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Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour

With Earth Day Approaching on April 22nd it's time to focus on educating our children about conservation. Trouble on Earth Day would be a great resource for this purpose and a super addition to any school or home library.

Learning how each of us can take steps to protect our environment is important for children and adults alike. It will take all our efforts to help improve the environment for a healthier tomorrow. Trouble on Earth Day is a great start for children.

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Celebrate Earth Day with Pictures First day of book tour for Trouble on Earth Day

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Please Visit the Second Day of my book Tour  for Trouble on Earth Day http://barbarabockman.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/review-of-kathy-stemkes-pb-trouble-on-earth-day/

Visit third day of Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour

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Fourth day of Trouble on Earth Day Tour-  Fun Squirrel Facts http://hookkidsonreading.blogspot.com/2012/03/it-is-my-great-pleasure-to-welcome.html

Fifth Day of Trouble on Earth Day Tour- Book Review

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Sixth Day of Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour-book Review http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-trouble-on-earth-day.html

Seventh Day of Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour

FREE EARTH DAY CARD FOR KIDS

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Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour

Celebrate Earth Day with Pictures First day of book tour for Trouble on Earth Day

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Please Visit the Second Day of my book Tour  for Trouble on Earth Day http://barbarabockman.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/review-of-kathy-stemkes-pb-trouble-on-earth-day/

Visit third day of Trouble on Earth Day Book Tour

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Fourth day of Trouble on Earth Day Tour-  Fun Squirrel Facts http://hookkidsonreading.blogspot.com/2012/03/it-is-my-great-pleasure-to-welcome.html

Moving Through all Seven Days link:http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965# http://www.helium.com/users/406242.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/237923/Kathy_stemke_dancekam.html Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/kathystemke Follow me on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=6147172660&topic=4910#!/kathymarescomatthews.stemke?ref=profile Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/kathy-stemke/13/269/285

Please Visit the Second Day of my book Tour

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Classroom Activity: Turn Written Essays Into Proper Expository Papers

Writing is one of the most important – and underrated – skills that a teacher can instill in a student. Having the ability to write can help a pupil adequately express his ideas through his primary and secondary schooling years. It can help him write cover letters for jobs and applications for pharmacy technician training programs. It can facilitate the means and manners in which he communicates throughout his future career.

Unfortunately, making good writers out of students can be a difficult process. One of the main ways that instructors try to teach writing is by focusing on the expository essay, especially when dealing with students at a middle school or high school level. The expository essay consists of an introduction with a thesis, 2-4 body paragraphs that each contain a topic sentence and a distinctive argument, and a concluding paragraph that ties everything back together.

Some critics believe that the expository approach is too regimented and constricted. While it is certainly not perfect, especially with more creative students, this approach is nonetheless an effective way to teach pupils how to sift out their argument and engage in their writing. It forces them to truly think about what they have to say, and then convey that argument in a clear and comprehensive way.

But students often have a difficult time translating their written argument into proper expository form. In many cases this difficulty stems from a focus on content rather than structure; students are so preoccupied with the making of their argument that the actual fact of writing and structuring it becomes an afterthought.

To correct this problem, here’s an easy class activity that targets the expository form:

1. First, insure that each student has a piece of written text that is not composed in expository form. Ideally, this text will just be one rambling paragraph – a paragraph with a clear argument, but a muddled presentation. The text could be taken from books, articles, or magazines, but most teachers find it best to simply use text from an in-class essay test that the students recently took. Such essays normally have a solid argument but little in the way of structure, thereby making them ideal for this exercise.

2. Instruct the students to turn the essay into an expository one. The argument needs to be the same and no outside facts can be brought in, but the refurbished essay should contain an introduction, a few body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Make sure to stress the importance of thesis statements, transitions, and topic sentences.

3. Take some time to reflect after the activity has been completed. Ask students which iteration of their essay seems clearer and stronger. Ask them how the nature of the argument has changed, if at all. Have them think about the various writing styles and comment on the differences between the two.

Hopefully this activity will leave your students with a greater confidence with the expository essay. Although they won’t be writing expository essays all their lives, they likely will be writing in general – and the expository approach is a great way to teach structure, style, and form.

Kathy Stemke's websites:
Moving Through all Seven Days link:http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965# http://www.helium.com/users/406242.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/237923/Kathy_stemke_dancekam.html Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/kathystemke Follow me on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=6147172660&topic=4910#!/kathymarescomatthews.stemke?ref=profile Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/kathy-stemke/13/269/285

VETERANS TRIBUTE

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20 Essential Twitter Chats for Homeschoolers | Online College Tips - Online Colleges

20 Essential Twitter Chats for Homeschoolers | Online College Tips - Online Colleges

Revision Week: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Revision Week: Cynthia Leitich Smith

SEVENTY EBOOKS FREE IN HONOR OF READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY

SYLVAN DELL PUBLISHING TO OFFER SEVENTY EBOOKS FREE IN HONOR OF READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY

Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Feb. 29, 2011)–Sylvan Dell Publishing will be participating in Read Across America Day by offering all of its award-winning eBooks FREE to read at www.sylvandellpublishing.com on March 2. Participants will have access to Sylvan Dell’s full eBook Site License including eBooks with auto-flip, auto-read, and selectable English and Spanish text and audio. This is in addition to the free activities available every day including a “For Creative Minds” educational section, 40-70 pages of free teaching activities, three quizzes, and a related websites page for each title.

Sylvan Dell co-owner and editor Donna German states, “We are proud to offer children a simple way to participate in Read Across America Day. By offering our full eBook Site License we also make it easy not only for children to read and explore our great books, but we make it easy for parents and teachers to use each book as stepping stone to learning with our “For Creative Minds” section and our free teaching activities.”

Sylvan Dell Publishing’s mission is to excite children’s imaginations with artistically spectacular science, math, and nature-themed stories. Founded in November of 2004, Sylvan Dell has grown to include more than 75 authors and illustrators in the United States and Canada, and 70 titles—honored as finalists or winners of over 70 book awards. Sylvan Dell’s Science and Math Through Literature Program integrates science, math, geography, character skills, and language learning through fun, cross-curricular activities.

To participate in Sylvan Dell Publishing’s Read Across America eBook event, simply visit www.sylvandellpublishing.com on March 2 and click on the Read Across America icon in the upper right-hand corner of the website. For questions or concerns, call Sylvan Dell Publishing directly at (877) 243-3457 or email info@sylvandellpublishing.com.

KATHY STEMKE'S WEBSITES:

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Children’s Ezine Guardian Angel Kids: The Human Body – March 2012 Issue

Children’s Ezine Guardian Angel Kids: The Human Body – March 2012 Issue

Welcome to the March 2012 issue of Guardian Angel Kids Ezine (GAK). This month our theme for GAK is The Human Body.  Check it out here.

Did you know that you lose 60 – 100 strands of hair every day? Or that fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails? The distance around the earth is 25,000 miles. If you measured the length of all of a child's blood vessels, the total would be 60,000 miles. In an adult, it would be 100,000 miles or nearly four times the distance around the earth.

And that bothersome earwax that seems to build up so frequently? It protects the delicate inner ear. Our bodies are indeed complex and amazing.

Come explore the world of "The Human Body" through featured books, poetry, activities, engaging stories, and articles www.guardian-angel-kids.com.

Letter from the POETRY EDITOR: Donna J. Shepherd

Featured BookS:

Muscles Make Us Move: The Sum of Our Parts Series - Flip Book by Bill Kirk & Artist Eugene Ruble

Human Anatomy Video by Dejan Kober

Children’S poetry, ACTIVITIES, SHORT STORIES, and articleS:

In the Bone Zone by Bill Kirk – learn about the skeleton through this amusing poem.

Games and Activities to Teach the Human Body by Kathy Stemke – games and activities that require whole body participation will attract children’s imaginations.

If I Have to be Normal by Juliana Jones and illustrated by Clara Batton Smith – finding a healthy balance even if you don’t follow the “normal” way.
Listen Up! by Laura Thomas and illustrated by Jack Foster – school girl Jasmine discovers the hard way why we are created with two ears and just one mouth.

Excuse Me, I Burped! by Layne Fleming – you open your mouth to speak and out comes a burp. You’re embarrassed. You wonder why you burped.

Read Aloud Tips and Strategies: How Educators and Parents Can Sustain Interest by Dorit Sasson – both educators and parents play a strong role in ensuring young readers are engaged during read aloud time.

Visit Guardian Angel Kid today and www.guardian-angel-kids.com and enjoy a child safe and ad free Ezine.

We also invite you to stay connected with Guardian Angel Kids through our Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Guardian-Angel-Kids-Ezine/163785080346247.

Please feel free to drop Editor-in-Chief, Donna McDine an email at submissions@guardian-angel-kids.com and let them know what you think of Guardian Angel Kids and what you'd like to see in the future. They aim to please.

The Guardian Angel Kids Ezine staff and contributors look forward to your visit. Thank you for your time and interest.

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