Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show play on Female Revolutionary Spies! Revolutionary War Female Spies!A Reader's Theater Script
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Show kids that EVERYTHING has a history, even Pens, Paper and Pencils! Show Students that history is everywhere: Pencil, Paper, Pens: A Webquest Also have the history of CANDY, PRETZELS, CHEWING GUM, PEANUTS, TULIPS and SHOES. I also have a bundle on Everything Has a History: Everything Has a History, A Bundle of Resources
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Great Back to School reading! "Why do we have to learn about history?" Much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities. Why Do We Have to Learn History? A Reading
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This mini-unit on Early Humans/Prehistoric Cultures will assist the classroom teacher in presenting this topic of history to students. This resource also includes a web quest with 12 web questions.Prehistoric Cultures
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Countries in Focus: Great for a Friday Activity, a substitute or if you are covering the areas in your units of study: TEN countries are in the bundle: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Countries-of-the-WorldA-Bundle-of-Webquests-on-Different-Countries-4725632 10.
Famous Women Reading Passages:Ten Famous Women,Reading Passages
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New: Women's Suffrage, A Bundle of Resources:Women's Suffrage Bundle of Resources
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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!
Check out my series of Children's Books from Aadarsh Publishing!
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IN THE NEWS TODAY:9/23/2019:
Scientists say there are less tweets by birds because there are 3 billion less birds than 50 years ago! A study was conducted in the United States and Canada and found the cause of this massive decline is largely environmental. Pesticides and loss of habitat are two of the reasons. Which are your favorite species of birds? What do you think could be done to protect bird populations?
Photo from wpclipart.comIt is estimated that Friday's global strike(September 19th) was the largest ever climate rally. An estimated four million young people(and adults), from more than 150 countries gathered to protest the need for lawmakers to do more to address our changing climate. This week, world leaders will be gathering at the United Nation, in New York City, where one of the meetings is on global climate. The USA is one of two nations not participating in the Paris Climate Accord. Trump withdrew from the accord. President Trump has said he will not be attending the meeting on climate change at the United Nations.One of the founders of the global climate movement is Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old from the country of Sweden. 
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Captain James Cook sailed to Australia (called the "unknown Southern Land"") on the ship, HMS Endeavour, back in 1770. Imagine about 100 crew aboard a wooden ship less than 100 ft. long! Scientists think they have located the remains of his ship off the coast of Rhode Island.The ship was used to bring British soldiers to fight in the Revolutionary War. After many years, the ship was sold eventually making its way to the area of Rhode Island where it is thought to have been scuttled. Although it hasn't yet been confirmed, samples of the wreckage have been taken to determine if it is the famed HMS Endeavour.
Photograph from dailymail.co.ukVictor Vescovo dove into the history books by successfully diving into the deepest points of all five of the world's oceans.Note: The Southern Ocean(near Antarctica) is now classified as an ocean. His last dive, part of a project called the Five Deeps, was done into the Molloy Trench(18,209 ft), in the Arctic Ocean. In the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest,(more than 6 miles ), Vescovo saw some evidence of plastic trash. During his dives, Vescovo discovered over 40 new species of sea life.He is the very first person to complete the five dives into the deepest trenches of the five oceans.
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About Gail:
I have 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 30 books for children(Purple Turtle Series by Aadarsh Publishing). In 2019, my new series of three books, "Odd History" will be published by Red Chair Press.
My work has appeared in most children's publications including:
Appleseeds,Scholastic's Super Science,Scholastic's Science World,Highlights for Children,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.
