SUBSCRIBE chat center Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Gazette|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Teacher Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • July 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Middle East Posted by cheryl on 2/18/08 On 2/18/08, valerie Stroud wrote: > On 2/18/08, cheryl wrote: >> On 2/15/08, valerie stroud wrote: >>> On 1/15/08, Travelin' Teacher wrote: >>>> On 1/07/08, aztcher wrote: >>>>> I heard some horror stories about teaching in Kuwait. Rooms >>>>> with rats and so on. It does not sound pleasant. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/17/07, Travelin'Teacher wrote: >>>>>> Nice that TNet has a board for international teachers. >>>>>> Anyone teaching in the Middle East? I am in Kuwait. >>>> >>>> Interesting!?! I've been in Kuwait for a few years and I have >>>> never seen a rat, let alone in my school. In regard to >>>> international schools, there are good schools and bad schools >>>> (just like anywhere). You have to do your research. Kuwait has >>>> been good to me and my school is much better than the school I >>>> taught in back home in the U.S. Not sure what else you 'heard' >>>> about Kuwait, but I have never seen rats in my school. > > > Can you get this book, IN KUWAIT by Pattie Meyer, illustrated by > Mrs. Margaret Bosworth's Art Students? It would give you s flavor of > Kuwait. The Gulf countries are very different from other Middle > Easter countries. We don't generally see camels in the city. I once > saw camel races in the desert.What about writing to some classes in > the Middle East? Children can learn a lot from pen pals. Henna > designs are very beautiful and could easily be incorporated into a > literacy activity. There is a lot about henna on the net. Have you > heard about an ancient city called Palmyra in the Syian desert? Have > you read about the warrior queen named Zenobia? Check Google for > images of the Middle East. Stress the modern Middle East. What do > you know about Bharain and Dubai? Have you heard of the breathtaking > Atlas Mountains, the ancient city of Fez in Morocco? Don't restrict > yourself to Western stereotypes of the Arab world. They are not > rooted in reality, I wish you great good luck. Valerie in Kuwait Thanks for your help....I'll look for the book you suggested...cheryl >>> >>> I love Kuwait. I have been here for eight years. I teach in a >>> great school, Al Bayan Bilingual School. I have been accorded >>> great respect from parents, students, administration. The pay is >>> good. The benefits are fine. My life is happy. I will stay until >>> they don't want me any more. And I also have never seen a rat >>> here. Valerie in Kuwait >> >> Hi Valerie, >> I teach Kindergarten in Florida. I'm trying to put together a 10 >> day unit on the middle east at the kindergarten level--The >> activities have to be literacy based. A few books that I have >> checked out are: A Look at Egypt, Mummies,The Egyptian Cindrella, >> The Persian Cinderella--(I'll do a Venn diagram with the american >> cinderella and the other two)--Count your way through the Arab >> World, Islamic Stories..a few books abou camels.. >> >> My idea is to teach the children that people all over the world >> can be friends--we may believe differently, dress differently and >> so on-but we all can be friends...this is so important to get >> across in the younger years--..If you have any ideas to get me >> started or teaching materials that I can use or should cover-- >> please let me know ......Thanks for your help.... Posts on this thread, including this one Middle East, 10/17/07, by Travelin'Teacher. Re: Middle East, 1/07/08, by aztcher. Re: Middle East, 1/10/08, by young teacher. Re: Middle East, 1/15/08, by Travelin' Teacher. Re: Middle East, 2/15/08, by valerie stroud. Re: Middle East, 2/15/08, by valerie stroud. Re: Middle East, 2/18/08, by cheryl. Re: Middle East, 2/18/08, by valerie Stroud . Re: Middle East, 2/18/08, by cheryl. Re: Middle East, 3/02/08, by ssr. Re: Middle East (UAE for ssr), 3/05/08, by Travelin' Teacher.       June: The 30 Days of Teachers.Net (Introduction) 1 The Gazette 2 The Mailrings 3 Harry Wong 4 Lesson Bank 5 Tech Center 6 Teacher Classifieds 7 State Teachers.Net 8 Live Chat & Meetings 9 Teacher Printables 10 Project Center 11 Chatboard Network 12 Share Teachers.Net 13 Your Feedback 14 Interest Groups 15 Administrators.Net 16 Chat Center 17 Streaming Teacher Video 18 Tutoring Center 19 Academic Grants 20 Teachers.Net Bookshelf 21 Chatboard Tips 22 Grade Levels 23 Staffroom Flyer 24 Teachers.Net Archives 25 Hot Topics 26 Language Arts 27 Subject Areas 28 Quick Links 29 Meet Teachers.Net 30 Summer Job Fair

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