Pretend You Were @ the Inauguration

Samuel Sennott — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:11:16 +0000

Can you find me at the Inauguration?

Samuel at the Inauguration

By going to www.myinauguralphoto.com, you too can pretend you were at the Inauguration. Just saw this on the awesome TechCrunch and thought it was a neat simple motivational/ creative tool option for writing block that some of your students may be interested in using this resource.

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You Can Golf

Samuel Sennott — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:09:25 +0000

by Samuel Sennott

So your summer camp is winding down, or maybe you are stuck inside in an extended year program. Maybe your home with your children during a few weeks they have off from camp. Why not take a golf break? Make a day of it: Do guided reading with the book about Tiger Woods. Check out the videos from YouTube. Talk about it. Write about it. Spell some words at the level the student is at. Then break out the Nintendo Wii if you can get one and play 3 or 9 holes. Take some pictures while your doing it and do some more writing later that day or another. Enjoy! http://otot.wikispaces.com/Tiger+Woods

Books

Tiger Woods Can be a Friend

Tiger Woods Cover From Book, Tiger Head shot, looking, and swinging

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Readings

Videos

Tiger Woods Age 2
Tiger Woods and some of his great golf shots pgatour
Tiger Woods – Bay Hill 2008 18th Hole
Tiger Woods’ Perfect Swing (SWING VISION)
Tiger Woods Amazing Golf Shot
Download the above videos in .mpg, converted from the original .flv with www.zamar.com http://drop.io/tigerwoodsvideos

Writing

Golf Chart.zip Intellitalk Chart Writing (I can…)

Use a graphic organizer to brainstorm what you want to write about.

http://aex.intellitools.com/searchdetails.php?act_key=basicwebgraphicorganizer

Screenshot of Basic Web Graphic Organizer

Working With Words

Idea: Do a simple spelling activity creating the words I, can, win, the, like. Then practice finding those with the AAC system. Link to Printable Letter Cards and more formal and systematic phonics ideas: http://alltogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/printable-making-words-cards/