Thing #6

This assignment was fairly time consuming. There is so much out there on the web that it takes awhile to sift through it. I did find some pretty cool feeds. One of these is Suite 101: Primary School Articles. It has lots of lesson plan ideas, such as St. Patrick's Day math and using Irish Folk Tales to teach a variety of reading skills. I know I will be checking in regularly to spice up my lessons.

Another one is The Leaky Cauldron blog, "Reading, Writing, and Chocolate". Being a huge Harry Potter fan, this one is really fun. It connects current issues in education to characters and lessons learned in the Harry Potter series. I especially liked Doris' blog to then President-Elect Obama on education reform, and the blog Why Fred and George Struggled at Hogwarts, which references the book Boys Adrift by Dr. L. Saks. This looks like an extremely beneficial book, and I plan to pick up a copy.