Tag: teaching resources
One Earth, many resources to help celebrate it: Happy Earth Day 2013!
By Morgan on April 22nd, 2013
Last week, Dante showed you all the great ways the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is reporting on this year’s Earth Day. And today it’s here! Happy Earth Day 2013! According to earthday.org, more than a billion people in 192 countries aremore… full post
Scholastic’s Chairman on the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT
By Scholastic on December 17th, 2012
In response to Friday’s tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Scholastic Chairman and CEO Dick Robinson penned a heartfelt message to employees. His message is below. Meanwhile, educators and parents can findmore… full post
Honoring our veterans
By Kristen on November 12th, 2012
Yesterday we celebrated Veterans Day, a day when we honor those who have served in the United States armed service. Today as many people enjoy the day off from school or work, let’s take some time to thank all of the brave and dedicated peoplemore… full post
We the people… observe Constitution Day
By Dante on September 14th, 2011
The United States Constitution is the most important document in the country. It sets out our form of government and enumerates rights and protections for American citizens. It was ratified in 1787, and is arguably more relevant now than evermore… full post
Remembering 9/11, 10 Years Later
By Kristen on September 7th, 2011
This Sunday, the nation will look back on 10 years since the shocking and devastating attacks of September 11th on our country. Many teachers are now beginning to include 9/11 in their lesson plans, and the media will once again be saturatedmore… full post
ASD’s: Ten things you can do before Day One
By Guest Blogger on August 9th, 2011
Today we have a guest post from a presenter at The Scholastic Store’s teacher workshops, Barbara Boroson. She has been involved with autism spectrum education for twenty years and currently supports teachers and school districts as theymore… full post
What do you do about bullying?
By Morgan on January 4th, 2011
In what can only be labeled pure coincidence, I was just settling in to write today’s blog post on bullying when I saw a tweet about January being National “No Name-Calling Month.” What a timely, great idea — and after all the fresh attentionmore… full post
Your students can give the gift of reading this holiday with Pass It On!
By Ivy on December 1st, 2010
At Scholastic, we believe that a great book stays with you… no matter where it goes. Sometimes you read a book so moving or so funny that you just have to pass it on to another reader. That’s why we’ve created Pass It On, an activity thatmore… full post
5 Questions: The one in which we ask a Pilgrim about underwear
By Ivy on November 23rd, 2010
I never thought that one day I would get to ask a Pilgrim what kind of undergarments they wear. You heard right. And the answer was quite a fun surprise! The silly question came about when we caught up with Goodwife Elizabeth Hopkins from Plimothmore… full post
One million kids to ‘visit’ Plimoth Plantation virtually next week
By Tyler on November 8th, 2010
If you teach elementary school, there’s a good chance you’re about to start (or you have already!) a unit about “The First Thanksgiving.” The story of the Pilgrims’ voyage to America and their first interactions with the Wampanoags is so widelymore… full post
