The other day, I described some resources for stay-at-school field trips (is this like a staycation? A staytrip? A stield trip?). At any rate, Target offers grants to help take your students on real field trips. Grants of up to $700 are available for schools within 100 miles of a Target store. For trips this … Continue reading Help for Field Trips (not at your school)
The National Park Service offers a variety of programs straight from the Grand Canyon--Through the wonders of modern technology, a park ranger will "beam" into your classroom and lead your class through one of several explorations, including animal and plant adaptations, geologic history (layers, plate tectonics, etc.), the history of people groups in that area, … Continue reading Engaging “Field Trips” (at your school)
Looking for the adventure of a lifetime for next summer? Consider these amazing trips. -Save the Rainforest's Trips to Costa Rica, Belize, and Panama. Fellowships cover most or all costs. Apply by October 1: http://www.saverfn.com -Earthwatch Teach Earth USA's Trips to work with turtles in Costa Rica, Coral in the Little Cayman, or climate change … Continue reading 3 Fabulous Adventures for Teachers
To celebrate the end of a summer with two new books and a new Facebook page, I decided to combine the two. Like my Facebook page by August 24 to be entered into a drawing. Two "likers" will win a book!
Only for Georgians this time, sorry. Get Georgia Reading purchased a state-wide subscription to Capstone's e-book database. I believe it checks your IP address and only works in Georgia. But this is even better than Epic (how do I know? because they have some of my books, of course!) Go to myON.com (weird name, right?) … Continue reading One More Free Reading Resource
Over on Facebook, I've been posting free reading resources that I learned about in my early-summer whirlwind tour of librarian and writers conferences. I thought I'd gather them all in one place here on the blog. Summer Reading (Part 1): E-books Epic calls itself the "Netflix of Children's Books." I looked at the list and … Continue reading The Free Books Roundup
Once Upon a Science Book 