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Best Books for Teaching About… Each week, Education World presents our Editors’ Choices for the best books for teaching about popular classroom themes. Check out our choices and add your own recommendations to the Readers’ Voices section of this week’s themed booklists: Best Books for Teaching About...The U.S. Constitution Best Books for Teaching About...Bees See more great books for students and classroom teaching themes.

Reading Fun
Are you looking for a special project that will excite your students about reading? You have come to the right place! We have gathered together dozens of Education World articles that offer unique lessons and ideas for teachers of reading at all levels. Make every week Book Week with these fun and "novel" reading lesson ideas.

Pretzels
This weekly activity teaches kids to handle and resolve conflict.

Timelines
All the timeline resources you'll need. Activities for all grades.

Using Debates in the Classroom
Debates are a staple of middle and high school social studies classes. But have you ever thought about using debates at the lower grades -- or in math class? Education World offers five debate strategies and extra lessons for students of all ages. Included: Debate fairy tale ethics, use four corner and inner/outer circle strategies, more.

More Timely Lesson Ideas
Writing Lessons
Make the “write impression” with lessons that involve students in interviewing, editing, building vocabulary…
Great Reading Ideas
Find 25 great ideas for motivating young readers.
ABC Books
Tips for using ABC books in grades K-12.
4th of July
Teaching Current Events
Brush Up Your Students’ Study Skills

Lesson Plan of the Day
See lesson plans posted on recent days. Search for lessons by subject.

Learning Game of the Week
Puzzle game promotes thinking skills and cooperation.

Friday Fun
Students interview school staff, create a bulletin board display.

Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: “Squeeze Play” teaches place value.

Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science
Use paper cups to improve your hearing.

From the Math Machine
The Crazy Pattern Machine is a fun Web site for teaching about math patterns. (Grades K-3)

From the Reading Machine
Sink It 'n' Solve It reinforces spelling, vocabulary. (Grades 3-6)

Explore Our Printable Work Sheet Library In our Work Sheet Library you will find printables for every grade level and subject. Some of our work sheet collections are listed below. For a complete list of printable resources from our editors and our partners, visit the Work Sheet Library. Animals A to Z Backpack-tivities Coloring Calendars Every-Day Edits Geography A to Z It All Adds Up Make Your Own Work Sheets Name the Mystery State Readers Theater Scripts Vocab-u-lous! From Our Partners Work sheets from… Highlights for Children Texas Instruments Teacher Created Resources

Writing Bug
Tell about a time you were kind to someone.

Early Childhood Teaching Resources
Summer Poem of the Week
The Beach
Early Childhood Teaching Theme
Let’s learn outdoors.
Favorite Anytime Activities
Volume 4.

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Technology Lesson Plans
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News for Kids

Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher Lesson #1
Students learn about and design roller coasters.
Teacher Lesson #2
Create a realistic interview with a world leader.
Teacher Lesson #3
Draw conclusions about the characters in Louis Sachar's Holes.
Teacher Lesson #4
"Meaty words" teach summarizing, note-taking.

5-Minute Fillers Volume 11.

Just for This Month! See our July Month of Fun, July Word Search, and July Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for Fourth of July.

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