Try It! Pentominoes Grades 4 - 9, Marjorie Duby,

Cuisenaire Company of America

My Looney projects are mentioned in The Reading Teacher, March, 1999,
The Miss Rumphius Effect: Envisionments for Literacy and Learning That Transform the Internet by Donald J. Leu, Jr., Rachel A. Karchmer, and Deborah Diadiun Leu of Syracuse University

I am featured in Teaching with the Internet: Lessons from the Classroom,
Donald Leu, Jr. and Deborah Leu, 1999.

Shared category: Social Studies - Colonial Simulation

Chapter 4 deals with "Effective Instructional Strategies." In an "Email for you - Colonial Simulation Highlight," In that project I explored the merits of using an original colonial simulation project as the framework for class activities.

Shared category: English/Language Arts - Literacy

In Chapter 5, "English and the Language Arts," I explained the cross disciplinary merits of a travel buddy project in "Email for you - Looney Lobster Loves Regional Literature"

One of my travel buddy projects is mentioned in Effective Literacy Instruction, K-8, Donald Leu, Jr. and Charles Kinzer, 1999.

After I had gathered many bookmarks in a variety of subject-matter areas, I realized that I needed a vehicle to organize those resources for others to use. My original, online database, Eureka! database * , contains sites specifically for the elementary curriculum!

"Boston Postcards" came about as a vehicle to share pictures of Boston with others. Many schools nationwide include the study of colonial Boston as part of their curriculum.

Test out my original, online "Boston Postcards" by sending an electronic mail postcard about Boston!

After receiving many inquiries about how to create and manage a travel buddy project, I felt I would reflect on my experiences and organize the steps in a manner that might prove useful to others. If you are planning a Travel Buddy Project, perhaps my online Webquest might offer support!

Working at a school in Boston brings with it email requests from global students about information relevent to Boston. In the 5th grade, we concentrate on the Revolutionary Period through literature. In my class, I attempted to combine our work in Social Studies, Literature, Mathematics, and Language Arts. Once satisfied with many of the activities, I decided to post them online. These original Revolutionary Period resources might be helpful to you!!

In 1985, Marjorie Duby created the idea, format, and set for Link 4, a Boston Public Schools strategy game show, which was broadcast from the Campbell Resource Center *. Produced by Dr. Nancy Jones and Robert Newman it aired in 1985. Two competing teams of three students each tried to link four squares of their team color in a row, answering questions based on the current curriculum. Two programs were shot weekly, and were shown on Boston/Brookline channels A-3 and A-22. A popular program in Boston, it was also shown in Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Proctor, MN, Denver, Los Alamos, West Hollywood, San Francisco, and in Australia. Student contestants came from Boston area schools, and questions were provided by the students' teachers.