August 31, 2010

Dear Maggie Partners:

The countdown to our famed Weekly Activity Packet program continues this week with some more refresher activities to get you primed for the next Tuesday’s official WAP launch.  Take this opportunity to check out www.missmaggie.org.  Surf around the Teacher’s Lounge and become inspired by the host of activities designed to engage your students while meeting important learning objectives. 

This week’s Weekly Activity Packet is an activity intended as a “Classic Maggie’s Earth Adventures” introduction for you and your students.  Click on the Maggie icon in the upper right corner of the homepage when accessing the site to complete this activity.  Many of you know most of our lessons do not require that you log on to www.missmagggie.org, however, just prior to the start of every school year we encourage you to do just that as a warm up for the year to come.   Our eagerly anticipated WAP program returns next Tuesday with brand new lessons focusing on hot current topics coming to you each week throughout the academic year.  This week partners will find:

• “Maggie’s  “Puzzle” – d” available at the primary and intermediate levels
• Scavenger hunt activity (access to www.missmaggie.org required)
• Mystery word activity
• Available in Spanish

In the Dear Colleague letter

• Background on the activity
• “Thinking Green” discussion
• Eco-tips from members of Maggie’s Earth Adventures team
• Intended outcome of this activity is that students will become familiar with the vast educational resources available at www.missmaggie.org

I am excited to share what our Maggie team has been learning out in the fascinating field of education.  As always, we depend on our partners to work with us to make Maggie’s Earth Adventures the best it can be.  We’ll be looking for “a few good educators” to help us with some assessments this year using www.missmaggie.org, so stay tuned.

Have a great week!
Kathy Hart Smith, PhD
Director of Education

 

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We offer teachers our WAPs (Weekly Activity Packets to use on both primary and intermediate levels. In addition, some selected activities are offered for the emergent reader. Because the topics of these activities are the same teachers find it useful to use both levels in the classroom include children's differing levels. All activities are complete with standards-aligned goals.

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