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As you begin the new school year, you wont want to miss Emma McDonalds series on strategies that can help you set the right classroom tone, and establish an effective learning environment for the entire year. Begin by Forming Good Habits.


This weeks featured tip is from our Behavior Management Library.

A Teachers Back-to-School Supply List Noted educator Howard Seemans back-to-school list of twenty-seven must-have items for the well-equipped teacher.

Back-to-School Checklist Are you ready for the first day of school? These twenty Education World resources can take you from the first day of school to the last.

Classroom Management Effective classroom management creates an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning. It is the most important -- and the most difficult -- skill a teacher must master.

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Eric Baylins Teacher Tunes Another summer -- glorious summer -- has come to an end. As you get ready for the new school year, please join in singing this musical tribute to summer vacation -- a time to tend the garden and nurture the soul.

Emma McDonald It takes 27 days -- and lots of practice -- to form a habit. Start off the year right by making expectations clear and practicing correct behaviors daily. Soon good behavior could become a habit for your students.

Dr. Fred Jones Look around a typical classroom and youll see a whole room full of obstacles. The biggest impediment to working the crowd" is typically the arrangement of the furniture.

Ms. Powells Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Use a simple accordion expanding-file system to keep track of parent correspondence.

Meet the other members of Education Worlds Columnist Team.

What Color Is Your Balloon? How many balloons of each color does Jeremy have to sell?

Math Magic Math magic creates a new context for algebraic reasoning as students go beyond "What's the answer?" to explore "What's the trick?"

Math Mnemonics Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

Get Real: Math in Everyday Life How many times have your students asked "When are we ever going to use this in real life?" Discover more than a dozen answers -- great Web sites for teaching real-world math.

From the Math Machine Building Sandcastles Students construct castles without getting sand in their shoes with this nifty shape game for early learners. (Grades preK-K)

Look for more math resources, lessons, and activities in our Math Corner and on our Lesson Planning page.

 

 

 

How the Elephant Got Its Trunk Long ago in Africa, a curious little elephant asked a crocodile a question. The result was a new nose for Little Elephant -- and for elephants everywhere.

Setting the Tone: Creating A Reading Community Make it your goal this year to transform your classroom into one that has positive assessments, and strong and engaged learners -- by declaring reading an empowering, engaging, life-enhancing experience.

Checkpoints in Reading Help parents better understand their childs reading development with these reading checkpoints for Kindergarten and grades 3, 6, 9, and 12.

Best Books for Teaching About


Back to School
The Senses

Total Reader: How Cool is That?

Journal Writing Really Works One of the best things about journal writing is that it can take so many forms. Discover some of those forms as teachers who use daily journal writing in their classrooms share their successes.

Write Your Own Life Sue Flahertys sixth graders contemplate their hopes and dreams as they write their own futures.

Writing Lesson #1 Students write Getting-to-Know-You" list poems. (Grades 6-8)

Writing Lesson #2 Create Wanted" posters for destructive bugs. (Grades 3-8)

Writing Bug #1 If I could live in another country for one year

Writing Bug #2 Create a brand new holiday celebration.