Elementary Essentials for Teachers

This blog provides a trove of websites, resources, photos, ideas, catalogs, and quotes I have compiled to support, inspire, and enthuse those interested in elementary education. I hope you find something interesting, new, and fun! Happy Reading, Sharing, and Learning! Let me know if you have a site to share! See the on-the-spot live feeds at the bottom of the page. And for some good books to share... visit my BOOK blog: http://books4children.blogspot.com/

9/24/12

Kid's Health Resources

Lots of resources for weight, nutrition, puberty,
staying healthy, etc.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/file://localhost/Users/DebMarcia

9/23/12

Nutrition Updates

Please make sure that your nutrition lessons are the most up-to-date. The food pyramid is no longer the most recent projections for proper nutrition.

Here's the newest from the US Department of Agriculture:

MY PLATE

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

There are graphics and information you may download and print.

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/print-materials-ordering/graphic-resources.html

HAPPY HEALTHFUL EATING!!!

Calendar of Events for Teachers

calendar - This clickable calendar listing provides reviewed curriculum resources in a snap, connecting your classroom to events and observances in the world outside of school: holidays, anniversaries, seasonal events, and commemorations. Glance ahead a month or two, and click to find TeachersFirst's rich resources and classroom ideas.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/calendar/

Health Resources website

Resources for teaching Health for Teachers

http://www.csun.edu/science/health/index.html

New favorite Poetry Book!

Forget-Me-Nots won an Parent’s Choice Award for children’s books recently. Silver medal.

YEAH Mary Ann and Michael. Another winning combination. I have already given several as gifts.... and one for ME, of course. Miss you both - deb

“The poems in this well-rounded children’s collection are chosen as“poems to learn by heart,” but they make for excellent read-alouds or silent reading as well. Editor Mary Ann Hoberman, a former Children’s Poet Laureate, groups modern and classic poetry into categories such as Delicious Dishes, Beautiful Beasts, and Happiness Is. There are poems for many moods and in many styles; some of them are from the genre of children’s poetry, while others are poems that appeal to children and adults alike. Each page is cheerfully illustrated by Michael Emberley in watercolors, pencil, and pastels. This is a great addition to a home or classroom library.”

Updates for 2012

Welcome to Elementary Essentials for Teachers - I want this to be a helpful resource for my students, even after they leave my courses. I hope this is also useful to my teacher friends, and the mentor teachers which whom I work. Please send me messages about needs, helpful posts, and other suggestions and comments. I look forward to hearing from you and promise to be a more regular updater!

deb

10/2/11

2011 Caldecotts

Winner:

A Sick Day for Amos McGee
illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead, and is a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing

Honors:

2011 Honor(s)
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet Slave
illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Interrupting Chicken
written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein, and published by Candlewick Press

I'm Baaaacccckkkkk!!!

After a long recess I am back to posting useful sites for my students, colleagues, and other interested in learning for young children. I look forward to hearing from you!

Please realize that the Web changes constantly. If you try a web site I have listed and it does not work, please let me know and I will try to update it or remove it.

THANKS... Happy exploring!

deb

9/16/11

David was in Maryland for a math presentation, and we got to visit and catch up. He gave me his newest book,Where ELSE in the Wild? It is so creative... concrete poetry and learning about animals. CHECK IT OUT!

2010 Book awards (a little late - transferred from my other blog)

ALA 2010 AWARD WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONSAND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONSTOCHILDREN'SLITERATURE!

Margaret Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement – JIM MURPHY

Virginia Hamilton for Lifetime Achievement – WALTER DEAN MYERS

Arbuthnot Lecturer – LOIS LOWRY

Newbery

WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb / Random House)

Honor Books:

Claudette Colvin by Phillip Hoose

The Evolution of Calpuria Tale by Kelly

Where the Moutain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figgby Rodman Philbrick

Caldecott

THE LION AND THE MOUSE by Jerry Pinkney (Little Brown)

Honor Books:

All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon

Red Sings from Treetops illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman

Michael L. Printz (excellence in literature for young adults)

GOING BOVINE by Libba Bray

Honor Books:

Charles and Emma by Deborah Heiligman

Punkzilla by Adam Rapp

Tales From the Madman Underground by John Barnes

The Monstrologist

Wiliam C. Morris (outstanding first time author for young adults)

FLASH BURNOUT by L. K. Madigan (Houghton Mifflin

Honor Books:

Ash by Melina Lo

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

The Everafter by Amy Huntley

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction (for YA)

CHARLES & EMMA by Heligman

Honor Books:

Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone

Written in Bone by Sally M. Walker

Claudette Colvin by Phillip Hoose

The Great and Only Barnum by Candice Fleming

Coretta Scott King Book Awards (African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults)

BOOK:

BAD NEW FOR OUTLAWS by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (Carolrhoda)

Honor Books:

Mare’s Ware by Tanila S. Davis

ILLUSTRATOR:

MY PEOPLE illustrated by Charles R. Smith, written by Langston Hughes

Honor: Illustrators:

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERSillustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Langston Hughes

NEW TALENT:

THE ROCK AND THE RIVER by Kekla Magoon

Schneider Family Book Award (books that embody the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and adolescents)

CHILDREN: DJANGO by Bonnie Christensen (Roaring Brook)

MIDDLE SCHOOL: ANYTHING BUT TYPICALby Nora Raleigh Baskin (Simon & Schuster)

TEEN: MARCELO AND THE REAL WORLDby Francisco X. Stork (Scholastic)

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (distinguished book for beginning readers)

BENNY AND PENNY IN THE BIG NO NO! by Geoffrey Hayes (Raw Junior)

Honor Books:

I Spy Fly Guy by Ted Arnold

Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith

Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee

Pura Belpre Award (Latino authors and illlustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children’s books)

BOOK:

RETURN TO SENDER by Julia Alvarez (Knopf)

Honor Books:

Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen Bernier-Grand

Frederico Garcia Lorca

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK FIESTA illustrated by Rafael Lopez, written by Pat Mora, (Rayo)

Honor Books:

Diego illustrated by David Diaz, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

My Abuelita illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Tony Johnston

Gracia Thanks illustrated by John Parra, written by Pat Mora

ROBERT F. SIBERT AWARD (distinguished informational book for children)

ALMOST ASTROMAUTS by Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick)

Honor Books:

The Day-Glo Brothers by Chri Barton

Moonshot by Brain Floca

Claudette Colvin by Phillips Hoose

Mildred L. Batchelder Award (outstanding children’s book translation)

A FARAWAY ISLAND by Annika Thor, translated by Linda Schenck (Delacorte)

Honor Books:

Eidi by Bodil Bredsdorff, tr. by Kathryn Mahaffy

Moritito II by Nahoko Uehashi, tr. By Cathy Hirano, ills. By Yuko Shimizu

Odyssey Award (excellence in Audiobooks)

LOUISE: THE ADVENTURES OF A CHICKEN(Live Oak Media)

Honor Audiobooks:

In the Belly of the Bloodhound

Peace Locomotion

We Are the Ship

Andrew Carnegie Medal (excellence in children video)

DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS(Weston Woods)

Alex Awards (10 best adult books with appeal to teens)

GOOD SOLDIERS

KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

THE MAGICIANS

MY ABANDONMENT

SOULLESS

STITCHES

TUNNELING TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

EVERYTHING MATTERS

BRIDE’S FAREWELL

8/22/11

Early childhood songs

A list of categorized songs and activities is available at the Preschool Express... ALL ABOARD!!!

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station.shtml

Foot tapping, thematic activities.

Early Childhood Finger plays and Songs

From Reading is Fundamental (RIF) is a fabulous site called:

Leading to Reading.

Lots of songs, stories, finger plays and information grouped for ages (for babies/toddlers, preschoolers, and parents.

http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/babies-toddlers.htm

Well organized and easy to use for young children.

Happy Singing!

Preschool Finger Plays

A good resources of about a dozen popular finger plays.

Great for Early Childhood Educators

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/preschool-finger-plays.html#one2

Welcome or welcome back!

We've finally landed in a new place... happy as can be.

So some new and updates sites.

Quizinator - make your own quizzes quickly and easily. Registration is free... Looks good!

http://www.quizinator.com/default.aspx

No more fear of tests!

9/22/09

100 Helpful Sites for New Teachers

Awesome resources, although I have to admit I did NOT look at all 100. I WILL soon. In the meanwhile, check them out and let me know which ones are awesome.

http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/21/100-helpful-websites-for-new-teachers/

Don't forget to check BLOG BLOG: Book Lovers On-line Gallery: Books4Children.blogspot.com. Update are coming this week!

Happy Reading!

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