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A Fun Science Brain Break & Challenge
The Water Jenga Challenge Blowing Up Twitter
Winner of Best Facial Expressions!
Some nifty physics is currently doing the rounds on The Internet as people on Twitter are sharing a video of a group playing what looks like the wet alternative to Jenga. In the game, competitors take turns adding a drop of water to an already very full cup.
With each tense drop the water rises until it seems impossible that another drop won't burst the tiny, physics-induced dam that appears to exist at the water’s edge. Why doesn’t it spill sooner? It’s all thanks to surface tension. Play Video Below!
Water Jenga.mp4Supporting & Teaching the Love of Reading
Ideas and Best Practices
GUIDED READING CENTER AND AT HOME PRACTICE
TK-3rd Grade and as Needed in 4th and 5th
Accelerate student literacy by providing access to Footsteps 2 Brilliance, an app that can be downloaded on any device.
Riverside County of Education has provided Free access to all teachers, students, and families.
Teachers in Palm Springs have used the program as part of their Guided Reading Centers and have noticed a difference in just 2 weeks!
Click above to register for a Free, 1 Hour Webinar, that will outline the app and how it can support your learners who are struggling with the Foundational Skills or check out the following video.
Parents can register the student, or you as the teacher can set it up on their ChromeBooks.
Watch video to learn more!
You will also receive a Bilingual Toolkit with interactive resources.
Flyer - Footsteps2Brilliance - March 2022 (1).pdfClick Image or Scroll to See Available Webinar Dates.
Watch the video below to see the program in action from the perspective of a student.
Teaching the Love of Vocabulary
Research shows that students need a total of
17 exposures to a single word to imprint it into memory.
Click the button to read about 17 strategies you can begin today!
Best Practice Video with Classroom Examples
Best Practice Teaching Routines for Vocabulary that Focuses on TK-1st Grade
Provide Choice (UDL) and Make Learning Fun!
Vocabulary Activities
Earth Day Vocabulary Art Activity
Vocabulary Land Game
Grammar Baseball Activity
High Impact Math Lessons for 3rd-5th Grade Aligned with SBAC Performance Tasks
Super Creative High Impact Math Lessons with Alignment to
SBAC
Created by Nancy Stuart, TOSA
To present straight from this site, click the box and arrow in the right hand corner of image. To open in your Slides, Click Google Slides on the bottom right.
Click Above To Access April Number Corner Walk-Throughs
Answers to the Most Pressing Questions About Teaching
In this webinar, the authors of the Five to Thrive series will share actionable answers to the most pressing questions about teaching reading, writing, math, and creating a classroom community. Great for teachers and administration!
"Collaborating With Clarke" Office Hours
Click image and then on any open time slot to make a booking. Booking can be for planning, discussion, crying, venting, co-teaching, brainstorming, or collaborating at a Grade Level PLC.
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