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Why All the EGG-citement About EGGS? Eggs-ploit the egg with an eggs-plosion of across-the curriculum egg-tivities for all grades. A Poetry Slam Cures the Blahs Educator Brenda Dyck reflects on how she uses a poetry-slam event to focus her students, and shares how they took the art form and turned it into an opportunity to connect with their peers and teachers. Rainforest Rescue: Poetry Slam Blend poetry and theater to create a fun event that emphasizes creativity while developing students' thinking and presentation skills. Teaching Self Control: A Curriculum for Responsible Behavior Martin Henley has created a curriculum for teaching 20 self-control skills all children need. The Teaching Self-Control curriculum includes role-plays, simulations, learning center activities, and children's literature that can be used to teach those skills. Signaling an End to Classroom Chatter Some teachers find that mini traffic lights are as effective at regulating student conversation levels as the real signals are at controlling traffic flow. Devices such as the teacher-created Yacker Tracker tell students when to put the brakes on classroom noise.
Choose Em or Lose Em Competition The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes |
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