Global+Project+Ideas

Mystery Location Calls via Skype or Google Hangout Poetry Readings Commenting on Class Blogs - Do a search for #comments4kids on Twitter to find other blogs to comment on.
 * Year long Projects **


 * First Semester Projects **

__ **August Projects ** __ __ **September Projects ** __ International Dot Day - Based on Peter Reynold's book __The Dot__, students are encouraged to leave their mark on the world.

__ **October Projects ** __
**O.R.E.O. Project **hosted by Jennifer Wagner. Jen has run this project for 12 years. Grab a bag of Oreo cookies and join the fun. You decide how you want to participate - Skype, VoiceThread, etc Global Read Aloud - This project is hosted by Pernille Ripp and runs for 6 weeks. [|The Cardboard Challenge] - Kids of all ages around the world get to build something amazing out of cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. [|World Education Games] World Literacy Day-13 October 2015 World Math Day-14 October 2015 World Science Day-15 October 2015

__ **November Projects ** __ __ **December Projects ** __ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Holiday Card Exchange (remember to sign up in late November) hosted by Jen Wagner. Jen puts together groups with about 24 schools in each group. You will have to mail cards to 24 others school and you will receive cards from 24 other schools.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Second Semester Projects **

__ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">January Projects ** __

__ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">February Projects ** __ <span style="color: #ba00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Mardi Gras Skype hosted by @plnaugle More information will be added here later.**

__ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">March Projects ** __ Read Across America - March 2 - Help NEA build a nation of readers. <span style="color: #0032ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**World Math(s) Day - March 7, 2012 - sign up and practice beginning Feb. 1, 2012.**

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">April Projects **

<span style="color: #191919; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Poetry Month - Share your students' poetry via video conferencing, Edmodo, Google Docs, etc. For resources just Google <Poetry Month>.

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">May Projects **

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 549.5px; width: 1px;"> ===<span style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; backface-visibility: visible; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: avenir,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 34px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; vertical-align: baseline;">kids of all ages around the world to build something amazing out of cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. === <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 563.5px; width: 1px;">**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">World Literacy Day **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> - 13 October 2015
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">World Math Day **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> - 14 October 2015
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">World Science Day **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> - 15 October 2015