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HotChalk's LessonPlansPage.com Newsletter - Volume 11, Number 6
June 15, 2008

Sadly, just at press time, we heard the news of the recent death of NBC “Meet the Press” host, Tim Russert. See below for a link to HotChalk CEO Edward Fields’ blog and memoriam.
Kyle Yamnitz

This Issue Contains:
--Remembering Tim Russert--
--More Lesson Plans--
--HotChalk Partners with PBS, National Geographic, McGraw-Hill--
--Juneteenth Resources--
--Independence Day Lesson Plans--
--Sites For Teachers--
--Inspirational Teacher Stories--
--Featured Lesson Plans and Units--
--Curious Site--
--Independence Day Around the Net--
--Got a Dynamite Lesson?--
--Coming Attractions!--
--Signing Off--

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--Remembering Tim Russert--
It is with much sadness that we acknowledge the recent passing of NBC “Meet the Press” host, Tim Russert. A supporter of NBC News Archives on Demand brought to you in partnership with HotChalk, and a major advocate of education, Russert’s trusted voice and positive influence will be sorely missed across the nation. Perhaps not surprisingly, Russert’s background was in education. He was once a History teacher. Please join HotChalk CEO Edward Fields and the entire HotChalk community in honoring the memory of Tim Russert. See, Fields’ blog, “You Can’t Spin On This."

--More Lesson Plans--
Dear Educators,
Welcome to the mid-June edition of the LessonPlansPage.com newsletter. Featured this issue are updates on the latest offerings from HotChalk.com, plus a broad selection of top quality new lesson plans. Highlights of this edition include 25 great lessons, from elements of news writing to parachute races! You can see all of the additions right here.

The highlights from our most recent additions include:
Art: Wayne Thiebaub and 1960s object Pop Art
Computers & Internet: Lessons with PowerPoint and research components
Language Arts: Elements of a news story, homophones, an alphabet and a self-to-text writing activity and lessons on the books "Caps for Sale," "Tangerine" and "Of Mice and Men"
Math: Learning multiplication facts and describing fellow students using math or science terms
Music: Three lessons this month center on songs
PE & Health: Fitness Tag, tennis ball reaction game, ice skating pathways, parachute races strength and endurance training, and basketball handling skills
Science: An endangered animals research project, a blood type compatibility demonstration and a periodic table element PowerPoint slideshow
Social Studies: A unit wrap-up activity and lessons on diversity and the role of an ally
Other: A song for an 8th Grade graduation and an excellent lesson on eating disorders and how to have a positive body image.
Holidays: An end-of school Juneteenth celebration, a patriotic hand and feet flag art activity and a diversity lesson for Martin Luther King Day

--HotChalk Partners with PBS, National Geographic, McGraw-Hill--
HotChalk has partnered with McGraw-Hill Education, National Geographic, and PBS to bring you even more digital video content and supplemental instructional content. Check out fresh visuals on earth and life science, geography, U.S. and world cultures, history, current events and the environment, as well as more than 1,000 lesson plans and curriculum pacing guides for world languages and science.

--Juneteenth Resources--
Juneteenth is an official holiday in several U.S. states and is growing in popularity both nationally and globally. Juneteenth is the celebration of the end of slavery; the last place to abolish slavery in the United States was Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865, two-and-one-half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. There are several theories why emancipation came so much later to Galveston, and those theories are some of the topics that students will discover as they research the end of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. Take a look at our Juneteenth lesson plans and resources here.

--Independence Day Lesson Plans--
There are some terrific activities for this time of year, including a broad selection of engaging Independence Day activities for your classroom. Find them here.

--Sites For Teachers--
Visit other great sites for teachers and spread the word about HotChalk and LessonPlansPage.com at the same time simply by going to: www.SitesforTeachers.com
You can find another collection of great teacher sites here: Teachers.teach-nology.com
Please consider visiting these sites each time you visit HotChalk. Voting for us helps other teachers to find out about our Web sites! The more you vote, the more likely other teachers are to find out about HotChalk and LessonPlansPage.com!

--Inspirational Teacher Stories--
We also added two inspirational teacher stories this month. Fran Wilson, a substitute teacher, shares her great bag of tricks. Doreen Diorio advocates integrating simple praise into each lesson to motivate positive student behavior. They are the last two stories listed here.

--Featured Lesson Plans and Units--
We have a great batch of 25 new lessons this month; our thanks to all who submitted. Our first featured lesson comes from Camille Tuttrup. In this high school art and social studies lesson plan, students work with composition, color and contrast to portray ordinary objects in the manner of Wayne Thiebaub and the pop artists of the American 1960s. In the process, students gain a glimpse of 1960s consumerism and its influences on cultural artwork.

Do you find blood types A, B, AB, and O and who can donate to whom and who can receive what confusing? Well, here is a clever and easy way for students grades 5 to adult to learn the compatibility of the different blood types. This memorable demonstration, brought to us from Ryan Dooley, is a sure science or health class attention-grabber.

--Curious Site--
Summer is a terrific time for exploring astronomy. Check out this free astronomy resource designed for kids, parents and educators!

--Independence Day Around the 'Net--
Students can experience the Fourth of July as never before when you walk them through the steps they must take to cede their classroom from the school!

Find out the background, truths and myths about Betsy Ross.

--Got a Dynamite Holiday Lesson?--
See your name and lesson plan description published in our newsletter. Submit your Independence Day (July 4) lesson plans at Lesson Plans Page - Submit.

Lessons posted this month were brought to us by Toby Anderson, Eric Brock, Linda J. Cooke, Doreen Diorio, Ryan Dooley, Roselyn Fortunado, Laura Friedman, Lisa Howard, Paula Hrbacek, Kelly Kasper, Renee Linnen, Brittany Marcinkowski, Terri McCarthy, Kendra Miller, Michaela Murphy, Rachelle Nunez, Kimberly Pederson, Brett Ressler, Jody Rickert, Susan Swan, Camille Tuttrup, Fran Wilson, Stephanie and Claire M. We appreciate their contribution very much and look forward to seeing their and your name listed here in the future.

Contributors from last month include Mary Cullinane Cofone, Keisha Crenshaw, Lenny Goduto, John Haslett, Dan Hiles, Donna Misrok, Stephanie Pellegrino, Ashlan Phillips, Romeo Poralan, Reggie Rios, Silvio Catalin Stefan, Patricia Trader, Jennifer Trotter, OL Yates and Rainier K. We thank these people and all of the contributors of our 3,000+ lesson plans.

Don't be shy! Contribute your great lessons to the growing high-quality selection on LessonPlansPage.com.

--Coming Attractions!--
Stay tuned for our next newsletter, with updates on lesson plans and activities, and perhaps some inspirational teacher stories, as well.

--Signing Off--
Thanks for being a part of HotChalk and LessonPlansPage.com. Be on the lookout for new messages with updates or other news to help you do what you do best. Meantime, don’t be shy: contribute your great lessons to the growing high quality selection on LessonPlansPage.com. We’ll be expecting them.
Take care,
--Kyle Yamnitz
  Vice President, HotChalk Network
      http://www.HotChalk.com
  The Lesson Plans Page:
      http://www.LessonPlansPage.com

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