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Kim Handle

(Brooklyn - United States)

Kim worked for the Professional Development Department in Education at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens for the past three years and has recently accepted a fellowship at Brooklyn College. Kim's undergraduate work was in environmental ...

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Highlights

	Writing Elementary
This year long writing project originated as a work of collaboration between an elementary and secondary school. It includes a time-line, ice breaker activities, brainstorming activities, creative writing lesson plans, writing prompts, create a myth activities, short story activities, a rubric, peer editing lesson plans and proof reading symbols.

	Vocabulary Study with Patricia Polacco Unit
This week long resource uses the Semantic impressions strategy and the Possible Sentences strategy to engage in meaningful vocabulary study. A bank of words from a book by Patricia Polacco is presented to students. Students are asked if they know each word or the teacher defines and uses each word in a sentence. Students are then asked to create their own story – or sentences - using the words – either as a whole group, small group, with partners or individually. Eventually, the Polacco text is read and students listen for the vocabulary words they have just learned. Students are also asked to make text to self connections with the books, engage in character study and a rich internet scavenger hunt about Polacco.

	"Open High School,Utah"
These full courses for high school include English 9, 10 and Writing Composition.Excellent resources for all teachers of English. Collection also includes courses in Geography, biology, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, Computer Technology,Digital Photography, Graphic Design, Current Issues, Fitness for Life, and Health.

	How To Use Advanced Search
This 3-minute video provides information on using the Advanced Search. You can view all of our videos in the Video Tutorials folder in Curriki's Help Collection.