More great ideas from edutopia.org.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/bell-ringer-exercises-todd-finley#comment-138351
Other Ideas for Bell Ringers–
Photographs- my board from Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/swilliams2007/pictures-for-writing-prompts/
Izzit.org–Daily articles with comprehension questions. Remember to preview the articles.
The Daily Post-A Prompt a Day Not all are school appropriate; however, many great ideas.
This week, experiment with light and capture a silhouette.
My dad fishing on Pensacola Beach, Florida.
Santorini, Greece
Trees at sunrise in the north Georgia mountains.
The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture
These pictures are of two table cloths made by the women in my life. They are so beautifully crafted, and I was blessed to be able to use them for my wedding. It was a special way to remember them on a wonderful day. They would have been proud to see me use them.
Boxes, tanks, wrappers: for this week’s Photo Challenge, show us something that contains something else.
This week, I struggled to pick just one… so I didn’t.
Pitcher Plants at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Potter in Rhodes, Greece
From the yeasty warmth of freshly baked bread to the clean, summery haze of lavender flowers, we all have favorite smells we find particularly comforting. What’s yours?
As a middle schooler, we moved to Springfield, Illinois, and for the first time, I learned what a lilac bush smelled like. I always looked forward to the season when the large lilac bush in our yard would bloom. I didn’t have to do to the bush to smell the beautiful purple blooms because the wind would carry their scent throughout the yard. When I moved back to Georgia, I tried to grow a lilac bush without any luck and resigned myself to only getting the scent from candles or lotions. Then, we went to Prince Edward Island, and once again, I was treated to the sweet smell of lilacs carried on the breeze.
What images does “relic” conjure for you? A well-worn piece of blue beach glass, the faded pencil markings from a high-school journal, or the curmudgeonly character from the CBC television series, The Beachcombers?
A moment that represents BETWEEN better than just about any other moment in life…A father BETWEEN the bride and the new husband…A bride BETWEEN the family of her childhood and the family of her future. 
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