Mrs. Jackson's Class Website Blog: July 2013

Today’s fact: On this date in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 landed on the moon. It was the first moon landing to feature a lunar rover that allowed astronauts to explore more of the lunar surface. That is some road trip! Have you taken a road trip this summer?

Source: www.stem-works.com

More Resources:

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spaceshuttles.htm

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spaceday.htm

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spacesolarsystem.htm

On this day in 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The national commitment to a broad program of space exploration, including manned space flight, came in response to the Soviet Union's successful space launches, begun in 1957. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy set as a national goal the achievement of a manned landing on the moon by the end of the decade. NASA began to reorganize and increase its space establishments. Central to the agency's new future was the construction of a manned-space-development aggregation, including facilities in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. NASA also elected to build a new space-management, crew-training, and flight-control center on Clear Lake in southeastern Harris County, Texas, thanks to the efforts of Texas Congressman Albert Thomas. The Manned Space Center opened in 1963 and was officially renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center ten years later.

More Resources:

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spaceshuttles.htm

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spaceday.htm

http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/spacesolarsystem.htm

July 29 is International Tiger Day. It is a day of support for global tiger preservation. I love these majestic animals. In the last 100 years, the wild tiger population has dwindled from nearly 100,000 to a current estimate of less than 3,200. Some unknown number of species have disappeared.

More Resources: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/animals.htm

Classroom Planning Calendar - September, 2013

Monday, August 12 -Tuesday 3

First Day of School- date varies(continued from previous month)
TeachersFirst First Day of School Icebreakers

Thursday 5 -Friday 6

Rosh Hashanah (starts at sundown previous day)
TeachersFirst's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Resources

Sunday 8

Grandparents Day
Special Occasion Ideas for the Classroom: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices

Saturday 14

Yom Kippur (starts at sundown previous day)
TeachersFirst's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Resources

Sunday 15 -Tuesday, October 15

National Hispanic Heritage Month
TeachersFirst's Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Tuesday 17

Constitution Day
Celebrating the Signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787

Source:

http://www.teachersfirst.com/calendar/?m=2

More September Resources: http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/

August Lesson Plan Ideas Here are some ideas to incorporate August events in your classroom:

August Is Back To School For Teachers - Worksheets, Lessons

National Inventors Month - Worksheets

August 5th - American Family Day - Workbook

August 6th- Alexander Fleming's Birthday - Worksheets, Guide

August 8th - President Richard M. Nixon Resigns - Worksheets, Lessons

August 18th - Wizard of Oz Premiered in 1939. - Teacher Guide

August 24 - Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. - Worksheets, Lessons

August 26 - U.S. Women Gain the Right to Vote - Worksheets, Lessons

August 27th - Mother Teresa's Birthday - Worksheets, Lessons

August 28th - Dr. King gives "I Have a Dream" Speech - Worksheets, Lessons

See All August Events and Celebrations

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More Resources for August: http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/

Let me know if you think keeping kids healthy from colds and the flu is critical to maintaining attendance for the best grades! Then leave a comment telling me how you celebrate perfect attendance in your class!

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Today is National Ice Cream Day! Go ahead and indulge but tell us your favorite ice cream flavor!

ICE CREAM THEME UNIT-ACTIVITIES-IDEAS-LESSONS

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/clever-classroom-tips-for-elementary-school-teachers

Love this cute, humorous take on classic required summer reading!

More Summer Reading Ideas: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com

Today is National Sugar Cookie Day! What is your favorite kind of cookie? I can't resist any kind of homemade cookie!

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/recipesatoz.htm

http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/recipes.htm

On this day in 1923, the Dr Pepper Company was incorporated in Dallas. Dr Pepper was first made in Waco in 1885. Wade Morrison, owner of Morrison's Old Corner Drug, employed a pharmacist named Charles Alderton, who, when not filling prescriptions, often served soft drinks to customers. Alderton enjoyed experimenting with various combinations of fruit extracts and sweeteners. One combination, later to become Dr Pepper, proved enormously popular with patrons. Morrison named the beverage after Dr. Charles T. Pepper, a physician and pharmacist for whom Morrison had worked in Virginia. Today Dr Pepper is an operating company of Dr Pepper/Seven Up, based in Plano. A collection of Dr Pepper memorabilia forms the core of the Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute, which opened in Waco in 1991.

Happy Independence Day, America! Hope you'll be watching fireworks this evening. Enjoy!

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Meet Mr. ZIP, teachers and friends. He helped the US Postal Service introduce Americans to the new concept of ZIP Codes on this date in 1963. What's your ZIP Code?

More Teacher Resources-Tips-Ideas-Lessons Plans-Guides

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Today’s fact: On this date in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 landed on the moon. It was the first moon landing to feature a lunar rover that allowed astronauts to explore more of the lunar surface. That is some road trip! Have you taken a road trip this summer?

Source: www.stem-works.com

More Resources:

Monday, July 29, 2013

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July 29 is International Tiger Day. It is a day of support for global tiger preservation. I love these majestic animals. In the last 100 years, the wild tiger population has dwindled from nearly 100,000 to a current estimate of less than 3,200. Some unknown number of species have disappeared.

More Resources: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/animals.htm

Sunday, July 28, 2013

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