News for Kids
Archaeologists Reveal King Tut’s Mummy
The face of the mummy of Egypt’s King Tut is on display for the first time.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou078.shtml

Friday Fun: Scrabble Spell-Off
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/friday/friday027.shtml

Learning Game of the Week
Guess the meanings of unfamiliar words in "Dictionary Game."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/learninggame/learninggame009.shtml

Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science
Observe a balloon in a moving vehicle.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science044.shtml

Writing Bug
If you could choose two famous people to be your parents, who would you choose?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug065.shtml

Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "The Missing Facts" teaches multiplication facts.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/boxcars/boxcars032.shtml

Early Childhood Teaching Themes
The Many Faces of Thankfulness
Health: The Flu Season
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/newsletterV01N04.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/newsletters/newsletterV02N10.shtml

From the Math Machine
Addition Concentration is a fun Web site for teaching addition. (Grades 2-6)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/mathmachine/mathmachine013.shtml

Bulletin Boards That Teach
Holiday Mail from Around the U.S.
Collect and "map" postmarks that students cut from holiday cards delivered to their families.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullboard/bullboard025.shtml

Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #1 Fortune cookies motivate student writing.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson #2 Unique bulletin board challenges students' observation skills.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/06-1/lesson008.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/06-1/lesson007.shtml

Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Jaguar
Ele-Middle Edits Marie Curie, Oklahoma, Macy’s Parade…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/animalsAtoZ/animalsAtoZ014.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/edit11.shtml

5-Minute Fillers Volume 11
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml

Vocab-ulous!
Words that begin with the letter K.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/vocabulous/vocabulous008.shtml

Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt November Hunt #4
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #12
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/factmonster/factmonster012a.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/factmonster/factmonster012b.shtml

Work Sheet of the Week
"Australian Words" -- printable language art activity.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/soc_sci_3_5.shtml

Just for This Month! See our November Month of Fun, November Word Search, and November Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this month’s themes: Thanksgiving.
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

FROM OUR PRINTABLES LIBRARY

Readers Theater Scripts
Ready-to-read scripts provide hours of classroom fun. Teacher’s Guide included. (Grades 3-6)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/index.shtml#theater

Coloring Calendars
Use these calendar templates to build student skills and for many other purposes. (Grades Pre-K-12) http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml

Work Sheets from Teacher Created Materials
More than 250 work sheets organized by subject and grade level.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/index.shtml

Where in the World Is Mrs. Waffenschmidt?
Can you figure out where she is this week based on the clues she provides? (Grades 3-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/waffenschmidt.shtml

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Larry Bell's Somebody Needs You!
Creating a Classroom Culture of High Expectations for All Students
When I was in the classroom my goal was to make every child feel that he or she is the reason I teach. By doing that, I felt I could create a classroom culture that set high expectations for all students. To accomplish that goal, I employed a handful of tools…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/bell/bell003.shtml

The Principal Poet
Mr. Ivan, Education World's Principal Poet, presents "One Child Left Behind."
In front of me, there's Kayla.
She holds on one of my hands.
In back of me is Jimmy --
At least those were the plans…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/columnists/ivan/ivan031.shtml

One Book, One School, One Community: A Singular Experience
Driven by the desire to enhance literacy skills and bring generations together, many schools are not just taking part in community reading activities but organizing them. Known as "One Book" programs, the projects engage community members, students, and their families in reading one literary selection. A “One Book” program might be perfect for your school. Included: Read about “One Book” programs in three schools. Plus tips for choosing the right literary selection for a community read.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin502.shtml

Cooking with Joy
Pantry 102: Let’s Restock
A strategically-stocked pantry can provide you with almost all the ingredients for a complete meal. Joy Rotondi's list includes some typical items such as olive oil and hot sauce, as well as nuts, dried fruit, and asparagus spears.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/columnists/joy/joy003.shtml

Wire Side Chat
Growing Caring Citizens Through Good Works
Social studies teacher Peter White spread and channeled his passion to help the unfortunate through a student club called Students for 60,000. Students have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for causes in the U.S. and adopted two Nicaraguan towns.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat145.shtml

Starr Points
A Teacher's Prayer of Thanksgiving
"Thank you, God, for I am a teacher. As a teacher, I have the power to educate, to inspire, to challenge, to comfort, to reassure, to ennoble. The scope of my influence is incalculable; each of my students leaves my classroom changed in some way by what I did and said..."
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues233.shtml

Partners for Student Success
High Five After-School Program Boosts Spirits, Scholarship
"There is so much that I love to share about the High Five After-School Program," admits Karen Collins. Touching personal moments and intergenerational communication make this program at a Wisconsin elementary school both meaningful and memorable for all participants. The program provides a variety of club activities -- cooking, crafts, drama, gardening, reading, homework help, and more -- for students in grades K-4. It begins immediately after school and…
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/partners/partners028.shtml

Exceptional Event
Literature Night.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/exceptional_events/exceptional_events015.shtml

Morning Math
Questions for Week #13.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml

Grant of the Week
Grants encourage teachers’ technology professional development. Plus more new grants posted every week. Click to see what’s new this week.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml

Newsletters 'R Us
Copy and paste this free content into your teacher or school newsletters.

This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation
A Smithsonian site celebrating human ingenuity.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2007/r1107-16.shtml

Energy Hog.org
Energy saving information and activities for grades 3-8.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2007/r1107-14.shtml

Planning Kid2Kid Videoconference Projects
Simple but effective: A booklet, from a Michigan district, on videoconferencing ideas.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2007/r1107-12.shtml

Car Shopping Without the Angst
Would you rather volunteer for a skunk round-up than go car-shopping? You are not alone. Education World has collected expert advice on car researching, shopping, and financing to make buying a car easier, less stressful, and maybe even a little fun.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lifestyle/

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Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."

Discipline in the Secondary Classroom
Many books on classroom management are aimed at K-8 or, more often, the early end of that range. So here is a "grown up" classroom management book that takes an approach and adopts a style more in keeping with the college-preparatory level (whether the kids are actually sitting down and getting enough work done to get into college is another question!). In particular, this book's appendices, including observation and analysis worksheets and a student satisfaction survey, are a good commbination of the practical tool often found for younger grades and the more "adult" methodology appropriate to high schoolers.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading
A guide to developing ambitious thematic units, a "balance diet" reading list of 150 books of interest to teens, and special help tips for students who struggle with reading, all help make this book a strong candidate for becoming a core content-area-reading playbook for middle school and high school teachers.
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

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The Best of LEARNING GAMES

If you enjoy Education World's weekly LEARNING GAMES feature, you'll love this book! Education World and the National Education Association (NEA) have joined forces to create a handy, pocket-size booklet of more than 30 of our most popular learning games. PLUS an extra bonus -- ten more games for classroom fun!

These classroom games span the grades and the major subject areas -- and inject a healthy dose of fun into the serious business of teaching and learning. Looking to fill the end of a hectic day with something fun and educational? Looking for a great reward for students that will make valuable use of free time? Looking to reinforce basic skills with a fun activity? These games will fill the bill!

Included in this 80-page booklet you'll find these games and more: