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Use Sharks: Myth and Mystery to explore the topic of biology. (Grades K-12)
From the Reading Machine Name That Play reinforces comprehension and recall. (Grades 10-12)
From the Math Machine Long Line o' Math Cats is a fun Web site for teaching basic operations and problem solving. (Grades 5-12)
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I hope everyone had as wonderful a Thanksgiving weekend as I did. Thursday, I shared a (relatively) quiet meal with my three sons and their significant others. Only my daughter, loving it in San Diego, was missing from the table. How did this happen anyway? Wasn't it just yesterday that I was serving ear drops and antibiotics amid meal-time bickering of epic proportions? Now, I sit down to eat with entertaining and articulate adults I'd choose to dine with even if they weren't my own children. Life is good.
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Children's Museums "Exhibit" Educational Outreach
If you aren't lucky enough to have a children's museum nearby, you might be surprised to discover that many museums don't just open their doors to actual students and teachers; they also reach out to those who can't visit in person.
Teacher Feature Chicken Soup
Alison Murphy's sixth graders cook up "Chicken Soup for the Holiday Soul."
Wire Side Chat
Giving Arts a Boost
Now a successful businessman, Richard Fields still remembers his elementary school music teacher. He's funding an extensive arts program at his former school to give today's students the experiences he had.
Strategy of the Week Review Games
Reviewing for tests can be a dreaded chore for both students and teachers. These resources will help tired educators liven up review time; students will enjoy the games, and teachers will see the results in improved test scores.
Ken Shore: Classroom Problem Solver The Assembly
Your challenge when faced with misbehavior during an assembly is to respond in a way that leaves the misbehaving student's dignity intact and allows others to enjoy the program.
Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom Organize Your Whiteboard
If your whiteboard gets cluttered easily, try sectioning it off with attractive bulletin board borders.
Classroom Management Article of the Week
Put an End to Homework Horror
If your students lack interest in your homework assignments, it may not be your students -- it may be the assignments. Author Nancy Paulu has some advice for teachers who want to make the most out of homework.
From Our Classroom Tips Library Classroom Management: Objectivity Through Anonymity Behavior Management: Rewards, Testing, and Teamwork Motivating Kids: Hands-On Math Book Report Makeover: Book in a ...? Homework Tips: Design Your Own Homework Best Idea: Scavenger Hunt Review Testing Tips: Time Travails
Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor Being a Professional
Being a professional is more than just a degree and certificate hanging on the wall.If we want others to treat us as professionals, we first must portray ourselves as such.
Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching Tools for Teaching Implements Response to Intervention (RTI)
RTI is a multi-level system that focuses on the prevention of learning problems. It is designed to develop capacity for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective instructional practices.
Eric Baylin's Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day Winging It
Juggling the responsibilities of teaching and life in general can be daunting. Sometimes, when all our responsibilities converge at once, we have to let go of our highest expectations and just wing it.
Leah Davies: The Teacher Counselor "Perfect" Children
Some children set standards so high they are unable to glean satisfaction from their efforts. Teachers can help perfectionists develop a more realistic perspective.
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Literary Characters Transform Student Writing
This character transformation activity motivates students to think critically and write with a purpose as they develop characters in their writing.
Roving Reporters
Karen Dux's sixth graders share all the news that's fit to "cast."
Writing Lessons
Planet X
Students write a Bill of Rights for a colony on a distant planet.
The Mail Race
Students write friendly letters to random schools; track responses on a map.
A Letter to Santa Claus
Dear Santa, Today, I am writing about somebody else My Famous Parents
If you could choose two famous people to be your parents
The Other Cinderella Story
Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters release a new book that reveals shocking "truths" about Cinderella's childhood.
Cathy Puett Miller Motivating the Reluctant Reader
How do we inspire reluctant readers? How do we give them the tools to be successful? An understanding of the strategies that motivate those students is a start.
Best Books for Teaching About... Manners Fairy Tales
More from Our Professional Development Channel
Have you visited our Earth Science Lab yet? There you'll find our newest science feature -- 36 easy and inexpensive demonstrations designed to help the non-science major teach science in the elementary classroom! Through these demonstrations -- all requiring only readily available materials and little science expertise -- students will learn about a variety of earth science topics, from earthquakes to sun spots.
Looking for more science resources? Check out our Science Machine.
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