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Planning Your Summer Fun?

Check the Osceola Public Library's schedule for the summer reading program.

Site of the Week for Parents:

Talking Money with Kids

 LIKE MOVIES?   Here are 25 Must-See Summer Choices

Click here to learn how your child chooses library books.

Looking for the catalog?     

Parents' Guide to Protecting Kids' Privacy Online

      Mrs. Dressel's bookshelf: "read"

Marcia's favorite books »

 Word of the Week: emphatic Learn the definition here, using  the online Merriam-Webster dictionary.  This site will even let you hear how it's pronounced.   Or use Ninja Words - also linked in my Reference and Homework links.

Mock Caldecott opp (MP4 8.12 MB)
The Osceola Public Library is offering a chance for you to vote on the Molly Brown award. It's kind of like being on the Caldecott committee!
Destiny Quest screencast (MP4 11.31 MB)
Badgerlink Resource descriptions (PDF 68 KB)
A brief description of each of the resources being highlighted in the webinars.
Toon Books Tip Sheet (MHT 25 KB)
Go! Go! Go! (MP4 44.42 MB)
Watch how quickly and quiety fifth graders transition.
Another impressive transition (MP4 12.71 MB)
Fifth grade Run and Research
Stop! Drop! Indent! (MP4 5.25 MB)
A little dance to help us remember some basics for paragraph writing.
Mcky praises a 3rd grader for being focused (MP4 13.09 MB)
50% fun 50% control
Second Grader Run and Research (MP4 7.76 MB)
Watch how quickly and quiety 140+ students transition after Katie's lesson on focused learning.
Katie attacks 1st graders with animal sounds (MP4 169.01 MB)
In this clip, we see how Mcky teaches with humor as we practice extreme focus and memory.
Second Graders writing under tables, etc (MP4 20.63 MB)
Listen for McKy's teacher workshop while the students do their writing.
Katie tries to embarass Mr. Lundholm (MP4 42.39 MB)
Katie shows us that we have to start with smaller words in our writing and working up to the hard stuff.
Mcky talks to teachers about teaching the process of research writing (MP4 8.56 MB)
UN-distracted writers (MP4 4.24 MB)
DLDay and WIKI help (MP4 9.60 MB)
Book Choice Manifesto (PDF 219 KB)
Originally published in the March 2013 Elem building newsletter.
Michael Hall was Here! (WMV 13.03 MB)

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