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Explore the coolest teaching resources on the Web.

From the Reading Machine
Gator's Smash 'Em reinforces spelling. (Grades 2-6)

From the Math Machine
Star Gazing is a fun Web site for teaching angle measurement. (Grades 2-6)

From the Science Machine
Use Cyber Tiger to explore the topics of zoology. (Grades 1-4)

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Sports Offer Autistic Kids Benefits
Participation in individual sports can help children with autism gain confidence and body awareness, which can lead to improved communication skills.

Cinderella Around the World
Teaching literary concepts is a "Cinderella story" for Kay Jackson.

Goal Setting 101: Understanding the Process
With a little creativity, we can adapt the goal-setting strategies used by successful adults and share them with our students.


Strategy of the Week
Student-Led Conferences
Student-led conferences help students take responsibility for their own learning, as they reflect on what they have learned and set goals for themselves, teachers say.



Ken Shore: The ABCs of Bullying Prevention
Bullying Myths
Erroneous beliefs about bullying downplay the seriousness of the problem, and keep caring adults from taking the necessary action to stop it. A look at the lies -- and the truth -- about bullying.



Ms. Powell's Tips for Organizing Your Classroom
Using Individual Math Manipulative Kits
Teach students to be responsible for their own math maniplatives.


Classroom Management Article of the Week
99 Ways to Say "Very Good"
Start off the new school year on the right foot. Choose -- and use -- these 99+ ways to say "very good" to your students.


From Our Classroom Tips Library Classroom Management: Record Keeping Made Easy
Behavior Management: Rewards, Tattling, Attendance
Motivating Kids: Keep It Interactive
Book Report Makeover: Life Sized Portraits
Homework Tips: Homework Tickets
Best Idea: Self-Designed Homework
Testing Tips: Wake Up!




Fred Jones's Tools for Teaching
Making "Say, See, Do Teaching" Affordable
In the Say, See, Do Teaching method, you tell students what to do, you show them what to do, and then you have them do it. The process is repeated as students learn by doingone step at a time.


Emma McDonald: The New Teacher Advisor
How to Involve and Engage Students
Student misbehavior isn't always caused by bad attitudes. Often students misbehave out of boredom. Keeping students involved and engaged is the very best solution.


Eric Baylin's Songs to Brighten a Teacher's Day
There's a Hole in Their Thinking
Excuses! Excuses! Youve probably heard them all through the years. The gaps in their logic, though, seem a lot like the proverbial "hole-y" bucket: They never hold much water.


Leah Davies: The Teacher Counselor
Solutions Through Peer Mediation
Peer mediation offers schools an alternative to traditional disciplinary practices. The goal of such programs is to reduce conflict and teach problem-solving skills.


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THE MATH CORNER

Featured Math Article
Kids Discover the Value of Learning
If I Had a Hammer uses the construction of a small house, to show kids how to put to work what they learn in school.
Wendy Petti's Math Cats
Fall Math
A windfall of math activities related to leaves, the seasons, and weather. Go Figure!
How many birds can you hatch from just one egg?
3 Addend Snap
Addition of three addends
(Grades 2-6)
Math Mnemonics
Borrowing in subtraction. THE SCIENCE LAB
Why No Flood?
A demonstration of the effects and influences of air pressure on surrounding materials.


Kickball, Calisthenics, and Composition? Writing and Phys Ed
Learn how students can exercise their bodies and their writing skills all year long.

A Week in the Life of
Penny Lowe's fifth graders chronicle their year -- week by week.

Writing Lessons

Dead Word Wall Kills Overused Words
Create a "Dead Word Wall" to "kill" overused words. (Grades K-12)
Write a Caption
Write captions for amusing photos. (Grades 4-12)

Writing Bugs
A Halloween to Remember
As I ran scared, my Halloween candy
Success and Failure
Is failure a better teacher than success?


Cathy Puett Miller:
The Face of Effective Vocabulary Instruction
Did you know that student vocabulary should increase by 2,000-3,000 words a year -- and about 400 of those words should be taught directly? But how do you do it? What activities effectively build student vocabulary?

Reader's Theater
Good to Be Green
Will Little Gerry Green Thumb be accepted into Nursery Rhyme Kingdom -- despite his unique appearance?


Reading Feature
The Authors' Picks: Must Read Books for Elementary Students
Are you looking for the best books to read with your elementary school students? Those in the know -- the authors of some of today's best-loved children's books -- share their personal favorites.


Best Books for Teaching About...
The Life Cycle
Math Concepts





More from Our Professional Development Channel

This ten-part series from the Department of Education explores the components of a successful strategy for educating children with ADHD.

Part 3
Successful Instruction for Students With ADHD: Introducing Lessons

Students with ADHD learn best with a carefully structured academic lesson -- one where the teacher explains what he or she wants children to learn and places the lesson in the context of previous lessons.