Laurie - check out Ryan Full's Treehouse lesson plan - it's how to use Treehouse in a foreign language class, and may be helpful to her.
web:
http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy/Treehouse_LP2.html
PDF:
http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy/PDF/Treehouse_LP2.PDFIt's all about learning color, size, shape and location (over, under) in the target language. In my opinion - a brilliant way to use Treehouse!!
Carol
On 6/29/07, Laurie J. Rich <knitmeapony@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not on the edu list! But I will join at least temporarily.
On 6/29/07, Christopher Hickman <tophu@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think it is appropriate to include the Edu list on this. The folks on
> that list are probably the best to respond to this question.
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> Subject: [Something] Peace Corps gift
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> Hello!
>
> My sister is going to be joining the PeaceCorps -- she's going to be
> designing math and science curriculums as part of building a school
> from the ground up in Central Africa. (They're not sure which project
> site yet - she leaves in September and has training for almost two
> months then, so we may not know for a bit).
>
> My parents and I are filling a waterproof case about the size of a
> shoebox with personal and fun stuff for her -- and of course, I want
> to include a couple of LL games. I'm just wondering if anyone has any
> suggestions!
>
> Because there will be a language barrier at least at first, I was
> thinking Aquarius and Treehouse. On the other hand, Nanofictionary
> could be great for helping her students practice their English. (We
> do know she'll be teaching kids no younger than 10.)
>
> And of course, if anyone else has experience and can think of
> something else that might be good to send with her let me know! We're
> absolutely sending some blank journals, pencils and sharpeners, we
> have a small flat stone we each put a fingerprint on (including the
> kitty) and sealed so it won't come off, and we're all writing a couple
> letters to put in there as well to hold her over until the mail gets
> there.
>
> Thanks for any help you can give!
>
> Laurie
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