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Saturday, October 22, 2016 1:07:22 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Another Game You Can Play in Class Tomorrow!:
Keith said, "I received some nice emails about the Bug game our class designed, so I wanted to share what we played this past Friday. I call it The Mysterious Box of Mystery.Worst name ever.I know, but my students loved it. Well, the game, not so much the name...." more
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06:34 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled A Game Your Students Can Play Tomorrow:
Keith said, "Games are the most elevated form of investigation. ~ Albert EinsteinI just finished reading Cathy N. Davidson's wonderful Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work and Learn. I'll need to reread..." more
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06:34 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled A Game Your Students Can Play Tomorrow:
Keith said, "Games are the most elevated form of investigation. ~ Albert EinsteinI just finished reading Cathy N. Davidson's wonderful Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work and Learn. I'll need to reread..." more
Sunday, September 27, 2015 7:27:31 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Mentor Text Display Cards:
Keith said, "I love using mentor texts in the classroom, and students find them incredibly useful as exemplars for their own writing. But how many times have I asked, "Do you remember when we saw examples of this technique in one of our mentor texts?" only to be..." more
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:30:14 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Heroes of History, Part II:
Keith said, "In an earlier post I shared how students used biography picture books to practice summarizing, recognizing opposing viewpoints, and citing textual evidence. Using the four-step process modeled there, students cut to the chase to tell what was "most..." more
Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:03:56 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled How to Create Interactive Timelines:
Keith said, "If you're looking for an awesome online report option for biographies or nonfiction texts, you'll love Hstry.co. Hstry is a site where students can create cool looking, interactive timelines with text, images, videos, and embedded..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:22:25 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Heroes of History:
Keith said, "Read below for Marceau's amazing story!One popular conversation in education centers around "What is worth knowing?" To that conversation I'd like to add the question, "Who is worth knowing?"When I ask students to name someone famous and the first..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:37:40 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March:
Keith said, ""I want to go to jail," (third grader) Audrey told her mother. Since Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks thought that was a good idea, they helped her get ready.Cynthia Levinson's stunning and moving We've Got a Job chronicles the days leading up to the 1963..." more
Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:28:45 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Betsy's Day at the Game: A Review and Giveaway:
Keith said, "Peanuts, Cracker Jack, cotton candy, and hot dogs! Those are my fondest memories of the ball park, and they certainly top my daughters' lists as well. But one equally hallowed tradition of baseball had been fading from the American scene, so I'm..." more
Saturday, April 6, 2013 9:24:36 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Purposes for Poetry: Ten Ways to Use Poetry in Your Instruction:
Keith said, "Often when I mention poetry during a workshop, at least one teacher laments, "I would love to do more poetry with students, but there's so much else to teach in my curriculum!" What I try to encourage (and I'm often helped big time by the workshop..." more
Saturday, March 16, 2013 12:25:53 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Failure IS an Option; A Really Funny One:
Keith said, "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Pearls Before Swine strip creator Stephan Pastis is a hilarious new title guaranteed to win big with fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dear Dumb Diary.I read it with much amusement and delight, but thought that..." more
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 7:30:08 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Teaching That Makes Sense: An Uncommonly Good Resource:
Keith said, "Years ago I first posted on Teaching That Makes Sense, founded by Steve Peha, is an impressive web site full of well-organized, original resources on reading and writing.They're all in pdf format and they're all free. And since the time that I first..." more
Monday, March 4, 2013 10:40:18 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Prairie Chicken Little: The Sky is Falling! Again!:
Keith said, "Win this book! See below to enter.In a funny and frenetic remake of the traditional tale, Prairie Chicken Little by Jackie Mims Hopkins chronicles the over-reaction of one prairie chicken who thinks the sky is falling, or more accurately, a..." more
Sunday, March 3, 2013 11:48:16 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Holocaust Picture Books: An Annotated List:
Keith said, "After many requests, I've finished compiling an annotated list of Holocaust books. I resisted the urge to categorize them by grade level, as I feel they can be used effectively in both upper elementary and middle grades.First, however, I wanted to..." more
Saturday, March 2, 2013 10:30:14 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Five Ways to Share Picture Books More Effectively:
Keith said, "In my workshops, teachers often express the desire to use picture books in their classroom, but wonder how to do it most effectively. The answer to that question depends entirely upon what we want to accomplish.Below I've provided a few thoughts on..." more
Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:56:04 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled The Secret to Descriptive Writing:
Keith said, "Either I’ve encountered a conspiracy to confound teachers of writing, or I’ve discovered an “obvious secret” of descriptive writing. To paraphrase a classic School House Rock Video, it appears that verbs are, indeed, “what’s..." more
Friday, February 22, 2013 9:16:01 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? and Other Prehistoric Picture Books:
Keith said, "In Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? young Dave's uneventful trip to the museum takes an unlikely and entertaining twist. From the book's inside flap:Dad takes Dave to the museum to see the dinosaurs. Dad is sure he knows all there is to know about..." more
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:16:00 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Celebrate Something! Creating Culminating Activities for Reading Units:
Keith said, "I'm pleased this week to be part of Kid Lit Blog Hop #10, a well-attended online party of some of the most dedicated and talented children's literature bloggers around. So in the spirit of parties, I've provided some ideas below for how to bring..." more
Saturday, February 16, 2013 12:09:53 AM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Fightin' Words: Using Picture Books to Teach Argumentative Writing:
Keith said, "So what's the difference between persuasive writing and argumentative writing? In persuasive writing, students passionately defend their point of view, relying upon opinion, personal experience, anecdotes, data, and examples. Argumentative..." more
Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:34:21 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Valentines for Vermin: Love Poems for the Unloved:
Keith said, "Looking for a fun writing activity that integrates well with Valentine's Day? Then look no further than Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved.This book is a funny and fact-filled collection of "friendship notes" written to some of the most..." more
Saturday, February 9, 2013 3:18:18 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Tales to Tell: Exploring Author's Voice Through Picture Books:
Keith said, "When we read a truly wonderful picture book, one whose words resonate as much as the pictures themselves, we should take the opportunity to stand back and ask ourselves, "How did the author do that?" And more importantly, How can we get our students..." more
Sunday, February 3, 2013 10:36:09 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Animal Attraction: Exploring Animals with Picture Books:
Keith said, "Children love animals, so it's not surprising that the canon of children's literature is populated with iconic rabbits, bears, elephant, and mice. So how can we continue to take advantage of this connection with animals as students enter their upper..." more
Thursday, October 27, 2016 6:24:22 PM
Keith Schoch wrote a blog post titled Yet Another Game to Play in Class Tomorrow!:
Keith said, "If you're looking for a game that students will beg to play every week, this is it. I've used it in classrooms and academic enrichment programs at summer camp with fantastic results. Add this to Bug and The Mysterious Box of Mystery, and you have..." more