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 weeks themed booklists:
Current Events
Studies have long pointed to the benefits of "current events" programs in shaping a nation of lifelong newsreaders. "Using the news" -- whether in the form of the daily newspaper, TV news reports, or classroom discussions of important events -- can go a long way toward developing an informed citizenry too. Ed Worlds themed page offers dozens of ideas for teaching with the news and newspapers.
Language Arts
Ed World has mined the Internet for great language activities.
Study Skills
Brush up research skills with these online scavenger hunts.
Dino-Mite Lessons
Lions and tigers -- and Stegosauruses -- oh my! Few teaching topics excite young students the way dinosaurs can. Make the most of their interest in meat eaters of the Mesozoic Era with these dino-mite lessons and resources.
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
Hunt the Fact Monster
It All Adds Up
Make Your Own Work Sheets
Math Cross Puzzles
Phonics Word Search Puzzles
Readers Theater Scripts
Vocab-u-lous!
Where Is Mrs. Waffenschmidt?
From Our Partners
Work sheets from…
Highlights for Children
Texas Instruments
Teacher Created Resources
From the Math Machine Disaster Math is a fun Web site for teaching students to solve word problems. (Grades 5-8)
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Teacher Lesson #1
Draw a picture of a spider based on a detailed description. Teacher Lesson #2
A fun cooperative-group reading comprehension strategy. Teacher Lesson #3
Active game reinforces spelling or vocabulary words. Teacher Lesson #4
Create and write vivid descriptions of new "Fear Factor" stunts.