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| Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.6 No.3 | March 2009 |
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 Teacher News, Events, & Opportunities |
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Sonnets for Spaniels,
Poems for Persian Cats “Paws for Poetry” contest challenges kids to write a poem to their pet April marks the 13th anniversary of National Poetry Month. To help celebrate, budding Emily Dickinsons and Edgar Allan Poes are encouraged to participate in the 2nd annual “Paws for Poetry” Contest (www.pawsforpoetry.org), To enter, children ages 7-12 need write a poem to, and provide a photo of, their favorite animal friend. The contest is co-sponsored by kids’ virtual field trip site Meet Me At the Corner (www.MeetMeAtTheCorner.org) and Laugh a Lot Poetry (www.Laughalotpoetry.com). Original poems of any length may be submitted in one of two categories: Group One (ages 7-9) and Group Two (ages 10-12). One grand prize winner in each category will receive a prize package worth $50.00. Two runners-up in each category will receive a $25 gift package.The winning poem and pet photo will be highlighted in a Meet Me At The Corner video pod cast. For more information, rules and submission guidelines, please visit Paws for Poetry Contest. Contest deadline is March 31, 2009 
Rain Forest Rescue
Laura Candler of Our rain forests are critical to the health of our planet, and they are in great danger. But you and your students can do something to help! Check out the Earth Foundation's Adopt-an-Acre program to find out more. I've been involved with this project for 12 years, and it's a wonderful service project for a classroom, school, or club. The project involves selling T-shirts to raise money for the rain forest, and the shirts are so attractive that they almost sell themselves. Every year my school has sold at least 200 shirts and saved 20 acres of rain forest. Visit the Earth Foundation website or call Nikki at 800-5MONKEY for more information. Schools that participate will receive a kit with an educational DVD, sample T-shirts, and project materials.
Animated Maps of U.S. Facts and Figures
SHOW®USA has created a new website that displays a wealth of information about the fifty states--from Spanish speakers to strawberries produced to Bigfoot sightings--with animated maps. The maps available on SHOW®USA touch on nearly every aspect of the land and people of America. Current maps include: Hispanics, rural population, people with disabilities, drunk driving deaths, U.S. military deaths in Iraq, people without health insurance, strawberry production, natural gas reserves, casinos, federal farm support received, electoral college votes, food stamp recipients, gay marriages, murders, hate crimes, immigrants, charitable contributions, foreclosures, roller coasters, number of presidents born in each state, and Bigfoot sightings. With 141 maps so far, the site is still adding data and plans to have several hundred maps on display. http://show.mappingworlds.com  |
