following a link from this article, i found http://www.teachablemoment.org/index.html a site that " provides educators with timely teaching ideas to encourage critical thinking on issues of the day and foster a positive classroom environment. " looks like it has a lot of good activities. i especially liked http://www.teachablemoment.org/images/knowyou.pdf with activities about "getting to know you" for all levels. not just learning names. there are things that are about opinions, respect and so on. could be used to practice oral communication. sara g On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM, <englishrr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This page was sent to you by: englishrr@xxxxxxxxxx > I came across this link in a response to a shooting in Colorado last week. > Unfortunately, we've had our share of wars, rockets, bombings, and other > tragedies in Israel. It's good to be prepared in advance to deal it in > class. > > > > The Learning Network: Guest Post | 10 Ways to Talk to Students About > Sensitive Issues in the News > > > > > http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/10-ways-to-talk-to-students-about-sensitive-issues-in-the-news/?emc=eta1 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ABOUT THIS E-MAIL > This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This > Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to > help@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 > > Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company > > > > > ************************************** > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx > ** David Lloyd: ETNI founder & manager > http://david.greenlloyd.com > *************************************** > > > -- sara g in israel sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx saragabai@xxxxxxxxx Visit us at The E Zone http://clickit3.ort.org.il/ganyavneenglish ************************************** ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** David Lloyd: ETNI founder & manager http://david.greenlloyd.com ***************************************