Quote of the Week--October 30, 2016

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Clarence Thomas

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Paraphrase a Quote and New Release

I am working on a series of Character Education materials I use with my students.  Today's freebie is a way to use inspirational quotes in the classroom and practice paraphrasing.

Students copy the quote directly and then follow the steps to look up any words they don't know.  Then they write it in their own words without looking at the original.  Finally they check to make sure they captured the original meaning.

To download the "Paraphrase a Quote" lesson, please click here. 

I post a quote every Sunday here on Artistry of Education.  To view recent quotes, click here.

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Quote of the Week--October 23, 2016

There are two types of education.... One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live.

John Adams

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The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy

Two dads raise four adopted boys from different ethnic backgrounds.  Each boy struggles with life at school, friends, and neighbors.  The characters are unique, funny, and easy to relate to. 




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Quote of the Week--October 16, 2016

The book you don't read won't help.

Jim Rohn

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Three Not So Scary Books for October Classrooms

 Here are three books to share this time of year.  

Creepy Carrots isn't specifically Halloween related, but the colors and tone fit the mood. I have included a lesson idea about changing your mind while you read.

 Over My Dead Body is a friendly ghost story told by a series of letters, news articles, and other forms of writing.

At the Old Haunted House is best suited for primary students.  (I have a vocabulary list from the book at this post here.)

Happy Reading!

Quote of the Week--October 9, 2016

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

Horace Mann

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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

When my students complain that I don't have enough scary stories in my classroom--as they often do--this year I am ready with a new recommendation.  I read The Screaming Staircase over the summer and these ghosts are vicious.

If they like this one there are more in the series.

I don't really like scary stories, but I know the students do.  Here are some other books I have reviewed on this site that are well-written as well as scary.



Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Dead Boys by Royce Buckingham
The Seer of Shadows by Avi

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Quote of the Week--October 2, 2016

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams

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