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The First Thanksgiving: Virtual Field Trips, Videos, & Slide Shows!!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Edgy Instruction

Virtual field trips, videos, and slide shows of Plimouth Plantation.  Great resource from Scholastic!  http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm Take your students back in time and tour historic Plimouth Plantation.  The site also contains Teacher’s Guides, Thanksgiving Printables, and Thanksgiving Vocabulary Guide.  What a … Continue reading →

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Science Writing Prompt: Volcanic Eruption Produces New Island Off Coast of Japan

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Edgy Instruction

Original source of images and story : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2511115/Volcanic-eruption-Pacific-Ocean-creates-new-island-coast-Japan.html This week, a new island was formed off the coast of Japan through the eruption of a volcano.  This is the first time this has occurred in 30 years. Watch video of the … Continue reading →

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Red Dress Manor: A Real-Life Spooky Mystery Just In Time for Halloween!

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Edgy Instruction

Source:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2476404/The-house-thats-frozen-time-Eerie-images-inside-abandoned-Red-Dress-Manor-clothes-wardrobes-photographs-walls-love-letters-strewn-floors.html Love letters and pictures strewn across the floor in wild abandonment….. Her dressing table just as she left it….. Beds still made…..Clothing in disarray on the bedroom floor…All except for one article– a long red gown hanging in … Continue reading →

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