75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor- Virtual Field Trip

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• LIVE Webcast from Pearl Harbor ceremonies and activities
• Hear from locals and military who witnessed the attacks (or just listen to other students ask) 
• Visit the museum
• See artifacts and attack sites
• Participate in live polls
• 5th-8th grade curriculum materials to support the event

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Cubs win the World Series!

Wow, what a game!

If the students have nothing but baseball on the mind, and your classes or study halls need a little brain break, these resources might be fun to share!

Curse of the Billy Goat (11 min)  Very informative, and fun video about the history of the curse and Chicago baseball.  Could spark a great conversation on what this win means to so many generations (something I think many of our students don't quite understand yet!)

Can the curse be proved with math?  Make a graph in Google Sheets

1900's World Series Trivia- Partner students to search for the answers

Top Ranking Cubs players of all time Students choose one player to research and write a persuasive article on why the player they choose deserves to be on a list of top ten Cub's players.  Display the stop ten in the room with a "Hall of Fame" board.  

Here's an article with many more great ideas and resources on how to incorporate World Series themed lessons into different content areas. World Series Classroom Activities

GO CUBS!

The innovative learning team is excited to invite you to this month’s Twitter chat on Partnerships. Join us this Thursday, November 3rd at 8:00pm at #D59Chat to connect with colleagues around these Partnership questions. One lucky participant will win a new professional learning book, too! Check out the #D59Chat Schedule Flyer for topics and dates that might interest you.

The innovative learning team is excited to invite you to this month’s Twitter chat on Partnerships. Join us this Thursday, November 3rd at 8:00pm at #D59Chat to connect with colleagues around these Partnership questions. One lucky participant will win a new professional learning book, too! Check out the #D59Chat Schedule Flyer for topics and dates that might interest you.