Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Camels.
Ele-Middle Edits Roger Maris, Muppets, Neptune…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/animalsAtoZ/animalsAtoZ004.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/edit09.shtml

Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt Hunt #3
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #3
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/factmonster/factmonster003a.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/factmonster/factmonster003b.shtml

Five-Minute Fillers: Volume 2
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml

FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY

Animals A to Z
Reinforce capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar skills. (Grades 2-4)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/animalsAtoZ.shtml

Highlights for Children®
Hidden Pictures® puzzles, rebus stories, crafts, and more from the folks at Highlights.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/Highlights/index.shtml

Phonics Word Search Puzzles
Thirty-six puzzles teach and reinforce phonics and spelling skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/wordsearch.shtml#phonics

Calculator Lessons
Twenty lessons to engage students as they use their TI-73 Explorer™ calculators.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calculator_lessons.shtml

Just for This Month!
See our September Month of Fun, September Word Search, and September Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this month's theme: Autumn Leaves
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fun_month.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/wordsearch.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#holiday_editable

Max Fischer: Voice of Experience
What I Learned from Harold
"My first classroom was a cleaned-out art supply room, about 15 fifteen feet square. Three long tables in a 'U' shape formed the working area for my 16 fourth graders. Their books were stored in a sturdy closet that also held left over art supplies. Besides the entrance door, the classroom had one other door -- the door to Harold's room."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice109.shtml

Ask Dr. Shore...
About Test Results
My son is in fifth grade. I recently received his scores on his standardized tests and the scores are poorer than we (or he) might have expected. Should I discuss the results with him and, if so, what should I tell him?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore092.shtml

Dr. Fred Jones: Tools for Teaching
Teaching to the Physical Modality
"Say, See, Do Teaching, by its very nature, reduces many of the learning and behavior problems that you face every day in the classroom. It does so by attacking structural problems that underlie the 'bop 'til you drop' teaching."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/jones/jones005.shtml

From the Reading Room

Cathy Puett Miller: The Reading Coach
Discovering the Writers Within
"Skill-based instruction is important, but we also must include the essential element of motivation. Convince students that writing is worthwhile and that their oral vocabulary and reading experiences give them tools to express themselves. Their skills will grow."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/miller/miller017.shtml

Teacher Feature
Technology Gets "Real"
Bryan Nielsen's technology students go global with homemade videos.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/teacher_feature/teacher_feature160.shtml

Strategy of the Week
Designer Homework
Learn about a unique strategy to add interest to homework assignments and get parents involved.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy010.shtml

Go Figure
What Color Is Your Balloon?
How many balloons of each color does Jeremy have to sell?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/math/go_figure/go_figure002.shtml

Math Mnemonics
How Many Feet in a Mile?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mnemonics/mnemonics006.shtml

Math Machine
Perfectly Symmetrical
Math Skills: plotting points with x and y axes; symmetry
(Grades 4-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine003.shtml

Backpacktivity
Going Back to School Can Be Expensive
How much money does your family spend to get you ready for a new school year?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homework/pdfs/backpacktivity_006.pdf

Classroom Problem Solver
Behavior problems often occur when students line up and walk through the halls. Dr. Ken Shore offers eight tips for keeping order in line.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore049.shtml

My Other Kids
"When a small private school took a chance on me, I spent the first semester scared to death," says Gregory Keer. "Every day, I walked into class thinking, 'What if they find out that I'm a fraud?'”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev131.shtml

Comedy in the Classroom
Emily Oldak, author of Comedy for Real Life, explains the role of comedy in teaching and how it can ease the tensions of children in an unsettled world.
http://www.educationworld.coma_issues/chat/chat057.shtml

More Classroom Management Tips
Enforcing the Rules
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips044.shtml

Contests and Competitions
Portraits of Learning
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/contests.shtml

Tips Library
Classroom Management: Getting to Know You
Behavior Management: Rewards and Discipline
Motivating Kids: "Passion" Lists
Book Report Makeover: The Fast Fact Format
Homework Tips: Task Analysis
Best Idea: Admit and Exit Slips
Testing Tips: Work Your Brain
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/management_tips/management_tips006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/behaviortips/behaviortips006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/motivation/motivation006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bookreport/bookreport006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/homeworktips/homeworktips006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bestidea/bestidea006.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/testing/testing006.shtml

Doug Johnson's Tech Proof
Do You Need a Second Life?
"Virtual reality in the classroom? Teaching avatars? Student astronauts? Time travel? Check it out as Doug Johnson takes you on a tour of 'must-see' sights for educators in Second Life, a 3-D virtual environment."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson020.shtml

Lorrie Jackson's Techtorial
Create a Grade Book in Excel
"Keep your grades organized and correctly averaged using Microsoft Excel. Just follow the four easy steps in this techtorial and within minutes you'll be recording grades like a tech wizard."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial064.shtml

Tech Lesson of the Week
Tech in Science
Students research, synthesize, and apply information to determine the best pet for their classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp053.shtml

Sites to See
Homework Help
Do your students often need help completing homework assignments, but don't know where to look? This list of homework-help sites can make the task more manageable.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites004.shtml

EdTech Tips of the Week
PC ABCs
Check out the following helpful hints on video editing and display.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech_tips/tech_tips005.shtml

Interactivity
World's Largest Thanksgiving Dinner
Help plan the world's largest student-run Thanksgiving dinner.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/interactivity.shtml

SchoolNotes
Communicate online with students, parents, colleagues...
http://www.schoolnotes.com

Back to School
It's back-to-school time for teachers and students. It's back-to-school time for principals too! Education World has gathered great resources from our archive that provide advice, tips, and resources that all principals should have at their fingertips. We have divided the resources into five categories: preparing for the first day, motivating teachers, planning for professional development, involving parents, and achieving technology success.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin231.shtml

Paul Young’s Young @ Heart
The job of a principal is not all that different from the job of a traffic cop… “When gridlock forms in our schools, it is the principal -- the school’s traffic controller -- who must make the quick decisions that ‘drive’ achievement and remove barriers to improvement. As the principal removes barriers, he paves the road to student achievement and teacher commitment and contentment.”
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/young/young003.shtml

George Pawlas: Newsletters -- An Essential Tool for Every Principal
George Pawlas learned early in his years as a principal that regular, informative communication from his office helped build support for his school. That's when he discovered the true value of parent newsletters. Included: Newsletter do's and don'ts.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/pawlas/pawlas003.shtml

The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents "Homework."
My teachers have no idea
All they expect me to do.
Each day they assign more homework…
So much I can't get through…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan022.shtml

Meet the other members of Education World's Columnist Team.

First-Year Teachers
Most principals were teachers. Once upon a time, they were even first-year teachers. Since becoming principals, they've had the opportunity to observe many first-year teachers -- and to see many of them make the same mistakes. So what is the best advice these experienced school leaders have to offer this year's new teachers?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin124.shtml

Yearlong Themes
Does your school use a yearlong theme to motivate students and increase student achievement? Many school principals have discovered the power and potential of using themes to build school spirit -- and test scores. Our "Principal Files" team has shared a dozen ideas to help you see the power and potential of using school-wide themes.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin427.shtml

Take Five for…
Offering advice to first-year principals. (Part 2)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin231.shtml

Pawlas on PR
A toy box helps conferences go on undisturbed.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/pawlasPR/pawlasPR011.shtml

"Guess Who's Coming to Lunch" at School
This program presents guests who students read about in the newspaper, see on television news, or discuss in the classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners013.shtml

Instant Meeting #27
A quick activity to encourage on-time meeting attendance.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/meetingidea/meetingideas027.shtml

Exceptional Event
Pastries for Parents.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events005.shtml

How I Handled…
A complaint about a teacher's use of sexual innuendo in the classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/how_i_handled/how_i_handled027.shtml

Turnaround Tales
Granger (Washington) High School principal Richard Esparza grew up working in the fields, determined to have a better life. Now he is helping his students to excel by setting high standards and reorganizing the school.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/nclbwork/nclbwork066.shtml

Grant
New grants posted every week. Click to see what’s new this week.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/grants.shtml

Morning Math
Questions for Week #3.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml

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