Using Cartoons To Teach

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has an entire portion of their website devoted to using cartoons in the classroom.  It includes daily downloadable lesson plans & archives of those plans.

Right now there is also a contest going on for students to create their own captions for a blank cartoon.  The deadline is February 15th, so get on it.

My favorite editorial cartoonist is Michael Ramirez.  You can find his work at Townhall.com.

Olympic Torch Map & More

They Olympics starts in just 3 days and the torch is well on it's way to Vancouver.  The Olympic website has an interactive map including stories & photos.

 

 

Have your kids research the history of the Olympics, starting at the official website.

And for more Olympics resources, head over to Kathi Mitchell's Virtual School.